diff --git a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/dead_code.rs b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/dead_code.rs
index c950484cf1..0b18173ed0 100644
--- a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/dead_code.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/dead_code.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use bumpalo::collections::vec::Vec;
 use bumpalo::Bump;
 
 use super::opcodes::OpCode;
-use super::serialize::{parse_u32_or_panic, SerialBuffer, Serialize, SkipBytes};
+use super::parse::{parse_u32_or_panic, SkipBytes};
+use super::serialize::{SerialBuffer, Serialize};
 use super::CodeBuilder;
 
 /*
diff --git a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/mod.rs b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/mod.rs
index 63a2cf5468..428e682006 100644
--- a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pub mod linking;
 pub mod opcodes;
 pub mod sections;
 pub mod serialize;
+pub mod parse;
 
 use bumpalo::{collections::Vec, Bump};
 pub use code_builder::{Align, CodeBuilder, LocalId, ValueType, VmSymbolState};
diff --git a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/opcodes.rs b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/opcodes.rs
index 04f779dfbf..059912b78b 100644
--- a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/opcodes.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/opcodes.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use roc_error_macros::internal_error;
 
-use super::serialize::{parse_u32_or_panic, SkipBytes};
+use super::parse::{parse_u32_or_panic, SkipBytes};
 
 #[repr(u8)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
diff --git a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/parse.rs b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/parse.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2185e2477a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/parse.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use super::serialize::MAX_SIZE_ENCODED_U32;
+use bumpalo::Bump;
+use roc_error_macros::internal_error;
+
+/// Skip over serialized bytes for a type
+/// This may, or may not, require looking at the byte values
+pub trait SkipBytes {
+    fn skip_bytes(bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize);
+}
+
+/// Decode an unsigned 32-bit integer from the provided buffer in LEB-128 format
+/// Return the integer itself and the offset after it ends
+pub fn decode_u32(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(u32, usize), String> {
+    let mut value = 0;
+    let mut shift = 0;
+    for (i, byte) in bytes.iter().take(MAX_SIZE_ENCODED_U32).enumerate() {
+        value += ((byte & 0x7f) as u32) << shift;
+        if (byte & 0x80) == 0 {
+            return Ok((value, i + 1));
+        }
+        shift += 7;
+    }
+    Err(format!(
+        "Failed to decode u32 as LEB-128 from bytes: {:2x?}",
+        std::vec::Vec::from_iter(bytes.iter().take(MAX_SIZE_ENCODED_U32))
+    ))
+}
+
+pub fn parse_u32_or_panic(bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize) -> u32 {
+    let (value, len) = decode_u32(&bytes[*cursor..]).unwrap_or_else(|e| internal_error!("{}", e));
+    *cursor += len;
+    value
+}
+
+pub fn parse_string_bytes<'a>(arena: &'a Bump, bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize) -> &'a [u8] {
+    let len = parse_u32_or_panic(bytes, cursor);
+    let end = *cursor + len as usize;
+    let bytes: &[u8] = &bytes[*cursor..end];
+    let copy = arena.alloc_slice_copy(bytes);
+    *cursor = end;
+    copy
+}
+
+impl SkipBytes for u32 {
+    fn skip_bytes(bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize) {
+        const MAX_LEN: usize = 5;
+        for (i, byte) in bytes.iter().enumerate().skip(*cursor).take(MAX_LEN) {
+            if byte & 0x80 == 0 {
+                *cursor = i + 1;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        internal_error!("Invalid LEB encoding");
+    }
+}
+
+impl SkipBytes for u64 {
+    fn skip_bytes(bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize) {
+        const MAX_LEN: usize = 10;
+        for (i, byte) in bytes.iter().enumerate().skip(*cursor).take(MAX_LEN) {
+            if byte & 0x80 == 0 {
+                *cursor = i + 1;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        internal_error!("Invalid LEB encoding");
+    }
+}
+
+impl SkipBytes for u8 {
+    fn skip_bytes(_bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize) {
+        *cursor += 1;
+    }
+}
+
+/// Note: This is just for skipping over Wasm bytes. We don't actually care about String vs str!
+impl SkipBytes for String {
+    fn skip_bytes(bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize) {
+        let len = parse_u32_or_panic(bytes, cursor);
+
+        if false {
+            let str_bytes = &bytes[*cursor..(*cursor + len as usize)];
+            println!(
+                "Skipping string {:?}",
+                std::str::from_utf8(str_bytes).unwrap()
+            );
+        }
+
+        *cursor += len as usize;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/sections.rs b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/sections.rs
index 8a4dc106a1..ac33ce12df 100644
--- a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/sections.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/sections.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ use super::dead_code::{
 };
 use super::linking::RelocationEntry;
 use super::opcodes::OpCode;
-use super::serialize::{
-    parse_string_bytes, parse_u32_or_panic, SerialBuffer, Serialize, SkipBytes,
-    MAX_SIZE_ENCODED_U32,
-};
+use super::parse::{parse_string_bytes, parse_u32_or_panic, SkipBytes};
+use super::serialize::{SerialBuffer, Serialize, MAX_SIZE_ENCODED_U32};
 use super::{CodeBuilder, ValueType};
 
