diff --git a/src/libcore/core.rc b/src/libcore/core.rc
index 72f5b528c9af..c28ad0a0282a 100644
--- a/src/libcore/core.rc
+++ b/src/libcore/core.rc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export uint, u8, u16, u32, u64;
 export float, f32, f64;
 export box, char, str, ptr, vec, bool;
 export either, option, result, iter;
-export libc, os, io, run, rand, sys, unsafe, logging, serialization;
+export libc, os, io, run, rand, sys, unsafe, logging;
 export comm, task, future;
 export extfmt;
 export tuple;
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ mod cmath;
 mod sys;
 mod unsafe;
 mod logging;
-mod serialization;
 
 // Concurrency
 mod comm;
diff --git a/src/libcore/serialization.rs b/src/libcore/serialization.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 187be90c4f55..000000000000
--- a/src/libcore/serialization.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-export serializer;
-export serializer_helpers;
-export deserializer;
-export deserializer_helpers;
-
-/*
-Core serialization interfaces.
-*/
-
-iface serializer {
-    // Primitive types:
-    fn emit_nil();
-    fn emit_uint(v: uint);
-    fn emit_u64(v: u64);
-    fn emit_u32(v: u32);
-    fn emit_u16(v: u16);
-    fn emit_u8(v: u8);
-    fn emit_int(v: int);
-    fn emit_i64(v: i64);
-    fn emit_i32(v: i32);
-    fn emit_i16(v: i16);
-    fn emit_i8(v: i8);
-    fn emit_bool(v: bool);
-    fn emit_float(v: float);
-    fn emit_f64(v: f64);
-    fn emit_f32(v: f32);
-    fn emit_str(v: str);
-
-    // Compound types:
-    fn emit_enum(name: str, f: fn());
-    fn emit_enum_variant(v_name: str, v_id: uint, sz: uint, f: fn());
-    fn emit_enum_variant_arg(idx: uint, f: fn());
-    fn emit_vec(len: uint, f: fn());
-    fn emit_vec_elt(idx: uint, f: fn());
-    fn emit_box(f: fn());
-    fn emit_uniq(f: fn());
-    fn emit_rec(f: fn());
-    fn emit_rec_field(f_name: str, f_idx: uint, f: fn());
-    fn emit_tup(sz: uint, f: fn());
-    fn emit_tup_elt(idx: uint, f: fn());
-}
-
-iface deserializer {
-    // Primitive types:
-    fn read_nil() -> ();
-
-    fn read_uint() -> uint;
-    fn read_u64() -> u64;
-    fn read_u32() -> u32;
-    fn read_u16() -> u16;
-    fn read_u8() -> u8;
-
-    fn read_int() -> int;
-    fn read_i64() -> i64;
-    fn read_i32() -> i32;
-    fn read_i16() -> i16;
-    fn read_i8() -> i8;
-
-
-    fn read_bool() -> bool;
-
-    fn read_str() -> str;
-
-    fn read_f64() -> f64;
-    fn read_f32() -> f32;
-    fn read_float() -> float;
-
-    // Compound types:
-    fn read_enum<T:copy>(name: str, f: fn() -> T) -> T;
-    fn read_enum_variant<T:copy>(f: fn(uint) -> T) -> T;
-    fn read_enum_variant_arg<T:copy>(idx: uint, f: fn() -> T) -> T;
-    fn read_vec<T:copy>(f: fn(uint) -> T) -> T;
-    fn read_vec_elt<T:copy>(idx: uint, f: fn() -> T) -> T;
-    fn read_box<T:copy>(f: fn() -> T) -> T;
-    fn read_uniq<T:copy>(f: fn() -> T) -> T;
-    fn read_rec<T:copy>(f: fn() -> T) -> T;
-    fn read_rec_field<T:copy>(f_name: str, f_idx: uint, f: fn() -> T) -> T;
-    fn read_tup<T:copy>(sz: uint, f: fn() -> T) -> T;
-    fn read_tup_elt<T:copy>(idx: uint, f: fn() -> T) -> T;
-}
-
-// ___________________________________________________________________________
-// Helper routines
-//
-// These should eventually be coded as traits.
-
-fn emit_from_vec<S: serializer, T>(s: S, v: [T], f: fn(T)) {
-    s.emit_vec(vec::len(v)) {||
-        vec::iteri(v) {|i,e|
-            s.emit_vec_elt(i) {||
-                f(e)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn read_to_vec<D: deserializer, T>(d: D, f: fn() -> T) -> [T] {
-    d.read_vec {|len|
-        vec::from_fn(len) {|i|
-            d.read_vec_elt(i) {|| f() }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl serializer_helpers<S: serializer> for S {
-    fn emit_from_vec<T>(v: [T], f: fn(T)) {
-        emit_from_vec(self, v, f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl deserializer_helpers<D: deserializer> for D {
-    fn read_to_vec<T>(f: fn() -> T) -> [T] {
-        read_to_vec(self, f)
-    }
-}
-
diff --git a/src/libcore/uint.rs b/src/libcore/uint.rs
index e466717657d5..88230bea0940 100644
--- a/src/libcore/uint.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/uint.rs
@@ -192,14 +192,6 @@ fn compl(i: uint) -> uint {
     max_value ^ i
 }
 
