diff --git a/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/StubIrMetadataEmitter.kt b/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/StubIrMetadataEmitter.kt
index 87ba2f386e1..6112a9105dd 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/StubIrMetadataEmitter.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/StubIrMetadataEmitter.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.interop.gen
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.serialization.Interner
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addIfNotNull
 
@@ -616,4 +617,4 @@ private class MappingExtensions(
             }
             is PropertyStub.Kind.Constant -> kind
         }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/InteropLibraryCreation.kt b/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/InteropLibraryCreation.kt
index e92f4bcf1c5..2bfbcd9847d 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/InteropLibraryCreation.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/InteropLibraryCreation.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.interop.gen.jvm
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
-import kotlinx.metadata.KmModuleFragment
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragment
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.KlibModuleFragmentWriteStrategy
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.KlibModuleMetadata
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.className
diff --git a/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/StubIrToMetadataTests.kt b/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/StubIrToMetadataTests.kt
index 0b88b267381..152e85a16aa 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/StubIrToMetadataTests.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/StubIrToMetadataTests.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.interop.gen
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.KmAnnotationArgument
 import kotlinx.metadata.KmClassifier
-import kotlinx.metadata.KmModuleFragment
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragment
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.compileTimeValue
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.interop.indexer.FunctionDecl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.interop.indexer.IntegerConstantDef
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ class StubIrToMetadataTests {
             assertEquals(42, compileTimeValue.value)
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/api/kotlinx-metadata-jvm.api b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/api/kotlinx-metadata-jvm.api
index a7c5348df8c..bebfa302518 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/api/kotlinx-metadata-jvm.api
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/api/kotlinx-metadata-jvm.api
@@ -682,30 +682,6 @@ public abstract class kotlinx/metadata/KmLambdaVisitor {
 	public fun visitFunction (ILjava/lang/String;)Lkotlinx/metadata/KmFunctionVisitor;
 }
 
-public final class kotlinx/metadata/KmModuleFragment : kotlinx/metadata/KmModuleFragmentVisitor {
-	public fun <init> ()V
-	public final fun accept (Lkotlinx/metadata/KmModuleFragmentVisitor;)V
-	public final fun getClasses ()Ljava/util/List;
-	public final fun getPkg ()Lkotlinx/metadata/KmPackage;
-	public final fun setPkg (Lkotlinx/metadata/KmPackage;)V
-	public fun visitClass ()Lkotlinx/metadata/KmClassVisitor;
-	public fun visitExtensions (Lkotlinx/metadata/KmExtensionType;)Lkotlinx/metadata/KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor;
-	public fun visitPackage ()Lkotlinx/metadata/KmPackageVisitor;
-}
-
-public abstract interface class kotlinx/metadata/KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor : kotlinx/metadata/KmExtensionVisitor {
-}
-
-public abstract class kotlinx/metadata/KmModuleFragmentVisitor {
-	public fun <init> ()V
-	public fun <init> (Lkotlinx/metadata/KmModuleFragmentVisitor;)V
-	public synthetic fun <init> (Lkotlinx/metadata/KmModuleFragmentVisitor;ILkotlin/jvm/internal/DefaultConstructorMarker;)V
-	public fun visitClass ()Lkotlinx/metadata/KmClassVisitor;
-	public fun visitEnd ()V
-	public fun visitExtensions (Lkotlinx/metadata/KmExtensionType;)Lkotlinx/metadata/KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor;
-	public fun visitPackage ()Lkotlinx/metadata/KmPackageVisitor;
-}
-
 public final class kotlinx/metadata/KmPackage : kotlinx/metadata/KmPackageVisitor, kotlinx/metadata/KmDeclarationContainer {
 	public fun <init> ()V
 	public final fun accept (Lkotlinx/metadata/KmPackageVisitor;)V
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/src/kotlinx/metadata/jvm/KotlinModuleMetadata.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/src/kotlinx/metadata/jvm/KotlinModuleMetadata.kt
index 9cd4b3337e4..3a6d126d890 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/src/kotlinx/metadata/jvm/KotlinModuleMetadata.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/src/kotlinx/metadata/jvm/KotlinModuleMetadata.kt
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ abstract class KmModuleVisitor(private val delegate: KmModuleVisitor? = null) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Represents a Kotlin JVM module file.
+ * Represents a Kotlin JVM module file (`.kotlin_module` extension).
  */
 @UnstableMetadataApi
 class KmModule : KmModuleVisitor() {
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/src/kotlinx/metadata/jvm/internal/JvmMetadataExtensions.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/src/kotlinx/metadata/jvm/internal/JvmMetadataExtensions.kt
index ad58288a9fc..584b1cf4432 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/src/kotlinx/metadata/jvm/internal/JvmMetadataExtensions.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/jvm/src/kotlinx/metadata/jvm/internal/JvmMetadataExtensions.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package kotlinx.metadata.jvm.internal
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
 import kotlinx.metadata.internal.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.*
 import kotlinx.metadata.internal.extensions.*
 import kotlinx.metadata.jvm.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.ProtoBuf
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/ChunkedKlibModuleFragmentWriteStrategy.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/ChunkedKlibModuleFragmentWriteStrategy.kt
index 0e3196c2f50..0efa92e94ea 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/ChunkedKlibModuleFragmentWriteStrategy.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/ChunkedKlibModuleFragmentWriteStrategy.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package kotlinx.metadata.klib
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragment
 