 /*******************************************************************
diff --git a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/serialize.rs b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/serialize.rs
index fc59a69d37..1531447dc3 100644
--- a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/serialize.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/wasm_module/serialize.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use std::{fmt::Debug, iter::FromIterator};
-
-use bumpalo::{collections::vec::Vec, Bump};
-use roc_error_macros::internal_error;
+use bumpalo::collections::vec::Vec;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 /// In the WebAssembly binary format, all integers are variable-length encoded (using LEB-128)
 /// A small value like 3 or 100 is encoded as 1 byte. The value 128 needs 2 bytes, etc.
@@ -238,97 +236,10 @@ impl<'a> SerialBuffer for Vec<'a, u8> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Decode an unsigned 32-bit integer from the provided buffer in LEB-128 format
-/// Return the integer itself and the offset after it ends
-pub fn decode_u32(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(u32, usize), String> {
-    let mut value = 0;
-    let mut shift = 0;
-    for (i, byte) in bytes.iter().take(MAX_SIZE_ENCODED_U32).enumerate() {
-        value += ((byte & 0x7f) as u32) << shift;
-        if (byte & 0x80) == 0 {
-            return Ok((value, i + 1));
-        }
-        shift += 7;
-    }
-    Err(format!(
-        "Failed to decode u32 as LEB-128 from bytes: {:2x?}",
-        std::vec::Vec::from_iter(bytes.iter().take(MAX_SIZE_ENCODED_U32))
-    ))
-}
-
-pub fn parse_u32_or_panic(bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize) -> u32 {
-    let (value, len) = decode_u32(&bytes[*cursor..]).unwrap_or_else(|e| internal_error!("{}", e));
-    *cursor += len;
-    value
-}
-
-pub fn parse_string_bytes<'a>(arena: &'a Bump, bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize) -> &'a [u8] {
-    let len = parse_u32_or_panic(bytes, cursor);
-    let end = *cursor + len as usize;
-    let bytes: &[u8] = &bytes[*cursor..end];
-    let copy = arena.alloc_slice_copy(bytes);
-    *cursor = end;
-    copy
-}
-
-/// Skip over serialized bytes for a type
-/// This may, or may not, require looking at the byte values
-pub trait SkipBytes {
-    fn skip_bytes(bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize);
-}
-
-impl SkipBytes for u32 {
-    fn skip_bytes(bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize) {
-        const MAX_LEN: usize = 5;
-        for (i, byte) in bytes.iter().enumerate().skip(*cursor).take(MAX_LEN) {
-            if byte & 0x80 == 0 {
-                *cursor = i + 1;
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-        internal_error!("Invalid LEB encoding");
-    }
-}
-
-impl SkipBytes for u64 {
-    fn skip_bytes(bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize) {
-        const MAX_LEN: usize = 10;
-        for (i, byte) in bytes.iter().enumerate().skip(*cursor).take(MAX_LEN) {
-            if byte & 0x80 == 0 {
-                *cursor = i + 1;
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-        internal_error!("Invalid LEB encoding");
-    }
-}
-
-impl SkipBytes for u8 {
-    fn skip_bytes(_bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize) {
-        *cursor += 1;
-    }
-}
-
-/// Note: This is just for skipping over Wasm bytes. We don't actually care about String vs str!
-impl SkipBytes for String {
-    fn skip_bytes(bytes: &[u8], cursor: &mut usize) {
-        let len = parse_u32_or_panic(bytes, cursor);
-
-        if false {
-            let str_bytes = &bytes[*cursor..(*cursor + len as usize)];
-            println!(
-                "Skipping string {:?}",
-                std::str::from_utf8(str_bytes).unwrap()
-            );
-        }
-
-        *cursor += len as usize;
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use crate::wasm_module::parse::{decode_u32, parse_u32_or_panic};
     use bumpalo::{self, collections::Vec, Bump};
 
     fn help_u32(arena: &Bump, value: u32) -> Vec<'_, u8> {