diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres.rs
index 27c12e46c55..852304dd0c6 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres.rs
@@ -229,6 +229,46 @@ impl CrateDefMap {
             self.resolve_path_fp_with_macro(db, ResolveMode::Other, original_module, path, shadow);
         (res.resolved_def, res.segment_index)
     }
+
+    // FIXME: this can use some more human-readable format (ideally, an IR
+    // even), as this should be a great debugging aid.
+    pub fn dump(&self) -> String {
+        let mut buf = String::new();
+        go(&mut buf, self, "\ncrate", self.root);
+        return buf.trim().to_string();
+
+        fn go(buf: &mut String, map: &CrateDefMap, path: &str, module: LocalModuleId) {
+            *buf += path;
+            *buf += "\n";
+
+            let mut entries: Vec<_> = map.modules[module].scope.resolutions().collect();
+            entries.sort_by_key(|(name, _)| name.clone());
+
+            for (name, def) in entries {
+                *buf += &format!("{}:", name);
+
+                if def.types.is_some() {
+                    *buf += " t";
+                }
+                if def.values.is_some() {
+                    *buf += " v";
+                }
+                if def.macros.is_some() {
+                    *buf += " m";
+                }
+                if def.is_none() {
+                    *buf += " _";
+                }
+
+                *buf += "\n";
+            }
+
+            for (name, child) in map.modules[module].children.iter() {
+                let path = path.to_string() + &format!("::{}", name);
+                go(buf, map, &path, *child);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl ModuleData {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/tests.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/tests.rs
index 78bcdc850bf..82f0f835c80 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/tests.rs
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ use insta::assert_snapshot;
 use ra_db::{fixture::WithFixture, SourceDatabase};
 use test_utils::covers;
 
-use crate::{db::DefDatabase, nameres::*, test_db::TestDB, LocalModuleId};
+use crate::{db::DefDatabase, nameres::*, test_db::TestDB};
 
 fn def_map(fixture: &str) -> String {
-    let dm = compute_crate_def_map(fixture);
-    render_crate_def_map(&dm)
+    compute_crate_def_map(fixture).dump()
 }
 
 fn compute_crate_def_map(fixture: &str) -> Arc<CrateDefMap> {
@@ -23,44 +22,6 @@ fn compute_crate_def_map(fixture: &str) -> Arc<CrateDefMap> {
     db.crate_def_map(krate)
 }
 
-fn render_crate_def_map(map: &CrateDefMap) -> String {
-    let mut buf = String::new();
-    go(&mut buf, map, "\ncrate", map.root);
-    return buf.trim().to_string();
-
-    fn go(buf: &mut String, map: &CrateDefMap, path: &str, module: LocalModuleId) {
-        *buf += path;
-        *buf += "\n";
-
-        let mut entries: Vec<_> = map.modules[module].scope.resolutions().collect();
-        entries.sort_by_key(|(name, _)| name.clone());
-
-        for (name, def) in entries {
-            *buf += &format!("{}:", name);
-
-            if def.types.is_some() {
-                *buf += " t";
-            }
-            if def.values.is_some() {
-                *buf += " v";
-            }
-            if def.macros.is_some() {
-                *buf += " m";
-            }
-            if def.is_none() {
-                *buf += " _";
-            }
-
-            *buf += "\n";
-        }
-
-        for (name, child) in map.modules[module].children.iter() {
-            let path = path.to_string() + &format!("::{}", name);
-            go(buf, map, &path, *child);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn crate_def_map_smoke_test() {
     let map = def_map(