diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
index 830d9ea81f9..6c8c0174592 100644
--- a/.idea/modules.xml
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
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-      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/compiler/frontend/serialization/serialization.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/compiler/frontend/serialization/serialization.iml" group="compiler" />
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/core/serialization/serialization.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/core/serialization/serialization.iml" group="core" />
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diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 25eeb38c3bc..aa6edb1dcbe 100644
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+++ b/build.xml
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         <include name="core/descriptors/src"/>
-        <include name="compiler/frontend/serialization/src"/>
+        <include name="core/serialization/src"/>
         <include name="core/descriptor.loader.java/src"/>
         <include name="compiler/frontend.java/src"/>
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diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DebugJavaProtoBuf.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DebugJavaProtoBuf.java
index 69e40086b29..6fa69b02566 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DebugJavaProtoBuf.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DebugJavaProtoBuf.java
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diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DebugProtoBuf.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DebugProtoBuf.java
index a9eca1a0f22..73d1f262c82 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DebugProtoBuf.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DebugProtoBuf.java
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+// source: core/serialization/src/descriptors.debug.proto
 
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+     *hasConstant
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      *hasSetter
+     *hasConstant
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      *hasGetter
      *hasSetter
+     *hasConstant
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      *MemberKind
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+     *hasConstant
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        *hasGetter
        *hasSetter
+       *hasConstant
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+       *hasConstant
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+       *hasConstant
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+       *hasConstant
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+      "ackage\022E\n\006member\030\001 \003(\01325.org.jetbrains.j" +
+      "et.descriptors.serialization.Callable\"\220\006" +
+      "\n\010Callable\022\r\n\005flags\030\001 \001(\005\022\030\n\020extra_visib" +
+      "ility\030\002 \001(\t\022\024\n\014getter_flags\030\t \001(\005\022\024\n\014set" +
+      "ter_flags\030\n \001(\005\022R\n\016type_parameter\030\004 \003(\0132" +
+      ":.org.jetbrains.jet.descriptors.serializ" +
+      "ation.TypeParameter\022H\n\rreceiver_type\030\005 \001",
+      "(\01321.org.jetbrains.jet.descriptors.seria" +
+      "lization.Type\022\014\n\004name\030\006 \002(\005\022]\n\017value_par" +
+      "ameter\030\007 \003(\0132D.org.jetbrains.jet.descrip" +
+      "tors.serialization.Callable.ValueParamet" +
+      "er\022F\n\013return_type\030\010 \002(\01321.org.jetbrains." +
+      "jet.descriptors.serialization.Type\032\305\001\n\016V" +
+      "alueParameter\022\r\n\005flags\030\001 \001(\005\022\014\n\004name\030\002 \002" +
+      "(\005\022?\n\004type\030\003 \002(\01321.org.jetbrains.jet.des" +
+      "criptors.serialization.Type\022N\n\023vararg_el" +
+      "ement_type\030\004 \001(\01321.org.jetbrains.jet.des",
+      "criptors.serialization.Type*\005\010d\020\310\001\"Q\n\nMe" +
+      "mberKind\022\017\n\013DECLARATION\020\000\022\021\n\rFAKE_OVERRI" +
+      "DE\020\001\022\016\n\nDELEGATION\020\002\022\017\n\013SYNTHESIZED\020\003\":\n" +
+      "\014CallableKind\022\007\n\003FUN\020\000\022\007\n\003VAL\020\001\022\007\n\003VAR\020\002" +
+      "\022\017\n\013CONSTRUCTOR\020\003*\005\010d\020\310\001*-\n\010Modality\022\t\n\005" +
+      "FINAL\020\000\022\010\n\004OPEN\020\001\022\014\n\010ABSTRACT\020\002*M\n\nVisib" +
+      "ility\022\014\n\010INTERNAL\020\000\022\013\n\007PRIVATE\020\001\022\r\n\tPROT" +
+      "ECTED\020\002\022\n\n\006PUBLIC\020\003\022\t\n\005EXTRA\020\004B\022B\rDebugP" +
+      "rotoBuf\210\001\000"
     };
     com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner assigner =
       new com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner() {
diff --git a/core/serialization.java/src/java_descriptors.proto b/core/serialization.java/src/java_descriptors.proto
index 548e99d7e41..d7ecab1ce15 100644
--- a/core/serialization.java/src/java_descriptors.proto
+++ b/core/serialization.java/src/java_descriptors.proto
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.jet.descriptors.serialization;
 
-import "compiler/frontend/serialization/src/descriptors.proto";
+import "core/serialization/src/descriptors.proto";
 
