diff --git a/src/ecs/systems.zig b/src/ecs/systems.zig
index 08ce1623..b380edc7 100644
--- a/src/ecs/systems.zig
+++ b/src/ecs/systems.zig
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ pub fn World(comptime mods: anytype) type {
 
     return struct {
         allocator: mem.Allocator,
-        entities: Entities(modules.components),
+        entities: Entities(NamespacedComponents(mods){}),
         mod: Mods(),
 
         const Self = @This();
 
         pub fn Mod(comptime Module: anytype) type {
             const module_tag = Module.name;
-            const State = @TypeOf(@field(@as(modules.State, undefined), @tagName(module_tag)));
-            const components = @field(modules.components, @tagName(module_tag));
+            const State = @TypeOf(@field(@as(NamespacedState(mods), undefined), @tagName(module_tag)));
+            const components = @field(NamespacedComponents(mods){}, @tagName(module_tag));
             return struct {
                 state: State,
-                entities: *Entities(modules.components),
+                entities: *Entities(NamespacedComponents(mods){}),
                 allocator: mem.Allocator,
 
                 /// Sets the named component to the specified value for the given entity,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub fn World(comptime mods: anytype) type {
         pub fn init(allocator: mem.Allocator) !Self {
             return Self{
                 .allocator = allocator,
-                .entities = try Entities(modules.components).init(allocator),
+                .entities = try Entities(NamespacedComponents(mods){}).init(allocator),
                 .mod = undefined,
             };
         }
@@ -199,3 +199,70 @@ pub fn World(comptime mods: anytype) type {
         }
     };
 }
+
+// TODO: reconsider components concept
+fn NamespacedComponents(comptime modules: anytype) type {
+    var fields: []const std.builtin.Type.StructField = &[0]std.builtin.Type.StructField{};
+    inline for (modules) |M| {
+        const components = if (@hasDecl(M, "components")) M.components else struct {};
+        fields = fields ++ [_]std.builtin.Type.StructField{.{
+            .name = @tagName(M.name),
+            .type = type,
+            .default_value = &components,
+            .is_comptime = true,
+            .alignment = @alignOf(@TypeOf(components)),
+        }};
+    }
+
+    // Builtin components
+    const entity_components = struct {
+        pub const id = EntityID;
+    };
+    fields = fields ++ [_]std.builtin.Type.StructField{.{
+        .name = "entity",
+        .type = type,
+        .default_value = &entity_components,
+        .is_comptime = true,
+        .alignment = @alignOf(@TypeOf(entity_components)),
+    }};
+
+    return @Type(.{
+        .Struct = .{
+            .layout = .Auto,
+            .is_tuple = false,
+            .fields = fields,
+            .decls = &[_]std.builtin.Type.Declaration{},
+        },
+    });
+}
+
+// TODO: reconsider state concept
+fn NamespacedState(comptime modules: anytype) type {
+    var fields: []const std.builtin.Type.StructField = &[0]std.builtin.Type.StructField{};
+    inline for (modules) |M| {
+        const state_fields = std.meta.fields(M);
+        const State = if (state_fields.len > 0) @Type(.{
+            .Struct = .{
+                .layout = .Auto,
+                .is_tuple = false,
+                .fields = state_fields,
+                .decls = &[_]std.builtin.Type.Declaration{},
+            },
+        }) else struct {};
+        fields = fields ++ [_]std.builtin.Type.StructField{.{
+            .name = @tagName(M.name),
+            .type = State,
+            .default_value = null,
+            .is_comptime = false,
+            .alignment = @alignOf(State),
+        }};
+    }
+    return @Type(.{
+        .Struct = .{
+            .layout = .Auto,
+            .is_tuple = false,
+            .fields = fields,
+            .decls = &[_]std.builtin.Type.Declaration{},
+        },
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/module.zig b/src/module.zig
index c66931f6..58bf23ea 100644
--- a/src/module.zig
+++ b/src/module.zig
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const std = @import("std");
 const testing = @import("testing.zig");
 
