diff --git a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/ast_node/expression/typed_expression.rs b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/ast_node/expression/typed_expression.rs
index e442fc1fbdf..d4f5f1befed 100644
--- a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/ast_node/expression/typed_expression.rs
+++ b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/ast_node/expression/typed_expression.rs
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ impl ty::TyExpression {
         let storage_key_ident = Ident::new_with_override("StorageKey".into(), span.clone());
 
         // Search for the struct declaration with the call path above.
-        let (storage_key_decl, _) = ctx.namespace().root().resolve_symbol(
+        let (storage_key_decl, _) = ctx.namespace().root().module.resolve_symbol(
             handler,
             engines,
             &storage_key_mod_path,
diff --git a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/module.rs b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/module.rs
index 2a96e6efe70..9b7534385ce 100644
--- a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/module.rs
+++ b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/module.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-use crate::{engine_threading::Engines, language::Visibility, Ident};
+use crate::{
+    engine_threading::Engines,
+    language::Visibility,
+    semantic_analysis::type_resolve::{resolve_associated_item, resolve_associated_type},
+    Ident, TypeId,
+};
 
 use super::{
     lexical_scope::{Items, LexicalScope},
     root::Root,
-    LexicalScopeId, ModuleName, ModulePath, ModulePathBuf,
+    LexicalScopeId, ModuleName, ModulePath, ModulePathBuf, ResolvedDeclaration,
 };
 
 use rustc_hash::FxHasher;
@@ -285,6 +290,61 @@ impl Module {
         let parent_scope_id = self.current_lexical_scope().parent;
         self.current_lexical_scope_id = parent_scope_id.unwrap_or(0);
     }
+
+    /// Given a path to a module and the identifier of a symbol within that module, resolve its
+    /// declaration.
+    ///
+    /// If the symbol is within the given module's namespace via import, we recursively traverse
+    /// imports until we find the original declaration.
+    pub(crate) fn resolve_symbol(
+        &self,
+        handler: &Handler,
+        engines: &Engines,
+        mod_path: &ModulePath,
+        symbol: &Ident,
+        self_type: Option<TypeId>,
+    ) -> Result<(ResolvedDeclaration, Vec<Ident>), ErrorEmitted> {
+        // This block tries to resolve associated types
+        let mut module = self;
+        let mut current_mod_path = vec![];
+        let mut decl_opt = None;
+        for ident in mod_path.iter() {
+            if let Some(decl) = decl_opt {
+                decl_opt = Some(resolve_associated_type(
+                    handler, engines, module, ident, decl, None, self_type,
+                )?);
+            } else {
+                match module.submodules.get(ident.as_str()) {
+                    Some(ns) => {
+                        module = ns;
+                        current_mod_path.push(ident.clone());
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        decl_opt = Some(
+                            module
+                                .current_lexical_scope()
+                                .items
+                                .resolve_symbol(handler, engines, ident)?,
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if let Some(decl) = decl_opt {
+            let decl =
+                resolve_associated_item(handler, engines, module, symbol, decl, None, self_type)?;
+            return Ok((decl, current_mod_path));
+        }
+
+        self.lookup_submodule(handler, engines, mod_path)
+            .and_then(|module| {
+                let decl = module
+                    .current_lexical_scope()
+                    .items
+                    .resolve_symbol(handler, engines, symbol)?;
+                Ok((decl, mod_path.to_vec()))
+            })
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<Root> for Module {
diff --git a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/namespace.rs b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/namespace.rs
index 613900ec250..f28037b497b 100644
--- a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/namespace.rs
+++ b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/namespace.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ impl Namespace {
         self_type: Option<TypeId>,
     ) -> Result<ResolvedDeclaration, ErrorEmitted> {
         self.root
+            .module
             .resolve_symbol(handler, engines, &self.mod_path, symbol, self_type)
             .map(|r| r.0)
     }
diff --git a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/root.rs b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/root.rs
index 45463b2796d..96fd88a07d3 100644
--- a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/root.rs
+++ b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/root.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ use crate::{
         CallPath, Visibility,
     },
     namespace::{ModulePath, ModulePathBuf},
-    semantic_analysis::type_resolve::{resolve_associated_item, resolve_associated_type},
     TypeId,
 };
 use sway_error::{
@@ -730,63 +729,8 @@ impl Root {
             .chain(&call_path.prefixes)
             .cloned()
             .collect();
-        self.resolve_symbol(handler, engines, &symbol_path, &call_path.suffix, self_type)
-    }
-
-    /// Given a path to a module and the identifier of a symbol within that module, resolve its
-    /// declaration.
-    ///
-    /// If the symbol is within the given module's namespace via import, we recursively traverse
-    /// imports until we find the original declaration.
-    pub(crate) fn resolve_symbol(
-        &self,
-        handler: &Handler,
-        engines: &Engines,
-        mod_path: &ModulePath,
-        symbol: &Ident,
-        self_type: Option<TypeId>,
-    ) -> Result<(ResolvedDeclaration, Vec<Ident>), ErrorEmitted> {
-        // This block tries to resolve associated types
-        let mut module = &self.module;
-        let mut current_mod_path = vec![];
-        let mut decl_opt = None;
-        for ident in mod_path.iter() {
-            if let Some(decl) = decl_opt {
-                decl_opt = Some(resolve_associated_type(
-                    handler, engines, module, ident, decl, None, self_type,
-                )?);
-            } else {
-                match module.submodules.get(ident.as_str()) {
-                    Some(ns) => {
-                        module = ns;
-                        current_mod_path.push(ident.clone());
-                    }
-                    None => {
-                        decl_opt = Some(
-                            module
-                                .current_lexical_scope()
-                                .items
-                                .resolve_symbol(handler, engines, ident)?,
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if let Some(decl) = decl_opt {
-            let decl =
-                resolve_associated_item(handler, engines, module, symbol, decl, None, self_type)?;
-            return Ok((decl, current_mod_path));
-        }
-
         self.module
-            .lookup_submodule(handler, engines, mod_path)
-            .and_then(|module| {
-                let decl = module
-                    .current_lexical_scope()
-                    .items
-                    .resolve_symbol(handler, engines, symbol)?;
-                Ok((decl, mod_path.to_vec()))
-            })
+            .resolve_symbol(handler, engines, &symbol_path, &call_path.suffix, self_type)
     }
 }