diff --git a/src/librustsyntax/parse/classify.rs b/src/librustsyntax/parse/classify.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2c9aece0c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/librustsyntax/parse/classify.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// FIXME: There are a bunch of similar functions in pprust that
+// likely belong here
+
+fn expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(e: @ast::expr) -> bool {
+    alt e.node {
+      ast::expr_if(_, _, _) | ast::expr_if_check(_, _, _)
+      | ast::expr_alt(_, _, _) | ast::expr_block(_)
+      | ast::expr_do_while(_, _) | ast::expr_while(_, _)
+      | ast::expr_loop(_) | ast::expr_call(_, _, true) {
+        false
+      }
+      _ { true }
+    }
+}
+
+fn stmt_ends_with_semi(stmt: ast::stmt) -> bool {
+    alt stmt.node {
+      ast::stmt_decl(d, _) {
+        ret alt d.node {
+              ast::decl_local(_) { true }
+              ast::decl_item(_) { false }
+            }
+      }
+      ast::stmt_expr(e, _) {
+        ret expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(e);
+      }
+      ast::stmt_semi(e, _) {
+        ret false;
+      }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/librustsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/librustsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index a5eb2d6b8be..798afc70e05 100644
--- a/src/librustsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/librustsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import ast_util::{mk_sp, ident_to_path};
 import lexer::reader;
 import prec::{op_spec, binop_prec_table, as_prec};
 
-export expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt;
 export file_type;
 export mk_item;
 export next_node_id;
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ export parse_pat;
 export parse_sess;
 export parse_stmt;
 export parse_ty;
-export stmt_ends_with_semi;
 
 enum restriction {
     UNRESTRICTED,
@@ -1776,38 +1774,9 @@ fn parse_stmt(p: parser, first_item_attrs: [ast::attribute]) -> @ast::stmt {
 fn expr_is_complete(p: parser, e: pexpr) -> bool {
     log(debug, ("expr_is_complete", p.restriction,
                 print::pprust::expr_to_str(*e),
-                expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(*e)));
+                classify::expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(*e)));
     ret p.restriction == RESTRICT_STMT_EXPR &&
-        !expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(*e);
-}
-
-fn expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(e: @ast::expr) -> bool {
-    alt e.node {
-      ast::expr_if(_, _, _) | ast::expr_if_check(_, _, _)
-      | ast::expr_alt(_, _, _) | ast::expr_block(_)
-      | ast::expr_do_while(_, _) | ast::expr_while(_, _)
-      | ast::expr_loop(_) | ast::expr_call(_, _, true) {
-        false
-      }
-      _ { true }
-    }
-}
-
-fn stmt_ends_with_semi(stmt: ast::stmt) -> bool {
-    alt stmt.node {
-      ast::stmt_decl(d, _) {
-        ret alt d.node {
-              ast::decl_local(_) { true }
-              ast::decl_item(_) { false }
-            }
-      }
-      ast::stmt_expr(e, _) {
-        ret expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(e);
-      }
-      ast::stmt_semi(e, _) {
-        ret false;
-      }
-    }
+        !classify::expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(*e);
 }
 
 fn parse_block(p: parser) -> ast::blk {
@@ -1890,7 +1859,7 @@ fn parse_block_tail_(p: parser, lo: uint, s: ast::blk_check_mode,
                     expr = some(e);
                   }
                   t {
-                    if stmt_ends_with_semi(*stmt) {
+                    if classify::stmt_ends_with_semi(*stmt) {
                         p.fatal("expected ';' or '}' after expression but \
                                  found '" + token_to_str(p.reader, t) +
                                 "'");
@@ -1903,7 +1872,7 @@ fn parse_block_tail_(p: parser, lo: uint, s: ast::blk_check_mode,
               _ { // All other kinds of statements:
                 stmts += [stmt];
 
-                if stmt_ends_with_semi(*stmt) {
+                if classify::stmt_ends_with_semi(*stmt) {
                     expect(p, token::SEMI);
                 }
               }
diff --git a/src/librustsyntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/librustsyntax/print/pprust.rs
index c27976a314a..dbe5f3472d8 100644
--- a/src/librustsyntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/librustsyntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ fn print_stmt(s: ps, st: ast::stmt) {
         word(s.s, ";");
       }
     }
-    if parse::parser::stmt_ends_with_semi(st) { word(s.s, ";"); }
+    if parse::classify::stmt_ends_with_semi(st) { word(s.s, ";"); }
     maybe_print_trailing_comment(s, st.span, none::<uint>);
 }
 
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ fn need_parens(expr: @ast::expr, outer_prec: int) -> bool {
       ast::expr_assert(_) { true }
       ast::expr_check(_, _) { true }
       ast::expr_log(_, _, _) { true }
-      _ { !parse::parser::expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(expr) }
+      _ { !parse::classify::expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(expr) }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustsyntax/rustsyntax.rc b/src/librustsyntax/rustsyntax.rc
index d481670b8b3..68a41985aa6 100644
--- a/src/librustsyntax/rustsyntax.rc
+++ b/src/librustsyntax/rustsyntax.rc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ mod parse {
     export lexer;
     export comments;
     export prec;
+    export classify;
 
     mod eval;
     mod lexer;
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ mod parse {
 
     #[doc = "Functions dealing with operator precedence"]
     mod prec;
+
+    #[doc = "Routines the parser uses to classify AST nodes"]
+    mod classify;
 }
 
 mod print {