diff --git a/src/mezz/mezz-ansi.reb b/src/mezz/mezz-ansi.reb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ccd8dbc24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mezz/mezz-ansi.reb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Rebol [
+	Title:   "ANSI escape sequences support"
+	File:    %mezz-ansi.reb
+	Version: 1.0.0
+	Date:    4-Mar-2021
+	Purpose: "Decorate any value with bright ANSI color sequences"
+]
+
+;- using 2x append to avoid making a reduced block for the output
+as-gray:   func[value][append append copy "^[[1;30m" value "^[[0m"]
+as-red:    func[value][append append copy "^[[1;31m" value "^[[0m"]
+as-green:  func[value][append append copy "^[[1;32m" value "^[[0m"]
+as-yellow: func[value][append append copy "^[[1;33m" value "^[[0m"]
+as-blue:   func[value][append append copy "^[[1;34m" value "^[[0m"]
+as-purple: func[value][append append copy "^[[1;35m" value "^[[0m"]
+as-cyan:   func[value][append append copy "^[[1;36m" value "^[[0m"]
+as-white:  func[value][append append copy "^[[1;37m" value "^[[0m"]
diff --git a/src/mezz/mezz-colors.reb b/src/mezz/mezz-colors.reb
index 2dd2399bd7..324031f9bd 100644
--- a/src/mezz/mezz-colors.reb
+++ b/src/mezz/mezz-colors.reb
@@ -61,19 +61,3 @@ mint: 		100.136.116
 
 reblue:		38.58.108
 base-color: 200.200.200
-
-import module [
-	name:    as-colors
-	version: 1.0.0
-	purpose: "Decorate any value with bright ANSI color sequences"
-][
-	;- using 2x append to avoid making a reduced block for the output
-	export as-gray:   func[value][append append copy "^[[1;30m" value "^[[0m"]
-	export as-red:    func[value][append append copy "^[[1;31m" value "^[[0m"]
-	export as-green:  func[value][append append copy "^[[1;32m" value "^[[0m"]
-	export as-yellow: func[value][append append copy "^[[1;33m" value "^[[0m"]
-	export as-blue:   func[value][append append copy "^[[1;34m" value "^[[0m"]
-	export as-purple: func[value][append append copy "^[[1;35m" value "^[[0m"]
-	export as-cyan:   func[value][append append copy "^[[1;36m" value "^[[0m"]
-	export as-white:  func[value][append append copy "^[[1;37m" value "^[[0m"]
-]