diff --git a/crates/servicepoint/src/bitmap.rs b/crates/servicepoint/src/bitmap.rs
index 657e155..d7d7a77 100644
--- a/crates/servicepoint/src/bitmap.rs
+++ b/crates/servicepoint/src/bitmap.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ use bitvec::order::Msb0;
 use bitvec::prelude::BitSlice;
 use bitvec::slice::IterMut;
 
-use crate::{BitVec, DataRef, Grid, SpBitVec, PIXEL_HEIGHT, PIXEL_WIDTH};
+use crate::{BitVec, DataRef, Grid, PIXEL_HEIGHT, PIXEL_WIDTH};
 
 /// A grid of pixels stored in packed bytes.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Bitmap {
     width: usize,
     height: usize,
-    bit_vec: SpBitVec,
+    bit_vec: BitVec,
 }
 
 impl Bitmap {
diff --git a/crates/servicepoint/src/command.rs b/crates/servicepoint/src/command.rs
index eead79d..8d42530 100644
--- a/crates/servicepoint/src/command.rs
+++ b/crates/servicepoint/src/command.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-use bitvec::prelude::BitVec;
-
 use crate::{
     command_code::CommandCode,
     compression::into_decompressed,
     packet::{Header, Packet},
     Bitmap, Brightness, BrightnessGrid, CompressionCode, Cp437Grid, Origin,
-    Pixels, PrimitiveGrid, SpBitVec, Tiles, TILE_SIZE,
+    Pixels, PrimitiveGrid, BitVec, Tiles, TILE_SIZE,
 };
 
 /// Type alias for documenting the meaning of the u16 in enum values
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ pub enum Command {
     /// once the starting row is full, overwriting will continue on column 0.
     ///
     /// The contained [BitVec] is always uncompressed.
-    BitmapLinear(Offset, SpBitVec, CompressionCode),
+    BitmapLinear(Offset, BitVec, CompressionCode),
 
     /// Set pixel data according to an and-mask starting at the offset.
     ///
@@ -152,7 +150,7 @@ pub enum Command {
     /// once the starting row is full, overwriting will continue on column 0.
     ///
     /// The contained [BitVec] is always uncompressed.
-    BitmapLinearAnd(Offset, SpBitVec, CompressionCode),
+    BitmapLinearAnd(Offset, BitVec, CompressionCode),
 
     /// Set pixel data according to an or-mask starting at the offset.
     ///
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ pub enum Command {
     /// once the starting row is full, overwriting will continue on column 0.
     ///
     /// The contained [BitVec] is always uncompressed.
-    BitmapLinearOr(Offset, SpBitVec, CompressionCode),
+    BitmapLinearOr(Offset, BitVec, CompressionCode),
 
     /// Set pixel data according to a xor-mask starting at the offset.
     ///
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ pub enum Command {
     /// once the starting row is full, overwriting will continue on column 0.
     ///
     /// The contained [BitVec] is always uncompressed.
-    BitmapLinearXor(Offset, SpBitVec, CompressionCode),
+    BitmapLinearXor(Offset, BitVec, CompressionCode),
 
     /// Kills the udp daemon on the display, which usually results in a restart.
     ///
@@ -374,7 +372,7 @@ impl Command {
     /// Helper method for Packets into `BitmapLinear*`-Commands
     fn packet_into_linear_bitmap(
         packet: Packet,
-    ) -> Result<(SpBitVec, CompressionCode), TryFromPacketError> {
+    ) -> Result<(BitVec, CompressionCode), TryFromPacketError> {
         let Packet {
             header:
                 Header {
diff --git a/crates/servicepoint/src/lib.rs b/crates/servicepoint/src/lib.rs
index 39b4077..3c1fc02 100644
--- a/crates/servicepoint/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/servicepoint/src/lib.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 pub use bitvec;
-use bitvec::prelude::{BitVec, Msb0};
 
 pub use crate::bitmap::Bitmap;
 pub use crate::brightness::{Brightness, BrightnessGrid};
@@ -51,7 +50,8 @@ pub use crate::grid::Grid;
 pub use crate::origin::{Origin, Pixels, Tiles};
 pub use crate::primitive_grid::PrimitiveGrid;
 
-type SpBitVec = BitVec<u8, Msb0>;
+/// An alias for the specific type of [bitvec::prelude::BitVec] used.
+pub type BitVec = bitvec::prelude::BitVec<u8, bitvec::prelude::Msb0>;
 
 mod bitmap;
 mod brightness;