diff --git a/cmd/installer/pkg/install/install.go b/cmd/installer/pkg/install/install.go
index c5edf68af4..07170b9481 100644
--- a/cmd/installer/pkg/install/install.go
+++ b/cmd/installer/pkg/install/install.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/board"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/bootloader"
 	bootloaderoptions "github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/bootloader/options"
+	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/pkg/cache"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/pkg/meta"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/pkg/partition"
-	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/imager/cache"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/imager/overlay/executor"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/compatibility"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/constants"
diff --git a/internal/pkg/cache/cache.go b/internal/pkg/cache/cache.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a47a3c8afc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/pkg/cache/cache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+// Package cache provides methods to install an image cache
+package cache
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/siderolabs/go-blockdevice/v2/blkid"
+	"github.com/siderolabs/go-copy/copy"
+
+	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/bootloader/mount"
+	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/pkg/partition"
+	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/constants"
+)
+
+// InstallOptions contains the options for installing the cache.
+type InstallOptions struct {
+	// The disk where cache partition is present.
+	CacheDisk string
+	// Source of the cache from where it will be copied.
+	CachePath string
+	// Optional: blkid probe result.
+	BlkidInfo *blkid.Info
+}
+
+// Install installs the cache to the given disk.
+func (i *InstallOptions) Install() error {
+	tempMountDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "talos-image-cache-install")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("creating temporary directory for talos-image-cache-install: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tempMountDir) //nolint:errcheck
+
+	return mount.PartitionOp(
+		i.CacheDisk,
+		[]mount.Spec{
+			{
+				PartitionLabel: constants.ImageCachePartitionLabel,
+				FilesystemType: partition.FileSystemTypeExt4,
+				MountTarget:    tempMountDir,
+			},
+		},
+		func() error {
+			return copy.Dir(i.CachePath, tempMountDir)
+		},
+		[]blkid.ProbeOption{
+			// installation happens with locked blockdevice
+			blkid.WithSkipLocking(true),
+		},
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		i.BlkidInfo,
+	)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/imager/cache/cache.go b/pkg/imager/cache/cache.go
index dba3d0e269..df2c12ed22 100644
--- a/pkg/imager/cache/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/imager/cache/cache.go
@@ -28,13 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/mutate"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/remote"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/types"
-	"github.com/siderolabs/go-blockdevice/v2/blkid"
-	"github.com/siderolabs/go-copy/copy"
 
-	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/bootloader/mount"
-	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/internal/pkg/partition"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/imager/filemap"
-	"github.com/siderolabs/talos/pkg/machinery/constants"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -42,16 +37,6 @@ const (
 	manifestsDir = "manifests"
 )
 
-// InstallOptions contains the options for installing the cache.
-type InstallOptions struct {
-	// The disk where cache partition is present.
-	CacheDisk string
-	// Source of the cache from where it will be copied.
-	CachePath string
-	// Optional: blkid probe result.
-	BlkidInfo *blkid.Info
-}
-
 // Generate generates a cache tarball from the given images.
 //
 //nolint:gocyclo,cyclop
@@ -246,37 +231,6 @@ func Generate(images []string, platform string, insecure bool, imageLayerCachePa
 	return removeAll()
 }
 
-// Install installs the cache to the given disk.
-func (i *InstallOptions) Install() error {
-	tempMountDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "talos-image-cache-install")
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("creating temporary directory for talos-image-cache-install: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tempMountDir) //nolint:errcheck
-
-	return mount.PartitionOp(
-		i.CacheDisk,
-		[]mount.Spec{
-			{
-				PartitionLabel: constants.ImageCachePartitionLabel,
-				FilesystemType: partition.FileSystemTypeExt4,
-				MountTarget:    tempMountDir,
-			},
-		},
-		func() error {
-			return copy.Dir(i.CachePath, tempMountDir)
-		},
-		[]blkid.ProbeOption{
-			// installation happens with locked blockdevice
-			blkid.WithSkipLocking(true),
-		},
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		i.BlkidInfo,
-	)
-}
-
 func processLayer(layer v1.Layer, dstDir string) error {
 	digest, err := layer.Digest()
 	if err != nil {