-fn serialize<S: serialization::serializer>(s: S, v: uint) {
-    s.emit_uint(v);
-}
-
-fn deserialize<D: serialization::deserializer>(d: D) -> uint {
-    d.read_uint()
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 
diff --git a/src/libstd/ebml.rs b/src/libstd/ebml.rs
index 203e7e12ad03..2e08b51be16b 100644
--- a/src/libstd/ebml.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/ebml.rs
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ enum ebml_serializer_tag {
     es_label // Used only when debugging
 }
 
-impl serializer of core::serialization::serializer for ebml::writer {
+impl serializer of serialization::serializer for ebml::writer {
     fn emit_nil() {}
 
     // used internally to emit things like the vector length and so on
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ fn ebml_deserializer(d: ebml::doc) -> ebml_deserializer {
     {mutable parent: d, mutable pos: d.start}
 }
 
-impl deserializer of core::serialization::deserializer for ebml_deserializer {
+impl deserializer of serialization::deserializer for ebml_deserializer {
     fn _check_label(lbl: str) {
         if self.pos < self.parent.end {
             let {tag: r_tag, doc: r_doc} =
diff --git a/src/libstd/serialization.rs b/src/libstd/serialization.rs
index c0f71d067c4d..64208c0af48e 100644
--- a/src/libstd/serialization.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/serialization.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,122 @@
-#[doc = "Support code for serialization.
-
-Deprecated in favor of core::serialization."];
+#[doc = "Support code for serialization."];
 
 use core;
-import list::list;
-import ebml::writer;
 
-import core::serialization::{serializer,deserializer};
+/*
+Core serialization interfaces.
+*/
 
