diff --git a/src/compare/diff.rs b/src/compare/diff.rs
index 7cd0b4a7..1075383f 100644
--- a/src/compare/diff.rs
+++ b/src/compare/diff.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use super::util::get_property;
 use super::util::get_property_boolean;
 use super::util::get_property_quoted_string;
 use super::util::get_property_unquoted_atom;
-use crate::iter::AstNode;
+use crate::types::AstNode;
 use crate::types::AngleLink;
 use crate::types::BabelCall;
 use crate::types::Bold;
diff --git a/src/compare/elisp_fact.rs b/src/compare/elisp_fact.rs
index a1c1fc8f..6d846e5e 100644
--- a/src/compare/elisp_fact.rs
+++ b/src/compare/elisp_fact.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
-use crate::iter::AstNode;
+use crate::types::AstNode;
 use crate::types::AngleLink;
 use crate::types::BabelCall;
 use crate::types::Bold;
diff --git a/src/iter/all_ast_node_iter.rs b/src/iter/all_ast_node_iter.rs
index 15989909..9d6b091b 100644
--- a/src/iter/all_ast_node_iter.rs
+++ b/src/iter/all_ast_node_iter.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 
-use super::ast_node::AstNode;
 use super::ast_node_iter::AstNodeIter;
+use crate::types::AstNode;
 
 pub struct AllAstNodeIter<'r, 's> {
     root: Option<AstNode<'r, 's>>,
diff --git a/src/iter/ast_node_iter.rs b/src/iter/ast_node_iter.rs
index 6c51c119..2da6e224 100644
--- a/src/iter/ast_node_iter.rs
+++ b/src/iter/ast_node_iter.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use super::ast_node::AstNode;
 use super::macros::children_iter;
 use super::macros::empty_iter;
 use super::macros::multi_field_iter;
 use crate::types::AngleLink;
+use crate::types::AstNode;
 use crate::types::BabelCall;
 use crate::types::Bold;
 use crate::types::Citation;
diff --git a/src/iter/macros.rs b/src/iter/macros.rs
index 3834d1b5..f4282496 100644
--- a/src/iter/macros.rs
+++ b/src/iter/macros.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-/// Write the implementation of From<> to convert a borrow of the type to an AstNode
-macro_rules! to_ast_node {
-    ($inp:ty, $enum:expr) => {
-        impl<'r, 's> From<$inp> for AstNode<'r, 's> {
-            fn from(value: $inp) -> Self {
-                $enum(value)
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-pub(crate) use to_ast_node;
-
 /// Create iterators for ast nodes where it only has to iterate over children
 macro_rules! children_iter {
     ($astnodetype:ty, $itertype:ident, $innertype:ty) => {
diff --git a/src/iter/mod.rs b/src/iter/mod.rs
index d820847f..af77bd63 100644
--- a/src/iter/mod.rs
+++ b/src/iter/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 mod all_ast_node_iter;
-mod ast_node;
 mod ast_node_iter;
 mod macros;
-pub(crate) use ast_node::AstNode;
diff --git a/src/parser/document.rs b/src/parser/document.rs
index f71aaeec..a7b8b8b7 100644
--- a/src/parser/document.rs
+++ b/src/parser/document.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::context::RefContext;
 use crate::error::CustomError;
 use crate::error::MyError;
 use crate::error::Res;
-use crate::iter::AstNode;
+use crate::types::AstNode;
 use crate::parser::org_source::convert_error;
 use crate::parser::util::blank_line;
 use crate::types::Document;
diff --git a/src/parser/in_buffer_settings.rs b/src/parser/in_buffer_settings.rs
index 3586d2fb..95618e1d 100644
--- a/src/parser/in_buffer_settings.rs
+++ b/src/parser/in_buffer_settings.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use super::OrgSource;
 use crate::context::HeadlineLevelFilter;
 use crate::error::CustomError;
 use crate::error::Res;
-use crate::iter::AstNode;
+use crate::types::AstNode;
 use crate::settings::GlobalSettings;
 use crate::types::Document;
 use crate::types::Keyword;
diff --git a/src/iter/ast_node.rs b/src/types/ast_node.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/iter/ast_node.rs
rename to src/types/ast_node.rs
diff --git a/src/types/macros.rs b/src/types/macros.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a718a0e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/macros.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/// Write the implementation of From<> to convert a borrow of the type to an AstNode
+macro_rules! to_ast_node {
+    ($inp:ty, $enum:expr) => {
+        impl<'r, 's> From<$inp> for AstNode<'r, 's> {
+            fn from(value: $inp) -> Self {
+                $enum(value)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+pub(crate) use to_ast_node;
diff --git a/src/types/mod.rs b/src/types/mod.rs
index 7976ecd1..6f41156e 100644
--- a/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+mod ast_node;
 mod document;
 mod element;
 mod get_standard_properties;
 mod greater_element;
 mod lesser_element;
+mod macros;
 mod object;
 mod source;
 mod standard_properties;
+pub(crate) use ast_node::AstNode;
 pub use document::Document;
 pub use document::DocumentElement;
 pub use document::Heading;