diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 849b7db011c..0a8b9cf7bdd 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
   - any:
       - redbot/core/_drivers/**/*
       - "!redbot/core/_drivers/**/locales/*"
+  - redbot/core/_config.py
   - redbot/core/config.py
   # Docs
   - docs/framework_config.rst
diff --git a/redbot/core/_config.py b/redbot/core/_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40160f352a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redbot/core/_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import weakref
+from typing import Tuple, Type
+
+from redbot.core.config import Config, _config_cache
+from redbot.core._drivers import BaseDriver
+
+__all__ = ("get_latest_confs", "migrate")
+
+_retrieved = weakref.WeakSet()
+
+
+def get_latest_confs() -> Tuple[Config, ...]:
+    global _retrieved
+    ret = set(_config_cache.values()) - set(_retrieved)
+    _retrieved |= ret
+    return tuple(ret)
+
+
+async def migrate(cur_driver_cls: Type[BaseDriver], new_driver_cls: Type[BaseDriver]) -> None:
+    """Migrate from one driver type to another."""
+    # Get custom group data
+    core_conf = Config.get_core_conf(allow_old=True)
+    core_conf.init_custom("CUSTOM_GROUPS", 2)
+    all_custom_group_data = await core_conf.custom("CUSTOM_GROUPS").all()
+
+    await cur_driver_cls.migrate_to(new_driver_cls, all_custom_group_data)
diff --git a/redbot/core/_events.py b/redbot/core/_events.py
index 53e8a4ff24b..d352b660ca5 100644
--- a/redbot/core/_events.py
+++ b/redbot/core/_events.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 )
 from .. import __version__ as red_version, version_info as red_version_info
 from . import commands
-from .config import get_latest_confs
+from ._config import get_latest_confs
 from .utils._internal_utils import (
     fuzzy_command_search,
     format_fuzzy_results,
diff --git a/redbot/core/config.py b/redbot/core/config.py
index 0e4cf1110ca..83990a9368c 100644
--- a/redbot/core/config.py
+++ b/redbot/core/config.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 _T = TypeVar("_T")
 
 _config_cache = weakref.WeakValueDictionary()
-_retrieved = weakref.WeakSet()
 
 
 class ConfigMeta(type):
@@ -64,14 +63,6 @@ def __call__(
         return instance
 
 
-def get_latest_confs() -> Tuple["Config"]:
-    global _retrieved
-    ret = set(_config_cache.values()) - set(_retrieved)
-    _retrieved |= ret
-    # noinspection PyTypeChecker
-    return tuple(ret)
-
-
 class _ValueCtxManager(Awaitable[_T], AsyncContextManager[_T]):  # pylint: disable=duplicate-bases
     """Context manager implementation of config values.
 
@@ -1528,16 +1519,6 @@ def get_custom_lock(self, group_identifier: str) -> asyncio.Lock:
             return self._lock_cache.setdefault(id_data, asyncio.Lock())
 
 
-async def migrate(cur_driver_cls: Type[BaseDriver], new_driver_cls: Type[BaseDriver]) -> None:
-    """Migrate from one driver type to another."""
-    # Get custom group data
-    core_conf = Config.get_core_conf(allow_old=True)
-    core_conf.init_custom("CUSTOM_GROUPS", 2)
-    all_custom_group_data = await core_conf.custom("CUSTOM_GROUPS").all()
-
-    await cur_driver_cls.migrate_to(new_driver_cls, all_custom_group_data)
-
-
 def _str_key_dict(value: Dict[Any, _T]) -> Dict[str, _T]:
     """
     Recursively casts all keys in the given `dict` to `str`.
diff --git a/redbot/setup.py b/redbot/setup.py
index 18eb2fe8338..696db1c7104 100644
--- a/redbot/setup.py
+++ b/redbot/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     cli_level_to_log_level,
 )
 from redbot.core import config, data_manager
-from redbot.core._cli import ExitCodes
+from redbot.core._config import migrate
+from redbot.core.cli import ExitCodes
 from redbot.core.data_manager import appdir, config_dir, config_file
 from redbot.core._drivers import (
     BackendType,
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ async def do_migration(
     await cur_driver_cls.initialize(**cur_storage_details)
     await new_driver_cls.initialize(**new_storage_details)
 
-    await config.migrate(cur_driver_cls, new_driver_cls)
+    await migrate(cur_driver_cls, new_driver_cls)
 
     await cur_driver_cls.teardown()
     await new_driver_cls.teardown()