-export serializer;
-export deserializer;
+iface serializer {
+    // Primitive types:
+    fn emit_nil();
+    fn emit_uint(v: uint);
+    fn emit_u64(v: u64);
+    fn emit_u32(v: u32);
+    fn emit_u16(v: u16);
+    fn emit_u8(v: u8);
+    fn emit_int(v: int);
+    fn emit_i64(v: i64);
+    fn emit_i32(v: i32);
+    fn emit_i16(v: i16);
+    fn emit_i8(v: i8);
+    fn emit_bool(v: bool);
+    fn emit_float(v: float);
+    fn emit_f64(v: f64);
+    fn emit_f32(v: f32);
+    fn emit_str(v: str);
+
+    // Compound types:
+    fn emit_enum(name: str, f: fn());
+    fn emit_enum_variant(v_name: str, v_id: uint, sz: uint, f: fn());
+    fn emit_enum_variant_arg(idx: uint, f: fn());
+    fn emit_vec(len: uint, f: fn());
+    fn emit_vec_elt(idx: uint, f: fn());
+    fn emit_box(f: fn());
+    fn emit_uniq(f: fn());
+    fn emit_rec(f: fn());
+    fn emit_rec_field(f_name: str, f_idx: uint, f: fn());
+    fn emit_tup(sz: uint, f: fn());
+    fn emit_tup_elt(idx: uint, f: fn());
+}
+
+iface deserializer {
+    // Primitive types:
+    fn read_nil() -> ();
+
+    fn read_uint() -> uint;
+    fn read_u64() -> u64;
+    fn read_u32() -> u32;
+    fn read_u16() -> u16;
+    fn read_u8() -> u8;
+
+    fn read_int() -> int;
+    fn read_i64() -> i64;
+    fn read_i32() -> i32;
+    fn read_i16() -> i16;
+    fn read_i8() -> i8;
+
+
+    fn read_bool() -> bool;
+
+    fn read_str() -> str;
+
+    fn read_f64() -> f64;
+    fn read_f32() -> f32;
+    fn read_float() -> float;
+
+    // Compound types:
+    fn read_enum<T:copy>(name: str, f: fn() -> T) -> T;
+    fn read_enum_variant<T:copy>(f: fn(uint) -> T) -> T;
+    fn read_enum_variant_arg<T:copy>(idx: uint, f: fn() -> T) -> T;
+    fn read_vec<T:copy>(f: fn(uint) -> T) -> T;
+    fn read_vec_elt<T:copy>(idx: uint, f: fn() -> T) -> T;
+    fn read_box<T:copy>(f: fn() -> T) -> T;
+    fn read_uniq<T:copy>(f: fn() -> T) -> T;
+    fn read_rec<T:copy>(f: fn() -> T) -> T;
+    fn read_rec_field<T:copy>(f_name: str, f_idx: uint, f: fn() -> T) -> T;
+    fn read_tup<T:copy>(sz: uint, f: fn() -> T) -> T;
+    fn read_tup_elt<T:copy>(idx: uint, f: fn() -> T) -> T;
+}
+
+// ___________________________________________________________________________
+// Helper routines
+//
+// In some cases, these should eventually be coded as traits.
+
+fn emit_from_vec<S: serializer, T>(s: S, v: [T], f: fn(T)) {
+    s.emit_vec(vec::len(v)) {||
+        vec::iteri(v) {|i,e|
+            s.emit_vec_elt(i) {||
+                f(e)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn read_to_vec<D: deserializer, T>(d: D, f: fn() -> T) -> [T] {
+    d.read_vec {|len|
+        vec::from_fn(len) {|i|
+            d.read_vec_elt(i) {|| f() }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl serializer_helpers<S: serializer> for S {
+    fn emit_from_vec<T>(v: [T], f: fn(T)) {
+        emit_from_vec(self, v, f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl deserializer_helpers<D: deserializer> for D {
+    fn read_to_vec<T>(f: fn() -> T) -> [T] {
+        read_to_vec(self, f)
+    }
+}
+
+fn serialize_uint<S: serializer>(s: S, v: uint) {
+    s.emit_uint(v);
+}
+
+fn deserialize_uint<D: deserializer>(d: D) -> uint {
+    d.read_uint()
+}
diff --git a/src/rustc/metadata/astencode.rs b/src/rustc/metadata/astencode.rs
index 4aea919c40f5..aa3fd0766273 100644
--- a/src/rustc/metadata/astencode.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/metadata/astencode.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import std::ebml::writer;
 import std::ebml::serializer;
 import std::ebml::deserializer;
 import std::map::hashmap;
-import serialization::serializer;
-import serialization::deserializer;
-import serialization::serializer_helpers;
-import serialization::deserializer_helpers;
+import std::serialization::serializer;
+import std::serialization::deserializer;
+import std::serialization::serializer_helpers;
+import std::serialization::deserializer_helpers;
 import std::smallintmap::map;
 import middle::trans::common::maps;
 import middle::{ty, typeck, last_use, ast_map};
@@ -295,13 +295,13 @@ impl of tr for span {
     }
 }
 
-impl serializer_helpers<S: serialization::serializer> for S {
+impl serializer_helpers<S: serializer> for S {
     fn emit_def_id(did: ast::def_id) {
         astencode_gen::serialize_syntax_ast_def_id(self, did)
     }
 }
 
-impl deserializer_helpers<D: serialization::deserializer> for D {
+impl deserializer_helpers<D: deserializer> for D {
     fn read_def_id(xcx: extended_decode_ctxt) -> ast::def_id {
         let did = astencode_gen::deserialize_syntax_ast_def_id(self);
         did.tr(xcx)
diff --git a/src/rustc/syntax/ext/auto_serialize.rs b/src/rustc/syntax/ext/auto_serialize.rs
index 1b048c262401..698b962eba7d 100644
--- a/src/rustc/syntax/ext/auto_serialize.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/syntax/ext/auto_serialize.rs
@@ -9,18 +9,13 @@ For example, a type like:
 
     type node_id = uint;
 
-would generate a companion module like:
+would generate two functions like:
 
-    mod node_id {
-        use std;
-        import std::serialization::serializer;
-        import std::serialization::deserializer;
-        fn serialize<S: serializer>(s: S, v: node_id) {
-             s.emit_uint(v);
-        }
-        fn deserializer<D: deserializer>(d: D) -> node_id {
-             d.read_uint()
-        }
+    fn serialize_node_id<S: serializer>(s: S, v: node_id) {
+        s.emit_uint(v);
+    }
+    fn deserialize_node_id<D: deserializer>(d: D) -> node_id {
+        d.read_uint()
     }
 