 class ChunkedKlibModuleFragmentWriteStrategy(
     private val topLevelClassifierDeclarationsPerFile: Int = 64,
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/KlibModuleMetadata.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/KlibModuleMetadata.kt
index 0176add630c..79fcfbc1c73 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/KlibModuleMetadata.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/KlibModuleMetadata.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 package kotlinx.metadata.klib
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.KmAnnotation
-import kotlinx.metadata.KmModuleFragment
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragment
 import kotlinx.metadata.internal.*
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.impl.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.metadata.parseModuleHeader
@@ -138,4 +138,4 @@ private fun KmModuleFragment.fqNameOrFail(): String =
     fqName ?: error("Module fragment must have a fully-qualified name.")
 
 private fun KmModuleFragment.isEmpty(): Boolean =
-    classes.isEmpty() && (pkg?.let { it.functions.isEmpty() && it.properties.isEmpty() && it.typeAliases.isEmpty() } ?: true)
\ No newline at end of file
+    classes.isEmpty() && (pkg?.let { it.functions.isEmpty() && it.properties.isEmpty() && it.typeAliases.isEmpty() } ?: true)
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/impl/klibExtensionNodes.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/impl/klibExtensionNodes.kt
index 2e754eb045a..ff46b24afbc 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/impl/klibExtensionNodes.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/impl/klibExtensionNodes.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 package kotlinx.metadata.klib.impl
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragment
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor
 import kotlinx.metadata.internal.extensions.*
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.*
 
@@ -260,4 +262,4 @@ internal class KlibValueParameterExtension : KlibValueParameterExtensionVisitor(
         require(visitor is KlibValueParameterExtensionVisitor)
         annotations.forEach(visitor::visitAnnotation)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/impl/klibMetadataExtensions.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/impl/klibMetadataExtensions.kt
index a46e7878c4c..2697f849f68 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/impl/klibMetadataExtensions.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/impl/klibMetadataExtensions.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package kotlinx.metadata.klib.impl
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
 import kotlinx.metadata.internal.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.*
 import kotlinx.metadata.internal.extensions.*
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.metadata.KlibMetadataProtoBuf
@@ -428,4 +429,4 @@ internal class KlibMetadataExtensions : MetadataExtensions {
 
     override fun createValueParameterExtension(): KmValueParameterExtension =
         KlibValueParameterExtension()
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/klibExtensions.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/klibExtensions.kt
index f255f5855b9..8bd11133d2c 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/klibExtensions.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/klibExtensions.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package kotlinx.metadata.klib
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragment
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.impl.klibExtensions
 
 val KmFunction.annotations: MutableList<KmAnnotation>
@@ -114,4 +115,4 @@ var KmTypeAlias.uniqId: UniqId?
     }
 
 val KmValueParameter.annotations: MutableList<KmAnnotation>
-    get() = klibExtensions.annotations
\ No newline at end of file
+    get() = klibExtensions.annotations
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/klibMetadataExtensionVisitors.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/klibMetadataExtensionVisitors.kt
index 427b6d72067..856ec20f3b2 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/klibMetadataExtensionVisitors.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/klib/src/kotlinx/metadata/klib/klibMetadataExtensionVisitors.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 package kotlinx.metadata.klib
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor
 
 abstract class KlibFunctionExtensionVisitor : KmFunctionExtensionVisitor {
 
@@ -154,4 +155,4 @@ abstract class KlibValueParameterExtensionVisitor : KmValueParameterExtensionVis
     companion object {
         val TYPE = KmExtensionType(KlibValueParameterExtensionVisitor::class)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/extensions.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/extensions.kt
index bc8af0b91fe..6b403c8bcfd 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/extensions.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/extensions.kt
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ interface KmClassExtensionVisitor : KmDeclarationContainerExtensionVisitor
 @Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
 interface KmPackageExtensionVisitor : KmDeclarationContainerExtensionVisitor
 
