diff --git a/core/coreapi/coreapi.go b/core/coreapi/coreapi.go
index 71aa8e75f..151f1fe34 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/coreapi.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/coreapi.go
@@ -14,18 +14,9 @@ Interfaces here aren't yet completely stable.
 package coreapi
 
 import (
-	"context"
-
 	core "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
 	coreiface "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
 	caopts "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"
-	namesys "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/namesys"
-	ipfspath "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/path"
-	resolver "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/path/resolver"
-	uio "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/unixfs/io"
-
-	cid "gx/ipfs/QmYVNvtQkeZ6AKSwDrjQTs432QtL6umrrK41EBq3cu7iSP/go-cid"
-	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmZtNq8dArGfnpCZfx2pUNY7UcjGhVp5qqwQ4hH6mpTMRQ/go-ipld-format"
 )
 
 type CoreAPI struct {
@@ -73,96 +64,3 @@ func (api *CoreAPI) Object() coreiface.ObjectAPI {
 func (api *CoreAPI) Pin() coreiface.PinAPI {
 	return (*PinAPI)(api)
 }
-
-// ResolveNode resolves the path `p` using Unixfx resolver, gets and returns the
-// resolved Node.
-func (api *CoreAPI) ResolveNode(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (ipld.Node, error) {
-	return resolveNode(ctx, api.node.DAG, api.node.Namesys, p)
-}
-
-func resolveNode(ctx context.Context, ng ipld.NodeGetter, nsys namesys.NameSystem, p coreiface.Path) (ipld.Node, error) {
-	p, err := resolvePath(ctx, ng, nsys, p)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	node, err := ng.Get(ctx, p.Cid())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return node, nil
-}
-
-// ResolvePath resolves the path `p` using Unixfs resolver, returns the
-// resolved path.
-// TODO: store all of ipfspath.Resolver.ResolvePathComponents() in Path
-func (api *CoreAPI) ResolvePath(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (coreiface.Path, error) {
-	return resolvePath(ctx, api.node.DAG, api.node.Namesys, p)
-}
-
-func resolvePath(ctx context.Context, ng ipld.NodeGetter, nsys namesys.NameSystem, p coreiface.Path) (coreiface.Path, error) {
-	if p.Resolved() {
-		return p, nil
-	}
-
-	r := &resolver.Resolver{
-		DAG:         ng,
-		ResolveOnce: uio.ResolveUnixfsOnce,
-	}
-
-	p2 := ipfspath.FromString(p.String())
-	node, err := core.Resolve(ctx, nsys, r, p2)
-	if err == core.ErrNoNamesys {
-		return nil, coreiface.ErrOffline
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var root *cid.Cid
-	if p2.IsJustAKey() {
-		root = node.Cid()
-	}
-
-	return ResolvedPath(p.String(), node.Cid(), root), nil
-}
-
-// Implements coreiface.Path
-type path struct {
-	path ipfspath.Path
-	cid  *cid.Cid
-	root *cid.Cid
-}
-
-// ParsePath parses path `p` using ipfspath parser, returns the parsed path.
-func (api *CoreAPI) ParsePath(ctx context.Context, p string, opts ...caopts.ParsePathOption) (coreiface.Path, error) {
-	options, err := caopts.ParsePathOptions(opts...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	pp, err := ipfspath.ParsePath(p)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	res := &path{path: pp}
-	if options.Resolve {
-		return api.ResolvePath(ctx, res)
-	}
-	return res, nil
-}
-
-// ParseCid parses the path from `c`, returns the parsed path.
-func (api *CoreAPI) ParseCid(c *cid.Cid) coreiface.Path {
-	return &path{path: ipfspath.FromCid(c), cid: c, root: c}
-}
-
-// ResolvePath parses path from string `p`, returns parsed path.
