diff --git a/changes/ticket27814 b/changes/ticket27814
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..739754c615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ticket27814
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Code simplification and refactoring:
+    - Move protover_rust.c to the same place protover.c was moved to.
+      Closes ticket 27814.
diff --git a/src/core/include.am b/src/core/include.am
index d042f697b6..2fddffd47e 100644
--- a/src/core/include.am
+++ b/src/core/include.am
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ LIBTOR_APP_A_SOURCES = 				\
 	src/core/or/onion.c			\
 	src/core/or/policies.c			\
 	src/core/or/protover.c			\
+	src/core/or/protover_rust.c		\
 	src/core/or/reasons.c			\
 	src/core/or/relay.c			\
 	src/core/or/scheduler.c			\
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ LIBTOR_APP_A_SOURCES = 				\
 	src/core/proto/proto_ext_or.c		\
 	src/core/proto/proto_http.c		\
 	src/core/proto/proto_socks.c		\
-	src/core/proto/protover_rust.c		\
 	src/feature/api/tor_api.c		\
 	src/feature/client/addressmap.c		\
 	src/feature/client/bridges.c		\
diff --git a/src/core/proto/protover_rust.c b/src/core/or/protover_rust.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/proto/protover_rust.c
rename to src/core/or/protover_rust.c