diff --git a/include/ircd/mapi.h b/include/ircd/mapi.h
index 7744e0835..9ecfab71b 100644
--- a/include/ircd/mapi.h
+++ b/include/ircd/mapi.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 namespace ircd {
 namespace mapi {
 
+struct header;
+using magic_t = uint16_t;
+using version_t = uint16_t;
 using metadata = std::map<std::string, std::string>;
 using init_function = std::function<void ()>;
 using fini_function = std::function<void ()>;
diff --git a/include/ircd/mods.h b/include/ircd/mods.h
index 453a41dda..7f776c04f 100644
--- a/include/ircd/mods.h
+++ b/include/ircd/mods.h
@@ -22,30 +22,15 @@
 #pragma once
 #define HAVE_IRCD_MODS_H
 
-namespace ircd {
-namespace mapi {
-
-using magic_t = uint16_t;
-using version_t = uint16_t;
-struct header;
-
-} // namespace mapi
-} // namespace ircd
-
 namespace ircd {
 namespace mods {
 
-using mapi::magic_t;
-using mapi::version_t;
-
 IRCD_EXCEPTION(ircd::error, error)
 IRCD_EXCEPTION(error, filesystem_error)
 IRCD_EXCEPTION(error, invalid_export)
 IRCD_EXCEPTION(error, expired_symbol)
 IRCD_EXCEPTION(error, undefined_symbol)
 
-extern struct log::log log;
-
 struct paths
 :std::vector<std::string>
 {