diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/ast.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/ast.rs
index eeac00984..b1980d754 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/ast.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/ast.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 use crate::{
     builtins::{self, PyStrRef, PyTypeRef},
-    function::FuncArgs,
     IdProtocol, ItemProtocol, PyClassImpl, PyContext, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, StaticType,
     TryFromObject, TypeProtocol, VirtualMachine,
 };
@@ -22,6 +21,56 @@ use rustpython_parser::parser;
 mod gen;
 
 
+#[pymodule]
+mod _ast {
+    use crate::{
+        builtins::PyStrRef, function::FuncArgs, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, TypeProtocol,
+        VirtualMachine,
+    };
+    #[pyattr]
+    #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "AST")]
+    #[derive(Debug, PyValue)]
+    pub(crate) struct AstNode;
+
+    #[pyimpl(flags(BASETYPE, HAS_DICT))]
+    impl AstNode {
+        #[pymethod(magic)]
+        fn init(zelf: PyObjectRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+            let obj: PyObjectRef = zelf.clone_class().into();
+            let fields = obj.get_attr("_fields", vm)?;
+            let fields = vm.extract_elements::<PyStrRef>(&fields)?;
+            let numargs = args.args.len();
+            if numargs > fields.len() {
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error(format!(
+                    "{} constructor takes at most {} positional argument{}",
+                    zelf.class().name(),
+                    fields.len(),
+                    if fields.len() == 1 { "" } else { "s" },
+                )));
+            }
+            for (name, arg) in fields.iter().zip(args.args) {
+                zelf.set_attr(name.clone(), arg, vm)?;
+            }
+            for (key, value) in args.kwargs {
+                if let Some(pos) = fields.iter().position(|f| f.as_str() == key) {
+                    if pos < numargs {
+                        return Err(vm.new_type_error(format!(
+                            "{} got multiple values for argument '{}'",
+                            zelf.class().name(),
+                            key
+                        )));
+                    }
+                }
+                zelf.set_attr(key, value, vm)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[pyattr(name = "PyCF_ONLY_AST")]
+    use super::PY_COMPILE_FLAG_AST_ONLY;
+}
+
 fn get_node_field(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: &PyObjectRef, field: &str, typ: &str) -> PyResult {
     vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), field)?.ok_or_else(|| {
         vm.new_type_error(format!("required field \"{}\" missing from {}", field, typ))
@@ -38,48 +87,6 @@ fn get_node_field_opt(
         .filter(|obj| !vm.is_none(obj)))
 }
 
-#[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "AST")]
-#[derive(Debug, PyValue)]
-pub(crate) struct AstNode;
-
-#[pyimpl(flags(BASETYPE, HAS_DICT))]
-impl AstNode {
-    #[pymethod(magic)]
-    fn init(zelf: PyObjectRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        let obj: PyObjectRef = zelf.clone_class().into();
-        let fields = obj.get_attr("_fields", vm)?;
-        let fields = vm.extract_elements::<PyStrRef>(&fields)?;
-        let numargs = args.args.len();
-        if numargs > fields.len() {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error(format!(
-                "{} constructor takes at most {} positional argument{}",
-                zelf.class().name(),
-                fields.len(),
-                if fields.len() == 1 { "" } else { "s" },
-            )));
-        }
-        for (name, arg) in fields.iter().zip(args.args) {
-            zelf.set_attr(name.clone(), arg, vm)?;
-        }
-        for (key, value) in args.kwargs {
-            if let Some(pos) = fields.iter().position(|f| f.as_str() == key) {
-                if pos < numargs {
-                    return Err(vm.new_type_error(format!(
-                        "{} got multiple values for argument '{}'",
-                        zelf.class().name(),
-                        key
-                    )));
-                }
-            }
-            zelf.set_attr(key, value, vm)?;
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-const MODULE_NAME: &str = "_ast";
-pub const PY_COMPILE_FLAG_AST_ONLY: i32 = 0x0400;
-
 trait Node: Sized {
     fn ast_to_object(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef;
     fn ast_from_object(vm: &VirtualMachine, object: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult<Self>;
@@ -276,15 +283,13 @@ pub(crate) fn compile(
     Ok(vm.new_code_object(code).into())
 }
 
-pub fn make_module(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
-    let ctx = &vm.ctx;
+// Required crate visibility for inclusion by gen.rs
+pub(crate) use _ast::AstNode;
+// Used by builtins::compile()
+pub const PY_COMPILE_FLAG_AST_ONLY: i32 = 0x0400;
 
-    let ast_base = AstNode::make_class(ctx);
-    let module = py_module!(vm, MODULE_NAME, {
-        // TODO: There's got to be a better way!
-        "AST" => ast_base,
-        "PyCF_ONLY_AST" => ctx.new_int(PY_COMPILE_FLAG_AST_ONLY),
-    });
+pub fn make_module(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
+    let module = _ast::make_module(vm);
     gen::extend_module_nodes(vm, &module);
     module
 }