 Other interesting scenarios are whe the item has type parameters or
@@ -28,34 +23,29 @@ references other non-built-in types.  A type definition like:
 
     type spanned<T> = {node: T, span: span};
 
-would yield a helper module like:
+would yield functions like:
 
-    mod spanned {
-        use std;
-        import std::serialization::serializer;
-        import std::serialization::deserializer;
-        fn serialize<S: serializer,T>(s: S, t: fn(T), v: spanned<T>) {
-             s.emit_rec(2u) {||
-                 s.emit_rec_field("node", 0u) {||
-                     t(s.node);
-                 };
-                 s.emit_rec_field("span", 1u) {||
-                     span::serialize(s, s.span);
-                 };
-             }
-        }
-        fn deserializer<D: deserializer>(d: D, t: fn() -> T) -> node_id {
-             d.read_rec(2u) {||
-                 {node: d.read_rec_field("node", 0u, t),
-                  span: d.read_rec_field("span", 1u) {||span::deserialize(d)}}
-             }
-        }
+    fn serialize_spanned<S: serializer,T>(s: S, v: spanned<T>, t: fn(T)) {
+         s.emit_rec(2u) {||
+             s.emit_rec_field("node", 0u) {||
+                 t(s.node);
+             };
+             s.emit_rec_field("span", 1u) {||
+                 serialize_span(s, s.span);
+             };
+         }
+    }
+    fn deserialize_spanned<D: deserializer>(d: D, t: fn() -> T) -> node_id {
+         d.read_rec(2u) {||
+             {node: d.read_rec_field("node", 0u, t),
+              span: d.read_rec_field("span", 1u) {||deserialize_span(d)}}
+         }
     }
 
 In general, the code to serialize an instance `v` of a non-built-in
 type a::b::c<T0,...,Tn> looks like:
 
-    a::b::c::serialize(s, {|v| c_T0}, ..., {|v| c_Tn}, v)
+    a::b::serialize_c(s, {|v| c_T0}, ..., {|v| c_Tn}, v)
 
 where `c_Ti` is the code to serialize an instance `v` of the type
 `Ti`.
@@ -63,12 +53,13 @@ where `c_Ti` is the code to serialize an instance `v` of the type
 Similarly, the code to deserialize an instance of a non-built-in type
 `a::b::c<T0,...,Tn>` using the deserializer `d` looks like:
 
-    a::b::c::deserialize(d, {|| c_T0}, ..., {|| c_Tn})
+    a::b::deserialize_c(d, {|| c_T0}, ..., {|| c_Tn})
 
 where `c_Ti` is the code to deserialize an instance of `Ti` using the
 deserializer `d`.
 
-TODO--Hygiene. Search for "__" strings.
+TODO--Hygiene. Search for "__" strings.  We also assume "std" is the
+standard library.
 
 Misc notes:
 -----------
@@ -106,13 +97,12 @@ fn expand(cx: ext_ctxt,
     vec::flat_map(in_items) {|in_item|
         alt in_item.node {
           ast::item_ty(ty, tps) {
-            [filter_attrs(in_item),
-             ty_module(cx, in_item.ident, ty, tps)]
+            [filter_attrs(in_item)] + ty_fns(cx, in_item.ident, ty, tps)
           }
 
           ast::item_enum(variants, tps) {
-            [filter_attrs(in_item),
-             enum_module(cx, in_item.ident, in_item.span, variants, tps)]
+            [filter_attrs(in_item)] + enum_fns(cx, in_item.ident,
+                                               in_item.span, variants, tps)
           }
 
           _ {
@@ -128,6 +118,13 @@ fn expand(cx: ext_ctxt,
 impl helpers for ext_ctxt {
     fn next_id() -> ast::node_id { self.session().next_node_id() }
 
+    fn helper_path(base_path: @ast::path,
+                   helper_name: str) -> @ast::path {
+        let head = vec::init(base_path.node.idents);
+        let tail = vec::last(base_path.node.idents);
+        self.path(base_path.span, head + [helper_name + "_" + tail])
+    }
+
     fn path(span: span, strs: [str]) -> @ast::path {
         @{node: {global: false, idents: strs, types: []},
           span: span}
@@ -284,7 +281,7 @@ fn ser_path(cx: ext_ctxt, tps: ser_tps_map, path: @ast::path,
         cx.expr(
             path.span,
             ast::expr_path(
-                cx.path(path.span, path.node.idents + ["serialize"])));
+                cx.helper_path(path, "serialize")));
 
     let ty_args = vec::map(path.node.types) {|ty|
         let sv_stmts = ser_ty(cx, tps, ty, cx.clone(s), #ast{ __v });
@@ -466,13 +463,13 @@ fn ser_ty(cx: ext_ctxt, tps: ser_tps_map,
                             cx.at(ty.span, #ast{ __e })))));
 
