diff --git a/internal/archive/zip_file_manifest.go b/internal/archive/zip_file_manifest.go
index e22d60b80..3bf534690 100644
--- a/internal/archive/zip_file_manifest.go
+++ b/internal/archive/zip_file_manifest.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package archive
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/file"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ func (z ZipFileManifest) GlobMatch(patterns ...string) []string {
 			// so that glob logic is consistent inside and outside of ZIP archives
 			normalizedEntry := normalizeZipEntryName(entry)
 
-			if file.GlobMatch(pattern, normalizedEntry) {
+			if internal.FileNameGlobMatch(pattern, normalizedEntry) {
 				uniqueMatches.Add(entry)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/syft/file/glob_match.go b/internal/filename_glob_match.go
similarity index 80%
rename from syft/file/glob_match.go
rename to internal/filename_glob_match.go
index 6befe32e4..308349e17 100644
--- a/syft/file/glob_match.go
+++ b/internal/filename_glob_match.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-package file
+package internal
 
-// GlobMatch evaluates the given glob pattern against the given "name" string, indicating if there is a match or not.
+// FileNameGlobMatch evaluates the given glob pattern against the given "name" string, indicating if there is a match or not.
 // Source: https://research.swtch.com/glob.go
-func GlobMatch(pattern, name string) bool {
+func FileNameGlobMatch(pattern, name string) bool {
 	px := 0
 	nx := 0
 	nextPx := 0
diff --git a/syft/file/glob_match_test.go b/internal/filename_glob_match_test.go
similarity index 90%
rename from syft/file/glob_match_test.go
rename to internal/filename_glob_match_test.go
index aab2803dc..917b1bd5f 100644
--- a/syft/file/glob_match_test.go
+++ b/internal/filename_glob_match_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package file
+package internal
 
 import (
 	"strings"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestGlobMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		if GlobMatch(test.pattern, test.data) != test.ok {
+		if FileNameGlobMatch(test.pattern, test.data) != test.ok {
 			t.Errorf("failed glob='%s' data='%s'", test.pattern, test.data)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_metadata.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_metadata.go
index b189e6cc3..0955d0172 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_metadata.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/python/parse_wheel_egg_metadata.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package python
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/file"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal"
 	"io"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func parseWheelOrEggMetadata(path string, reader io.Reader) (pkg.PythonPackageMe
 // of egg metadata (as opposed to a directory that contains more metadata
 // files).
 func isEggRegularFile(path string) bool {
-	return file.GlobMatch(eggFileMetadataGlob, path)
+	return internal.FileNameGlobMatch(eggFileMetadataGlob, path)
 }
 
 // determineSitePackagesRootPath returns the path of the site packages root,