diff --git a/crates/chain/src/tx_data_traits.rs b/crates/chain/src/tx_data_traits.rs
index d3d562bf3..2ca314d27 100644
--- a/crates/chain/src/tx_data_traits.rs
+++ b/crates/chain/src/tx_data_traits.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-use crate::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
 use crate::{BlockId, ConfirmationBlockTime};
-use alloc::vec::Vec;
 
 /// Trait that "anchors" blockchain data to a specific block of height and hash.
 ///
@@ -121,83 +119,3 @@ impl AnchorFromBlockPosition for ConfirmationBlockTime {
         }
     }
 }
-
-/// Trait that makes an object mergeable.
-pub trait Merge: Default {
-    /// Merge another object of the same type onto `self`.
-    fn merge(&mut self, other: Self);
-
-    /// Returns whether the structure is considered empty.
-    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool;
-
-    /// Take the value, replacing it with the default value.
-    fn take(&mut self) -> Option<Self> {
-        if self.is_empty() {
-            None
-        } else {
-            Some(core::mem::take(self))
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<K: Ord, V> Merge for BTreeMap<K, V> {
-    fn merge(&mut self, other: Self) {
-        // We use `extend` instead of `BTreeMap::append` due to performance issues with `append`.
-        // Refer to https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/34666#issuecomment-675658420
-        BTreeMap::extend(self, other)
-    }
-
-    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        BTreeMap::is_empty(self)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T: Ord> Merge for BTreeSet<T> {
-    fn merge(&mut self, other: Self) {
-        // We use `extend` instead of `BTreeMap::append` due to performance issues with `append`.
-        // Refer to https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/34666#issuecomment-675658420
-        BTreeSet::extend(self, other)
-    }
-
-    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        BTreeSet::is_empty(self)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> Merge for Vec<T> {
-    fn merge(&mut self, mut other: Self) {
-        Vec::append(self, &mut other)
-    }
-
-    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        Vec::is_empty(self)
-    }
-}
-
-macro_rules! impl_merge_for_tuple {
-    ($($a:ident $b:tt)*) => {
-        impl<$($a),*> Merge for ($($a,)*) where $($a: Merge),* {
-
-            fn merge(&mut self, _other: Self) {
-                $(Merge::merge(&mut self.$b, _other.$b) );*
-            }
-
-            fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-                $(Merge::is_empty(&self.$b) && )* true
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl_merge_for_tuple!();
-impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0);
-impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1);
-impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2);
-impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3);
-impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4);
-impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4 T5 5);
-impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4 T5 5 T6 6);
-impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4 T5 5 T6 6 T7 7);
-impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4 T5 5 T6 6 T7 7 T8 8);
-impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4 T5 5 T6 6 T7 7 T8 8 T9 9);
-impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4 T5 5 T6 6 T7 7 T8 8 T9 9 T10 10);
diff --git a/crates/core/src/lib.rs b/crates/core/src/lib.rs
index aeb34dca3..95bebe907 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -68,4 +68,7 @@ pub use checkpoint::*;
 mod tx_update;
 pub use tx_update::*;
 
+mod merge;
+pub use merge::*;
+
 pub mod spk_client;
diff --git a/crates/core/src/merge.rs b/crates/core/src/merge.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59c0d7f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/src/merge.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+use crate::alloc::vec::Vec;
+use crate::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
+
+/// Trait that makes an object mergeable.
+pub trait Merge: Default {
+    /// Merge another object of the same type onto `self`.
+    fn merge(&mut self, other: Self);
+
+    /// Returns whether the structure is considered empty.
+    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool;
+
+    /// Take the value, replacing it with the default value.
+    fn take(&mut self) -> Option<Self> {
+        if self.is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(core::mem::take(self))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<K: Ord, V> Merge for BTreeMap<K, V> {
+    fn merge(&mut self, other: Self) {
+        // We use `extend` instead of `BTreeMap::append` due to performance issues with `append`.
+        // Refer to https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/34666#issuecomment-675658420
+        BTreeMap::extend(self, other)
+    }
+
+    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        BTreeMap::is_empty(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Ord> Merge for BTreeSet<T> {
+    fn merge(&mut self, other: Self) {
+        // We use `extend` instead of `BTreeMap::append` due to performance issues with `append`.
+        // Refer to https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/34666#issuecomment-675658420
+        BTreeSet::extend(self, other)
+    }
+
+    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        BTreeSet::is_empty(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Merge for Vec<T> {
+    fn merge(&mut self, mut other: Self) {
+        Vec::append(self, &mut other)
+    }
+
+    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        Vec::is_empty(self)
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_merge_for_tuple {
+    ($($a:ident $b:tt)*) => {
+        impl<$($a),*> Merge for ($($a,)*) where $($a: Merge),* {
+
+            fn merge(&mut self, _other: Self) {
+                $(Merge::merge(&mut self.$b, _other.$b) );*
+            }
+
+            fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+                $(Merge::is_empty(&self.$b) && )* true
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl_merge_for_tuple!();
+impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0);
+impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1);
+impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2);
+impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3);
+impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4);
+impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4 T5 5);
+impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4 T5 5 T6 6);
+impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4 T5 5 T6 6 T7 7);
+impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4 T5 5 T6 6 T7 7 T8 8);
+impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4 T5 5 T6 6 T7 7 T8 8 T9 9);
+impl_merge_for_tuple!(T0 0 T1 1 T2 2 T3 3 T4 4 T5 5 T6 6 T7 7 T8 8 T9 9 T10 10);
diff --git a/crates/file_store/Cargo.toml b/crates/file_store/Cargo.toml
index 9c48b3dc5..c9728941d 100644
--- a/crates/file_store/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/file_store/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-bdk_chain = { path = "../chain", version = "0.19.0", features = [ "serde", "miniscript" ] }
+bdk_core = { path = "../core", version = "0.2.0", features = ["serde"]}
 bincode = { version = "1" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 
diff --git a/crates/file_store/src/store.rs b/crates/file_store/src/store.rs
index 62c3d91b6..49ddc7731 100644
--- a/crates/file_store/src/store.rs
+++ b/crates/file_store/src/store.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{bincode_options, EntryIter, FileError, IterError};
-use bdk_chain::Merge;
+use bdk_core::Merge;
 use bincode::Options;
 use std::{
     fmt::{self, Debug},