-/**
- * A visitor to visit platform-specific extensions for a module fragment.
- */
-@Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
-interface KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor : KmExtensionVisitor
-
 /**
  * A visitor to visit platform-specific extensions for a function.
  */
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/common/KotlinCommonMetadata.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/common/KotlinCommonMetadata.kt
index c67c1c9002c..46e795cce25 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/common/KotlinCommonMetadata.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/common/KotlinCommonMetadata.kt
@@ -6,15 +6,22 @@
 
 package kotlinx.metadata.internal.common
 
-import kotlinx.metadata.KmModuleFragment
-import kotlinx.metadata.KmModuleFragmentVisitor
+import kotlinx.metadata.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.VISITOR_API_MESSAGE
 import kotlinx.metadata.internal.accept
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.extensions.KmModuleFragmentExtension
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.extensions.MetadataExtensions
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.extensions.singleOfType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.ProtoBuf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.builtins.readBuiltinsPackageFragment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.deserialization.NameResolverImpl
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream
 
-// TODO: stabilize
+/**
+ * Reads metadata that is not from annotation nor from `.kotlin_module` file.
+ * Usually such metadata comes from serialized klibs. However, special `kotlin_builtins` file from standard library
+ * distribution can also be read with this reader.
+ */
 class KotlinCommonMetadata private constructor(private val proto: ProtoBuf.PackageFragment) {
     fun toKmModuleFragment(): KmModuleFragment =
         KmModuleFragment().apply(this::accept)
@@ -44,3 +51,98 @@ class KotlinCommonMetadata private constructor(private val proto: ProtoBuf.Packa
         }
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Represents a Kotlin module fragment.
+ *
+ * Do not confuse with `KmModule`: while KmModule represents JVM-specific `.kotlin_module` file, KmModuleFragment is not platform-specific.
+ * It usually represents metadata serialized to klib or part of klib,
+ * but also may represent a special `.kotlin_builtins` file that can be encountered only in standard library.
+ *
+ * Can be read with [KotlinCommonMetadata.read].
+ */
+@Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+class KmModuleFragment : KmModuleFragmentVisitor() {
+
+    /**
+     * Top-level functions, type aliases and properties in the module fragment.
+     */
+    var pkg: KmPackage? = null
+
+    /**
+     * Classes in the module fragment.
+     */
+    val classes: MutableList<KmClass> = ArrayList()
+
+    private val extensions: List<KmModuleFragmentExtension> =
+        MetadataExtensions.INSTANCES.map(MetadataExtensions::createModuleFragmentExtensions)
+
+    @Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
+    override fun visitPackage(): KmPackageVisitor? =
+        KmPackage().also { pkg = it }
+
+    @Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
+    override fun visitExtensions(type: KmExtensionType): KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor? =
+        extensions.singleOfType(type)
+
+    @Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
+    override fun visitClass(): KmClassVisitor? =
+        KmClass().addTo(classes)
+
+    /**
+     * Populates the given visitor with data in this module fragment.
+     *
+     * @param visitor the visitor which will visit data in the module fragment.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
+    fun accept(visitor: KmModuleFragmentVisitor) {
+        pkg?.let { visitor.visitPackage()?.let(it::accept) }
+        classes.forEach { visitor.visitClass()?.let(it::accept) }
+        extensions.forEach { visitor.visitExtensions(it.type)?.let(it::accept) }
+        visitor.visitEnd()
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A visitor to visit module fragments. The module fragment can have no more than one package, and any number of classes,
+ * and must have at least one declaration.
+ *
+ * When using this class, [visitEnd] must be called exactly once and after calls to all other visit* methods.
+ */
+@Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
+@Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+abstract class KmModuleFragmentVisitor @JvmOverloads constructor(private val delegate: KmModuleFragmentVisitor? = null) {
+
+    /**
+     * Visits a package within the module fragment.
+     */
+    open fun visitPackage(): KmPackageVisitor? =
+        delegate?.visitPackage()
+
+    /**
+     * Visits a class within the module fragment.
+     */
+    open fun visitClass(): KmClassVisitor? =
+        delegate?.visitClass()
+
+    /**
+     * Visits the extensions of the given type on the module fragment.
+     *
+     * @param type the type of extension visitor to be returned.
+     */
+    open fun visitExtensions(type: KmExtensionType): KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor? =
+        delegate?.visitExtensions(type)
+
+    /**
+     * Visits the end of the module fragment.
+     */
+    open fun visitEnd() {
+        delegate?.visitEnd()
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A visitor to visit platform-specific extensions for a module fragment.
+ */
+@Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
+interface KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor : KmExtensionVisitor
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/extensions/MetadataExtensions.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/extensions/MetadataExtensions.kt
index f9aae3cf5c3..cf1b52ecc60 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/extensions/MetadataExtensions.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/extensions/MetadataExtensions.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package kotlinx.metadata.internal.extensions
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
 import kotlinx.metadata.internal.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.ProtoBuf
 import java.util.*
 
