diff --git a/src/ape/api/networks.py b/src/ape/api/networks.py
index 56d7644921..a3cf0d81bf 100644
--- a/src/ape/api/networks.py
+++ b/src/ape/api/networks.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import copy
+from abc import abstractmethod
 from collections.abc import Collection, Iterator, Sequence
-from functools import partial
+from functools import cached_property, partial
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, Optional, Union
 
@@ -25,19 +26,21 @@
     SignatureError,
 )
 from ape.logging import logger
-from ape.types import AddressType, AutoGasLimit, ContractLog, GasLimit, RawAddress
-from ape.utils import (
-    DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_ACCEPTANCE_TIMEOUT,
+from ape.types import AutoGasLimit, ContractLog, GasLimit
+from ape.types.address import AddressType, RawAddress
+from ape.utils.basemodel import (
     BaseInterfaceModel,
     ExtraAttributesMixin,
     ExtraModelAttributes,
     ManagerAccessMixin,
-    RPCHeaders,
-    abstractmethod,
-    cached_property,
+)
+from ape.utils.misc import (
+    DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_ACCEPTANCE_TIMEOUT,
+    LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME,
     log_instead_of_fail,
     raises_not_implemented,
 )
+from ape.utils.rpc import RPCHeaders
 
 from .config import PluginConfig
 
@@ -48,9 +51,6 @@
     from .transactions import ReceiptAPI, TransactionAPI
 
 
-LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME = "local"
-
-
 class ProxyInfoAPI(BaseModel):
     """
     Information about a proxy contract.
@@ -1395,3 +1395,15 @@ def network_id(self) -> int:
             return network_id
 
     return network_def
+
+
+# TODO: Can remove in 0.9 since `LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME` doesn't need to be here.
+__all__ = [
+    "create_network_type",
+    "EcosystemAPI",
+    "LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME",  # Have to leave for backwards compat.
+    "ForkedNetworkAPI",
+    "NetworkAPI",
+    "ProviderContextManager",
+    "ProxyInfoAPI",
+]
diff --git a/src/ape/utils/misc.py b/src/ape/utils/misc.py
index a068786e87..281900bf79 100644
--- a/src/ape/utils/misc.py
+++ b/src/ape/utils/misc.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 DEFAULT_LIVE_NETWORK_BASE_FEE_MULTIPLIER = 1.4
 DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_TYPE = 0
 DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES_TX = 20
+LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME = "local"
 SOURCE_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS = (
     ".build",
     ".cache",
diff --git a/src/ape_cache/query.py b/src/ape_cache/query.py
index a6eec04d1d..81da0fe87a 100644
--- a/src/ape_cache/query.py
+++ b/src/ape_cache/query.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterator
+from functools import singledispatchmethod
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Optional, cast
 
@@ -7,13 +8,20 @@
 from sqlalchemy.sql import column, insert, select
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import Insert, Select
 
-from ape.api import BlockAPI, QueryAPI, QueryType, TransactionAPI
-from ape.api.networks import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
-from ape.api.query import BaseInterfaceModel, BlockQuery, BlockTransactionQuery, ContractEventQuery
+from ape.api.providers import BlockAPI
+from ape.api.query import (
+    BaseInterfaceModel,
+    BlockQuery,
+    BlockTransactionQuery,
+    ContractEventQuery,
+    QueryAPI,
+    QueryType,
+)
+from ape.api.transactions import TransactionAPI
 from ape.exceptions import QueryEngineError
 from ape.logging import logger
 from ape.types import ContractLog
-from ape.utils import singledispatchmethod
+from ape.utils.misc import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
 
 from . import models
 from .models import Blocks, ContractEvents, Transactions
diff --git a/src/ape_ethereum/__init__.py b/src/ape_ethereum/__init__.py
index 41dbf86131..599936f191 100644
--- a/src/ape_ethereum/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ape_ethereum/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from ape import plugins
-from ape.api import ForkedNetworkAPI, NetworkAPI, create_network_type
-from ape.api.networks import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
+from ape.api.networks import ForkedNetworkAPI, NetworkAPI, create_network_type
+from ape.utils.misc import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
 
