diff --git a/codeGenCpu6502/simulator.iml b/codeGenCpu6502/simulator.iml
deleted file mode 100644
index 245d3429f..000000000
--- a/codeGenCpu6502/simulator.iml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
-  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
-    <exclude-output />
-    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
-      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
-    </content>
-    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
-    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
-    <orderEntry type="library" name="KotlinJavaRuntime" level="project" />
-  </component>
-</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/codeGenExperimental6502/build.gradle b/codeGenExperimental6502/build.gradle
index b0eb3c62c..e84ca1b99 100644
--- a/codeGenExperimental6502/build.gradle
+++ b/codeGenExperimental6502/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ compileTestKotlin {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':compilerInterfaces')
-    implementation project(':compilerAst')
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8"
     // implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect"
     implementation "com.michael-bull.kotlin-result:kotlin-result-jvm:1.1.14"
diff --git a/codeGenExperimental6502/codeGenExperimental6502.iml b/codeGenExperimental6502/codeGenExperimental6502.iml
index f04990594..6412199dc 100644
--- a/codeGenExperimental6502/codeGenExperimental6502.iml
+++ b/codeGenExperimental6502/codeGenExperimental6502.iml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="KotlinJavaRuntime" level="project" />
-    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="compilerAst" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="compilerInterfaces" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="michael.bull.kotlin.result.jvm" level="project" />
   </component>
diff --git a/codeGenExperimental6502/src/prog8/codegen/experimental6502/AsmGen.kt b/codeGenExperimental6502/src/prog8/codegen/experimental6502/AsmGen.kt
index 5e68097a6..a9a02e68a 100644
--- a/codeGenExperimental6502/src/prog8/codegen/experimental6502/AsmGen.kt
+++ b/codeGenExperimental6502/src/prog8/codegen/experimental6502/AsmGen.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package prog8.codegen.experimental6502
 
-import prog8.ast.Program
 import prog8.compilerinterface.*
+import prog8.compilerinterface.intermediate.PtProgram
 
-class AsmGen(internal val program: Program,
+class AsmGen(internal val program: PtProgram,
              internal val errors: IErrorReporter,
              internal val symbolTable: SymbolTable,
              internal val options: CompilationOptions): IAssemblyGenerator {
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ class AsmGen(internal val program: Program,
 
         symbolTable.print()
         symbolTable.flat.forEach { println(it) }
-
-        // TODO temporary location to do this:
-        val intermediateAst = IntermediateAstMaker(program).transform()
-        intermediateAst.print()
+        program.print()
 
         println("..todo: create assembly code into ${options.outputDir.toAbsolutePath()}..")
         return AssemblyProgram("dummy")
diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/Compiler.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/Compiler.kt
index f5892855b..2650b1045 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/Compiler.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/Compiler.kt
@@ -398,8 +398,12 @@ internal fun asmGeneratorFor(program: Program,
                              options: CompilationOptions): IAssemblyGenerator
 {
     if(options.experimentalCodegen) {
-        if (options.compTarget.machine.cpu in arrayOf(CpuType.CPU6502, CpuType.CPU65c02))
-            return prog8.codegen.experimental6502.AsmGen(program, errors, symbolTable, options)
+        if (options.compTarget.machine.cpu in arrayOf(CpuType.CPU6502, CpuType.CPU65c02)) {
+
+            // TODO for now, only use the new Intermediary Ast for this experimental codegen:
+            val intermediateAst = IntermediateAstMaker(program).transform()
+            return prog8.codegen.experimental6502.AsmGen(intermediateAst, errors, symbolTable, options)
+        }
     } else {
         if (options.compTarget.machine.cpu in arrayOf(CpuType.CPU6502, CpuType.CPU65c02))
             return prog8.codegen.cpu6502.AsmGen(program, errors, symbolTable, options)
diff --git a/codeGenExperimental6502/src/prog8/codegen/experimental6502/IntermediateAstMaker.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/IntermediateAstMaker.kt
similarity index 99%
rename from codeGenExperimental6502/src/prog8/codegen/experimental6502/IntermediateAstMaker.kt
rename to compiler/src/prog8/compiler/IntermediateAstMaker.kt
index e5f8290b8..59dedfbfc 100644
--- a/codeGenExperimental6502/src/prog8/codegen/experimental6502/IntermediateAstMaker.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/IntermediateAstMaker.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-package prog8.codegen.experimental6502
+package prog8.compiler
 
-import prog8.ast.Module
 import prog8.ast.Program
+import prog8.ast.Module
 import prog8.ast.base.FatalAstException
-import prog8.ast.expressions.*
 import prog8.ast.statements.*
+import prog8.ast.expressions.*
 import prog8.compilerinterface.VarDeclType
 import prog8.compilerinterface.intermediate.*
 
@@ -414,4 +414,4 @@ class IntermediateAstMaker(val srcProgram: Program) {
         cast.add(transformExpression(srcCast.expression))
         return cast
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/test/ast/TestIntermediateAst.kt b/compiler/test/ast/TestIntermediateAst.kt
index 7b982506c..015320ac5 100644
--- a/compiler/test/ast/TestIntermediateAst.kt
+++ b/compiler/test/ast/TestIntermediateAst.kt
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import io.kotest.assertions.fail
 import io.kotest.core.spec.style.FunSpec
 import io.kotest.matchers.ints.shouldBeGreaterThan
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
-import prog8.codegen.experimental6502.IntermediateAstMaker
 import prog8.codegen.target.C64Target
+import prog8.compiler.IntermediateAstMaker
 import prog8.compilerinterface.intermediate.PtVariable
 import prog8tests.helpers.compileText