diff --git a/dm_std_lib/std/core/core.dm b/dm_std_lib/std/core/core.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..394ac68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dm_std_lib/std/core/core.dm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+decl pub ns core
diff --git a/dm_std_lib/std/core/ns.yaml b/dm_std_lib/std/core/ns.yaml
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index d3fed3d..0000000
--- a/dm_std_lib/std/core/ns.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-ns
-  name: core
-  patch: false
-  vis: pub