diff --git a/docs/api/pmb.chroot.rst b/docs/api/pmb.chroot.rst
index 72251e06..0d3df867 100644
--- a/docs/api/pmb.chroot.rst
+++ b/docs/api/pmb.chroot.rst
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ pmb.chroot.apk module
    :undoc-members:
    :show-inheritance:
 
-pmb.chroot.apk\_static module
------------------------------
-
-.. automodule:: pmb.chroot.apk_static
-   :members:
-   :undoc-members:
-   :show-inheritance:
-
 pmb.chroot.binfmt module
 ------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/api/pmb.helpers.rst b/docs/api/pmb.helpers.rst
index 41bf155e..a6549577 100644
--- a/docs/api/pmb.helpers.rst
+++ b/docs/api/pmb.helpers.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ pmb.helpers package
 Submodules
 ----------
 
+pmb.helpers.apk\_static module
+-----------------------------
+
+.. automodule:: pmb.helpers.apk_static
+   :members:
+   :undoc-members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
 pmb.helpers.apk module
 ----------------------
 
diff --git a/pmb/__init__.py b/pmb/__init__.py
index 4c93efa3..6e2530e1 100644
--- a/pmb/__init__.py
+++ b/pmb/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 from . import config
 from . import parse
-from . import types
 from .config import init as config_init
 from .helpers import frontend
 from .helpers import logging
diff --git a/pmb/aportgen/busybox_static.py b/pmb/aportgen/busybox_static.py
index 932c953a..8a2bdbda 100644
--- a/pmb/aportgen/busybox_static.py
+++ b/pmb/aportgen/busybox_static.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import pmb.aportgen.core
 import pmb.build
 import pmb.chroot.apk
-import pmb.chroot.apk_static
 import pmb.helpers.run
 import pmb.parse.apkindex
 from pmb.core import Chroot
diff --git a/pmb/aportgen/grub_efi.py b/pmb/aportgen/grub_efi.py
index 33fd601f..5e0605e3 100644
--- a/pmb/aportgen/grub_efi.py
+++ b/pmb/aportgen/grub_efi.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import pmb.aportgen.core
 import pmb.build
 import pmb.chroot.apk
-import pmb.chroot.apk_static
 from pmb.core.arch import Arch
 import pmb.helpers.run
 import pmb.parse.apkindex
diff --git a/pmb/aportgen/musl.py b/pmb/aportgen/musl.py
index 094785d2..0d0e941d 100644
--- a/pmb/aportgen/musl.py
+++ b/pmb/aportgen/musl.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import pmb.aportgen.core
 import pmb.build
 import pmb.chroot.apk
-import pmb.chroot.apk_static
 import pmb.helpers.run
 import pmb.parse.apkindex
 from pmb.core import Chroot
diff --git a/pmb/chroot/apk.py b/pmb/chroot/apk.py
index bc2b6ddb..34188714 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/apk.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/apk.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import traceback
-import pmb.chroot.apk_static
 from pmb.core.arch import Arch
 from pmb.helpers import logging
 from collections.abc import Sequence
diff --git a/pmb/chroot/init.py b/pmb/chroot/init.py
index e7f2fd8a..b36c2c27 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/init.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/init.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import os
 import pmb.chroot
 import pmb.chroot.binfmt
 import pmb.chroot.apk
-import pmb.chroot.apk_static
 import pmb.config
 import pmb.config.workdir
+import pmb.helpers.apk_static
 import pmb.helpers.apk
 import pmb.helpers.repo
 import pmb.helpers.run
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ def init(chroot: Chroot, usr_merge: UsrMerge = UsrMerge.AUTO) -> None:
         warn_if_chroots_outdated()
         return
 
-    # Require apk-tools-static
-    pmb.chroot.apk_static.init()
+    # Fetch apk.static
+    pmb.helpers.apk_static.init()
 
     logging.info(f"({chroot}) Creating chroot")
 
diff --git a/pmb/chroot/apk_static.py b/pmb/helpers/apk_static.py
similarity index 97%
rename from pmb/chroot/apk_static.py
rename to pmb/helpers/apk_static.py
index 9170b9ac..763f045b 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/apk_static.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/apk_static.py
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ def init() -> None:
     """
     Download, verify, extract $WORK/apk.static.
     """
-    # Get and parse the APKINDEX
+    # Get and parse the APKINDEX. alpine_apkindex_path() will implicitly
+    # download the APKINDEX file if it's missing.
     apkindex = pmb.helpers.repo.alpine_apkindex_path("main")
     index_data = pmb.parse.apkindex.package("apk-tools-static", indexes=[apkindex])