diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/examples/__init__.py b/examples/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pytorch_lightning/examples/__init__.py
rename to examples/__init__.py
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/__init__.py b/examples/new_project_templates/__init__.py
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rename from pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/__init__.py
rename to examples/new_project_templates/__init__.py
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py b/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py
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rename from pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py
rename to examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/multi_node_cluster_template.py b/examples/new_project_templates/multi_node_cluster_template.py
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rename from pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/multi_node_cluster_template.py
rename to examples/new_project_templates/multi_node_cluster_template.py
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/single_cpu_template.py b/examples/new_project_templates/single_cpu_template.py
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rename from pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/single_cpu_template.py
rename to examples/new_project_templates/single_cpu_template.py
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/single_gpu_node_16bit_template.py b/examples/new_project_templates/single_gpu_node_16bit_template.py
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rename from pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/single_gpu_node_16bit_template.py
rename to examples/new_project_templates/single_gpu_node_16bit_template.py
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/single_gpu_node_ddp_template.py b/examples/new_project_templates/single_gpu_node_ddp_template.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/single_gpu_node_ddp_template.py
rename to examples/new_project_templates/single_gpu_node_ddp_template.py
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/single_gpu_node_dp_template.py b/examples/new_project_templates/single_gpu_node_dp_template.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/single_gpu_node_dp_template.py
rename to examples/new_project_templates/single_gpu_node_dp_template.py
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/trainer_cpu_template.py b/examples/new_project_templates/trainer_cpu_template.py
similarity index 96%
rename from pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/trainer_cpu_template.py
rename to examples/new_project_templates/trainer_cpu_template.py
index c1b9496d68..97dbfba74a 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/examples/new_project_templates/trainer_cpu_template.py
+++ b/examples/new_project_templates/trainer_cpu_template.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sys
 
 from test_tube import HyperOptArgumentParser, Experiment
 from pytorch_lightning.models.trainer import Trainer
-from pytorch_lightning.utils.arg_parse import add_default_args
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.arg_parse import add_default_args
 from pytorch_lightning.callbacks.pt_callbacks import EarlyStopping, ModelCheckpoint
 from lightning_module_template import LightningTemplateModel
 
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/models/trainer.py b/pytorch_lightning/models/trainer.py
index e60a0d95cc..098526a85a 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/models/trainer.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/models/trainer.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import tqdm
 from pytorch_lightning.root_module.memory import get_gpu_memory_map
 from pytorch_lightning.root_module.model_saving import TrainerIO
 from pytorch_lightning.pt_overrides.override_data_parallel import LightningDistributedDataParallel, LightningDataParallel
-from pytorch_lightning.utils.debugging import MisconfigurationException
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.debugging import MisconfigurationException
 
 try:
     from apex import amp
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/testing_models/__init__.py b/pytorch_lightning/testing/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pytorch_lightning/testing_models/__init__.py
rename to pytorch_lightning/testing/__init__.py
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/testing_models/lm_test_module.py b/pytorch_lightning/testing/lm_test_module.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pytorch_lightning/testing_models/lm_test_module.py
rename to pytorch_lightning/testing/lm_test_module.py
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/utils/__init__.py b/pytorch_lightning/utilities/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pytorch_lightning/utils/__init__.py
rename to pytorch_lightning/utilities/__init__.py
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/utils/arg_parse.py b/pytorch_lightning/utilities/arg_parse.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pytorch_lightning/utils/arg_parse.py
rename to pytorch_lightning/utilities/arg_parse.py
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/utils/debugging.py b/pytorch_lightning/utilities/debugging.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pytorch_lightning/utils/debugging.py
rename to pytorch_lightning/utilities/debugging.py
diff --git a/tests/debug.py b/tests/debug.py
index c4c3ffd19f..09e9186b9c 100644
--- a/tests/debug.py
+++ b/tests/debug.py
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
-import pytest
 from pytorch_lightning import Trainer
-from pytorch_lightning.examples.new_project_templates.lightning_module_template import LightningTemplateModel
+from examples import LightningTemplateModel
 from argparse import Namespace
 from test_tube import Experiment
 from pytorch_lightning.callbacks import ModelCheckpoint
-import numpy as np
-import warnings
-import torch
 import os
 import shutil
-import pdb
 
 import pytorch_lightning as ptl
 import torch
diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
index 9d40c0da93..73ba2e43c1 100644
--- a/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+import warnings
+
 import pytest
+import numpy as np
+import torch
 from pytorch_lightning import Trainer
-from pytorch_lightning.examples.new_project_templates.lightning_module_template import LightningTemplateModel
-from pytorch_lightning.testing_models.lm_test_module import LightningTestModel
+from examples import LightningTemplateModel
+from pytorch_lightning.testing.lm_test_module import LightningTestModel
 from argparse import Namespace
 from test_tube import Experiment, SlurmCluster
 from pytorch_lightning.callbacks import ModelCheckpoint, EarlyStopping
-from pytorch_lightning.utils.debugging import MisconfigurationException
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.debugging import MisconfigurationException
 from pytorch_lightning.root_module import memory
 from pytorch_lightning.models.trainer import reduce_distributed_output
 from pytorch_lightning.root_module import model_saving
-import numpy as np
-import warnings
-import torch
-import os
-import shutil
-import pdb
 
 SEED = 2334
 torch.manual_seed(SEED)
@@ -232,8 +232,6 @@ def test_model_saving_loading():
     clear_save_dir()
 
 
-
-
 def test_model_freeze_unfreeze():
     hparams = get_hparams()
     model = LightningTestModel(hparams)