diff --git a/lib/c-api/src/wasm_c_api/instance.rs b/lib/c-api/src/wasm_c_api/instance.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d58336e62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/c-api/src/wasm_c_api/instance.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+use super::{wasm_extern_t, wasm_extern_vec_t, wasm_module_t, wasm_store_t, wasm_trap_t};
+use crate::c_try;
+use crate::ordered_resolver::OrderedResolver;
+use std::mem;
+use std::ptr::NonNull;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use wasmer::{Extern, Instance};
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct wasm_instance_t {
+    pub(crate) inner: Arc<Instance>,
+}
+
+struct CArrayIter<T: Sized + 'static> {
+    cur_entry: *const *const T,
+}
+
+impl<T: Sized + 'static> CArrayIter<T> {
+    fn new(array: *const *const T) -> Option<Self> {
+        if array.is_null() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(CArrayIter { cur_entry: array })
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Sized + 'static> Iterator for CArrayIter<T> {
+    type Item = &'static T;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        let next_entry_candidate = unsafe { *self.cur_entry };
+        if next_entry_candidate.is_null() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            self.cur_entry = unsafe { self.cur_entry.add(1) };
+            Some(unsafe { &*next_entry_candidate })
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// reads from null-terminated array of `wasm_extern_t`s
+unsafe fn argument_import_iter(
+    imports: *const *const wasm_extern_t,
+) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = &'static wasm_extern_t>> {
+    CArrayIter::new(imports)
+        .map(|it| Box::new(it) as _)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| Box::new(std::iter::empty()) as _)
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn wasm_instance_new(
+    store: Option<NonNull<wasm_store_t>>,
+    module: &wasm_module_t,
+    imports: *const *const wasm_extern_t,
+    // own
+    _traps: *mut *mut wasm_trap_t,
+) -> Option<Box<wasm_instance_t>> {
+    let wasm_module = &module.inner;
+    let module_imports = wasm_module.imports();
+    let module_import_count = module_imports.len();
+    let imports = argument_import_iter(imports);
+    let resolver: OrderedResolver = imports
+        .map(|imp| &imp.inner)
+        .take(module_import_count)
+        .cloned()
+        .collect();
+
+    let instance = Arc::new(c_try!(Instance::new(wasm_module, &resolver)));
+    Some(Box::new(wasm_instance_t { inner: instance }))
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn wasm_instance_delete(_instance: Option<Box<wasm_instance_t>>) {}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn wasm_instance_exports(
+    instance: &wasm_instance_t,
+    // TODO: review types on wasm_declare_vec, handle the optional pointer part properly
+    out: &mut wasm_extern_vec_t,
+) {
+    let instance = &instance.inner;
+    let mut extern_vec = instance
+        .exports
+        .iter()
+        .map(|(name, r#extern)| {
+            let function = if let Extern::Function { .. } = r#extern {
+                instance.exports.get_function(&name).ok().cloned()
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+            Box::into_raw(Box::new(wasm_extern_t {
+                instance: Some(Arc::clone(instance)),
+                inner: r#extern.clone(),
+            }))
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<*mut wasm_extern_t>>();
+    extern_vec.shrink_to_fit();
+
+    out.size = extern_vec.len();
+    out.data = extern_vec.as_mut_ptr();
+    // TODO: double check that the destructor will work correctly here
+    mem::forget(extern_vec);
+}
diff --git a/lib/c-api/src/wasm_c_api/mod.rs b/lib/c-api/src/wasm_c_api/mod.rs
index 4a6a62aaa..a84d315d1 100644
--- a/lib/c-api/src/wasm_c_api/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/c-api/src/wasm_c_api/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 pub mod engine;
 pub mod externals;
+pub mod instance;
 pub mod module;
 pub mod store;
 pub(crate) mod utils;
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ pub mod wasi;
 // required due to really weird Rust resolution rules
 // https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/57966
