diff --git a/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/IStringEncoding.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/IStringEncoding.kt
similarity index 88%
rename from compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/IStringEncoding.kt
rename to compiler/src/prog8/compiler/IStringEncoding.kt
index 8296d2988..a69e9ba62 100644
--- a/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/IStringEncoding.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/IStringEncoding.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package prog8.ast
+package prog8.compiler
 
 interface IStringEncoding {
     fun encodeString(str: String, altEncoding: Boolean): List<Short>
diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstExtensions.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstExtensions.kt
index 3eb3760a6..8f9ed35fe 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstExtensions.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstExtensions.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package prog8.compiler.astprocessing
 
-import prog8.ast.IStringEncoding
+import prog8.compiler.IStringEncoding
 import prog8.ast.Node
 import prog8.ast.Program
 import prog8.ast.base.DataType
diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/ICompilationTarget.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/ICompilationTarget.kt
index 6f71ccd3c..d232f89f9 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/ICompilationTarget.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/ICompilationTarget.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package prog8.compiler.target
 
 import prog8.ast.IMemSizer
-import prog8.ast.IStringEncoding
+import prog8.compiler.IStringEncoding
 import prog8.ast.Program
 import prog8.ast.base.*
 import prog8.ast.expressions.IdentifierReference