 option java_outer_classname = "JavaProtoBuf";
 option optimize_for = LITE_RUNTIME;
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/serialization.iml b/core/serialization/serialization.iml
similarity index 90%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/serialization.iml
rename to core/serialization/serialization.iml
index fb40f79a0b6..dbe8b500275 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/serialization/serialization.iml
+++ b/core/serialization/serialization.iml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     <exclude-output />
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
-      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test" isTestSource="true" />
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/descriptors.proto b/core/serialization/src/descriptors.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/descriptors.proto
rename to core/serialization/src/descriptors.proto
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/AbstractDescriptorFinder.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/AbstractDescriptorFinder.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/AbstractDescriptorFinder.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/AbstractDescriptorFinder.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ClassData.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ClassData.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ClassData.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ClassData.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ClassId.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ClassId.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ClassId.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ClassId.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DescriptorDeserializer.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DescriptorDeserializer.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DescriptorDeserializer.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DescriptorDeserializer.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DescriptorFinder.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DescriptorFinder.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DescriptorFinder.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DescriptorFinder.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DescriptorSerializer.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DescriptorSerializer.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DescriptorSerializer.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/DescriptorSerializer.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/Flags.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/Flags.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/Flags.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/Flags.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/Interner.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/Interner.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/Interner.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/Interner.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/NameResolver.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/NameResolver.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/NameResolver.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/NameResolver.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/NameSerializationUtil.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/NameSerializationUtil.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/NameSerializationUtil.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/NameSerializationUtil.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/NameTable.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/NameTable.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/NameTable.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/NameTable.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/PackageData.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/PackageData.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/PackageData.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/PackageData.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ProtoBuf.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ProtoBuf.java
similarity index 99%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ProtoBuf.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ProtoBuf.java
index babdfe1cc19..f2b70d29826 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ProtoBuf.java
+++ b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/ProtoBuf.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
-// source: compiler/frontend/serialization/src/descriptors.proto
+// source: core/serialization/src/descriptors.proto
 
 package org.jetbrains.jet.descriptors.serialization;
 
@@ -7834,6 +7834,7 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
      *MemberKind
      *hasGetter
      *hasSetter
+     *hasConstant
      * </pre>
      */
     boolean hasFlags();
@@ -7849,6 +7850,7 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
      *MemberKind
      *hasGetter
      *hasSetter
+     *hasConstant
      * </pre>
      */
     int getFlags();
@@ -9056,6 +9058,7 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
      *MemberKind
      *hasGetter
      *hasSetter
+     *hasConstant
      * </pre>
      */
     public boolean hasFlags() {
@@ -9073,6 +9076,7 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
      *MemberKind
      *hasGetter
      *hasSetter
+     *hasConstant
      * </pre>
      */
     public int getFlags() {
@@ -9748,6 +9752,7 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
        *MemberKind
        *hasGetter
        *hasSetter
+       *hasConstant
        * </pre>
        */
       public boolean hasFlags() {
@@ -9765,6 +9770,7 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
        *MemberKind
        *hasGetter
        *hasSetter
+       *hasConstant
        * </pre>
        */
       public int getFlags() {
@@ -9782,6 +9788,7 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
        *MemberKind
        *hasGetter
        *hasSetter
+       *hasConstant
        * </pre>
        */
       public Builder setFlags(int value) {
@@ -9802,6 +9809,7 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
        *MemberKind
        *hasGetter
        *hasSetter
+       *hasConstant
        * </pre>
        */
       public Builder clearFlags() {
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/SerializerExtension.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/SerializerExtension.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/SerializerExtension.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/SerializerExtension.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/TypeDeserializer.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/TypeDeserializer.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/TypeDeserializer.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/TypeDeserializer.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/AnnotationDeserializer.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/AnnotationDeserializer.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/AnnotationDeserializer.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/AnnotationDeserializer.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/ConstantDeserializer.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/ConstantDeserializer.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/ConstantDeserializer.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/ConstantDeserializer.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedCallableMemberDescriptor.kt b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedCallableMemberDescriptor.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedCallableMemberDescriptor.kt
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedCallableMemberDescriptor.kt
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedClassDescriptor.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedClassDescriptor.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedClassDescriptor.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedClassDescriptor.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedMemberScope.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedMemberScope.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedMemberScope.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedMemberScope.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedPackageMemberScope.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedPackageMemberScope.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedPackageMemberScope.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedPackageMemberScope.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedPropertyDescriptor.kt b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedPropertyDescriptor.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedPropertyDescriptor.kt
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedPropertyDescriptor.kt
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedSimpleFunctionDescriptor.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedSimpleFunctionDescriptor.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedSimpleFunctionDescriptor.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedSimpleFunctionDescriptor.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedTypeParameterDescriptor.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedTypeParameterDescriptor.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedTypeParameterDescriptor.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/DeserializedTypeParameterDescriptor.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/Deserializers.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/Deserializers.java
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/Deserializers.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/Deserializers.java
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/MemberFilter.kt b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/MemberFilter.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/MemberFilter.kt
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/descriptors/MemberFilter.kt
diff --git a/generators/src/org/jetbrains/jet/generators/protobuf/GenerateProtoBuf.kt b/generators/src/org/jetbrains/jet/generators/protobuf/GenerateProtoBuf.kt
index c5869f2192e..0fedd36c0f3 100644
--- a/generators/src/org/jetbrains/jet/generators/protobuf/GenerateProtoBuf.kt
+++ b/generators/src/org/jetbrains/jet/generators/protobuf/GenerateProtoBuf.kt
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ fun main(args: Array<String>) {
     try {
         checkVersion()
 
-        val commonProto = "compiler/frontend/serialization/src/descriptors.proto"
+        val commonProto = "core/serialization/src/descriptors.proto"
         val javaProto = "core/serialization.java/src/java_descriptors.proto"
 
-        execProtoc(commonProto, "compiler/frontend/serialization/src")
+        execProtoc(commonProto, "core/serialization/src")
         execProtoc(javaProto, "core/serialization.java/src")
 
         modifyAndExecProtoc(commonProto, "compiler/tests")