diff --git a/src/libcore/condition.rs b/src/libcore/condition.rs
index 1240fe03dd54d..75c6cf0e969a3 100644
--- a/src/libcore/condition.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/condition.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 use prelude::*;
 use task;
-use task::local_data::{local_data_pop, local_data_set};
+use local_data::{local_data_pop, local_data_set};
 
 // helper for transmutation, shown below.
 type RustClosure = (int, int);
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ pub struct Handler<T, U> {
 
 pub struct Condition<'self, T, U> {
     name: &'static str,
-    key: task::local_data::LocalDataKey<'self, Handler<T, U>>
+    key: local_data::LocalDataKey<'self, Handler<T, U>>
 }
 
 pub impl<'self, T, U> Condition<'self, T, U> {
     fn trap(&'self self, h: &'self fn(T) -> U) -> Trap<'self, T, U> {
         unsafe {
             let p : *RustClosure = ::cast::transmute(&h);
-            let prev = task::local_data::local_data_get(self.key);
+            let prev = local_data::local_data_get(self.key);
             let h = @Handler { handle: *p, prev: prev };
             Trap { cond: self, handler: h }
         }
diff --git a/src/libcore/core.rc b/src/libcore/core.rc
index 31229967e934e..3cc95e5a175ea 100644
--- a/src/libcore/core.rc
+++ b/src/libcore/core.rc
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ pub mod trie;
 pub mod task;
 pub mod comm;
 pub mod pipes;
+pub mod local_data;
 
 
 /* Runtime and platform support */
diff --git a/src/libcore/task/local_data.rs b/src/libcore/local_data.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/libcore/task/local_data.rs
rename to src/libcore/local_data.rs
diff --git a/src/libcore/os.rs b/src/libcore/os.rs
index 574618026d983..26d4790705ab9 100644
--- a/src/libcore/os.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/os.rs
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ fn overridden_arg_key(_v: @OverriddenArgs) {}
 
 pub fn args() -> ~[~str] {
     unsafe {
-        match task::local_data::local_data_get(overridden_arg_key) {
+        match local_data::local_data_get(overridden_arg_key) {
             None => real_args(),
             Some(args) => copy args.val
         }
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ pub fn args() -> ~[~str] {
 pub fn set_args(new_args: ~[~str]) {
     unsafe {
         let overridden_args = @OverriddenArgs { val: copy new_args };
-        task::local_data::local_data_set(overridden_arg_key, overridden_args);
+        local_data::local_data_set(overridden_arg_key, overridden_args);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcore/prelude.rs b/src/libcore/prelude.rs
index d263d2cdbee9e..22172db930223 100644
--- a/src/libcore/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/prelude.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ pub use io;
 pub use iter;
 pub use old_iter;
 pub use libc;
+pub use local_data;
 pub use num;
 pub use ops;
 pub use option;
diff --git a/src/libcore/rand.rs b/src/libcore/rand.rs
index f11840c95d5ac..2eb429a5e9cb0 100644
--- a/src/libcore/rand.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/rand.rs
@@ -836,13 +836,13 @@ fn tls_rng_state(_v: @@mut IsaacRng) {}
 pub fn task_rng() -> @@mut IsaacRng {
     let r : Option<@@mut IsaacRng>;
     unsafe {
-        r = task::local_data::local_data_get(tls_rng_state);
+        r = local_data::local_data_get(tls_rng_state);
     }
     match r {
         None => {
             unsafe {
                 let rng = @@mut IsaacRng::new_seeded(seed());
-                task::local_data::local_data_set(tls_rng_state, rng);
+                local_data::local_data_set(tls_rng_state, rng);
                 rng
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/libcore/rt/local_services.rs b/src/libcore/rt/local_services.rs
index 5ca7a72e84e86..01bef5e245888 100644
--- a/src/libcore/rt/local_services.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/rt/local_services.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn tls() {
-        use task::local_data::*;
+        use local_data::*;
         do run_in_newsched_task() {
             unsafe {
                 fn key(_x: @~str) { }
diff --git a/src/libcore/task/local_data_priv.rs b/src/libcore/task/local_data_priv.rs
index 97628f38a7b81..a30db039f30d7 100644
--- a/src/libcore/task/local_data_priv.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/task/local_data_priv.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use cmp::Eq;
 use libc;
 use prelude::*;
 use task::rt;
-use task::local_data::LocalDataKey;
+use local_data::LocalDataKey;
 
 use super::rt::rust_task;
 use rt::local_services::LocalStorage;
diff --git a/src/libcore/task/mod.rs b/src/libcore/task/mod.rs
index e58aa14572b7e..2484d8c5feda4 100644
--- a/src/libcore/task/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/task/mod.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ use unstable::finally::Finally;
 #[cfg(test)] use comm::SharedChan;
 
 mod local_data_priv;
-pub mod local_data;
 pub mod rt;
 pub mod spawn;
 
