diff --git a/extmod/uasyncio/__init__.py b/extmod/asyncio/__init__.py
similarity index 95%
rename from extmod/uasyncio/__init__.py
rename to extmod/asyncio/__init__.py
index 373de52af4..1f83750c5a 100644
--- a/extmod/uasyncio/__init__.py
+++ b/extmod/asyncio/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# MicroPython uasyncio module
+# MicroPython asyncio module
 # MIT license; Copyright (c) 2019 Damien P. George
 
 from .core import *
diff --git a/extmod/uasyncio/core.py b/extmod/asyncio/core.py
similarity index 99%
rename from extmod/uasyncio/core.py
rename to extmod/asyncio/core.py
index f191d202e2..be5119ba61 100644
--- a/extmod/uasyncio/core.py
+++ b/extmod/asyncio/core.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# MicroPython uasyncio module
+# MicroPython asyncio module
 # MIT license; Copyright (c) 2019 Damien P. George
 
 from time import ticks_ms as ticks, ticks_diff, ticks_add
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sys, select
 
 # Import TaskQueue and Task, preferring built-in C code over Python code
 try:
-    from _uasyncio import TaskQueue, Task
+    from _asyncio import TaskQueue, Task
 except:
     from .task import TaskQueue, Task
 
diff --git a/extmod/uasyncio/event.py b/extmod/asyncio/event.py
similarity index 98%
rename from extmod/uasyncio/event.py
rename to extmod/asyncio/event.py
index 8a90534590..e0b41f7324 100644
--- a/extmod/uasyncio/event.py
+++ b/extmod/asyncio/event.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# MicroPython uasyncio module
+# MicroPython asyncio module
 # MIT license; Copyright (c) 2019-2020 Damien P. George
 
 from . import core
diff --git a/extmod/uasyncio/funcs.py b/extmod/asyncio/funcs.py
similarity index 99%
rename from extmod/uasyncio/funcs.py
rename to extmod/asyncio/funcs.py
index dc52ad3958..599091dfbd 100644
--- a/extmod/uasyncio/funcs.py
+++ b/extmod/asyncio/funcs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# MicroPython uasyncio module
+# MicroPython asyncio module
 # MIT license; Copyright (c) 2019-2022 Damien P. George
 
 from . import core
diff --git a/extmod/uasyncio/lock.py b/extmod/asyncio/lock.py
similarity index 98%
rename from extmod/uasyncio/lock.py
rename to extmod/asyncio/lock.py
index 85a9437b4f..0a46ac3261 100644
--- a/extmod/uasyncio/lock.py
+++ b/extmod/asyncio/lock.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# MicroPython uasyncio module
+# MicroPython asyncio module
 # MIT license; Copyright (c) 2019-2020 Damien P. George
 
 from . import core
diff --git a/extmod/uasyncio/manifest.py b/extmod/asyncio/manifest.py
similarity index 94%
rename from extmod/uasyncio/manifest.py
rename to extmod/asyncio/manifest.py
index d425a467b3..0aba5b1856 100644
--- a/extmod/uasyncio/manifest.py
+++ b/extmod/asyncio/manifest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This list of package files doesn't include task.py because that's provided
 # by the C module.
 package(
-    "uasyncio",
+    "asyncio",
     (
         "__init__.py",
         "core.py",
diff --git a/extmod/uasyncio/stream.py b/extmod/asyncio/stream.py
similarity index 99%
rename from extmod/uasyncio/stream.py
rename to extmod/asyncio/stream.py
index ac297cce04..c47c48cf09 100644
--- a/extmod/uasyncio/stream.py
+++ b/extmod/asyncio/stream.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# MicroPython uasyncio module
+# MicroPython asyncio module
 # MIT license; Copyright (c) 2019-2020 Damien P. George
 
 from . import core
diff --git a/extmod/uasyncio/task.py b/extmod/asyncio/task.py
similarity index 99%
rename from extmod/uasyncio/task.py
rename to extmod/asyncio/task.py
index 4ead2a1308..30be2170eb 100644
--- a/extmod/uasyncio/task.py
+++ b/extmod/asyncio/task.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# MicroPython uasyncio module
+# MicroPython asyncio module
 # MIT license; Copyright (c) 2019-2020 Damien P. George
 
