diff --git a/meilisearch/src/search/federated.rs b/meilisearch/src/search/federated.rs
index ebb1da7b8..a656f5538 100644
--- a/meilisearch/src/search/federated.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/src/search/federated.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use meilisearch_types::milli::{self, DocumentId, TimeBudget};
 use roaring::RoaringBitmap;
 use serde::Serialize;
 
-use self::ranking_rules::RankingRules;
+use super::ranking_rules::{self, RankingRules};
 use super::{
     prepare_search, AttributesFormat, HitMaker, HitsInfo, RetrieveVectors, SearchHit, SearchKind,
     SearchQuery, SearchQueryWithIndex,
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ use super::{
 use crate::error::MeilisearchHttpError;
 use crate::routes::indexes::search::search_kind;
 
-mod ranking_rules;
-
 pub const DEFAULT_FEDERATED_WEIGHT: fn() -> f64 = || 1.0;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, deserr::Deserr)]
diff --git a/meilisearch/src/search/mod.rs b/meilisearch/src/search/mod.rs
index ea4bbd038..2bb1b5774 100644
--- a/meilisearch/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ use crate::error::MeilisearchHttpError;
 mod federated;
 pub use federated::{perform_federated_search, FederatedSearch, Federation, FederationOptions};
 
+mod ranking_rules;
+
 type MatchesPosition = BTreeMap<String, Vec<MatchBounds>>;
 
 pub const DEFAULT_SEARCH_OFFSET: fn() -> usize = || 0;
diff --git a/meilisearch/src/search/federated/ranking_rules.rs b/meilisearch/src/search/ranking_rules.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from meilisearch/src/search/federated/ranking_rules.rs
rename to meilisearch/src/search/ranking_rules.rs