diff --git a/snix/nix-compat/src/nixhash/mod.rs b/snix/nix-compat/src/nixhash/mod.rs
index 2be8caa10..a3c07f9b4 100644
--- a/snix/nix-compat/src/nixhash/mod.rs
+++ b/snix/nix-compat/src/nixhash/mod.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 use crate::nixbase32;
 use bstr::ByteSlice;
 use data_encoding::{BASE64, BASE64_NOPAD, HEXLOWER};
-use serde::Deserialize;
-use serde::Serialize;
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
 use std::fmt::Display;
 use thiserror;
 
 mod algos;
 mod ca_hash;
+pub mod serde;
 
 pub use algos::HashAlgo;
 pub use ca_hash::CAHash;
@@ -129,28 +128,6 @@ impl NixHash {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for NixHash {
-    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
-    where
-        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
-    {
-        let str: &'de str = Deserialize::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-        from_str(str, None).map_err(|_| {
-            serde::de::Error::invalid_value(serde::de::Unexpected::Str(str), &"NixHash")
-        })
-    }
-}
-
-impl Serialize for NixHash {
-    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
-    where
-        S: serde::Serializer,
-    {
-        let sri = self.to_sri_string();
-        sri.serialize(serializer)
-    }
-}
-
 /// Constructs a new [NixHash] by specifying [HashAlgo] and digest.
 /// It can fail if the passed digest length doesn't match what's expected for
 /// the passed algo.
diff --git a/snix/nix-compat/src/nixhash/serde.rs b/snix/nix-compat/src/nixhash/serde.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ea2975e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snix/nix-compat/src/nixhash/serde.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+use super::NixHash;
+use crate::nixbase32;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for NixHash {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let str: &'de str = Deserialize::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        super::from_str(str, None).map_err(|_| {
+            serde::de::Error::invalid_value(serde::de::Unexpected::Str(str), &"NixHash")
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Serialize for NixHash {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: serde::Serializer,
+    {
+        let sri = self.to_sri_string();
+        sri.serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}
+
+/// The length of a sha256 digest, nixbase32-encoded.
+const NIXBASE32_SHA256_ENCODE_LEN: usize = nixbase32::encode_len(32);
+
+pub fn from_nix_hash_string<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<[u8; 32], D::Error>
+where
+    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    let str: &'de str = Deserialize::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+    if let Some(digest_str) = str.strip_prefix("sha256:") {
+        return from_nix_nixbase32_string::<D>(digest_str);
+    }
+    if let Some(digest_str) = str.strip_prefix("sha256-") {
+        return from_sri_string::<D>(digest_str);
+    }
+    Err(serde::de::Error::invalid_value(
+        serde::de::Unexpected::Str(str),
+        &"extected a valid nixbase32 or sri narHash",
+    ))
+}
+
+pub fn from_sri_string<'de, D>(str: &str) -> Result<[u8; 32], D::Error>
+where
+    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    let digest: [u8; 32] = data_encoding::BASE64
+        .decode(str.as_bytes())
+        .map_err(|_| {
+            serde::de::Error::invalid_value(
+                serde::de::Unexpected::Str(str),
+                &"valid base64 encoded string",
+            )
+        })?
+        .try_into()
+        .map_err(|_| {
+            serde::de::Error::invalid_value(serde::de::Unexpected::Str(str), &"valid digest len")
+        })?;
+
+    Ok(digest)
+}
+
+pub fn from_nix_nixbase32_string<'de, D>(str: &str) -> Result<[u8; 32], D::Error>
+where
+    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    let digest_str: [u8; NIXBASE32_SHA256_ENCODE_LEN] =
+        str.as_bytes().try_into().map_err(|_| {
+            serde::de::Error::invalid_value(serde::de::Unexpected::Str(str), &"valid digest len")
+        })?;
+
+    let digest: [u8; 32] = nixbase32::decode_fixed(digest_str).map_err(|_| {
+        serde::de::Error::invalid_value(serde::de::Unexpected::Str(str), &"valid nixbase32")
+    })?;
+
+    Ok(digest)
+}
+
+pub fn to_nix_nixbase32_string<S>(v: &[u8; 32], serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+where
+    S: serde::Serializer,
+{
+    let string = NixHash::Sha256(*v).to_nix_nixbase32_string();
+    string.serialize(serializer)
+}
diff --git a/snix/nix-compat/src/path_info.rs b/snix/nix-compat/src/path_info.rs
index 63512805f..fce9f2b1e 100644
--- a/snix/nix-compat/src/path_info.rs
+++ b/snix/nix-compat/src/path_info.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{narinfo::SignatureRef, nixbase32, nixhash::NixHash, store_path::StorePathRef};
+use crate::{narinfo::SignatureRef, nixhash, store_path::StorePathRef};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ pub struct ExportedPathInfo<'a> {
 
     #[serde(
         rename = "narHash",
-        serialize_with = "to_nix_nixbase32_string",
-        deserialize_with = "from_nix_hash_string"
+        serialize_with = "nixhash::serde::to_nix_nixbase32_string",
+        deserialize_with = "nixhash::serde::from_nix_hash_string"
     )]
     pub nar_sha256: [u8; 32],
 
@@ -51,70 +51,6 @@ impl PartialOrd for ExportedPathInfo<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-fn to_nix_nixbase32_string<S>(v: &[u8; 32], serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
-where
-    S: serde::Serializer,
-{
-    let string = NixHash::Sha256(*v).to_nix_nixbase32_string();
-    string.serialize(serializer)
-}
-
-/// The length of a sha256 digest, nixbase32-encoded.
-const NIXBASE32_SHA256_ENCODE_LEN: usize = nixbase32::encode_len(32);
-
-fn from_nix_hash_string<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<[u8; 32], D::Error>
-where
-    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
-{
-    let str: &'de str = Deserialize::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-    if let Some(digest_str) = str.strip_prefix("sha256:") {
-        return from_nix_nixbase32_string::<D>(digest_str);
-    }
-    if let Some(digest_str) = str.strip_prefix("sha256-") {
-        return from_sri_string::<D>(digest_str);
-    }
-    Err(serde::de::Error::invalid_value(
-        serde::de::Unexpected::Str(str),
-        &"extected a valid nixbase32 or sri narHash",
-    ))
-}
-
-fn from_sri_string<'de, D>(str: &str) -> Result<[u8; 32], D::Error>
-where
-    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
-{
-    let digest: [u8; 32] = data_encoding::BASE64
-        .decode(str.as_bytes())
-        .map_err(|_| {
-            serde::de::Error::invalid_value(
-                serde::de::Unexpected::Str(str),
-                &"valid base64 encoded string",
-            )
-        })?
-        .try_into()
-        .map_err(|_| {
-            serde::de::Error::invalid_value(serde::de::Unexpected::Str(str), &"valid digest len")
-        })?;
-
-    Ok(digest)
-}
-
-fn from_nix_nixbase32_string<'de, D>(str: &str) -> Result<[u8; 32], D::Error>
-where
-    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
-{
-    let digest_str: [u8; NIXBASE32_SHA256_ENCODE_LEN] =
-        str.as_bytes().try_into().map_err(|_| {
-            serde::de::Error::invalid_value(serde::de::Unexpected::Str(str), &"valid digest len")
-        })?;
-
-    let digest: [u8; 32] = nixbase32::decode_fixed(digest_str).map_err(|_| {
-        serde::de::Error::invalid_value(serde::de::Unexpected::Str(str), &"valid nixbase32")
-    })?;
-
-    Ok(digest)
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use hex_literal::hex;