diff --git a/components/compositing/compositor.rs b/components/compositing/compositor.rs
index 61bc6bbd5b1..0b78e688728 100644
--- a/components/compositing/compositor.rs
+++ b/components/compositing/compositor.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 use AnimationTickType;
+use CompositionPipeline;
 use CompositorMsg as ConstellationMsg;
 use SendableFrameTree;
 use app_units::Au;
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ use msg::constellation_msg::{Image, PixelFormat};
 use msg::constellation_msg::{Key, KeyModifiers, KeyState, LoadData};
 use msg::constellation_msg::{NavigationDirection, PipelineId, PipelineIndex, PipelineNamespaceId};
 use msg::constellation_msg::{WindowSizeData, WindowSizeType};
-use pipeline::CompositionPipeline;
 use profile_traits::mem::{self, ReportKind, Reporter, ReporterRequest};
 use profile_traits::time::{self, ProfilerCategory, profile};
 use script_traits::CompositorEvent::{MouseMoveEvent, MouseButtonEvent, TouchEvent};
diff --git a/components/compositing/lib.rs b/components/compositing/lib.rs
index b4677cc20f6..0883e68d9ae 100644
--- a/components/compositing/lib.rs
+++ b/components/compositing/lib.rs
@@ -43,13 +43,16 @@ extern crate webrender_traits;
 
 pub use compositor_thread::{CompositorEventListener, CompositorProxy, CompositorThread};
 use euclid::size::{Size2D, TypedSize2D};
+use gfx::paint_thread::ChromeToPaintMsg;
 use gfx_traits::Epoch;
 use ipc_channel::ipc::{IpcSender};
+use layout_traits::LayoutControlChan;
 use msg::constellation_msg::{FrameId, Key, KeyState, KeyModifiers, LoadData};
 use msg::constellation_msg::{NavigationDirection, PipelineId, SubpageId};
 use msg::constellation_msg::{WebDriverCommandMsg, WindowSizeData, WindowSizeType};
-use pipeline::CompositionPipeline;
+use script_traits::ConstellationControlMsg;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use url::Url;
 use util::geometry::PagePx;
 
@@ -104,3 +107,12 @@ pub struct SendableFrameTree {
     pub size: Option<TypedSize2D<PagePx, f32>>,
     pub children: Vec<SendableFrameTree>,
 }
+
+/// The subset of the pipeline that is needed for layer composition.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct CompositionPipeline {
+    pub id: PipelineId,
+    pub script_chan: IpcSender<ConstellationControlMsg>,
+    pub layout_chan: LayoutControlChan,
+    pub chrome_to_paint_chan: Sender<ChromeToPaintMsg>,
+}
diff --git a/components/compositing/pipeline.rs b/components/compositing/pipeline.rs
index b30e8743bec..2dce5b882a5 100644
--- a/components/compositing/pipeline.rs
+++ b/components/compositing/pipeline.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
+use CompositionPipeline;
 use CompositorProxy;
 use compositor_thread;
 use compositor_thread::Msg as CompositorMsg;
@@ -60,15 +61,6 @@ pub struct Pipeline {
     pub is_private: bool,
 }
 
-/// The subset of the pipeline that is needed for layer composition.
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct CompositionPipeline {
-    pub id: PipelineId,
-    pub script_chan: IpcSender<ConstellationControlMsg>,
-    pub layout_chan: LayoutControlChan,
-    pub chrome_to_paint_chan: Sender<ChromeToPaintMsg>,
-}
-
 /// Initial setup data needed to construct a pipeline.
 ///
 /// *DO NOT* add any Senders to this unless you absolutely know what you're doing, or pcwalton will