diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/adt.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/adt.rs
index d16b3a1cce..97424b39e0 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/adt.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/adt.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use hir_def::{name::AsName, type_ref::TypeRef};
+use hir_def::type_ref::TypeRef;
+use hir_expand::name::AsName;
 use ra_arena::{impl_arena_id, Arena, RawId};
 use ra_syntax::ast::{self, NameOwner, StructKind, TypeAscriptionOwner};
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
index d865c972e3..a6ce23dd10 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ pub(crate) mod docs;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use hir_def::{
-    name::{
-        self, AsName, BOOL, CHAR, F32, F64, I128, I16, I32, I64, I8, ISIZE, SELF_TYPE, STR, U128,
-        U16, U32, U64, U8, USIZE,
-    },
     type_ref::{Mutability, TypeRef},
     CrateModuleId, ModuleId,
 };
+use hir_expand::name::{
+    self, AsName, BOOL, CHAR, F32, F64, I128, I16, I32, I64, I8, ISIZE, SELF_TYPE, STR, U128, U16,
+    U32, U64, U8, USIZE,
+};
 use ra_db::{CrateId, Edition};
 use ra_syntax::ast::{self, NameOwner, TypeAscriptionOwner};
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/expr/lower.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/expr/lower.rs
index 575d78198c..241ad68fd8 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/expr/lower.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/expr/lower.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 //! FIXME: write short doc here
 
-use hir_def::{
-    hygiene::Hygiene,
-    name::{self, AsName, Name},
-    path::GenericArgs,
-    type_ref::TypeRef,
-};
+use hir_def::{hygiene::Hygiene, path::GenericArgs, type_ref::TypeRef};
+use hir_expand::name::{self, AsName, Name};
 use ra_arena::Arena;
 use ra_syntax::{
     ast::{
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/from_source.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/from_source.rs
index b9fbaa367f..a9de014553 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/from_source.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/from_source.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! FIXME: write short doc here
 
-use hir_def::name::AsName;
+use hir_expand::name::AsName;
 use ra_syntax::ast::{self, AstNode, NameOwner};
 
 use crate::{
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/generics.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/generics.rs
index 9d5d185648..52e1fbf294 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/generics.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/generics.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use hir_def::{
-    name::{self, AsName},
     path::Path,
     type_ref::{TypeBound, TypeRef},
 };
+use hir_expand::name::{self, AsName};
 use ra_syntax::ast::{self, DefaultTypeParamOwner, NameOwner, TypeBoundsOwner, TypeParamsOwner};
 
 use crate::{
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/lib.rs
index 989818c0e9..603b0c3dc3 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/lib.rs
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ pub use crate::{
 };
 
 pub use hir_def::{
-    name::Name,
     path::{Path, PathKind},
     type_ref::Mutability,
 };
-pub use hir_expand::either::Either;
+pub use hir_expand::{either::Either, name::Name};
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/nameres/collector.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/nameres/collector.rs
index 2f342870b1..e2e13805ac 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/nameres/collector.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/nameres/collector.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! FIXME: write short doc here
 
-use hir_def::{attr::Attr, name, nameres::raw};
+use hir_def::{attr::Attr, nameres::raw};
+use hir_expand::name;
 use ra_cfg::CfgOptions;
 use ra_db::FileId;
 use ra_syntax::{ast, SmolStr};
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/resolve.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/resolve.rs
index 2a783b61e3..f77c9df9f0 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/resolve.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/resolve.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use hir_def::{
-    name::{self, Name},
     path::{Path, PathKind},
     CrateModuleId,
 };
+use hir_expand::name::{self, Name};
 use rustc_hash::FxHashSet;
 
 use crate::{
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs
index 544433a0ab..01f51ba5d4 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 //! purely for "IDE needs".
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use hir_def::{name::AsName, path::known};
+use hir_def::path::known;
+use hir_expand::name::AsName;
 use ra_db::FileId;
 use ra_syntax::{
     ast::{self, AstNode},
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/traits.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/traits.rs
index 514c813ab1..1a45dacba9 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/traits.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use hir_def::name::AsName;
+use hir_expand::name::AsName;
+
 use ra_syntax::ast::{self, NameOwner};
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/autoderef.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/autoderef.rs
index 03c45546d2..3645ee831c 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/autoderef.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/autoderef.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 use std::iter::successors;
 
