diff --git a/src/mxalign/__init__.py b/src/mxalign/__init__.py
index 61576c3..1ce5e4f 100644
--- a/src/mxalign/__init__.py
+++ b/src/mxalign/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     "align_time",
     "align_space",
     "accessors",
-    "loaders",
     "transformations",
     "interpolations",
 ]
diff --git a/tests/test_import.py b/tests/test_import.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5873eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_import.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import importlib
+
+
+def test_import_package():
+    import mxalign  # noqa: F401
+
+
+def test_public_api_exists():
+    mxalign = importlib.import_module("mxalign")
+    for name in mxalign.__all__:
+        assert hasattr(mxalign, name), f"mxalign.__all__ lists missing name {name!r}"