 # This file contains the core TaskQueue based on a pairing heap, and the core Task class.
diff --git a/extmod/extmod.cmake b/extmod/extmod.cmake
index 59f07b8ae4..67f33cf91f 100644
--- a/extmod/extmod.cmake
+++ b/extmod/extmod.cmake
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ set(MICROPY_SOURCE_EXTMOD
     ${MICROPY_EXTMOD_DIR}/modlwip.c
     ${MICROPY_EXTMOD_DIR}/modnetwork.c
     ${MICROPY_EXTMOD_DIR}/modonewire.c
-    ${MICROPY_EXTMOD_DIR}/moduasyncio.c
+    ${MICROPY_EXTMOD_DIR}/modasyncio.c
     ${MICROPY_EXTMOD_DIR}/modbinascii.c
     ${MICROPY_EXTMOD_DIR}/modcryptolib.c
     ${MICROPY_EXTMOD_DIR}/moductypes.c
diff --git a/extmod/extmod.mk b/extmod/extmod.mk
index c544e81792..41d200fce4 100644
--- a/extmod/extmod.mk
+++ b/extmod/extmod.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ SRC_EXTMOD_C += \
 	extmod/machine_signal.c \
 	extmod/machine_spi.c \
 	extmod/machine_timer.c \
+	extmod/modasyncio.c \
 	extmod/modbinascii.c \
 	extmod/modbluetooth.c \
 	extmod/modbtree.c \
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ SRC_EXTMOD_C += \
 	extmod/modssl_axtls.c \
 	extmod/modssl_mbedtls.c \
 	extmod/modtime.c \
-	extmod/moduasyncio.c \
 	extmod/moductypes.c \
 	extmod/modwebrepl.c \
 	extmod/modwebsocket.c \
diff --git a/extmod/moduasyncio.c b/extmod/modasyncio.c
similarity index 91%
rename from extmod/moduasyncio.c
rename to extmod/modasyncio.c
index c05a8dfc60..a6a54eba87 100644
--- a/extmod/moduasyncio.c
+++ b/extmod/modasyncio.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "py/pairheap.h"
 #include "py/mphal.h"
 
-#if MICROPY_PY_UASYNCIO
+#if MICROPY_PY_ASYNCIO
 
 // Used when task cannot be guaranteed to be non-NULL.
 #define TASK_PAIRHEAP(task) ((task) ? &(task)->pairheap : NULL)
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_OBJ_TYPE(
 /******************************************************************************/
 // Task class
 
-// This is the core uasyncio context with cur_task, _task_queue and CancelledError.
-STATIC mp_obj_t uasyncio_context = MP_OBJ_NULL;
+// This is the core asyncio context with cur_task, _task_queue and CancelledError.
+STATIC mp_obj_t asyncio_context = MP_OBJ_NULL;
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t task_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     mp_arg_check_num(n_args, n_kw, 1, 2, false);
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t task_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args, size_t n
     self->state = TASK_STATE_RUNNING_NOT_WAITED_ON;
     self->ph_key = MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(0);
     if (n_args == 2) {
-        uasyncio_context = args[1];
+        asyncio_context = args[1];
     }
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self);
 }
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t task_cancel(mp_obj_t self_in) {
         return mp_const_false;
     }
     // Can't cancel self (not supported yet).
-    mp_obj_t cur_task = mp_obj_dict_get(uasyncio_context, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_cur_task));
+    mp_obj_t cur_task = mp_obj_dict_get(asyncio_context, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_cur_task));
     if (self_in == cur_task) {
         mp_raise_msg(&mp_type_RuntimeError, MP_ERROR_TEXT("can't cancel self"));
     }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t task_cancel(mp_obj_t self_in) {
         self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self->data);
     }
 
-    mp_obj_t _task_queue = mp_obj_dict_get(uasyncio_context, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR__task_queue));
+    mp_obj_t _task_queue = mp_obj_dict_get(asyncio_context, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR__task_queue));
 
     // Reschedule Task as a cancelled task.
     mp_obj_t dest[3];
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t task_cancel(mp_obj_t self_in) {
         task_queue_push(2, dest);
     }
 
-    self->data = mp_obj_dict_get(uasyncio_context, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_CancelledError));
+    self->data = mp_obj_dict_get(asyncio_context, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_CancelledError));
 
     return mp_const_true;
 }
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t task_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
         nlr_raise(self->data);
     } else {
         // Put calling task on waiting queue.
-        mp_obj_t cur_task = mp_obj_dict_get(uasyncio_context, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_cur_task));
+        mp_obj_t cur_task = mp_obj_dict_get(asyncio_context, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_cur_task));
         mp_obj_t args[2] = { self->state, cur_task };
         task_queue_push(2, args);
         // Set calling task's data to this task that it waits on, to double-link it.
@@ -302,20 +302,20 @@ STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_OBJ_TYPE(
     );
 
 /******************************************************************************/
-// C-level uasyncio module
+// C-level asyncio module
 
-STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t mp_module_uasyncio_globals_table[] = {
-    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR__uasyncio) },
+STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t mp_module_asyncio_globals_table[] = {
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR__asyncio) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_TaskQueue), MP_ROM_PTR(&task_queue_type) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_Task), MP_ROM_PTR(&task_type) },
 };
-STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(mp_module_uasyncio_globals, mp_module_uasyncio_globals_table);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(mp_module_asyncio_globals, mp_module_asyncio_globals_table);
 
-const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_uasyncio = {
+const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_asyncio = {
     .base = { &mp_type_module },
-    .globals = (mp_obj_dict_t *)&mp_module_uasyncio_globals,
+    .globals = (mp_obj_dict_t *)&mp_module_asyncio_globals,
 };
 
-MP_REGISTER_MODULE(MP_QSTR__uasyncio, mp_module_uasyncio);
+MP_REGISTER_MODULE(MP_QSTR__asyncio, mp_module_asyncio);
 
-#endif // MICROPY_PY_UASYNCIO
+#endif // MICROPY_PY_ASYNCIO
diff --git a/ports/esp32/boards/manifest.py b/ports/esp32/boards/manifest.py
index fa851b5eea..290d98c4e4 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/boards/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/esp32/boards/manifest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 freeze("$(PORT_DIR)/modules")
-include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/uasyncio")
+include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/asyncio")
 
 # Useful networking-related packages.
 require("bundle-networking")
diff --git a/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC/manifest.py b/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC/manifest.py
index ef70884624..fd9c41dc54 100644
--- a/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC/manifest.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # base modules
 include("$(PORT_DIR)/boards/manifest.py")
 
-# uasyncio
-include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/uasyncio")
+# asyncio
+include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/asyncio")
 
 # drivers
 require("ssd1306")
diff --git a/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC_1M/mpconfigboard.h b/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC_1M/mpconfigboard.h
index f811f70592..41752e692b 100644
--- a/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC_1M/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC_1M/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 
 #define MICROPY_PY_FSTRINGS             (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_REVERSE_SPECIAL_METHODS (0)
-#define MICROPY_PY_UASYNCIO             (0)
+#define MICROPY_PY_ASYNCIO              (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_CRYPTOLIB            (1)
diff --git a/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC_512K/mpconfigboard.h b/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC_512K/mpconfigboard.h
index fc933cd3eb..c29e23d5ad 100644
--- a/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC_512K/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/ports/esp8266/boards/GENERIC_512K/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #define MICROPY_PY_ALL_SPECIAL_METHODS  (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_REVERSE_SPECIAL_METHODS (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_SYS_STDIO_BUFFER     (0)
-#define MICROPY_PY_UASYNCIO             (0)
+#define MICROPY_PY_ASYNCIO              (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_RE_SUB               (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_FRAMEBUF             (0)
diff --git a/ports/mimxrt/boards/manifest.py b/ports/mimxrt/boards/manifest.py
index e4e5a236a3..d7acab3837 100644
--- a/ports/mimxrt/boards/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/mimxrt/boards/manifest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 freeze("$(PORT_DIR)/modules")
-include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/uasyncio")
+include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/asyncio")
 require("onewire")
 require("ds18x20")
 require("dht")
diff --git a/ports/nrf/modules/manifest.py b/ports/nrf/modules/manifest.py
index 6efaf62d79..7ba0f80d88 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/modules/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/nrf/modules/manifest.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 module("_mkfs.py", base_path="$(PORT_DIR)/modules/scripts", opt=3)
-include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/uasyncio")
+include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/asyncio")
diff --git a/ports/renesas-ra/boards/manifest.py b/ports/renesas-ra/boards/manifest.py
index 01699c3d6e..c650136f66 100644
--- a/ports/renesas-ra/boards/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/renesas-ra/boards/manifest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/uasyncio")
+include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/asyncio")
 require("dht")
 require("onewire")
 require("sdcard")
diff --git a/ports/rp2/boards/manifest.py b/ports/rp2/boards/manifest.py
index e62d02f308..92260f798a 100644
--- a/ports/rp2/boards/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/rp2/boards/manifest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 freeze("$(PORT_DIR)/modules")
-include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/uasyncio")
+include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/asyncio")
 require("onewire")
 require("ds18x20")
 require("dht")
diff --git a/ports/samd/mcu/samd51/manifest.py b/ports/samd/mcu/samd51/manifest.py
index 4a79f6818f..2a19a843f8 100644
--- a/ports/samd/mcu/samd51/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/samd/mcu/samd51/manifest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 include("$(PORT_DIR)/boards/manifest.py")
-include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/uasyncio")
+include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/asyncio")
 require("onewire")
 require("ds18x20")
 require("dht")
diff --git a/ports/samd/mpconfigport.h b/ports/samd/mpconfigport.h
index 8a9947468e..7bf4acb84e 100644
--- a/ports/samd/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/samd/mpconfigport.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 #define MICROPY_PY_HEAPQ                    (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_RANDOM                   (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_ZLIB                     (1)
-#define MICROPY_PY_UASYNCIO                 (1)
+#define MICROPY_PY_ASYNCIO                  (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_MACHINE_RTC              (1)
 #ifndef MICROPY_PY_MACHINE_ADC
 #define MICROPY_PY_MACHINE_ADC              (1)
diff --git a/ports/stm32/boards/NUCLEO_G474RE/mpconfigboard.h b/ports/stm32/boards/NUCLEO_G474RE/mpconfigboard.h
index 336d95c42c..e10f63da73 100644
--- a/ports/stm32/boards/NUCLEO_G474RE/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/ports/stm32/boards/NUCLEO_G474RE/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #define MICROPY_HW_HAS_SWITCH       (1)
 #define MICROPY_HW_HAS_FLASH        (0) // QSPI extflash not mounted
 
