diff --git a/mak/COPY b/mak/COPY
index 8265e2d6c9..f0f24e8c14 100644
--- a/mak/COPY
+++ b/mak/COPY
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ COPY=\
 	$(IMPDIR)\core\internal\dassert.d \
 	$(IMPDIR)\core\internal\entrypoint.d \
 	$(IMPDIR)\core\internal\hash.d \
+	$(IMPDIR)\core\internal\moving.d \
 	$(IMPDIR)\core\internal\parseoptions.d \
 	$(IMPDIR)\core\internal\spinlock.d \
 	$(IMPDIR)\core\internal\string.d \
diff --git a/mak/DOCS b/mak/DOCS
index 8f2fceefee..9cc7f5782d 100644
--- a/mak/DOCS
+++ b/mak/DOCS
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ DOCS=\
 	$(DOCDIR)\core_sys_darwin_netinet_in_.html \
     \
     $(DOCDIR)\core_internal_dassert.html \
+    $(DOCDIR)\core_internal_moving.html \
     $(DOCDIR)\core_internal_switch_.html \
 	\
     $(DOCDIR)\core_internal_array_appending.html \
diff --git a/mak/SRCS b/mak/SRCS
index a5e288df8a..fdc77af46c 100644
--- a/mak/SRCS
+++ b/mak/SRCS
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ SRCS=\
 	src\core\internal\dassert.d \
 	src\core\internal\entrypoint.d \
 	src\core\internal\hash.d \
+	src\core\internal\moving.d \
 	src\core\internal\parseoptions.d \
 	src\core\internal\spinlock.d \
 	src\core\internal\string.d \
diff --git a/mak/WINDOWS b/mak/WINDOWS
index 34439e7511..ce8ffb7328 100644
--- a/mak/WINDOWS
+++ b/mak/WINDOWS
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ $(IMPDIR)\core\internal\entrypoint.d : src\core\internal\entrypoint.d
 $(IMPDIR)\core\internal\hash.d : src\core\internal\hash.d
 	copy $** $@
 
+$(IMPDIR)\core\internal\moving.d : src\core\internal\moving.d
+	copy $** $@
+
 $(IMPDIR)\core\internal\parseoptions.d : src\core\internal\parseoptions.d
 	copy $** $@
 
diff --git a/posix.mak b/posix.mak
index 150ece43bb..5790d3cc6e 100644
--- a/posix.mak
+++ b/posix.mak
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ $(DOCDIR)/core_sys_darwin_netinet_%.html : src/core/sys/darwin/netinet/%.d $(DMD
 $(DOCDIR)/core_internal_dassert.html : src/core/internal/dassert.d $(DMD)
 	$(DMD) $(DDOCFLAGS) -Df$@ project.ddoc $(DOCFMT) $<
 
+$(DOCDIR)/core_internal_moving.html : src/core/internal/moving.d $(DMD)
+	$(DMD) $(DDOCFLAGS) -Df$@ project.ddoc $(DOCFMT) $<
+
 $(DOCDIR)/core_internal_switch_.html : src/core/internal/switch_.d $(DMD)
 	$(DMD) $(DDOCFLAGS) -Df$@ project.ddoc $(DOCFMT) $<
 
