diff --git a/serde/src/de/ignored_any.rs b/serde/src/de/ignored_any.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d51f7386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serde/src/de/ignored_any.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+use core::fmt;
+
+use de::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Visitor, SeqVisitor, MapVisitor, Error};
+
+/// A target for deserializers that want to ignore data. Implements Deserialize
+/// and silently eats data given to it.
+pub struct IgnoredAny;
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for IgnoredAny {
+    #[inline]
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<IgnoredAny, D::Error>
+        where D: Deserializer<'de>
+    {
+        struct IgnoredAnyVisitor;
+
+        impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for IgnoredAnyVisitor {
+            type Value = IgnoredAny;
+
+            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+                formatter.write_str("anything at all")
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn visit_bool<E>(self, _: bool) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E> {
+                Ok(IgnoredAny)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn visit_i64<E>(self, _: i64) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E> {
+                Ok(IgnoredAny)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn visit_u64<E>(self, _: u64) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E> {
+                Ok(IgnoredAny)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn visit_f64<E>(self, _: f64) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E> {
+                Ok(IgnoredAny)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn visit_str<E>(self, _: &str) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E>
+                where E: Error
+            {
+                Ok(IgnoredAny)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn visit_none<E>(self) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E> {
+                Ok(IgnoredAny)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn visit_some<D>(self, _: D) -> Result<IgnoredAny, D::Error>
+                where D: Deserializer<'de>
+            {
+                Ok(IgnoredAny)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn visit_newtype_struct<D>(self, _: D) -> Result<IgnoredAny, D::Error>
+                where D: Deserializer<'de>
+            {
+                Ok(IgnoredAny)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn visit_unit<E>(self) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E> {
+                Ok(IgnoredAny)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn visit_seq<V>(self, mut visitor: V) -> Result<IgnoredAny, V::Error>
+                where V: SeqVisitor<'de>
+            {
+                while let Some(_) = try!(visitor.visit::<IgnoredAny>()) {
+                    // Gobble
+                }
+                Ok(IgnoredAny)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn visit_map<V>(self, mut visitor: V) -> Result<IgnoredAny, V::Error>
+                where V: MapVisitor<'de>
+            {
+                while let Some((_, _)) = try!(visitor.visit::<IgnoredAny, IgnoredAny>()) {
+                    // Gobble
+                }
+                Ok(IgnoredAny)
+            }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn visit_bytes<E>(self, _: &[u8]) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E>
+                where E: Error
+            {
+                Ok(IgnoredAny)
+            }
+        }
+
+        deserializer.deserialize_ignored_any(IgnoredAnyVisitor)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/serde/src/de/impls.rs b/serde/src/de/impls.rs
index 1aa91db5..d30392f6 100644
--- a/serde/src/de/impls.rs
+++ b/serde/src/de/impls.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-//! This module contains `Deserialize` and `Visitor` implementations.
-
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 #[cfg(all(feature = "collections", not(feature = "std")))]
@@ -65,8 +63,7 @@ use bytes::ByteBuf;
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-/// A visitor that produces a `()`.
-pub struct UnitVisitor;
+struct UnitVisitor;
 
 impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for UnitVisitor {
     type Value = ();
@@ -92,8 +89,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for () {
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-/// A visitor that produces a `bool`.
-pub struct BoolVisitor;
+struct BoolVisitor;
 
 impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for BoolVisitor {
     type Value = bool;
@@ -408,8 +404,7 @@ impl<'de, T> Deserialize<'de> for Option<T>
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-/// A visitor that produces a `PhantomData`.
-pub struct PhantomDataVisitor<T> {
+struct PhantomDataVisitor<T> {
     marker: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
@@ -448,14 +443,12 @@ macro_rules! seq_impl {
         $with_capacity:expr,
         $insert:expr
     ) => {
-        /// A visitor that produces a sequence.
-        pub struct $visitor_ty<T $(, $typaram)*> {
+        struct $visitor_ty<T $(, $typaram)*> {
             marker: PhantomData<$ty<T $(, $typaram)*>>,
         }
 
         impl<T $(, $typaram),*> $visitor_ty<T $(, $typaram)*> {
-            /// Construct a new sequence visitor.
-            pub fn new() -> Self {
+            fn new() -> Self {
                 $visitor_ty {
                     marker: PhantomData,
                 }
@@ -561,7 +554,7 @@ struct ArrayVisitor<A> {
 }
 
 impl<A> ArrayVisitor<A> {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
+    fn new() -> Self {
         ArrayVisitor { marker: PhantomData }
     }
 }
@@ -673,14 +666,12 @@ array_impls! {
 macro_rules! tuple_impls {
     ($($len:expr => $visitor:ident => ($($n:tt $name:ident)+))+) => {
         $(
-            /// Construct a tuple visitor.
-            pub struct $visitor<$($name,)+> {
+            struct $visitor<$($name,)+> {
                 marker: PhantomData<($($name,)+)>,
             }
 