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/extensions/extensionNodes.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/extensions/extensionNodes.kt
index c2fc525c224..ded13b1b739 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/extensions/extensionNodes.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/extensions/extensionNodes.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 package kotlinx.metadata.internal.extensions
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor
 
 interface KmExtension<V : KmExtensionVisitor> : KmExtensionVisitor {
     fun accept(visitor: V)
@@ -30,4 +31,4 @@ interface KmTypeExtension : KmTypeExtensionVisitor, KmExtension<KmTypeExtensionV
 
 interface KmTypeAliasExtension : KmTypeAliasExtensionVisitor, KmExtension<KmTypeAliasExtensionVisitor>
 
-interface KmValueParameterExtension : KmValueParameterExtensionVisitor, KmExtension<KmValueParameterExtensionVisitor>
\ No newline at end of file
+interface KmValueParameterExtension : KmValueParameterExtensionVisitor, KmExtension<KmValueParameterExtensionVisitor>
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/readers.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/readers.kt
index dd58ef27625..e283a87a930 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/readers.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/readers.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package kotlinx.metadata.internal
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
 import kotlinx.metadata.Flags // Don't remove this import. See KT-45553
 import kotlinx.metadata.internal.extensions.MetadataExtensions
-import kotlinx.metadata.internal.IgnoreInApiDump
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragmentVisitor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.ProtoBuf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.deserialization.*
 import kotlin.contracts.ExperimentalContracts
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/writers.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/writers.kt
index 4a54209b748..c00a975e89e 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/writers.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/internal/writers.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 package kotlinx.metadata.internal
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragmentVisitor
 import kotlinx.metadata.internal.extensions.applySingleExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.ProtoBuf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.deserialization.VersionRequirement
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/nodes.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/nodes.kt
index 47fa7ecb2a1..b362ce5fd00 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/nodes.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/nodes.kt
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ class KmClass : KmClassVisitor(), KmDeclarationContainer {
 }
 
