diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/__init__.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/__init__.py
index 40ed75d540a6..6d5c0a91bf6d 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/__init__.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/__init__.py
@@ -24,20 +24,22 @@
 #
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+import os
 from ._version import VERSION
 __version__ = VERSION
 
-from ._pipeline_client import PipelineClient
-from ._match_conditions import MatchConditions
+if not os.environ.get('AZURE_PURE_CORE', None) == 'True':
+    from .pipeline_client import PipelineClient
+    from .match_conditions import MatchConditions
 
 
-__all__ = [
-    "PipelineClient",
-    "MatchConditions"
-]
+    __all__ = [
+        "PipelineClient",
+        "MatchConditions"
+    ]
 
-try:
-    from ._pipeline_client_async import AsyncPipelineClient #pylint: disable=unused-import
-    __all__.extend(["AsyncPipelineClient"])
-except (ImportError, SyntaxError): # Python <= 3.5
-    pass
+    try:
+        from .pipeline_client_async import AsyncPipelineClient #pylint: disable=unused-import
+        __all__.extend(["AsyncPipelineClient"])
+    except (ImportError, SyntaxError): # Python <= 3.5
+        pass
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/_match_conditions.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/match_conditions.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/_match_conditions.py
rename to sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/match_conditions.py
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/_pipeline_client.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline_client.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/_pipeline_client.py
rename to sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline_client.py
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/_pipeline_client_async.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline_client_async.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/_pipeline_client_async.py
rename to sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline_client_async.py