diff --git a/kmk/key_validators.py b/kmk/key_validators.py
index 6fcf46e..676f221 100644
--- a/kmk/key_validators.py
+++ b/kmk/key_validators.py
@@ -1,35 +1,9 @@
-from kmk.types import KeySeqSleepMeta, LayerKeyMeta, ModTapKeyMeta, UnicodeModeKeyMeta
+from kmk.types import KeySeqSleepMeta, UnicodeModeKeyMeta
 
 
 def key_seq_sleep_validator(ms):
     return KeySeqSleepMeta(ms)
 
 
-def layer_key_validator(layer, kc=None):
-    '''
-    Validates the syntax (but not semantics) of a layer key call.  We won't
-    have access to the keymap here, so we can't verify much of anything useful
-    here (like whether the target layer actually exists). The spirit of this
-    existing is mostly that Python will catch extraneous args/kwargs and error
-    out.
-    '''
-    return LayerKeyMeta(layer, kc)
-
-
-def mod_tap_validator(
-    kc, mods=None, prefer_hold=True, tap_interrupted=False, tap_time=None
-):
-    '''
-    Validates that mod tap keys are correctly used
-    '''
-    return ModTapKeyMeta(
-        kc=kc,
-        mods=mods,
-        prefer_hold=prefer_hold,
-        tap_interrupted=tap_interrupted,
-        tap_time=tap_time,
-    )
-
-
 def unicode_mode_key_validator(mode):
     return UnicodeModeKeyMeta(mode)
diff --git a/kmk/modules/holdtap.py b/kmk/modules/holdtap.py
index 5515d7d..05f6e26 100644
--- a/kmk/modules/holdtap.py
+++ b/kmk/modules/holdtap.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from micropython import const
 
 from kmk.keys import make_argumented_key
 from kmk.modules import Module
-from kmk.types import HoldTapKeyMeta
 
 
 class ActivationType:
@@ -20,6 +19,22 @@ class HoldTapKeyState:
         self.activated = ActivationType.PRESSED
 
 
+class HoldTapKeyMeta:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        tap,
+        hold,
+        prefer_hold=True,
+        tap_interrupted=False,
+        tap_time=None,
+    ):
+        self.tap = tap
+        self.hold = hold
+        self.prefer_hold = prefer_hold
+        self.tap_interrupted = tap_interrupted
+        self.tap_time = tap_time
+
+
 class HoldTap(Module):
     tap_time = 300
 
diff --git a/kmk/modules/layers.py b/kmk/modules/layers.py
index 6f341e7..5bc4e94 100644
--- a/kmk/modules/layers.py
+++ b/kmk/modules/layers.py
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 '''One layer isn't enough. Adds keys to get to more of them'''
-from kmk.key_validators import layer_key_validator
 from kmk.keys import KC, make_argumented_key
-from kmk.modules.holdtap import ActivationType, HoldTap
-from kmk.types import HoldTapKeyMeta
+from kmk.modules.holdtap import ActivationType, HoldTap, HoldTapKeyMeta
 from kmk.utils import Debug
 
 debug = Debug(__name__)
 
 
+def layer_key_validator(layer, kc=None):
+    '''
+    Validates the syntax (but not semantics) of a layer key call.  We won't
+    have access to the keymap here, so we can't verify much of anything useful
+    here (like whether the target layer actually exists). The spirit of this
+    existing is mostly that Python will catch extraneous args/kwargs and error
+    out.
+    '''
+    return LayerKeyMeta(layer, kc)
+
+
 def layer_key_validator_lt(layer, kc, prefer_hold=False, **kwargs):
     return HoldTapKeyMeta(tap=kc, hold=KC.MO(layer), prefer_hold=prefer_hold, **kwargs)
 
@@ -18,6 +27,12 @@ def layer_key_validator_tt(layer, prefer_hold=True, **kwargs):
     )
 
 
+class LayerKeyMeta:
+    def __init__(self, layer, kc=None):
+        self.layer = layer
+        self.kc = kc
+
+
 class Layers(HoldTap):
     '''Gives access to the keys used to enable the layer system'''
 
diff --git a/kmk/modules/modtap.py b/kmk/modules/modtap.py
index f450673..e591c3e 100644
--- a/kmk/modules/modtap.py
+++ b/kmk/modules/modtap.py
@@ -1,7 +1,26 @@
 import kmk.handlers.stock as handlers
-from kmk.key_validators import mod_tap_validator
 from kmk.keys import make_argumented_key
-from kmk.modules.holdtap import HoldTap
+from kmk.modules.holdtap import HoldTap, HoldTapKeyMeta
+
+
+def mod_tap_validator(
+    kc, mods=None, prefer_hold=True, tap_interrupted=False, tap_time=None
+):
+    '''
+    Validates that mod tap keys are correctly used
+    '''
+    return ModTapKeyMeta(
+        kc=kc,
+        mods=mods,
+        prefer_hold=prefer_hold,
+        tap_interrupted=tap_interrupted,
+        tap_time=tap_time,
+    )
+
+
+class ModTapKeyMeta(HoldTapKeyMeta):
+    def __init__(self, kc=None, mods=None, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(tap=kc, hold=mods, **kwargs)
 
 
 class ModTap(HoldTap):
diff --git a/kmk/modules/oneshot.py b/kmk/modules/oneshot.py
index 5562f9c..a95a825 100644
--- a/kmk/modules/oneshot.py
+++ b/kmk/modules/oneshot.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from kmk.keys import make_argumented_key
-from kmk.modules.holdtap import ActivationType, HoldTap
-from kmk.types import HoldTapKeyMeta
+from kmk.modules.holdtap import ActivationType, HoldTap, HoldTapKeyMeta
 
 
 def oneshot_validator(kc, tap_time=None):
diff --git a/kmk/modules/tapdance.py b/kmk/modules/tapdance.py
index b54779e..8843fcd 100644
--- a/kmk/modules/tapdance.py
+++ b/kmk/modules/tapdance.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from kmk.keys import KC, make_argumented_key
-from kmk.modules.holdtap import ActivationType, HoldTap
-from kmk.types import HoldTapKeyMeta
+from kmk.modules.holdtap import ActivationType, HoldTap, HoldTapKeyMeta
 
 
 class TapDanceKeyMeta:
diff --git a/kmk/types.py b/kmk/types.py
index 050a5e7..4d05158 100644
--- a/kmk/types.py
+++ b/kmk/types.py
@@ -11,33 +11,6 @@ class AttrDict(dict):
         return self[key]
 
 
-class HoldTapKeyMeta:
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        tap,
-        hold,
-        prefer_hold=True,
-        tap_interrupted=False,
-        tap_time=None,
-    ):
-        self.tap = tap
-        self.hold = hold
-        self.prefer_hold = prefer_hold
-        self.tap_interrupted = tap_interrupted
-        self.tap_time = tap_time
-
-
-class LayerKeyMeta:
-    def __init__(self, layer, kc=None):
-        self.layer = layer
-        self.kc = kc
-
-
-class ModTapKeyMeta(HoldTapKeyMeta):
-    def __init__(self, kc=None, mods=None, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(tap=kc, hold=mods, **kwargs)
-
-
 class KeySequenceMeta:
     def __init__(self, seq):
         self.seq = seq