         [#ast(stmt){
-            core::serialization::emit_from_vec($(s), $(v), {|__e| $(ser_e) })
+            std::serialization::emit_from_vec($(s), $(v), {|__e| $(ser_e) })
         }]
       }
     }
 }
 
-fn mk_ser_fn(cx: ext_ctxt, span: span,
+fn mk_ser_fn(cx: ext_ctxt, span: span, name: str,
              -v_ty: @ast::ty, tps: [ast::ty_param],
              f: fn(ext_ctxt, ser_tps_map, @ast::ty,
                    -@ast::expr, -@ast::expr) -> [@ast::stmt])
@@ -514,7 +511,8 @@ fn mk_ser_fn(cx: ext_ctxt, span: span,
     }
 
     let ser_bnds = @[ast::bound_iface(cx.ty_path(span,
-                                                 ["serialization",
+                                                 ["std",
+                                                  "serialization",
                                                   "serializer"]))];
 
     let ser_tps: [ast::ty_param] =
@@ -530,7 +528,7 @@ fn mk_ser_fn(cx: ext_ctxt, span: span,
     let ser_blk = cx.blk(span,
                          f(cx, tps_map, v_ty, #ast{ __s }, #ast{ __v }));
 
-    @{ident: "serialize",
+    @{ident: "serialize_" + name,
       attrs: [],
       id: cx.next_id(),
       node: ast::item_fn({inputs: ser_inputs,
@@ -554,7 +552,7 @@ fn deser_path(cx: ext_ctxt, tps: deser_tps_map, path: @ast::path,
         cx.expr(
             path.span,
             ast::expr_path(
-                cx.path(path.span, path.node.idents + ["deserialize"])));
+                cx.helper_path(path, "deserialize")));
 
     let ty_args = vec::map(path.node.types) {|ty|
         let dv_expr = deser_ty(cx, tps, ty, cx.clone(d));
@@ -667,12 +665,12 @@ fn deser_ty(cx: ext_ctxt, tps: deser_tps_map,
 
       ast::ty_vec(mt) {
         let l = deser_lambda(cx, tps, mt.ty, cx.clone(d));
-        #ast{ core::serialization::read_to_vec($(d), $(l)) }
+        #ast{ std::serialization::read_to_vec($(d), $(l)) }
       }
     }
 }
 
-fn mk_deser_fn(cx: ext_ctxt, span: span,
+fn mk_deser_fn(cx: ext_ctxt, span: span, name: str,
                -v_ty: @ast::ty, tps: [ast::ty_param],
                f: fn(ext_ctxt, deser_tps_map,
                      @ast::ty, -@ast::expr) -> @ast::expr)
@@ -709,7 +707,8 @@ fn mk_deser_fn(cx: ext_ctxt, span: span,
     }
 
     let deser_bnds = @[ast::bound_iface(cx.ty_path(span,
-                                                   ["serialization",
+                                                   ["std",
+                                                    "serialization",
                                                     "deserializer"]))];
 
     let deser_tps: [ast::ty_param] =
@@ -720,7 +719,7 @@ fn mk_deser_fn(cx: ext_ctxt, span: span,
 
     let deser_blk = cx.expr_blk(f(cx, tps_map, v_ty, #ast(expr){__d}));
 
-    @{ident: "deserialize",
+    @{ident: "deserialize_" + name,
       attrs: [],
       id: cx.next_id(),
       node: ast::item_fn({inputs: deser_inputs,
@@ -733,21 +732,14 @@ fn mk_deser_fn(cx: ext_ctxt, span: span,
       span: span}
 }
 
