diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index dbbed8d..88ac8bf 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 mod error;
 /// types and methods to ease the r/w of a process's memory
 pub mod process;
+mod sys;
 
 pub use error::Error;
diff --git a/src/process/process.rs b/src/process.rs
similarity index 88%
rename from src/process/process.rs
rename to src/process.rs
index c918d10..3bc33cf 100644
--- a/src/process/process.rs
+++ b/src/process.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    process::{handle::Handle, memory, snapshot, Module},
+    sys::{handle::Handle, memory, snapshot},
     Error,
 };
 use derive_more::derive::Display;
@@ -111,3 +111,18 @@ impl Process {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+/// a module running within a process
+pub struct Module {
+    /// the parent process id (th32ProcessID)
+    pub process_id: u32,
+    /// the module name (szModule)
+    pub name: String,
+    /// the module executable path (szExePath)
+    pub path: String,
+    /// the module base address (modBaseAddr)
+    pub base_address: usize,
+    /// the module base size (modBaseSize)
+    pub base_size: usize,
+}
diff --git a/src/process/mod.rs b/src/process/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d269cb..0000000
--- a/src/process/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#![allow(clippy::module_inception)]
-
-mod handle;
-mod memory;
-mod module;
-mod process;
-mod snapshot;
-
-pub use module::Module;
-pub use process::{Identifier, Process};
diff --git a/src/process/module.rs b/src/process/module.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a68913..0000000
--- a/src/process/module.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
-/// a module running within a process
-pub struct Module {
-    /// the parent process id (th32ProcessID)
-    pub process_id: u32,
-    /// the module name (szModule)
-    pub name: String,
-    /// the module executable path (szExePath)
-    pub path: String,
-    /// the module base address (modBaseAddr)
-    pub base_address: usize,
-    /// the module base size (modBaseSize)
-    pub base_size: usize,
-}
diff --git a/src/sys.rs b/src/sys.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82e9bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sys.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub(crate) mod handle;
+pub(crate) mod memory;
+pub(crate) mod snapshot;
diff --git a/src/process/handle.rs b/src/sys/handle.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/process/handle.rs
rename to src/sys/handle.rs
diff --git a/src/process/memory.rs b/src/sys/memory.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from src/process/memory.rs
rename to src/sys/memory.rs
index 3313977..560b2dd 100644
--- a/src/process/memory.rs
+++ b/src/sys/memory.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{process::handle::Handle, Error};
+use crate::{sys::handle::Handle, Error};
 use std::{ffi::c_void, ptr};
 use windows::Win32::System::Diagnostics::Debug::{ReadProcessMemory, WriteProcessMemory};
 
diff --git a/src/process/snapshot.rs b/src/sys/snapshot.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/process/snapshot.rs
rename to src/sys/snapshot.rs
index 59179b6..22e1c4c 100644
--- a/src/process/snapshot.rs
+++ b/src/sys/snapshot.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#![allow(clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
-
 use crate::Error;
 use windows::Win32::System::Diagnostics::ToolHelp::{
     CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Module32FirstW, Module32NextW, Process32FirstW, Process32NextW,