diff --git a/src/backend/xml/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backend/xml/CMakeLists.txt
index f5e8d272fc..f12a3a6c91 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backend/xml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,15 +23,26 @@ GNC_ADD_SWIG_COMMAND (${SWIG_GNC_MODULE_C} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gnc-modul
 
 SET (libgnc_backend_xml_SOURCES
   gnc-account-xml-v2.c 
+  gnc-address-xml-v2.c
+  gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.c
   gnc-book-xml-v2.c 
   gnc-budget-xml-v2.c 
   gnc-commodity-xml-v2.c 
+  gnc-customer-xml-v2.c
+  gnc-employee-xml-v2.c
+  gnc-entry-xml-v2.c
   gnc-freqspec-xml-v2.c 
+  gnc-invoice-xml-v2.c
+  gnc-job-xml-v2.c
   gnc-lot-xml-v2.c 
+  gnc-order-xml-v2.c
+  gnc-owner-xml-v2.c
   gnc-pricedb-xml-v2.c 
   gnc-recurrence-xml-v2.c 
   gnc-schedxaction-xml-v2.c 
+  gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.c
   gnc-transaction-xml-v2.c 
+  gnc-vendor-xml-v2.c
   io-example-account.c 
   io-gncxml-gen.c 
   io-gncxml-v1.c 
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/Makefile.am b/src/backend/xml/Makefile.am
index 2296d1f7d1..6b3e4339e1 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/xml/Makefile.am
@@ -20,15 +20,26 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 
 libgnc_backend_xml_utils_la_SOURCES = \
   gnc-account-xml-v2.c \
+  gnc-address-xml-v2.c \
+  gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.c \
   gnc-book-xml-v2.c \
   gnc-budget-xml-v2.c \
   gnc-commodity-xml-v2.c \
+  gnc-customer-xml-v2.c \
+  gnc-employee-xml-v2.c \
+  gnc-entry-xml-v2.c \
   gnc-freqspec-xml-v2.c \
+  gnc-invoice-xml-v2.c \
+  gnc-job-xml-v2.c \
   gnc-lot-xml-v2.c \
+  gnc-order-xml-v2.c \
+  gnc-owner-xml-v2.c \
   gnc-pricedb-xml-v2.c \
   gnc-recurrence-xml-v2.c \
   gnc-schedxaction-xml-v2.c \
+  gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.c \
   gnc-transaction-xml-v2.c \
+  gnc-vendor-xml-v2.c \
   io-example-account.c \
   io-gncxml-gen.c \
   io-gncxml-v1.c \
@@ -47,18 +58,30 @@ libgncmod_backend_xml_la_SOURCES = \
 noinst_HEADERS = \
   gnc-backend-xml.h \
   gnc-xml.h \
+  gnc-address-xml-v2.h \
+  gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.h \
+  gnc-customer-xml-v2.h \
+  gnc-employee-xml-v2.h \
+  gnc-entry-xml-v2.h \
+  gnc-invoice-xml-v2.h \
+  gnc-job-xml-v2.h \
+  gnc-order-xml-v2.h \
+  gnc-owner-xml-v2.h \
+  gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.h \
+  gnc-vendor-xml-v2.h \
   gnc-xml-helper.h \
   io-example-account.h \
   io-gncxml-gen.h \
-  io-gncxml.h \
   io-gncxml-v2.h \
+  io-gncxml.h \
   io-utils.h \
   sixtp-dom-generators.h \
   sixtp-dom-parsers.h \
-  sixtp.h \
   sixtp-parsers.h \
   sixtp-stack.h \
-  sixtp-utils.h
+  sixtp-utils.h \
+  sixtp.h \
+  xml-helpers.h
 
 libgnc_backend_xml_utils_la_LIBADD = \
    ${GLIB_LIBS} \
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-address-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-address-xml-v2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-address-xml-v2.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-address-xml-v2.c
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-address-xml-v2.h b/src/backend/xml/gnc-address-xml-v2.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-address-xml-v2.h
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-address-xml-v2.h
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.c
index e40e3ecaab..071f3898d6 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.c
+++ b/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.c
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ typedef int ssize_t;
 #include "gnc-backend-xml.h"
 #include "gnc-gconf-utils.h"
 
+#include "gnc-address-xml-v2.h"
+#include "gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.h"
+#include "gnc-customer-xml-v2.h"
+#include "gnc-employee-xml-v2.h"
+#include "gnc-entry-xml-v2.h"
+#include "gnc-invoice-xml-v2.h"
+#include "gnc-job-xml-v2.h"
+#include "gnc-order-xml-v2.h"
+#include "gnc-owner-xml-v2.h"
+#include "gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.h"
+#include "gnc-vendor-xml-v2.h"
+
 #ifndef HAVE_STRPTIME
 # include "strptime.h"
 #endif
@@ -1216,6 +1228,23 @@ gnc_backend_new(void)
     return be;
 }
 
+static void
+business_core_xml_init(void)
+{
+    /* Initialize our pointers into the backend subsystem */
+    gnc_address_xml_initialize ();
+    gnc_billterm_xml_initialize ();
+    gnc_customer_xml_initialize ();
+    gnc_employee_xml_initialize ();
+    gnc_entry_xml_initialize ();
+    gnc_invoice_xml_initialize ();
+    gnc_job_xml_initialize ();
+    gnc_order_xml_initialize ();
+    gnc_owner_xml_initialize ();
+    gnc_taxtable_xml_initialize ();
+    gnc_vendor_xml_initialize ();
+}
+
 static void
 gnc_provider_free (QofBackendProvider *prov)
 {
@@ -1253,6 +1282,9 @@ gnc_module_init_backend_xml(void)
     prov->provider_free = gnc_provider_free;
     prov->check_data_type = gnc_determine_file_type;
     qof_backend_register_provider (prov);
+
+    /* And the business objects */
+    business_core_xml_init();
 }
 