 /**
- * Represents a Kotlin package fragment, including single file facades and multi-file class parts.
+ * Represents a Kotlin package fragment that contains top-level functions, properties and type aliases.
+ * Package fragments are produced from single file facades and multi-file class parts.
+ * Note that a package fragment does not contain any classes, as classes are not a part of file facades and have their own metadata.
  */
 @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
 class KmPackage : KmPackageVisitor(), KmDeclarationContainer {
@@ -273,51 +275,6 @@ class KmPackage : KmPackageVisitor(), KmDeclarationContainer {
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * Represents a Kotlin module fragment. This is used to represent metadata of a part of a module on platforms other than JVM.
- */
-@Suppress("DEPRECATION")
-class KmModuleFragment : KmModuleFragmentVisitor() {
-
-    /**
-     * Top-level functions, type aliases and properties in the module fragment.
-     */
-    var pkg: KmPackage? = null
-
-    /**
-     * Classes in the module fragment.
-     */
-    val classes: MutableList<KmClass> = ArrayList()
-
-    private val extensions: List<KmModuleFragmentExtension> =
-        MetadataExtensions.INSTANCES.map(MetadataExtensions::createModuleFragmentExtensions)
-
-    @Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
-    override fun visitPackage(): KmPackageVisitor? =
-        KmPackage().also { pkg = it }
-
-    @Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
-    override fun visitExtensions(type: KmExtensionType): KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor? =
-        extensions.singleOfType(type)
-
-    @Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
-    override fun visitClass(): KmClassVisitor? =
-        KmClass().addTo(classes)
-
-    /**
-     * Populates the given visitor with data in this module fragment.
-     *
-     * @param visitor the visitor which will visit data in the module fragment.
-     */
-    @Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
-    fun accept(visitor: KmModuleFragmentVisitor) {
-        pkg?.let { visitor.visitPackage()?.let(it::accept) }
-        classes.forEach { visitor.visitClass()?.let(it::accept) }
-        extensions.forEach { visitor.visitExtensions(it.type)?.let(it::accept) }
-        visitor.visitEnd()
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * Represents a synthetic class generated for a Kotlin lambda.
  */
diff --git a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/visitors.kt b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/visitors.kt
index 72cb38ea847..3cbe1243e37 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/visitors.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlinx-metadata/src/kotlinx/metadata/visitors.kt
@@ -216,44 +216,6 @@ abstract class KmPackageVisitor @JvmOverloads constructor(delegate: KmPackageVis
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * A visitor to visit module fragments. The module fragment can have no more than one package, and any number of classes,
- * and must have at least one declaration.
- *
- * When using this class, [visitEnd] must be called exactly once and after calls to all other visit* methods.
- */
-@Deprecated(VISITOR_API_MESSAGE)
-@Suppress("DEPRECATION")
-abstract class KmModuleFragmentVisitor @JvmOverloads constructor(private val delegate: KmModuleFragmentVisitor? = null) {
-
-    /**
-     * Visits a package within the module fragment.
-     */
-    open fun visitPackage(): KmPackageVisitor? =
-        delegate?.visitPackage()
-
-    /**
-     * Visits a class within the module fragment.
-     */
-    open fun visitClass(): KmClassVisitor? =
-        delegate?.visitClass()
-
-    /**
-     * Visits the extensions of the given type on the module fragment.
-     *
-     * @param type the type of extension visitor to be returned.
-     */
-    open fun visitExtensions(type: KmExtensionType): KmModuleFragmentExtensionVisitor? =
-        delegate?.visitExtensions(type)
-
-    /**
-     * Visits the end of the module fragment.
-     */
-    open fun visitEnd() {
-        delegate?.visitEnd()
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * A visitor to visit the metadata of a synthetic class generated for a Kotlin lambda.
  *
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/metadata/CirSerializers.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/metadata/CirSerializers.kt
index ee2adf680d5..640e8e9095c 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/metadata/CirSerializers.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/metadata/CirSerializers.kt
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.metadata
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragment
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization.metadata.DynamicTypeDeserializer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.cir.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.metadata.TypeAliasExpansion.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.utils.DEFAULT_SETTER_VALUE_NAME
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/metadata/CirTreeSerializer.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/metadata/CirTreeSerializer.kt
index 0255eac8a1e..24a27e2f6d9 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/metadata/CirTreeSerializer.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/metadata/CirTreeSerializer.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.metadata
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragment
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.KlibModuleMetadata
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.cir.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.mergedtree.*
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/metadata/utils/MetadataDeclarationsComparator.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/metadata/utils/MetadataDeclarationsComparator.kt
index d0f86eaaab1..b789580eb1a 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/metadata/utils/MetadataDeclarationsComparator.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/metadata/utils/MetadataDeclarationsComparator.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.metadata.utils
 
 import com.intellij.util.containers.FactoryMap
 import kotlinx.metadata.*
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragment
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.metadata.utils.MetadataDeclarationsComparator.EntityKind.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.metadata.utils.MetadataDeclarationsComparator.Mismatch
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/tree/deserializer/CirTreeModuleDeserializer.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/tree/deserializer/CirTreeModuleDeserializer.kt
index 44452c3f25a..d6a8b540b6f 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/tree/deserializer/CirTreeModuleDeserializer.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/tree/deserializer/CirTreeModuleDeserializer.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.tree.deserializer
 
-import kotlinx.metadata.KmModuleFragment
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragment
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.KlibModuleMetadata
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.fqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.cir.CirModule
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/tree/deserializer/CirTreePackageDeserializer.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/tree/deserializer/CirTreePackageDeserializer.kt
index 8d7dc32f55b..e25fc73a83a 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/tree/deserializer/CirTreePackageDeserializer.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/tree/deserializer/CirTreePackageDeserializer.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.tree.deserializer
 
-import kotlinx.metadata.KmModuleFragment
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.cir.CirPackage
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.cir.CirPackageName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.metadata.CirTypeResolver
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/tree/deserializer/ClassesToProcess.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/tree/deserializer/ClassesToProcess.kt
index e9c9f57baeb..8df2a66fe67 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/tree/deserializer/ClassesToProcess.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/commonizer/tree/deserializer/ClassesToProcess.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import com.intellij.util.containers.FactoryMap
 import kotlinx.metadata.Flag
 import kotlinx.metadata.KmAnnotation
 import kotlinx.metadata.KmClass
-import kotlinx.metadata.KmModuleFragment
+import kotlinx.metadata.internal.common.KmModuleFragment
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.klibEnumEntries
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.cir.CirEntityId
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.cir.CirName