-// TODO: eliminate dependency on ECS here.
-const EntityID = @import("ecs/entities.zig").EntityID;
-
 /// Verifies that T matches the basic layout of a Mach module
 pub fn Module(comptime T: type) type {
     if (@typeInfo(T) != .Struct) @compileError("Module must be a struct type. Found:" ++ @typeName(T));
     if (!@hasDecl(T, "name")) @compileError("Module must have `pub const name = .foobar;`");
     if (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(T.name)) != .EnumLiteral) @compileError("Module must have `pub const name = .foobar;`, found type:" ++ @typeName(T.name));
+
+    // TODO: move this to ecs
     if (@hasDecl(T, "components")) {
         if (@typeInfo(T.components) != .Struct) @compileError("Module.components must be `pub const components = struct { ... };`, found type:" ++ @typeName(T.components));
     }
@@ -32,9 +31,6 @@ pub fn Modules(comptime mods: anytype, comptime Injectable: type) type {
         /// Comptime modules
         pub const modules = mods;
 
-        pub const components = NamespacedComponents(mods){};
-        pub const State = NamespacedState(mods);
-
         // TODO: add runtime module support
 
         pub const ModuleID = u32;
@@ -429,73 +425,6 @@ fn NamespacedModules(comptime modules: anytype) type {
     });
 }
 
-// TODO: reconsider components concept
-fn NamespacedComponents(comptime modules: anytype) type {
-    var fields: []const std.builtin.Type.StructField = &[0]std.builtin.Type.StructField{};
-    inline for (modules) |M| {
-        const components = if (@hasDecl(M, "components")) M.components else struct {};
-        fields = fields ++ [_]std.builtin.Type.StructField{.{
-            .name = @tagName(M.name),
-            .type = type,
-            .default_value = &components,
-            .is_comptime = true,
-            .alignment = @alignOf(@TypeOf(components)),
-        }};
-    }
-
-    // Builtin components
-    const entity_components = struct {
-        pub const id = EntityID;
-    };
-    fields = fields ++ [_]std.builtin.Type.StructField{.{
-        .name = "entity",
-        .type = type,
-        .default_value = &entity_components,
-        .is_comptime = true,
-        .alignment = @alignOf(@TypeOf(entity_components)),
-    }};
-
-    return @Type(.{
-        .Struct = .{
-            .layout = .Auto,
-            .is_tuple = false,
-            .fields = fields,
-            .decls = &[_]std.builtin.Type.Declaration{},
-        },
-    });
-}
-
-// TODO: reconsider state concept
-fn NamespacedState(comptime modules: anytype) type {
-    var fields: []const std.builtin.Type.StructField = &[0]std.builtin.Type.StructField{};
-    inline for (modules) |M| {
-        const state_fields = std.meta.fields(M);
-        const State = if (state_fields.len > 0) @Type(.{
-            .Struct = .{
-                .layout = .Auto,
-                .is_tuple = false,
-                .fields = state_fields,
-                .decls = &[_]std.builtin.Type.Declaration{},
-            },
-        }) else struct {};
-        fields = fields ++ [_]std.builtin.Type.StructField{.{
-            .name = @tagName(M.name),
-            .type = State,
-            .default_value = null,
-            .is_comptime = false,
-            .alignment = @alignOf(State),
-        }};
-    }
-    return @Type(.{
-        .Struct = .{
-            .layout = .Auto,
-            .is_tuple = false,
-            .fields = fields,
-            .decls = &[_]std.builtin.Type.Declaration{},
-        },
-    });
-}
-
 test {
     testing.refAllDeclsRecursive(@This());
 }
@@ -559,13 +488,6 @@ test Modules {
     testing.refAllDeclsRecursive(Physics);
     testing.refAllDeclsRecursive(Renderer);
     testing.refAllDeclsRecursive(Sprite2D);
-
-    // access namespaced components
-    try testing.expect(type, Physics.components.location).eql(@TypeOf(modules).components.engine_physics.location);
-    try testing.expect(type, Renderer.components).eql(@TypeOf(modules).components.engine_renderer);
-
-    // implicitly generated
-    _ = @TypeOf(modules).components.entity.id;
 }
 
 test EventName {