diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node10/index.ts b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node10/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compatability/node10/index.ts
rename to experimental/backwards-compatability/node10/index.ts
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node10/package.json b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node10/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compatability/node10/package.json
rename to experimental/backwards-compatability/node10/package.json
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node10/tsconfig.json b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node10/tsconfig.json
similarity index 58%
rename from backwards-compatability/node10/tsconfig.json
rename to experimental/backwards-compatability/node10/tsconfig.json
index 557ca620428..049617e92fe 100644
--- a/backwards-compatability/node10/tsconfig.json
+++ b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node10/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.es5.json",
+  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.es5.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": ".",
     "outDir": "build"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   ],
   "references": [
     {
-      "path": "../../packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-base"
+      "path": "../../packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node12/index.ts b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node12/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compatability/node12/index.ts
rename to experimental/backwards-compatability/node12/index.ts
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node12/package.json b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node12/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compatability/node12/package.json
rename to experimental/backwards-compatability/node12/package.json
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node12/tsconfig.json b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node12/tsconfig.json
similarity index 58%
rename from backwards-compatability/node12/tsconfig.json
rename to experimental/backwards-compatability/node12/tsconfig.json
index 557ca620428..049617e92fe 100644
--- a/backwards-compatability/node12/tsconfig.json
+++ b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node12/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.es5.json",
+  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.es5.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": ".",
     "outDir": "build"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   ],
   "references": [
     {
-      "path": "../../packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-base"
+      "path": "../../packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node8/index.ts b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node8/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compatability/node8/index.ts
rename to experimental/backwards-compatability/node8/index.ts
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node8/package.json b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node8/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from backwards-compatability/node8/package.json
rename to experimental/backwards-compatability/node8/package.json
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node8/tsconfig.json b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node8/tsconfig.json
similarity index 58%
rename from backwards-compatability/node8/tsconfig.json
rename to experimental/backwards-compatability/node8/tsconfig.json
index 557ca620428..049617e92fe 100644
--- a/backwards-compatability/node8/tsconfig.json
+++ b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node8/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.es5.json",
+  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.es5.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": ".",
     "outDir": "build"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   ],
   "references": [
     {
-      "path": "../../packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-base"
+      "path": "../../packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/experimental/lerna.json b/experimental/lerna.json
index 99276cc155d..c8010cca0c9 100644
--- a/experimental/lerna.json
+++ b/experimental/lerna.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.25.0",
   "npmClient": "npm",
   "packages": [
-    "packages/*"
+    "packages/*",
+    "backwards-compatability/*"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/experimental/tsconfig.esm.json b/experimental/tsconfig.esm.json
index c37493f8e74..a233a3b76d1 100644
--- a/experimental/tsconfig.esm.json
+++ b/experimental/tsconfig.esm.json
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "backwards-compatability/node10"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "backwards-compatability/node12"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "backwards-compatability/node8"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/experimental/tsconfig.json b/experimental/tsconfig.json
index 6571f7fa7c9..3ae14512e28 100644
--- a/experimental/tsconfig.json
+++ b/experimental/tsconfig.json
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "backwards-compatability/node10"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "backwards-compatability/node12"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "backwards-compatability/node8"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 5f3df4e8bd0..deedbc87c7b 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   "npmClient": "npm",
   "packages": [
     "benchmark/*",
-    "backwards-compatability/*",
     "packages/*",
     "integration-tests/*"
   ]
diff --git a/tsconfig.esm.json b/tsconfig.esm.json
index 528d200ba51..4bbf108bfcf 100644
--- a/tsconfig.esm.json
+++ b/tsconfig.esm.json
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
   "extends": "./tsconfig.base.esm.json",
   "files": [],
   "references": [
-    {
-      "path": "backwards-compatability/node10"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "backwards-compatability/node12"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "backwards-compatability/node8"
-    },
     {
       "path": "packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks"
     },
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index be14fd46434..17cfa102617 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -41,15 +41,6 @@
     "excludePrivate": true
   },
   "references": [
-    {
-      "path": "backwards-compatability/node10"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "backwards-compatability/node12"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "backwards-compatability/node8"
-    },
     {
       "path": "packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks"
     },