 from ._converters import WeiConversions
 from .ecosystem import (
diff --git a/src/ape_ethereum/ecosystem.py b/src/ape_ethereum/ecosystem.py
index bf18706f85..1176f49041 100644
--- a/src/ape_ethereum/ecosystem.py
+++ b/src/ape_ethereum/ecosystem.py
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@
 from pydantic import Field, computed_field, field_validator, model_validator
 from pydantic_settings import SettingsConfigDict
 
-from ape.api import BlockAPI, EcosystemAPI, PluginConfig, ReceiptAPI, TraceAPI, TransactionAPI
-from ape.api.networks import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
+from ape.api.config import PluginConfig
+from ape.api.networks import EcosystemAPI
+from ape.api.providers import BlockAPI
+from ape.api.trace import TraceAPI
+from ape.api.transactions import ReceiptAPI, TransactionAPI
 from ape.contracts.base import ContractCall
 from ape.exceptions import (
     ApeException,
@@ -49,20 +52,18 @@
     RawAddress,
     TransactionSignature,
 )
-from ape.utils import (
+from ape.utils.abi import LogInputABICollection, Struct, StructParser, is_array, returns_array
+from ape.utils.basemodel import _assert_not_ipython_check, only_raise_attribute_error
+from ape.utils.misc import (
     DEFAULT_LIVE_NETWORK_BASE_FEE_MULTIPLIER,
     DEFAULT_LOCAL_TRANSACTION_ACCEPTANCE_TIMEOUT,
+    DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES_TX,
     DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_ACCEPTANCE_TIMEOUT,
+    DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_TYPE,
     EMPTY_BYTES32,
+    LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME,
     ZERO_ADDRESS,
-    LogInputABICollection,
-    Struct,
-    StructParser,
-    is_array,
-    returns_array,
 )
-from ape.utils.basemodel import _assert_not_ipython_check, only_raise_attribute_error
-from ape.utils.misc import DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES_TX, DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_TYPE
 from ape_ethereum.proxies import (
     IMPLEMENTATION_ABI,
     MASTER_COPY_ABI,
diff --git a/src/ape_node/__init__.py b/src/ape_node/__init__.py
index 0fa660812d..f76e94a7c0 100644
--- a/src/ape_node/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ape_node/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from ape import plugins
-from ape.api.networks import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
 
 from .provider import EthereumNetworkConfig, EthereumNodeConfig, GethDev, Node
 from .query import OtterscanQueryEngine
@@ -13,11 +12,11 @@ def config_class():
 @plugins.register(plugins.ProviderPlugin)
 def providers():
     networks_dict = EthereumNetworkConfig().model_dump()
-    networks_dict.pop(LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME)
+    networks_dict.pop("local")
     for network_name in networks_dict:
         yield "ethereum", network_name, Node
 
-    yield "ethereum", LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME, GethDev
+    yield "ethereum", "local", GethDev
 
 
 @plugins.register(plugins.QueryPlugin)
diff --git a/src/ape_test/__init__.py b/src/ape_test/__init__.py
index 71e0297c19..9a8a665338 100644
--- a/src/ape_test/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ape_test/__init__.py
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 from pydantic import NonNegativeInt, field_validator
 
 from ape import plugins
-from ape.api import PluginConfig
-from ape.api.networks import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
+from ape.api.config import PluginConfig
 from ape.utils.basemodel import ManagerAccessMixin
 from ape.utils.testing import (
     DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_TEST_ACCOUNTS,
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ def account_types():
 
 @plugins.register(plugins.ProviderPlugin)
 def providers():
-    yield "ethereum", LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME, LocalProvider
+    yield "ethereum", "local", LocalProvider
 
