diff --git a/core/lib.rs b/core/lib.rs
index c753a0ec8..acb59adc0 100644
--- a/core/lib.rs
+++ b/core/lib.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ mod io;
 mod pager;
 mod pseudo;
 mod schema;
-mod sorter;
 mod sqlite3_ondisk;
 mod storage;
 mod translate;
diff --git a/core/vdbe/mod.rs b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
index ca02030ba..575dbb6bc 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/mod.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod builder;
 pub mod explain;
+pub mod sorter;
 
 use crate::btree::BTreeCursor;
 use crate::function::{AggFunc, SingleRowFunc};
@@ -927,7 +928,7 @@ impl Program {
                             _ => unreachable!(),
                         })
                         .collect();
-                    let cursor = Box::new(crate::sorter::Sorter::new(order));
+                    let cursor = Box::new(sorter::Sorter::new(order));
                     cursors.insert(*cursor_id, cursor);
                     state.pc += 1;
                 }
diff --git a/core/sorter.rs b/core/vdbe/sorter.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from core/sorter.rs
rename to core/vdbe/sorter.rs