diff --git a/gix/src/remote/mod.rs b/gix/src/remote/mod.rs
index 38b1ccf27ad..a4167ca8588 100644
--- a/gix/src/remote/mod.rs
+++ b/gix/src/remote/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use std::borrow::Cow;
-
 use crate::bstr::BStr;
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 
 /// The direction of an operation carried out (or to be carried out) through a remote.
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Copy, Clone, Hash)]
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ pub enum Name<'repo> {
     Url(Cow<'repo, BStr>),
 }
 
+/// A type-definition for a sorted list of unvalidated remote names - they have been read straight from the configuration.
+pub type Names<'a> = BTreeSet<Cow<'a, BStr>>;
+
 ///
 #[allow(clippy::empty_docs)]
 pub mod name;
diff --git a/gix/src/repository/config/remote.rs b/gix/src/repository/config/remote.rs
index 3cab17e194b..0b7f69c7ffa 100644
--- a/gix/src/repository/config/remote.rs
+++ b/gix/src/repository/config/remote.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::bstr::BStr;
-use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::BTreeSet};
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use crate::config::tree::{Remote, Section};
 use crate::remote;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::remote;
 impl crate::Repository {
     /// Returns a sorted list unique of symbolic names of remotes that
     /// we deem [trustworthy][crate::open::Options::filter_config_section()].
-    pub fn remote_names(&self) -> BTreeSet<Cow<'_, BStr>> {
+    pub fn remote_names(&self) -> remote::Names<'_> {
         self.config
             .resolved
             .sections_by_name(Remote.name())