diff --git a/ast.cpp b/ast.cpp
index 9919840..1ebb2ec 100644
--- a/ast.cpp
+++ b/ast.cpp
@@ -566,20 +566,6 @@ ast_module_namespace(Token *pos, Ast_Module *module, Intern_String name){
   return result;
 }
 
-function Ast_Module *
-ast_module(Token *pos, Intern_String filename){
-  AST_NEW(Module, MODULE, pos, 0);
-  result->parent_scope = 0;
-  result->kind = AST_MODULE;
-  result->name  = filename;
-  result->module = result;
-  result->file = result;
-  result->all_loaded_files = {pctx->heap};
-  result->implicit_imports = {pctx->heap};
-  result->decls            = {pctx->heap};
-  return result;
-}
-
 function Ast_Builtin *
 ast_runtime_assert(Token *pos, Ast_Expr *expr, Intern_String message){
   AST_NEW(Builtin, RUNTIME_ASSERT, pos, AST_EXPR);
diff --git a/c_language_codegen.cpp b/c_language_codegen.cpp
index e41360d..7028283 100644
--- a/c_language_codegen.cpp
+++ b/c_language_codegen.cpp
@@ -794,8 +794,16 @@ add_module(Token *pos, Intern_String filename){
   }
 
   log_info("Adding module: %Q\n", filename);
-  Ast_Module *result = ast_module(pos, filename);
-  register_ast_file(pos, result->name, result, true);
+  Ast_Module *result       = ast_new(Ast_Module, AST_MODULE, pos, 0);
+  result->name             = filename;
+  result->module           = result; // @warning: self referential
+  result->file             = result; // @warning: self referential
+  result->all_loaded_files = {pctx->heap};
+  result->implicit_imports = {pctx->heap};
+  result->decls            = {pctx->heap};
+  result->parent_scope     = 0;
+
+  register_ast_file(pos, result->name, result, GLOBAL_IMPLICIT_LOAD);
   pctx->modules.add(result);
   return result;
 }