 /* ========================== END OF FILE ===================== */
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.c
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.h b/src/backend/xml/gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.h
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.h
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-customer-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-customer-xml-v2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-customer-xml-v2.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-customer-xml-v2.c
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-customer-xml-v2.h b/src/backend/xml/gnc-customer-xml-v2.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-customer-xml-v2.h
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-customer-xml-v2.h
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-employee-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-employee-xml-v2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-employee-xml-v2.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-employee-xml-v2.c
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-employee-xml-v2.h b/src/backend/xml/gnc-employee-xml-v2.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-employee-xml-v2.h
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-employee-xml-v2.h
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-entry-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-entry-xml-v2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-entry-xml-v2.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-entry-xml-v2.c
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-entry-xml-v2.h b/src/backend/xml/gnc-entry-xml-v2.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-entry-xml-v2.h
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-entry-xml-v2.h
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.c
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.h b/src/backend/xml/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.h
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.h
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-job-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-job-xml-v2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-job-xml-v2.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-job-xml-v2.c
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-job-xml-v2.h b/src/backend/xml/gnc-job-xml-v2.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-job-xml-v2.h
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-job-xml-v2.h
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-order-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-order-xml-v2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-order-xml-v2.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-order-xml-v2.c
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-order-xml-v2.h b/src/backend/xml/gnc-order-xml-v2.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-order-xml-v2.h
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-order-xml-v2.h
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-owner-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-owner-xml-v2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-owner-xml-v2.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-owner-xml-v2.c
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-owner-xml-v2.h b/src/backend/xml/gnc-owner-xml-v2.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-owner-xml-v2.h
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-owner-xml-v2.h
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.c
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.h b/src/backend/xml/gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.h
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.h
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.c
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.h b/src/backend/xml/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.h
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.h
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/xml-helpers.h b/src/backend/xml/xml-helpers.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/xml/xml-helpers.h
rename to src/backend/xml/xml-helpers.h
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/business/business-core/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 73104725fe..0000000000
--- a/src/business/business-core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-# CMakeLists.txt for src/business/business-code
-
-ADD_DEFINITIONS (-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"gnc.business.core\")
-
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${GCONF2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${LIBINTL_INCLUDE_PATH})
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${REGEX_INCLUDE_PATH})
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${GUILE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR})
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src ) # for config.h
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src ) # for gnc-ui.h
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/gnc-module )
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/engine )
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/libqof/qof) # for qof.h
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/engine) # for swig-runtime.h
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/backend/xml) # for io-gncxml-v2.h
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}) # when building swig-core-utils.c
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}) # for gncla-dir.h
-
-SET (libgnc_business_core_SOURCES
-  gncmod-business-core.c
-)
-
-SET (libgnc_business_core_xml_SOURCES
-  xml/gnc-address-xml-v2.c
-  xml/gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.c
-  xml/gnc-customer-xml-v2.c
-  xml/gnc-employee-xml-v2.c
-  xml/gnc-entry-xml-v2.c
-  xml/gnc-invoice-xml-v2.c
-  xml/gnc-job-xml-v2.c
-  xml/gnc-order-xml-v2.c
-  xml/gnc-owner-xml-v2.c
-  xml/gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.c
-  xml/gnc-vendor-xml-v2.c
-  xml/gncmod-business-backend-xml.c
-)
-
-SET (libgnc_business_core_HEADERS
-)
-
-ADD_LIBRARY (business-core
-  ${libgnc_business_core_SOURCES}
-  ${libgnc_business_core_HEADERS}
-  ${libgnc_business_core_xml_SOURCES}
-)
-
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/xml/Makefile.am b/src/business/business-core/xml/Makefile.am
index 9beb11b348..3b29657de8 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/xml/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/business/business-core/xml/Makefile.am
@@ -13,34 +13,9 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
   ${LIBXML2_CFLAGS} \
   ${GLIB_CFLAGS}
 
-libgncmod_business_backend_xml_la_SOURCES = \
-  gncmod-business-backend-xml.c \
-  gnc-address-xml-v2.c \
-  gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.c \
-  gnc-customer-xml-v2.c \
-  gnc-employee-xml-v2.c \
-  gnc-entry-xml-v2.c \
-  gnc-invoice-xml-v2.c \
-  gnc-job-xml-v2.c \
-  gnc-order-xml-v2.c \
-  gnc-owner-xml-v2.c \
-  gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.c \
-  gnc-vendor-xml-v2.c
+libgncmod_business_backend_xml_la_SOURCES =
 
-noinst_HEADERS = \
-  gncmod-business-backend-xml.h \
-  gnc-address-xml-v2.h \
-  gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.h \
-  gnc-customer-xml-v2.h \
-  gnc-employee-xml-v2.h \
-  gnc-entry-xml-v2.h \
-  gnc-invoice-xml-v2.h \
-  gnc-job-xml-v2.h \
-  gnc-order-xml-v2.h \
-  gnc-owner-xml-v2.h \
-  gnc-tax-table-xml-v2.h \
-  gnc-vendor-xml-v2.h \
-  xml-helpers.h
+noinst_HEADERS =
 
 libgncmod_business_backend_xml_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version