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/extract.rs b/src/librustdoc/extract.rs
index 34faf6cefa32b..0c49d457ad809 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/extract.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/extract.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use astsrv;
 use doc::ItemUtils;
 use doc;
 
-use core::task::local_data::local_data_get;
+use core::local_data::local_data_get;
 use syntax::ast;
 use syntax;
 
diff --git a/src/libstd/rl.rs b/src/libstd/rl.rs
index b2407be0b991e..81152430e784b 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rl.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rl.rs
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ fn complete_key(_v: @CompletionCb) {}
 
 /// Bind to the main completion callback
 pub unsafe fn complete(cb: CompletionCb) {
-    task::local_data::local_data_set(complete_key, @(cb));
+    local_data::local_data_set(complete_key, @(cb));
 
     extern fn callback(line: *c_char, completions: *()) {
         unsafe {
-            let cb = *task::local_data::local_data_get(complete_key)
+            let cb = *local_data::local_data_get(complete_key)
                 .get();
 
             do cb(str::raw::from_c_str(line)) |suggestion| {
diff --git a/src/libstd/sort.rs b/src/libstd/sort.rs
index ae474e0c39463..fdc74be133544 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sort.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sort.rs
@@ -1211,11 +1211,11 @@ mod big_tests {
     #[unsafe_destructor]
     impl<'self> Drop for LVal<'self> {
         fn finalize(&self) {
-            let x = unsafe { task::local_data::local_data_get(self.key) };
+            let x = unsafe { local_data::local_data_get(self.key) };
             match x {
                 Some(@y) => {
                     unsafe {
-                        task::local_data::local_data_set(self.key, @(y+1));
+                        local_data::local_data_set(self.key, @(y+1));
                     }
                 }
                 _ => fail!(~"Expected key to work"),
diff --git a/src/libstd/sort_stage0.rs b/src/libstd/sort_stage0.rs
index 044c616dcd32c..2379e4617aae8 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sort_stage0.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sort_stage0.rs
@@ -1202,11 +1202,11 @@ mod big_tests {
     #[unsafe_destructor]
     impl<'self> Drop for LVal<'self> {
         fn finalize(&self) {
-            let x = unsafe { task::local_data::local_data_get(self.key) };
+            let x = unsafe { local_data::local_data_get(self.key) };
             match x {
                 Some(@y) => {
                     unsafe {
-                        task::local_data::local_data_set(self.key, @(y+1));
+                        local_data::local_data_set(self.key, @(y+1));
                     }
                 }
                 _ => fail!(~"Expected key to work"),
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
index 5908d0c56f418..de59f2107cca2 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl<S:Encoder> Encodable<S> for ident {
     fn encode(&self, s: &mut S) {
         unsafe {
             let intr =
-                match task::local_data::local_data_get(interner_key!()) {
+                match local_data::local_data_get(interner_key!()) {
                     None => fail!(~"encode: TLS interner not set up"),
                     Some(intr) => intr
                 };
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl<S:Encoder> Encodable<S> for ident {
 impl<D:Decoder> Decodable<D> for ident {
     fn decode(d: &mut D) -> ident {
         let intr = match unsafe {
-            task::local_data::local_data_get(interner_key!())
+            local_data::local_data_get(interner_key!())
         } {
             None => fail!(~"decode: TLS interner not set up"),
             Some(intr) => intr
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
index 4483cc42361cc..43745bce1bf01 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ pub fn mk_fresh_ident_interner() -> @ident_interner {
         interner: interner::StrInterner::prefill(init_vec)
     };
     unsafe {
-        task::local_data::local_data_set(interner_key!(), @rv);
+        local_data::local_data_set(interner_key!(), @rv);
     }
     rv
 }
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ pub fn mk_fresh_ident_interner() -> @ident_interner {
 // fresh one.
 pub fn mk_ident_interner() -> @ident_interner {
     unsafe {
-        match task::local_data::local_data_get(interner_key!()) {
+        match local_data::local_data_get(interner_key!()) {
             Some(interner) => *interner,
             None => {
                 mk_fresh_ident_interner()
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/core-tls-store-pointer.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/core-tls-store-pointer.rs
index 42cf9c793d118..fcb25069de6dd 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/core-tls-store-pointer.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/core-tls-store-pointer.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 // Testing that we can't store a borrowed pointer it task-local storage
 
-use core::task::local_data::*;
+use core::local_data::*;
 
 fn key(_x: @&int) { }
 
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ fn main() {
     unsafe {
         local_data_set(key, @&0); //~ ERROR does not fulfill `'static`
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}