-use hir_def::name;
+use hir_expand::name;
 use log::{info, warn};
 
 use super::{traits::Solution, Canonical, Substs, Ty, TypeWalk};
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/infer.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/infer.rs
index 7466ee3413..6694467a36 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/infer.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/infer.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ use ena::unify::{InPlaceUnificationTable, NoError, UnifyKey, UnifyValue};
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 
 use hir_def::{
-    name,
     path::known,
     type_ref::{Mutability, TypeRef},
 };
+use hir_expand::name;
 use ra_arena::map::ArenaMap;
 use ra_prof::profile;
 use test_utils::tested_by;
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/infer/expr.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/infer/expr.rs
index bc6437b448..fed52df39c 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/infer/expr.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/infer/expr.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 use std::iter::{repeat, repeat_with};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use hir_def::{
-    name,
-    path::{GenericArg, GenericArgs},
-};
+use hir_def::path::{GenericArg, GenericArgs};
+use hir_expand::name;
 
 use super::{BindingMode, Expectation, InferenceContext, InferenceDiagnostic, TypeMismatch};
 use crate::{
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/traits/chalk.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/traits/chalk.rs
index 2dd4c2fae5..39ef921827 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/traits/chalk.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/traits/chalk.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ use chalk_ir::{
 };
 use chalk_rust_ir::{AssociatedTyDatum, ImplDatum, StructDatum, TraitDatum};
 
-use hir_def::name;
+use hir_expand::name;
+
 use ra_db::salsa::{InternId, InternKey};
 
 use super::{Canonical, ChalkContext, Impl, Obligation};
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/type_alias.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/type_alias.rs
index 87126ee7f4..078e6295ea 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/type_alias.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/type_alias.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use hir_def::{
-    name::{AsName, Name},
-    type_ref::TypeRef,
-};
+use hir_def::type_ref::TypeRef;
+use hir_expand::name::{AsName, Name};
+
 use ra_syntax::ast::NameOwner;
 
 use crate::{
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/hygiene.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/hygiene.rs
index f51c46fcb8..94de2c57c2 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/hygiene.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/hygiene.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 //! this moment, this is horribly incomplete and handles only `$crate`.
 // Should this be moved to `hir_expand`? Seems like it.
 
-use hir_expand::either::Either;
-use hir_expand::{db::AstDatabase, HirFileId};
+use hir_expand::{
+    db::AstDatabase,
+    either::Either,
+    name::{AsName, Name},
+    HirFileId,
+};
 use ra_db::CrateId;
 use ra_syntax::ast;
 
-use crate::name::{AsName, Name};
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Hygiene {
     // This is what `$crate` expands to
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/lib.rs
index 0de728dc1a..5135dda56a 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 pub mod db;
 pub mod attr;
-pub mod name;
 pub mod path;
 pub mod type_ref;
 pub mod hygiene;
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/raw.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/raw.rs
index f1896c0cc0..56831e409f 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/raw.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/raw.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 
 use std::{ops::Index, sync::Arc};
 
-use hir_expand::{ast_id_map::AstIdMap, db::AstDatabase, either::Either};
+use hir_expand::{
+    ast_id_map::AstIdMap,
+    db::AstDatabase,
+    either::Either,
+    name::{AsName, Name},
+};
 use ra_arena::{impl_arena_id, map::ArenaMap, Arena, RawId};
 use ra_syntax::{
     ast::{self, AttrsOwner, NameOwner},
@@ -10,12 +15,8 @@ use ra_syntax::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    attr::Attr,
-    db::DefDatabase2,
-    hygiene::Hygiene,
-    name::{AsName, Name},
-    path::Path,
-    FileAstId, HirFileId, ModuleSource, Source,
+    attr::Attr, db::DefDatabase2, hygiene::Hygiene, path::Path, FileAstId, HirFileId, ModuleSource,
+    Source,
 };
 
 /// `RawItems` is a set of top-level items in a file (except for impls).
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/path.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/path.rs
index 8d57e77616..d0b842a6b1 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/path.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/path.rs
@@ -2,19 +2,17 @@
 
 use std::{iter, sync::Arc};
 
-use hir_expand::either::Either;
+use hir_expand::{
+    either::Either,
+    name::{self, AsName, Name},
+};
 use ra_db::CrateId;
 use ra_syntax::{
     ast::{self, NameOwner, TypeAscriptionOwner},
     AstNode,
 };
 
-use crate::{
-    hygiene::Hygiene,
-    name::{self, AsName, Name},
-    type_ref::TypeRef,
-    Source,
-};
+use crate::{hygiene::Hygiene, type_ref::TypeRef, Source};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct Path {
@@ -392,8 +390,9 @@ fn convert_path(prefix: Option<Path>, path: ast::Path, hygiene: &Hygiene) -> Opt
 }
 
 pub mod known {
+    use hir_expand::name;
+
     use super::{Path, PathKind};
-    use crate::name;
 
     pub fn std_iter_into_iterator() -> Path {
         Path::from_simple_segments(
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/lib.rs
index 6359b2b4d9..cf28de3d8c 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 pub mod db;
 pub mod ast_id_map;
 pub mod either;
+pub mod name;
 
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/name.rs b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/name.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/ra_hir_def/src/name.rs
rename to crates/ra_hir_expand/src/name.rs