-#define MICROPY_PY_UASYNCIO         (0)
+#define MICROPY_PY_ASYNCIO          (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_ZLIB             (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_BINASCII         (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_HASHLIB          (0)
diff --git a/ports/stm32/boards/manifest.py b/ports/stm32/boards/manifest.py
index e6b77f8ab3..4f38179713 100644
--- a/ports/stm32/boards/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/stm32/boards/manifest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/uasyncio")
+include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/asyncio")
 
 require("dht")
 require("onewire")
diff --git a/ports/unix/variants/standard/manifest.py b/ports/unix/variants/standard/manifest.py
index dd521258e1..d27bf3c47f 100644
--- a/ports/unix/variants/standard/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/unix/variants/standard/manifest.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 include("$(PORT_DIR)/variants/manifest.py")
 
-include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/uasyncio")
+include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/asyncio")
diff --git a/ports/windows/msvc/sources.props b/ports/windows/msvc/sources.props
index 18d053b811..6277b74e20 100644
--- a/ports/windows/msvc/sources.props
+++ b/ports/windows/msvc/sources.props
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <PyExtModSource Include="$(PyBaseDir)extmod\machine_pinbase.c" />
     <PyExtModSource Include="$(PyBaseDir)extmod\machine_pulse.c" />
     <PyExtModSource Include="$(PyBaseDir)extmod\machine_signal.c" />
-    <PyExtModSource Include="$(PyBaseDir)extmod\moduasyncio.c" />
+    <PyExtModSource Include="$(PyBaseDir)extmod\modasyncio.c" />
     <PyExtModSource Include="$(PyBaseDir)extmod\modbinascii.c" />
     <PyExtModSource Include="$(PyBaseDir)extmod\moductypes.c" />
     <PyExtModSource Include="$(PyBaseDir)extmod\modhashlib.c" />
diff --git a/ports/windows/variants/dev/manifest.py b/ports/windows/variants/dev/manifest.py
index f65a3d35e9..d5d9cc7959 100644
--- a/ports/windows/variants/dev/manifest.py
+++ b/ports/windows/variants/dev/manifest.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 include("$(PORT_DIR)/variants/manifest.py")
-include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/uasyncio")
+include("$(MPY_DIR)/extmod/asyncio")
diff --git a/ports/windows/variants/dev/mpconfigvariant.h b/ports/windows/variants/dev/mpconfigvariant.h
index d6ce7bf36f..70a4a4d045 100644
--- a/ports/windows/variants/dev/mpconfigvariant.h
+++ b/ports/windows/variants/dev/mpconfigvariant.h
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_SLICE_INDICES       (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_SELECT                       (1)
 
-#ifndef MICROPY_PY_UASYNCIO
-#define MICROPY_PY_UASYNCIO                     (1)
+#ifndef MICROPY_PY_ASYNCIO
+#define MICROPY_PY_ASYNCIO                      (1)
 #endif
diff --git a/py/mpconfig.h b/py/mpconfig.h
index 831fd534fd..2bbe3849b0 100644
--- a/py/mpconfig.h
+++ b/py/mpconfig.h
@@ -1541,8 +1541,8 @@ typedef double mp_float_t;
 
 // Extended modules
 
-#ifndef MICROPY_PY_UASYNCIO
-#define MICROPY_PY_UASYNCIO (MICROPY_CONFIG_ROM_LEVEL_AT_LEAST_EXTRA_FEATURES)
+#ifndef MICROPY_PY_ASYNCIO
+#define MICROPY_PY_ASYNCIO (MICROPY_CONFIG_ROM_LEVEL_AT_LEAST_EXTRA_FEATURES)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef MICROPY_PY_UCTYPES