-fn ty_module(cx: ext_ctxt, name: str, ty: @ast::ty, tps: [ast::ty_param])
-    -> @ast::item {
+fn ty_fns(cx: ext_ctxt, name: str, ty: @ast::ty, tps: [ast::ty_param])
+    -> [@ast::item] {
 
     let span = ty.span;
-    let ser_fn = mk_ser_fn(cx, span, cx.clone_ty(ty), tps, ser_ty);
-    let deser_fn = mk_deser_fn(cx, span, cx.clone_ty(ty), tps, deser_ty);
-
-    // Return a module containing the serialization and deserialization
-    // functions:
-    @{ident: name,
-      attrs: [],
-      id: cx.next_id(),
-      node: ast::item_mod({view_items: [],
-                           items: [ser_fn, deser_fn]}),
-      span: span}
+    [
+        mk_ser_fn(cx, span, name, cx.clone_ty(ty), tps, ser_ty),
+        mk_deser_fn(cx, span, name, cx.clone_ty(ty), tps, deser_ty)
+    ]
 }
 
 fn ser_enum(cx: ext_ctxt, tps: ser_tps_map, e_name: str,
@@ -836,21 +828,14 @@ fn deser_enum(cx: ext_ctxt, tps: deser_tps_map, e_name: str,
     #ast{ $(d).read_enum($(e_name), $(read_lambda)) }
 }
 
-fn enum_module(cx: ext_ctxt, e_name: str, e_span: span,
+fn enum_fns(cx: ext_ctxt, e_name: str, e_span: span,
                variants: [ast::variant], tps: [ast::ty_param])
-    -> @ast::item {
+    -> [@ast::item] {
     let ty = cx.ty_path(e_span, [e_name]);
-    let ser_fn =
-        mk_ser_fn(cx, e_span, cx.clone_ty(ty), tps,
-                  ser_enum(_, _, e_name, e_span, variants, _, _, _));
-    let deser_fn =
-        mk_deser_fn(cx, e_span, ty, tps,
-                    deser_enum(_, _, e_name, e_span, variants, _, _));
-
-    @{ident: e_name,
-      attrs: [],
-      id: cx.next_id(),
-      node: ast::item_mod({view_items: [],
-                           items: [ser_fn, deser_fn]}),
-      span: e_span}
+    [
+        mk_ser_fn(cx, e_span, e_name, cx.clone_ty(ty), tps,
+                  ser_enum(_, _, e_name, e_span, variants, _, _, _)),
+        mk_deser_fn(cx, e_span, e_name, ty, tps,
+                    deser_enum(_, _, e_name, e_span, variants, _, _))
+    ]
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/auto_serialize.rs b/src/test/run-pass/auto_serialize.rs
index d2d7eaa5ac49..72e8cc238c20 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/auto_serialize.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/auto_serialize.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io::writer;
 import std::prettyprint::serializer;
 import std::ebml::serializer;
 import std::ebml::deserializer;
+import std::serialization::{serialize_uint, deserialize_uint};
 
 fn test_ser_and_deser<A>(a1: A,
                          expected: str,
@@ -68,31 +69,31 @@ fn main() {
                             @plus(@val(22u), @val(5u))),
                        "plus(@minus(@val(3u), @val(10u)), \
                         @plus(@val(22u), @val(5u)))",
-                       expr::serialize(_, _),
-                       expr::deserialize(_),
-                       expr::serialize(_, _));
+                       serialize_expr(_, _),
+                       deserialize_expr(_),
+                       serialize_expr(_, _));
 
     test_ser_and_deser({lo: 0u, hi: 5u, node: 22u},
                        "{lo: 0u, hi: 5u, node: 22u}",
-                       spanned_uint::serialize(_, _),
-                       spanned_uint::deserialize(_),
-                       spanned_uint::serialize(_, _));
+                       serialize_spanned_uint(_, _),
+                       deserialize_spanned_uint(_),
+                       serialize_spanned_uint(_, _));
 
     test_ser_and_deser(an_enum({v: [1u, 2u, 3u]}),
                        "an_enum({v: [1u, 2u, 3u]})",
-                       an_enum::serialize(_, _),
-                       an_enum::deserialize(_),
-                       an_enum::serialize(_, _));
+                       serialize_an_enum(_, _),
+                       deserialize_an_enum(_),
+                       serialize_an_enum(_, _));
 
     test_ser_and_deser({x: 3u, y: 5u},
                        "{x: 3u, y: 5u}",
-                       point::serialize(_, _),
-                       point::deserialize(_),
-                       point::serialize(_, _));
+                       serialize_point(_, _),
+                       deserialize_point(_),
+                       serialize_point(_, _));
 
     test_ser_and_deser([1u, 2u, 3u],
                        "[1u, 2u, 3u]",
-                       uint_vec::serialize(_, _),
-                       uint_vec::deserialize(_),
-                       uint_vec::serialize(_, _));
+                       serialize_uint_vec(_, _),
+                       deserialize_uint_vec(_),
+                       serialize_uint_vec(_, _));
 }
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