diff --git a/IPython/kernel/channels.py b/IPython/kernel/channels.py
index 9d04795..023a5eb 100644
--- a/IPython/kernel/channels.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/channels.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from zmq import ZMQError
 from zmq.eventloop import ioloop, zmqstream
 
 # Local imports
-from .channelabc import (
+from .channelsabc import (
     ShellChannelABC, IOPubChannelABC,
     HBChannelABC, StdInChannelABC,
 )
diff --git a/IPython/kernel/channelabc.py b/IPython/kernel/channelsabc.py
similarity index 100%
rename from IPython/kernel/channelabc.py
rename to IPython/kernel/channelsabc.py
index b25f80c..82302e7 100644
--- a/IPython/kernel/channelabc.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/channelsabc.py
@@ -124,4 +124,3 @@ class HBChannelABC(ChannelABC):
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def is_beating(self):
         pass
-
diff --git a/IPython/kernel/inprocess/channels.py b/IPython/kernel/inprocess/channels.py
index 348bfbe..6f8ba67 100644
--- a/IPython/kernel/inprocess/channels.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/inprocess/channels.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # IPython imports
-from IPython.kernel.channelabc import (
+from IPython.kernel.channelsabc import (
     ShellChannelABC, IOPubChannelABC,
     HBChannelABC, StdInChannelABC,
 )