 
 __all__ = [
diff --git a/tests/functional/conftest.py b/tests/functional/conftest.py
index 580bdc807a..75528f15ee 100644
--- a/tests/functional/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/functional/conftest.py
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 from ethpm_types.abi import ABIType
 
 import ape
-from ape.api.networks import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
 from ape.contracts import ContractContainer, ContractInstance
 from ape.contracts.base import ContractCallHandler
 from ape.exceptions import ChainError, ContractLogicError, ProviderError
 from ape.logging import LogLevel
 from ape.logging import logger as _logger
 from ape.types import AddressType, ContractLog
+from ape.utils.misc import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
 from ape_ethereum.proxies import minimal_proxy as _minimal_proxy_container
 
 ALIAS_2 = "__FUNCTIONAL_TESTS_ALIAS_2__"
diff --git a/tests/functional/geth/test_network_manager.py b/tests/functional/geth/test_network_manager.py
index e60220b221..18d5274f6e 100644
--- a/tests/functional/geth/test_network_manager.py
+++ b/tests/functional/geth/test_network_manager.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 
-from ape.api.networks import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
+from ape.utils.misc import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
 from tests.conftest import geth_process_test
 
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_ecosystem.py b/tests/functional/test_ecosystem.py
index 86e78a3799..474b8d89c3 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_ecosystem.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_ecosystem.py
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 from ethpm_types.abi import ABIType, EventABI, MethodABI
 from evm_trace import CallTreeNode, CallType
 
-from ape.api.networks import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME, ForkedNetworkAPI, NetworkAPI
+from ape.api.networks import ForkedNetworkAPI, NetworkAPI
 from ape.exceptions import CustomError, DecodingError, NetworkError, NetworkNotFoundError
 from ape.types import AddressType, CurrencyValueComparable
-from ape.utils import DEFAULT_LOCAL_TRANSACTION_ACCEPTANCE_TIMEOUT
+from ape.utils.misc import DEFAULT_LOCAL_TRANSACTION_ACCEPTANCE_TIMEOUT, LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
 from ape_ethereum import TransactionTrace
 from ape_ethereum.ecosystem import BLUEPRINT_HEADER, BaseEthereumConfig, Block, Ethereum
 from ape_ethereum.transactions import (
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_exceptions.py b/tests/functional/test_exceptions.py
index cda512b95f..907c072ca4 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_exceptions.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_exceptions.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from ape.api import ReceiptAPI
-from ape.api.networks import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
+from ape.api.transactions import ReceiptAPI
 from ape.exceptions import (
     Abort,
     ContractLogicError,
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@
     handle_ape_exception,
 )
 from ape.types import SourceTraceback
-from ape.utils import ZERO_ADDRESS
+from ape.utils.misc import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME, ZERO_ADDRESS
 from ape_ethereum.transactions import DynamicFeeTransaction, Receipt
 
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_network_manager.py b/tests/functional/test_network_manager.py
index daf5215e7b..73b1acd86f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_network_manager.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_network_manager.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 import pytest
 
 import ape
-from ape.api import EcosystemAPI
-from ape.api.networks import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
+from ape.api.networks import EcosystemAPI
 from ape.exceptions import NetworkError, ProviderNotFoundError
-from ape.utils import DEFAULT_TEST_CHAIN_ID
+from ape.utils.misc import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
+from ape.utils.testing import DEFAULT_TEST_CHAIN_ID
 
 
 class NewChainID:
diff --git a/tests/integration/cli/test_networks.py b/tests/integration/cli/test_networks.py
index b9578dd6e2..c300c80307 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cli/test_networks.py
+++ b/tests/integration/cli/test_networks.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 
-from ape.api.networks import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
+from ape.utils.misc import LOCAL_NETWORK_NAME
 from tests.conftest import ApeSubprocessRunner, geth_process_test
 
 from .utils import run_once, skip_projects_except