diff --git a/racket/collects/syntax/parse.rkt b/racket/collects/syntax/parse.rkt
index 7e920c2a1e..6d72774e29 100644
--- a/racket/collects/syntax/parse.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/syntax/parse.rkt
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
 
 (begin-for-syntax
   (require racket/contract/base
-           "parse/private/pattern-expander-prop.rkt"
-           "parse/private/pattern-expander.rkt")
+           syntax/parse/private/residual-ct)
   (provide pattern-expander?
            (contract-out
             [pattern-expander
@@ -21,4 +20,11 @@
             [prop:pattern-expander
              (struct-type-property/c (-> pattern-expander? (-> syntax? syntax?)))]
             [syntax-local-syntax-parse-pattern-introduce
-             (-> syntax? syntax?)])))
+             (-> syntax? syntax?)]))
+
+  (define pattern-expander
+    (let ()
+      (struct pattern-expander (proc) #:transparent
+        #:omit-define-syntaxes
+        #:property prop:pattern-expander (λ (this) (pattern-expander-proc this)))
+      pattern-expander)))
diff --git a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/debug.rkt b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/debug.rkt
index a101d3a0d5..a816fd4c6e 100644
--- a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/debug.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/debug.rkt
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
          racket/list
          racket/pretty
          "../parse.rkt"
-         syntax/parse/private/residual
+         (except-in syntax/parse/private/residual
+                    prop:pattern-expander syntax-local-syntax-parse-pattern-introduce)
          "private/runtime.rkt"
          "private/runtime-progress.rkt"
          "private/runtime-report.rkt"
diff --git a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/pattern-expander-prop.rkt b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/pattern-expander-prop.rkt
deleted file mode 100644
index afb4ab938f..0000000000
--- a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/pattern-expander-prop.rkt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#lang racket/base
-(provide (all-defined-out))
-
-(define-values (prop:pattern-expander pattern-expander? get-proc-getter)
-  (make-struct-type-property 'pattern-expander))
-
-(define (pattern-expander-proc pat-expander)
-  (define get-proc (get-proc-getter pat-expander))
-  (get-proc pat-expander))
-
-(define current-syntax-parse-pattern-introducer
-  (make-parameter
-   (lambda (stx)
-     (error 'syntax-local-syntax-parse-pattern-introduce "not expanding syntax-parse pattern"))))
-
-(define (syntax-local-syntax-parse-pattern-introduce stx)
-  ((current-syntax-parse-pattern-introducer) stx))
diff --git a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/pattern-expander.rkt b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/pattern-expander.rkt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b4bd8d505..0000000000
--- a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/pattern-expander.rkt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#lang racket/base
-(require (only-in "pattern-expander-prop.rkt" prop:pattern-expander))
-(provide pattern-expander)
-
-(struct pattern-expander (proc) #:transparent
-        #:omit-define-syntaxes  ;; don't give indirect access to proc via match
-        #:property prop:pattern-expander
-        (λ (this) (pattern-expander-proc this))) ; needs to be wrapped in (λ (this) (_ this))
diff --git a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/rep.rkt b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/rep.rkt
index 528f49be19..caec3aa878 100644
--- a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/rep.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/rep.rkt
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
          "rep-data.rkt"
          "rep-patterns.rkt"
          syntax/parse/private/residual-ct ;; keep abs. path
-         "kws.rkt"
-         "pattern-expander-prop.rkt")
+         "kws.rkt")
 
 ;; Error reporting
 ;; All entry points should have explicit, mandatory #:context arg
diff --git a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/residual-ct.rkt b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/residual-ct.rkt
index 922007af0e..ab681a6cda 100644
--- a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/residual-ct.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/residual-ct.rkt
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@
          log-syntax-parse-error
          log-syntax-parse-warning
          log-syntax-parse-info
-         log-syntax-parse-debug)
+         log-syntax-parse-debug
+         prop:pattern-expander
+         pattern-expander?
+         pattern-expander-proc
+         current-syntax-parse-pattern-introducer
+         syntax-local-syntax-parse-pattern-introduce)
 
 (define-logger syntax-parse)
 
@@ -69,3 +74,20 @@ An EH-alternative is
 (define-struct den:lit (internal external input-phase lit-phase) #:transparent)
 (define-struct den:datum-lit (internal external) #:transparent)
 (define-struct den:delayed (parser class))
+
+;; == Pattern expanders
+
+(define-values (prop:pattern-expander pattern-expander? get-proc-getter)
+  (make-struct-type-property 'pattern-expander))
+
+(define (pattern-expander-proc pat-expander)
+  (define get-proc (get-proc-getter pat-expander))
+  (get-proc pat-expander))
+
+(define current-syntax-parse-pattern-introducer
+  (make-parameter
+   (lambda (stx)
+     (error 'syntax-local-syntax-parse-pattern-introduce "not expanding syntax-parse pattern"))))
+
+(define (syntax-local-syntax-parse-pattern-introduce stx)
+  ((current-syntax-parse-pattern-introducer) stx))