             impl<$($name,)+> $visitor<$($name,)+> {
-                /// Construct a `TupleVisitor*<T>`.
-                pub fn new() -> Self {
+                fn new() -> Self {
                     $visitor { marker: PhantomData }
                 }
             }
@@ -749,14 +740,12 @@ macro_rules! map_impl {
         $ctor:expr,
         $with_capacity:expr
     ) => {
-        /// A visitor that produces a map.
-        pub struct $visitor_ty<K, V $(, $typaram)*> {
+        struct $visitor_ty<K, V $(, $typaram)*> {
             marker: PhantomData<$ty<K, V $(, $typaram)*>>,
         }
 
         impl<K, V $(, $typaram)*> $visitor_ty<K, V $(, $typaram)*> {
-            /// Construct a `MapVisitor*<T>`.
-            pub fn new() -> Self {
+            fn new() -> Self {
                 $visitor_ty {
                     marker: PhantomData,
                 }
@@ -1498,107 +1487,3 @@ impl<'de, T, E> Deserialize<'de> for Result<T, E>
         deserializer.deserialize_enum("Result", VARIANTS, ResultVisitor(PhantomData))
     }
 }
-
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-/// A target for deserializers that want to ignore data. Implements
-/// Deserialize and silently eats data given to it.
-pub struct IgnoredAny;
-
-impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for IgnoredAny {
-    #[inline]
-    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<IgnoredAny, D::Error>
-        where D: Deserializer<'de>
-    {
-        struct IgnoredAnyVisitor;
-
-        impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for IgnoredAnyVisitor {
-            type Value = IgnoredAny;
-
-            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-                formatter.write_str("anything at all")
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn visit_bool<E>(self, _: bool) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E> {
-                Ok(IgnoredAny)
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn visit_i64<E>(self, _: i64) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E> {
-                Ok(IgnoredAny)
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn visit_u64<E>(self, _: u64) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E> {
-                Ok(IgnoredAny)
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn visit_f64<E>(self, _: f64) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E> {
-                Ok(IgnoredAny)
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn visit_str<E>(self, _: &str) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E>
-                where E: Error
-            {
-                Ok(IgnoredAny)
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn visit_none<E>(self) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E> {
-                Ok(IgnoredAny)
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn visit_some<D>(self, _: D) -> Result<IgnoredAny, D::Error>
-                where D: Deserializer<'de>
-            {
-                Ok(IgnoredAny)
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn visit_newtype_struct<D>(self, _: D) -> Result<IgnoredAny, D::Error>
-                where D: Deserializer<'de>
-            {
-                Ok(IgnoredAny)
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn visit_unit<E>(self) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E> {
-                Ok(IgnoredAny)
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn visit_seq<V>(self, mut visitor: V) -> Result<IgnoredAny, V::Error>
-                where V: SeqVisitor<'de>
-            {
-                while let Some(_) = try!(visitor.visit::<IgnoredAny>()) {
-                    // Gobble
-                }
-                Ok(IgnoredAny)
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn visit_map<V>(self, mut visitor: V) -> Result<IgnoredAny, V::Error>
-                where V: MapVisitor<'de>
-            {
-                while let Some((_, _)) = try!(visitor.visit::<IgnoredAny, IgnoredAny>()) {
-                    // Gobble
-                }
-                Ok(IgnoredAny)
-            }
-
-            #[inline]
-            fn visit_bytes<E>(self, _: &[u8]) -> Result<IgnoredAny, E>
-                where E: Error
-            {
-                Ok(IgnoredAny)
-            }
-        }
-
-        // TODO maybe not necessary with impl specialization
-        deserializer.deserialize_ignored_any(IgnoredAnyVisitor)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/serde/src/de/mod.rs b/serde/src/de/mod.rs
index ad6944ba..c9b427f2 100644
--- a/serde/src/de/mod.rs
+++ b/serde/src/de/mod.rs
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#[doc(hidden)]
-pub mod impls;
 pub mod value;
+
 mod from_primitive;
+mod ignored_any;
+mod impls;
 
 // Helpers used by generated code. Not public API.
 #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ pub mod private;
 #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "collections"))]
 mod content;
 
+pub use self::ignored_any::IgnoredAny;
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 /// The `Error` trait allows `Deserialize` implementations to create descriptive
diff --git a/serde_derive/src/de.rs b/serde_derive/src/de.rs
index b67ad285..84be769b 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/de.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/de.rs
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ fn deserialize_map(ident: &syn::Ident,
         None
     } else {
         Some(quote! {
-            _ => { let _ = try!(_serde::de::MapVisitor::visit_value::<_serde::de::impls::IgnoredAny>(&mut __visitor)); }
+            _ => { let _ = try!(_serde::de::MapVisitor::visit_value::<_serde::de::IgnoredAny>(&mut __visitor)); }
         })
     };