-func ResolvedPath(p string, c *cid.Cid, r *cid.Cid) coreiface.Path {
-	return &path{path: ipfspath.FromString(p), cid: c, root: r}
-}
-
-func (p *path) String() string { return p.path.String() }
-func (p *path) Cid() *cid.Cid  { return p.cid }
-func (p *path) Root() *cid.Cid { return p.root }
-func (p *path) Resolved() bool { return p.cid != nil }
diff --git a/core/coreapi/path.go b/core/coreapi/path.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebfb33733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/coreapi/path.go
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package coreapi
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	core "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
+	coreiface "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
+	caopts "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"
+	namesys "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/namesys"
+	ipfspath "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/path"
+	resolver "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/path/resolver"
+	uio "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/unixfs/io"
+
+	ipld "gx/ipfs/QmWi2BYBL5gJ3CiAiQchg6rn1A8iBsrWy51EYxvHVjFvLb/go-ipld-format"
+	cid "gx/ipfs/QmapdYm1b22Frv3k17fqrBYTFRxwiaVJkB299Mfn33edeB/go-cid"
+)
+
+// ResolveNode resolves the path `p` using Unixfx resolver, gets and returns the
+// resolved Node.
+func (api *CoreAPI) ResolveNode(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (ipld.Node, error) {
+	return resolveNode(ctx, api.node.DAG, api.node.Namesys, p)
+}
+
+func resolveNode(ctx context.Context, ng ipld.NodeGetter, nsys namesys.NameSystem, p coreiface.Path) (ipld.Node, error) {
+	p, err := resolvePath(ctx, ng, nsys, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	node, err := ng.Get(ctx, p.Cid())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return node, nil
+}
+
+// ResolvePath resolves the path `p` using Unixfs resolver, returns the
+// resolved path.
+// TODO: store all of ipfspath.Resolver.ResolvePathComponents() in Path
+func (api *CoreAPI) ResolvePath(ctx context.Context, p coreiface.Path) (coreiface.Path, error) {
+	return resolvePath(ctx, api.node.DAG, api.node.Namesys, p)
+}
+
+func resolvePath(ctx context.Context, ng ipld.NodeGetter, nsys namesys.NameSystem, p coreiface.Path) (coreiface.Path, error) {
+	if p.Resolved() {
+		return p, nil
+	}
+
+	r := &resolver.Resolver{
+		DAG:         ng,
+		ResolveOnce: uio.ResolveUnixfsOnce,
+	}
+
+	p2 := ipfspath.FromString(p.String())
+	node, err := core.Resolve(ctx, nsys, r, p2)
+	if err == core.ErrNoNamesys {
+		return nil, coreiface.ErrOffline
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var root *cid.Cid
+	if p2.IsJustAKey() {
+		root = node.Cid()
+	}
+
+	return ResolvedPath(p.String(), node.Cid(), root), nil
+}
+
+// Implements coreiface.Path
+type path struct {
+	path ipfspath.Path
+	cid  *cid.Cid
+	root *cid.Cid
+}
+
+// ParsePath parses path `p` using ipfspath parser, returns the parsed path.
+func (api *CoreAPI) ParsePath(ctx context.Context, p string, opts ...caopts.ParsePathOption) (coreiface.Path, error) {
+	options, err := caopts.ParsePathOptions(opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	pp, err := ipfspath.ParsePath(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	res := &path{path: pp}
+	if options.Resolve {
+		return api.ResolvePath(ctx, res)
+	}
+	return res, nil
+}
+
+// ParseCid parses the path from `c`, retruns the parsed path.
+func (api *CoreAPI) ParseCid(c *cid.Cid) coreiface.Path {
+	return &path{path: ipfspath.FromCid(c), cid: c, root: c}
+}
+
+// ResolvePath parses path from string `p`, returns parsed path.
+func ResolvedPath(p string, c *cid.Cid, r *cid.Cid) coreiface.Path {
+	return &path{path: ipfspath.FromString(p), cid: c, root: r}
+}
+
+func (p *path) String() string { return p.path.String() }
+func (p *path) Cid() *cid.Cid  { return p.cid }
+func (p *path) Root() *cid.Cid { return p.root }
+func (p *path) Resolved() bool { return p.cid != nil }