diff --git a/python/jellyfish/__init__.py b/python/jellyfish/__init__.py
index 76df448..a5e8204 100644
--- a/python/jellyfish/__init__.py
+++ b/python/jellyfish/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 import warnings
 
-try:
-    from .rustyfish import *
-
-    library = "Rust"
-except ImportError:
-    from ._jellyfish import *  # noqa
-
-    library = "Python"
+from .rustyfish import *
+from . import _jellyfish
 
 
 def jaro_winkler(s1, s2, long_tolerance=False):
diff --git a/python/jellyfish/_jellyfish.py b/python/jellyfish/_jellyfish.py
index dc24966..b8fe8d1 100644
--- a/python/jellyfish/_jellyfish.py
+++ b/python/jellyfish/_jellyfish.py
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import unicodedata
 from collections import defaultdict
 from itertools import zip_longest
+import warnings
+
+warnings.warn(
+    "The jellyfish._jellyfish module is deprecated and will be removed in jellyfish 1.0.",
+    DeprecationWarning,
+    stacklevel=2,
+)
 
 
 def _normalize(s):
@@ -173,7 +180,6 @@
 
 
 def soundex(s):
-
     _check_type(s)
 
     if not s:
@@ -238,7 +244,6 @@
 
 
 def nysiis(s):
-
     _check_type(s)
 
     if not s:
diff --git a/tests/test_jellyfish.py b/tests/test_jellyfish.py
index abd1d77..66cf8ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_jellyfish.py
+++ b/tests/test_jellyfish.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 @pytest.fixture(params=implementations)
 def jf(request):
     if request.param == "python":
-        from jellyfish import _jellyfish as jf
+        import jellyfish._jellyfish as jf
     elif request.param == "rust":
         from jellyfish import rustyfish as jf
     return jf