diff --git a/src/nimph/project.nim b/src/nimph/project.nim
index f07cdc2..f3f293c 100644
--- a/src/nimph/project.nim
+++ b/src/nimph/project.nim
@@ -1301,10 +1301,6 @@ proc versionChangingCommits*(project: var Project): VersionTags =
 
 proc pathForName*(group: ProjectGroup; name: string): Option[string] =
   ## try to retrieve the directory for a given import name in the group
-  {.warning: "replace this with compiler code".}
-  proc destylize(s: string): string =
-    result = s.toLowerAscii.replace("_")
-
   let name = name.destylize
   for project in group.values:
     if project.importName.destylize == name:
diff --git a/src/nimph/spec.nim b/src/nimph/spec.nim
index 22de48b..50447c2 100644
--- a/src/nimph/spec.nim
+++ b/src/nimph/spec.nim
@@ -193,3 +193,8 @@ proc forkTarget*(url: Uri): ForkTargetResult =
     result.ok = result.owner.len > 0 and result.repo.len > 0
     if not result.ok:
       result.why = &"unable to parse url {result.url}"
+
+{.warning: "replace this with compiler code".}
+proc destylize*(s: string): string =
+  ## this is how we create a uniformly comparable token
+  result = s.toLowerAscii.replace("_")