diff --git a/src/core/internal/moving.d b/src/core/internal/moving.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15132876f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/internal/moving.d
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/**
+ This module contains the implementation of move semantics of DIP 1014
+
+  Copyright: Copyright Digital Mars 2000 - 2019.
+  License: Distributed under the
+       $(LINK2 http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt, Boost Software License 1.0).
+     (See accompanying file LICENSE)
+  Source: $(DRUNTIMESRC core/_internal/_moving.d)
+*/
+module core.internal.moving;
+
+/**
+Recursively calls the `opPostMove` callbacks of a struct and its members if
+they're defined.
+
+When moving a struct instance, the compiler emits a call to this function
+after blitting the instance and before releasing the original instance's
+memory.
+
+Params:
+     newLocation = reference to struct instance being moved into
+     oldLocation = reference to the original instance
+
+Note:
+     This function is tentatively defined as `nothrow` to prevent
+     `opPostMove` from being defined without `nothrow`, which would allow
+     for possibly confusing changes in program flow.
+*/
+void __move_post_blt(S)(ref S newLocation, ref S oldLocation) nothrow
+    if (is(S == struct))
+{
+    static foreach (memberName; __traits(allMembers, S))
+    {
+        static if (is(typeof(__traits(getMember, S, memberName)) == struct))
+        {
+            __move_post_blt(__traits(getMember, newLocation, memberName), __traits(getMember, oldLocation, memberName));
+        }
+    }
+
+    static if (__traits(hasMember, S, "opPostMove"))
+    {
+        import core.internal.traits : lvalueOf, rvalueOf;
+        static assert( is(typeof(S.init.opPostMove(lvalueOf!S))) &&
+                      !is(typeof(S.init.opPostMove(rvalueOf!S))),
+                "`" ~ S.stringof ~ ".opPostMove` must take exactly one argument of type `" ~ S.stringof ~ "` by reference");
+
+        newLocation.opPostMove(oldLocation);
+    }
+}
+
+@safe nothrow unittest
+{
+    struct A
+    {
+        bool movedInto;
+        void opPostMove(const ref A oldLocation)
+        {
+            movedInto = true;
+        }
+    }
+    A src, dest;
+    __move_post_blt(dest, src);
+    assert(dest.movedInto);
+}
+
+@safe nothrow unittest
+{
+    struct A
+    {
+        bool movedInto;
+        void opPostMove(const ref A oldLocation)
+        {
+            movedInto = true;
+        }
+    }
+    struct B
+    {
+        A a;
+
+        bool movedInto;
+        void opPostMove(const ref B oldLocation)
+        {
+            movedInto = true;
+        }
+    }
+    B src, dest;
+    __move_post_blt(dest, src);
+    assert(dest.movedInto && dest.a.movedInto);
+}
diff --git a/src/object.d b/src/object.d
index 3c08b91967..e9f54b1cf1 100644
--- a/src/object.d
+++ b/src/object.d
@@ -45,85 +45,6 @@ public import core.internal.array.capacity: reserve;
 /// See $(REF assumeSafeAppend, core,internal,array,capacity)
 public import core.internal.array.capacity: assumeSafeAppend;
 
-/**
- * Recursively calls the `opPostMove` callbacks of a struct and its members if
- * they're defined.
- *
- * When moving a struct instance, the compiler emits a call to this function
- * after blitting the instance and before releasing the original instance's
- * memory.
- *
- * Params:
- *      newLocation = reference to struct instance being moved into
- *      oldLocation = reference to the original instance
- *
- * Note:
- *      This function is tentatively defined as `nothrow` to prevent
- *      `opPostMove` from being defined without `nothrow`, which would allow
- *      for possibly confusing changes in program flow.
- */
-void __move_post_blt(S)(ref S newLocation, ref S oldLocation) nothrow
-    if (is(S == struct))
-{
-    static foreach (memberName; __traits(allMembers, S))
-    {
-        static if (is(typeof(__traits(getMember, S, memberName)) == struct))
-        {
-            __move_post_blt(__traits(getMember, newLocation, memberName), __traits(getMember, oldLocation, memberName));
-        }
-    }
-
-    static if (__traits(hasMember, S, "opPostMove"))
-    {
-        import core.internal.traits : lvalueOf, rvalueOf;
-        static assert( is(typeof(S.init.opPostMove(lvalueOf!S))) &&
-                      !is(typeof(S.init.opPostMove(rvalueOf!S))),
-                "`" ~ S.stringof ~ ".opPostMove` must take exactly one argument of type `" ~ S.stringof ~ "` by reference");
-
-        newLocation.opPostMove(oldLocation);
-    }
-}
-
-@safe nothrow unittest
-{
-    struct A
-    {
-        bool movedInto;
-        void opPostMove(const ref A oldLocation)
-        {
-            movedInto = true;
-        }
-    }
-    A src, dest;
-    __move_post_blt(dest, src);
-    assert(dest.movedInto);
-}
-
-@safe nothrow unittest
-{
-    struct A
-    {
-        bool movedInto;
-        void opPostMove(const ref A oldLocation)
-        {
-            movedInto = true;
-        }
-    }
-    struct B
-    {
-        A a;
-
-        bool movedInto;
-        void opPostMove(const ref B oldLocation)
-        {
-            movedInto = true;
-        }
-    }
-    B src, dest;
-    __move_post_blt(dest, src);
-    assert(dest.movedInto && dest.a.movedInto);
-}
-
 /**
 Destroys the given object and optionally resets to initial state. It's used to
 _destroy an object, calling its destructor or finalizer so it no longer
@@ -4101,6 +4022,9 @@ public import core.internal.array.capacity: _d_arraysetlengthTImpl;
 /// See $(REF _d_assert_fail, core,internal,dassert)
 public import core.internal.dassert: _d_assert_fail;
 
+/// See $(REF __move_post_blt, core,internal,moving)
+public import core.internal.moving: __move_post_blt;
+
 /// See $(REF __switch, core,internal,switch_)
 public import core.internal.switch_: __switch;
 /// See $(REF __switch_error, core,internal,switch_)