diff --git a/mercurial/exchange.py b/mercurial/exchange.py
--- a/mercurial/exchange.py
+++ b/mercurial/exchange.py
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
     discovery,
     error,
     lock as lockmod,
+    logexchange,
     obsolete,
     phases,
     pushkey,
     pycompat,
-    remotenames,
     scmutil,
     sslutil,
     streamclone,
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@
 
     # storing remotenames
     if repo.ui.configbool('experimental', 'remotenames'):
-        remotenames.pullremotenames(repo, remote)
+        logexchange.pullremotenames(repo, remote)
 
     return pullop
 
diff --git a/mercurial/remotenames.py b/mercurial/logexchange.py
rename from mercurial/remotenames.py
rename to mercurial/logexchange.py