diff --git a/serde/json.nim b/serde/json.nim
index bd0a738..590d9ea 100644
--- a/serde/json.nim
+++ b/serde/json.nim
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import ./json/common
+import ./json/parser
 import ./json/deserializer
 import ./json/stdjson
 import ./json/pragmas
 import ./json/serializer
 import ./json/types
 
-export common
+export parser
 export deserializer
 export stdjson
 export pragmas
diff --git a/serde/json/deserializer.nim b/serde/json/deserializer.nim
index 3f685cb..2780088 100644
--- a/serde/json/deserializer.nim
+++ b/serde/json/deserializer.nim
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ import pkg/stint
 import pkg/questionable
 import pkg/questionable/results
 
-import ./common
+import ./parser
 import ./errors
 import ./stdjson
 import ./pragmas
 import ./types
 
-export common
+export parser
 export chronicles except toJson
 export stdjson
 export pragmas
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ proc fromJson*(
   _: type JsonNode,
   jsn: string
 ): ?!JsonNode =
-  return common.parseJson(jsn)
+  return parser.parseJson(jsn)
 
 proc fromJson*[T: ref object or object](
   _: type T,
   jsn: string
 ): ?!T =
-  let jsn = ? common.parseJson(jsn) # full qualification required in-module only
+  let jsn = ? parser.parseJson(jsn) # full qualification required in-module only
   T.fromJson(jsn)
diff --git a/serde/json/common.nim b/serde/json/parser.nim
similarity index 100%
rename from serde/json/common.nim
rename to serde/json/parser.nim