diff --git a/collects/db/main.rkt b/collects/db/main.rkt
index 673c48b3e5..3a852f1e54 100644
--- a/collects/db/main.rkt
+++ b/collects/db/main.rkt
@@ -1,38 +1,28 @@
 #lang racket/base
 (require (for-syntax racket/base)
-         "private/generic/lazy-require.rkt"
-         racket/runtime-path
+         unstable/lazy-require
          racket/contract
          "base.rkt")
 (provide (all-from-out "base.rkt"))
 
-(define-lazy-require-definer define-postgresql "private/postgresql/main.rkt")
-(define-lazy-require-definer define-mysql "private/mysql/main.rkt")
-(define-lazy-require-definer define-sqlite3 "private/sqlite3/main.rkt")
-(define-lazy-require-definer define-odbc "private/odbc/main.rkt")
-(define-lazy-require-definer define-openssl 'openssl)
-
-(define-postgresql
-  postgresql-connect
-  postgresql-guess-socket-path
-  postgresql-password-hash)
-
-(define-mysql
-  mysql-connect
-  mysql-guess-socket-path
-  mysql-password-hash)
-
-(define-sqlite3
-  sqlite3-connect)
-
-(define-odbc
-  odbc-connect
-  odbc-driver-connect
-  odbc-data-sources
-  odbc-drivers)
-
-(define-openssl
-  ssl-client-context?)
+(lazy-require
+ ["private/postgresql/main.rkt"
+  (postgresql-connect
+   postgresql-guess-socket-path
+   postgresql-password-hash)]
+ ["private/mysql/main.rkt"
+  (mysql-connect
+   mysql-guess-socket-path
+   mysql-password-hash)]
+ ["private/sqlite3/main.rkt"
+  (sqlite3-connect)]
+ ["private/odbc/main.rkt"
+  (odbc-connect
+   odbc-driver-connect
+   odbc-data-sources
+   odbc-drivers)]
+ ['openssl
+  (ssl-client-context?)])
 
 (provide/contract
  ;; Duplicates contracts at postgresql.rkt
diff --git a/collects/db/private/generic/dsn.rkt b/collects/db/private/generic/dsn.rkt
index 177b659cc1..3100dc1490 100644
--- a/collects/db/private/generic/dsn.rkt
+++ b/collects/db/private/generic/dsn.rkt
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #lang racket/base
-(require "lazy-require.rkt"
+(require unstable/lazy-require
          racket/match
          racket/file
-         racket/list
-         racket/runtime-path)
+         racket/list)
 (provide dsn-connect
          (struct-out data-source)
          connector?
@@ -17,13 +16,11 @@
          sqlite3-data-source
          odbc-data-source)
 
-(define-lazy-require-definer define-main "../../main.rkt")
-
-(define-main
-  postgresql-connect
-  mysql-connect
-  sqlite3-connect
-  odbc-connect)
+(lazy-require
+ ["../../main.rkt" (postgresql-connect
+                    mysql-connect
+                    sqlite3-connect
+                    odbc-connect)])
 
 #|
 DSN v0.1 format
diff --git a/collects/db/private/generic/lazy-require.rkt b/collects/db/private/generic/lazy-require.rkt
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b217a6ad2..0000000000
--- a/collects/db/private/generic/lazy-require.rkt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#lang racket/base
-(require (for-syntax racket/base)
-         racket/runtime-path
-         racket/promise)
-(provide define-lazy-require-definer)
-
-(define-syntax (define-lazy-require-definer stx)
-  (syntax-case stx ()
-    [(_ name modpath)
-     (begin
-       (unless (identifier? #'name)
-         (raise-syntax-error #f "expected identifier" stx #'name))
-       #'(begin (define-runtime-module-path-index mpi-var modpath)
-                (define-syntax name (make-lazy-require-definer #'mpi-var))))]))
-
-(define-for-syntax (make-lazy-require-definer mpi-var)
-  (lambda (stx)
-    (syntax-case stx ()
-      [(_ fun ...)
-       (begin
-         (for ([fun (in-list (syntax->list #'(fun ...)))])
-           (unless (identifier? fun)
-             (raise-syntax-error #f "expected identifier for function name" stx fun)))
-         (with-syntax ([(fun-p ...) (generate-temporaries #'(fun ...))]
-                       [mpi-var mpi-var])
-           ;; Use 'delay/sync' because 'delay' promise is not reentrant.
-           ;; FIXME: OTOH, 'delay/sync' promise is not kill-safe.
-           #'(begin (define fun-p (delay/sync (dynamic-require mpi-var 'fun)))
-                    ...
-                    (define fun (make-delayed-function 'fun fun-p))
-                    ...)))])))
-
-(define (make-delayed-function name fun-p)
-  (procedure-rename
-   (make-keyword-procedure
-    (lambda (kws kwargs . args)
-      (keyword-apply (force fun-p) kws kwargs args)))
-   name))
diff --git a/collects/db/private/generic/place-server.rkt b/collects/db/private/generic/place-server.rkt
index 2e6e24c1c2..155007cd95 100644
--- a/collects/db/private/generic/place-server.rkt
+++ b/collects/db/private/generic/place-server.rkt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
          racket/match
          racket/place
          racket/serialize
-         "lazy-require.rkt"
+         unstable/lazy-require
          "interfaces.rkt"
          "prepared.rkt"
          "sql-data.rkt"
@@ -31,12 +31,10 @@ where <connect-spec> ::= (list 'sqlite3 path/sym mode-sym delay-num limit-num)
     (serve client-chan)
     (loop)))
 
