diff --git a/pandas/core/internals/__init__.py b/pandas/core/internals/__init__.py
index 7f06fb3a7788c..e12e0d7760ea7 100644
--- a/pandas/core/internals/__init__.py
+++ b/pandas/core/internals/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@
     make_block,
 )
 from pandas.core.internals.concat import concatenate_block_managers
-from pandas.core.internals.managers import BlockManager, SingleBlockManager
+from pandas.core.internals.managers import (
+    BlockManager,
+    SingleBlockManager,
+    create_block_manager_from_arrays,
+    create_block_manager_from_blocks,
+)
 
 __all__ = [
     "Block",
@@ -33,4 +38,7 @@
     "BlockManager",
     "SingleBlockManager",
     "concatenate_block_managers",
+    # those two are preserved here for downstream compatibility (GH-33892)
+    "create_block_manager_from_arrays",
+    "create_block_manager_from_blocks",
 ]