diff --git a/build-support/bin/_generate_all_lockfiles_helper.py b/build-support/bin/_generate_all_lockfiles_helper.py
index 199f3a724496..cdc9d46a4286 100644
--- a/build-support/bin/_generate_all_lockfiles_helper.py
+++ b/build-support/bin/_generate_all_lockfiles_helper.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def jvm(cls, tool: type[JvmToolBase], *, backend: str | None = None) -> DefaultT
     DefaultTool.python(PyTest),
     DefaultTool.python(CoverageSubsystem),
     DefaultTool.python(TerraformHcl2Parser, backend="pants.backend.experimental.terraform"),
-    DefaultTool.python(DockerfileParser, backend="pants.backend.experimental.docker"),
+    DefaultTool.python(DockerfileParser, backend="pants.backend.docker"),
     DefaultTool.python(TwineSubsystem),
     # JVM
     DefaultTool.jvm(JUnit),
diff --git a/build-support/bin/generate_docs.py b/build-support/bin/generate_docs.py
index fe80a1a28bf9..4b5d0a21af15 100644
--- a/build-support/bin/generate_docs.py
+++ b/build-support/bin/generate_docs.py
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ def run_pants_help_all() -> dict[str, Any]:
     backends = [
         "pants.backend.awslambda.python",
         "pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.python",
+        "pants.backend.docker",
         "pants.backend.experimental.codegen.thrift.apache.python",
-        "pants.backend.experimental.docker",
         "pants.backend.experimental.docker.lint.hadolint",
         "pants.backend.experimental.go",
         "pants.backend.experimental.java",
diff --git a/pants.toml b/pants.toml
index bab0009b9466..5a928bfea25d 100644
--- a/pants.toml
+++ b/pants.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ backend_packages.add = [
   "pants.backend.shell",
   "pants.backend.shell.lint.shellcheck",
   "pants.backend.shell.lint.shfmt",
-  "pants.backend.experimental.docker",
+  "pants.backend.docker",
   "pants.backend.experimental.docker.lint.hadolint",
   "pants.backend.experimental.go",
   "pants.backend.experimental.java",
diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/docker/goals/run_image_integration_test.py b/src/python/pants/backend/docker/goals/run_image_integration_test.py
index b39925fd71df..614d62306d9b 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/docker/goals/run_image_integration_test.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/docker/goals/run_image_integration_test.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def run_pants_with_sources(sources: dict[str, str], *args: str) -> PantsResult:
     with setup_tmpdir(sources) as tmpdir:
         return run_pants(
             [
-                "--backend-packages=pants.backend.experimental.docker",
+                "--backend-packages=pants.backend.docker",
                 "--pants-ignore=__pycache__",
             ]
             + [arg.format(tmpdir=tmpdir) for arg in args]
diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/experimental/docker/register.py b/src/python/pants/backend/docker/register.py
similarity index 90%
rename from src/python/pants/backend/experimental/docker/register.py
rename to src/python/pants/backend/docker/register.py
index f7220b6826ac..9926e02d13e7 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/experimental/docker/register.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/docker/register.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021 Pants project contributors (see CONTRIBUTORS.md).
+# Copyright 2022 Pants project contributors (see CONTRIBUTORS.md).
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see LICENSE).
 
 from pants.backend.codegen import export_codegen_goal
diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/experimental/docker/BUILD b/src/python/pants/backend/experimental/docker/BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
index 760486c9dd3b..000000000000
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/experimental/docker/BUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2021 Pants project contributors (see CONTRIBUTORS.md).
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see LICENSE).
-
-python_sources()
diff --git a/src/python/pants/init/BUILD b/src/python/pants/init/BUILD
index 7020aae1dc6e..f94bb27f63e2 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/init/BUILD
+++ b/src/python/pants/init/BUILD
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ target(
     dependencies=[
         "src/python/pants/backend/awslambda/python",
         "src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/python",
+        "src/python/pants/backend/docker",
         "src/python/pants/backend/experimental/codegen/avro/java",
         "src/python/pants/backend/experimental/codegen/protobuf/java",
         "src/python/pants/backend/experimental/codegen/protobuf/scala",
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ target(
         "src/python/pants/backend/experimental/codegen/thrift/scrooge/java",
         "src/python/pants/backend/experimental/codegen/thrift/scrooge/scala",
         "src/python/pants/backend/experimental/debian",
-        "src/python/pants/backend/experimental/docker",
         "src/python/pants/backend/experimental/docker/lint/hadolint",
         "src/python/pants/backend/experimental/go",
         "src/python/pants/backend/experimental/go/lint/vet",