 use crate::c_try;
-use crate::ordered_resolver::OrderedResolver;
 use externals::function::wasm_func_t;
 use externals::global::wasm_global_t;
 use externals::memory::wasm_memory_t;
@@ -33,103 +33,6 @@ use wasmer::{
 #[cfg(feature = "jit")]
 use wasmer_engine_jit::JIT;
 
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct wasm_instance_t {
-    inner: Arc<Instance>,
-}
-
-#[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn wasm_instance_new(
-    store: Option<NonNull<wasm_store_t>>,
-    module: &wasm_module_t,
-    imports: *const *const wasm_extern_t,
-    // own
-    _traps: *mut *mut wasm_trap_t,
-) -> Option<Box<wasm_instance_t>> {
-    let wasm_module = &module.inner;
-    let module_imports = wasm_module.imports();
-    let module_import_count = module_imports.len();
-    let imports = argument_import_iter(imports);
-    let resolver: OrderedResolver = imports
-        .map(|imp| &imp.inner)
-        .take(module_import_count)
-        .cloned()
-        .collect();
-
-    let instance = Arc::new(c_try!(Instance::new(wasm_module, &resolver)));
-    Some(Box::new(wasm_instance_t { inner: instance }))
-}
-
-#[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn wasm_instance_delete(_instance: Option<Box<wasm_instance_t>>) {}
-
-struct CArrayIter<T: Sized + 'static> {
-    cur_entry: *const *const T,
-}
-
-impl<T: Sized + 'static> CArrayIter<T> {
-    fn new(array: *const *const T) -> Option<Self> {
-        if array.is_null() {
-            None
-        } else {
-            Some(CArrayIter { cur_entry: array })
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T: Sized + 'static> Iterator for CArrayIter<T> {
-    type Item = &'static T;
-
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        let next_entry_candidate = unsafe { *self.cur_entry };
-        if next_entry_candidate.is_null() {
-            None
-        } else {
-            self.cur_entry = unsafe { self.cur_entry.add(1) };
-            Some(unsafe { &*next_entry_candidate })
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-// reads from null-terminated array of `wasm_extern_t`s
-unsafe fn argument_import_iter(
-    imports: *const *const wasm_extern_t,
-) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = &'static wasm_extern_t>> {
-    CArrayIter::new(imports)
-        .map(|it| Box::new(it) as _)
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| Box::new(std::iter::empty()) as _)
-}
-
-#[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn wasm_instance_exports(
-    instance: &wasm_instance_t,
-    // TODO: review types on wasm_declare_vec, handle the optional pointer part properly
-    out: &mut wasm_extern_vec_t,
-) {
-    let instance = &instance.inner;
-    let mut extern_vec = instance
-        .exports
-        .iter()
-        .map(|(name, r#extern)| {
-            let function = if let Extern::Function { .. } = r#extern {
-                instance.exports.get_function(&name).ok().cloned()
-            } else {
-                None
-            };
-            Box::into_raw(Box::new(wasm_extern_t {
-                instance: Some(Arc::clone(instance)),
-                inner: r#extern.clone(),
-            }))
-        })
-        .collect::<Vec<*mut wasm_extern_t>>();
-    extern_vec.shrink_to_fit();
-
-    out.size = extern_vec.len();
-    out.data = extern_vec.as_mut_ptr();
-    // TODO: double check that the destructor will work correctly here
-    mem::forget(extern_vec);
-}
-
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn wasm_func_as_extern(
     func_ptr: Option<NonNull<wasm_func_t>>,
diff --git a/lib/c-api/src/wasm_c_api/wasi/mod.rs b/lib/c-api/src/wasm_c_api/wasi/mod.rs
index 4a51240e7..ad18010b4 100644
--- a/lib/c-api/src/wasm_c_api/wasi/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/c-api/src/wasm_c_api/wasi/mod.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 mod capture_files;
 
 use super::{
-    externals::memory::wasm_memory_t, wasm_extern_t, wasm_func_t, wasm_instance_t, wasm_module_t,
-    wasm_store_t,
+    externals::memory::wasm_memory_t, instance::wasm_instance_t, wasm_extern_t, wasm_func_t,
+    wasm_module_t, wasm_store_t,
 };
 // required due to really weird Rust resolution rules for macros
 // https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/57966