diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index cd17dccc7..4576a5fef 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -11,21 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/azure"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/b2"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/cache"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/gs"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/limiter"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/local"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/location"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/logger"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/rclone"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/rest"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/retry"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/s3"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/sema"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/sftp"
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/swift"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/options"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/repository"
@@ -174,20 +165,6 @@ func (opts *GlobalOptions) PreRun(needsPassword bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func collectBackends() *location.Registry {
-	backends := location.NewRegistry()
-	backends.Register(azure.NewFactory())
-	backends.Register(b2.NewFactory())
-	backends.Register(gs.NewFactory())
-	backends.Register(local.NewFactory())
-	backends.Register(rclone.NewFactory())
-	backends.Register(rest.NewFactory())
-	backends.Register(s3.NewFactory())
-	backends.Register(sftp.NewFactory())
-	backends.Register(swift.NewFactory())
-	return backends
-}
-
 // resolvePassword determines the password to be used for opening the repository.
 func resolvePassword(opts *GlobalOptions, envStr string) (string, error) {
 	if opts.PasswordFile != "" && opts.PasswordCommand != "" {
diff --git a/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go b/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
index 2a8fec61a..a4c7bdd38 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/all"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/retry"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/data"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ func withTestEnvironment(t testing.TB) (env *testEnvironment, cleanup func()) {
 		// replace this hook with "nil" if listing a filetype more than once is necessary
 		backendTestHook: func(r backend.Backend) (backend.Backend, error) { return newOrderedListOnceBackend(r), nil },
 		// start with default set of backends
-		backends: collectBackends(),
+		backends: all.Backends(),
 	}
 
 	cleanup = func() {
diff --git a/cmd/restic/main.go b/cmd/restic/main.go
index 43e1f0b7a..8579cfa5d 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/main.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/main.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"go.uber.org/automaxprocs/maxprocs"
 
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/all"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/feature"
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ func main() {
 		version, runtime.Version(), runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 
 	globalOptions := GlobalOptions{
-		backends: collectBackends(),
+		backends: all.Backends(),
 	}
 	func() {
 		term, cancel := termstatus.Setup(os.Stdin, os.Stdout, os.Stderr, globalOptions.Quiet)
diff --git a/internal/backend/all/all.go b/internal/backend/all/all.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c71acb00d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/backend/all/all.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package all
+
+import (
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/azure"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/b2"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/gs"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/local"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/location"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/rclone"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/rest"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/s3"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/sftp"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/swift"
+)
+
+func Backends() *location.Registry {
+	backends := location.NewRegistry()
+	backends.Register(azure.NewFactory())
+	backends.Register(b2.NewFactory())
+	backends.Register(gs.NewFactory())
+	backends.Register(local.NewFactory())
+	backends.Register(rclone.NewFactory())
+	backends.Register(rest.NewFactory())
+	backends.Register(s3.NewFactory())
+	backends.Register(sftp.NewFactory())
+	backends.Register(swift.NewFactory())
+	return backends
+}