diff --git a/bin/describe/describe_pp.ml b/bin/describe/describe_pp.ml
index 569fbac95be..02f336e2804 100644
--- a/bin/describe/describe_pp.ml
+++ b/bin/describe/describe_pp.ml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ let get_pped_file super_context file =
          >>| Source_tree.Dir.path
          >>| Path.source
        in
-       let* dune_file = Dune_rules.Dune_load.Dune_files.in_dir (dir |> in_build_dir) in
+       let* dune_file = Dune_rules.Dune_load.in_dir (dir |> in_build_dir) in
        let staged_pps =
          Option.bind dune_file ~f:(fun dune_file ->
            dune_file.stanzas
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/dune_load.ml b/src/dune_rules/dune_load.ml
index 603ce5e0f58..61f217a456d 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/dune_load.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/dune_load.ml
@@ -253,34 +253,6 @@ module Dune_files = struct
       Memo.exec memo (dir, project, dune_file)
   ;;
 
-  let in_dir dir =
-    let source_dir = Path.Build.drop_build_context_exn dir in
-    Source_tree.find_dir source_dir
-    >>= function
-    | None -> Memo.return None
-    | Some d ->
-      (match Source_tree.Dir.dune_file d with
-       | None -> Memo.return None
-       | Some dune_file ->
-         let project = Source_tree.Dir.project d in
-         interpret ~dir:source_dir ~project ~dune_file
-         >>= (function
-          | Literal dune_file -> Memo.return (Some dune_file)
-          | Script script ->
-            let context =
-              match Install.Context.of_path dir with
-              | Some c -> c
-              | None ->
-                User_error.raise
-                  [ Pp.textf
-                      "no context in directory %s"
-                      (Path.Build.to_string_maybe_quoted dir)
-                  ]
-            in
-            let+ dune_file = Script.eval_one ~context script in
-            Some dune_file))
-  ;;
-
   let eval dune_files ~context =
     let open Memo.O in
     let static, dynamic =
@@ -367,6 +339,34 @@ let load () =
   }
 ;;
 
+let in_dir dir =
+  let source_dir = Path.Build.drop_build_context_exn dir in
+  Source_tree.find_dir source_dir
+  >>= function
+  | None -> Memo.return None
+  | Some d ->
+    (match Source_tree.Dir.dune_file d with
+     | None -> Memo.return None
+     | Some dune_file ->
+       let project = Source_tree.Dir.project d in
+       Dune_files.interpret ~dir:source_dir ~project ~dune_file
+       >>= (function
+        | Literal dune_file -> Memo.return (Some dune_file)
+        | Script script ->
+          let context =
+            match Install.Context.of_path dir with
+            | Some c -> c
+            | None ->
+              User_error.raise
+                [ Pp.textf
+                    "no context in directory %s"
+                    (Path.Build.to_string_maybe_quoted dir)
+                ]
+          in
+          let+ dune_file = Script.eval_one ~context script in
+          Some dune_file))
+;;
+
 let load =
   let memo = Memo.lazy_ ~name:"dune_load" load in
   fun () -> Memo.Lazy.force memo
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/dune_load.mli b/src/dune_rules/dune_load.mli
index 7b3e7cb379c..98dd70090c0 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/dune_load.mli
+++ b/src/dune_rules/dune_load.mli
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ module Dune_files : sig
   type t
 
   val eval : t -> context:Context_name.t -> Dune_file.t list Memo.t
-  val in_dir : Path.Build.t -> Dune_file.t option Memo.t
 end
 
 type t
 
+val in_dir : Path.Build.t -> Dune_file.t option Memo.t
 val dune_files : t -> Dune_files.t
 val packages : t -> Package.t Package.Name.Map.t
 val projects : t -> Dune_project.t list
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/only_packages.ml b/src/dune_rules/only_packages.ml
index 7c774c69891..0200549fb57 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/only_packages.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/only_packages.ml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ let stanzas_in_dir dir =
   if Path.Build.is_root dir
   then Memo.return None
   else
-    Dune_load.Dune_files.in_dir dir
+    Dune_load.in_dir dir
     >>= function
     | None -> Memo.return None
     | Some dune_file ->