-(define-lazy-require-definer define-main "../../main.rkt")
-
-(define-main
-  sqlite3-connect
-  odbc-connect
-  odbc-driver-connect)
+(lazy-require
+ ["../../main.rkt" (sqlite3-connect
+                    odbc-connect
+                    odbc-driver-connect)])
 
 (define (serve client-chan)
   (match (place-channel-get client-chan)
diff --git a/collects/unstable/lazy-require.rkt b/collects/unstable/lazy-require.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e33b7cbd96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/unstable/lazy-require.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#lang racket/base
+(require (for-syntax racket/base)
+         racket/runtime-path
+         racket/promise)
+(provide lazy-require
+         (for-syntax #%datum))
+
+(define-syntax (lazy-require stx)
+  (syntax-case stx ()
+    [(lazy-require [modpath (thing ...)] ...)
+     #`(begin (define-namespace-anchor anchor)
+              (lazy-require1 modpath (thing ...) anchor #,stx)
+              ...)]))
+
+(define-syntax (lazy-require1 stx)
+  (syntax-case stx ()
+    [(lazy-require1 modpath (name ...) anchor orig-stx)
+     (with-syntax ([(defn ...)
+                    (for/list ([name (in-list (syntax->list #'(name ...)))])
+                      (unless (identifier? name)
+                        (raise-syntax-error #f "expected identifier" #'orig-stx name))
+                      #`(define #,name (make-lazy-function '#,name get-sym)))])
+       #'(begin (define-runtime-module-path-index mpi-var modpath)
+                (define (get-sym sym)
+                  (parameterize ((current-namespace (namespace-anchor->namespace anchor)))
+                    (dynamic-require mpi-var sym)))
+                defn ...))]))
+
+(define (make-lazy-function name get-sym)
+  ;; Use 'delay/sync' because 'delay' promise is not reentrant.
+  ;; FIXME: OTOH, 'delay/sync' promise is not kill-safe.
+  (let ([fun-p (delay/sync (get-sym name))])
+    (procedure-rename
+     (make-keyword-procedure
+      (lambda (kws kwargs . args)
+        (keyword-apply (force fun-p) kws kwargs args)))
+     name)))
diff --git a/collects/unstable/scribblings/lazy-require.scrbl b/collects/unstable/scribblings/lazy-require.scrbl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7453c8dc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/unstable/scribblings/lazy-require.scrbl
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#lang scribble/manual
+@(require scribble/eval
+          "utils.rkt"
+          (for-label racket/base
+                     racket/runtime-path
+                     unstable/lazy-require))
+
+@title[#:tag "lazy-require"]{Lazy Require}
+
+@defmodule[unstable/lazy-require]
+
+@unstable[@author+email["Ryan Culpepper" "ryanc@racket-lang.org"]]
+
+@defform[(lazy-require [mod-expr (imported-fun-id ...)] ...)
+         #:contracts ([mod-expr module-path?])]{
+
+Defines each @racket[imported-fun-id] as a function that, when called,
+dynamically requires the export named @racket['imported-fun-id] from
+the module specified by @racket[mod-expr] and calls it with the same
+arguments.
+                                                
+As with @racket[define-runtime-module-path-index], @racket[mod-expr]
+is evaluated both in phase 0 and phase 1.
+}
diff --git a/collects/unstable/scribblings/unstable.scrbl b/collects/unstable/scribblings/unstable.scrbl
index 3c72f03fbf..61ca638b48 100644
--- a/collects/unstable/scribblings/unstable.scrbl
+++ b/collects/unstable/scribblings/unstable.scrbl
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ Keep documentation and tests up to date.
 @include-section["generics.scrbl"]
 @include-section["hash.scrbl"]
 @include-section["class-iop.scrbl"] ;; Interface-oriented Programming
+@include-section["lazy-require.scrbl"]
 @include-section["list.scrbl"]
 @include-section["logging.scrbl"]
 @include-section["markparam.scrbl"]