diff --git a/src/rustc/syntax/ast.rs b/src/librustsyntax/ast.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/rustc/syntax/ast.rs
rename to src/librustsyntax/ast.rs
diff --git a/src/rustc/syntax/ast_util.rs b/src/librustsyntax/ast_util.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/rustc/syntax/ast_util.rs
rename to src/librustsyntax/ast_util.rs
diff --git a/src/librustsyntax/rustsyntax.rc b/src/librustsyntax/rustsyntax.rc
index 29f908242f7..ade4b0c4d0e 100644
--- a/src/librustsyntax/rustsyntax.rc
+++ b/src/librustsyntax/rustsyntax.rc
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@
 
 #[crate_type = "lib"];
 
+use std;
+
 mod codemap;
+mod ast;
+mod ast_util;
+mod visit;
diff --git a/src/rustc/syntax/visit.rs b/src/librustsyntax/visit.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/rustc/syntax/visit.rs
rename to src/librustsyntax/visit.rs
diff --git a/src/rustc/rustc.rc b/src/rustc/rustc.rc
index e70043681be..8b63dc1f140 100644
--- a/src/rustc/rustc.rc
+++ b/src/rustc/rustc.rc
@@ -70,11 +70,7 @@ mod middle {
 
 
 mod syntax {
-    mod ast;
-    mod ast_util;
-
     mod fold;
-    mod visit;
     mod parse {
         mod lexer;
         mod parser;
diff --git a/src/rustc/syntax.rs b/src/rustc/syntax.rs
index eaa5c783777..93f807bdf9f 100644
--- a/src/rustc/syntax.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/syntax.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 import rustsyntax::codemap;
 export codemap;
 
+import rustsyntax::ast;
+export ast;
+
+import rustsyntax::ast_util;
+export ast_util;
+
+import rustsyntax::visit;
+export visit;
+
 export ast;
 export ast_util;
 export visit;