diff --git a/src/nimble.nim b/src/nimble.nim
index e584839..2a7c04f 100644
--- a/src/nimble.nim
+++ b/src/nimble.nim
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import httpclient, parseopt, os, strutils, osproc, pegs, tables, parseutils,
 from sequtils import toSeq
 
 import nimblepkg/packageinfo, nimblepkg/version, nimblepkg/tools,
-       nimblepkg/download, nimblepkg/config, nimblepkg/nimbletypes,
+       nimblepkg/download, nimblepkg/config, nimblepkg/common,
        nimblepkg/publish, nimblepkg/options, nimblepkg/packageparser
 
 import nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ else:
   proc GetVersionExA*(VersionInformation: var OSVERSIONINFO): WINBOOL{.stdcall,
     dynlib: "kernel32", importc: "GetVersionExA".}
 
-const
-  nimbleVersion = "0.7.8"
-
 proc writeVersion() =
   echo("nimble v$# compiled at $# $#" %
       [nimbleVersion, CompileDate, CompileTime])
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/common.nim b/src/nimblepkg/common.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1348d58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/common.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# BSD License. Look at license.txt for more info.
+#
+# Various miscellaneous common types reside here, to avoid problems with
+# recursive imports
+
+when not defined(nimscript):
+  import sets
+
+  import version
+  export version.NimbleError
+
+  type
+    BuildFailed* = object of NimbleError
+
+    PackageInfo* = object
+      mypath*: string ## The path of this .nimble file
+      isNimScript*: bool ## Determines if this pkg info was read from a nims file
+      isMinimal*: bool
+      isInstalled*: bool ## Determines if the pkg this info belongs to is installed
+      postHooks*: HashSet[string] ## Useful to know so that Nimble doesn't execHook unnecessarily
+      preHooks*: HashSet[string]
+      name*: string
+      version*: string
+      author*: string
+      description*: string
+      license*: string
+      skipDirs*: seq[string]
+      skipFiles*: seq[string]
+      skipExt*: seq[string]
+      installDirs*: seq[string]
+      installFiles*: seq[string]
+      installExt*: seq[string]
+      requires*: seq[PkgTuple]
+      bin*: seq[string]
+      binDir*: string
+      srcDir*: string
+      backend*: string
+
+const
+  nimbleVersion* = "0.7.8"
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/config.nim b/src/nimblepkg/config.nim
index d9852fd..dbd1513 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/config.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/config.nim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # BSD License. Look at license.txt for more info.
 import parsecfg, streams, strutils, os, tables, Uri
 
-import tools, version, nimbletypes
+import tools, version, common
 
 type
   Config* = object
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/download.nim b/src/nimblepkg/download.nim
index 5e6506f..5ce58b4 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/download.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/download.nim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import parseutils, os, osproc, strutils, tables, pegs
 
-import packageinfo, packageparser, version, tools, nimbletypes, options
+import packageinfo, packageparser, version, tools, common, options
 
 type
   DownloadMethod* {.pure.} = enum
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/nimbletypes.nim b/src/nimblepkg/nimbletypes.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index ae6ec47..0000000
--- a/src/nimblepkg/nimbletypes.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# BSD License. Look at license.txt for more info.
-#
-# Various miscellaneous common types reside here, to avoid problems with
-# recursive imports
-
-import sets
-
-import version
-export version.NimbleError
-
-type
-  BuildFailed* = object of NimbleError
-
-  PackageInfo* = object
-    mypath*: string ## The path of this .nimble file
-    isNimScript*: bool ## Determines if this pkg info was read from a nims file
-    isMinimal*: bool
-    isInstalled*: bool ## Determines if the pkg this info belongs to is installed
-    postHooks*: HashSet[string] ## Useful to know so that Nimble doesn't execHook unnecessarily
-    preHooks*: HashSet[string]
-    name*: string
-    version*: string
-    author*: string
-    description*: string
-    license*: string
-    skipDirs*: seq[string]
-    skipFiles*: seq[string]
-    skipExt*: seq[string]
-    installDirs*: seq[string]
-    installFiles*: seq[string]
-    installExt*: seq[string]
-    requires*: seq[PkgTuple]
-    bin*: seq[string]
-    binDir*: string
-    srcDir*: string
-    backend*: string
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim b/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim
index 7f5e699..c5e7b4a 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from compiler/idents import getIdent
 from compiler/astalgo import strTableGet
 import compiler/options as compiler_options
 
-import nimbletypes, version, options, packageinfo
+import common, version, options, packageinfo
 import os, strutils, strtabs, times, osproc, sets
 
 type
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/options.nim b/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
index e67815c..f1e9805 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import json, strutils, os, parseopt, strtabs, uri, tables
 from httpclient import Proxy, newProxy
 
-import config, version, tools, nimbletypes
+import config, version, tools, common
 
 type
   Options* = object
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/packageinfo.nim b/src/nimblepkg/packageinfo.nim
index 5c07957..4fe5cca 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/packageinfo.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/packageinfo.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) Dominik Picheta. All rights reserved.
 # BSD License. Look at license.txt for more info.
 import parsecfg, json, streams, strutils, parseutils, os, sets, tables
-import version, tools, nimbletypes, options
+import version, tools, common, options
 
 type
   Package* = object
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/packageparser.nim b/src/nimblepkg/packageparser.nim
index cf641a9..c6259d4 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/packageparser.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/packageparser.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) Dominik Picheta. All rights reserved.
 # BSD License. Look at license.txt for more info.
 import parsecfg, json, streams, strutils, parseutils, os, tables
-import version, tools, nimbletypes, nimscriptsupport, options, packageinfo
+import version, tools, common, nimscriptsupport, options, packageinfo
 
 ## Contains procedures for parsing .nimble files. Moved here from ``packageinfo``
 ## because it depends on ``nimscriptsupport`` (``nimscriptsupport`` also
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/publish.nim b/src/nimblepkg/publish.nim
index e831c9d..e7fa836 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/publish.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/publish.nim
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ## nim-lang/packages automatically.
 
 import httpclient, base64, strutils, rdstdin, json, os, browsers, times, uri
-import tools, nimbletypes
+import tools, common
 
 type
   Auth = object
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/tools.nim b/src/nimblepkg/tools.nim
index 7e2989f..65c6f8d 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/tools.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/tools.nim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Various miscellaneous utility functions reside here.
 import osproc, pegs, strutils, os, uri, sets, json, parseutils
-import version, packageinfo, nimbletypes
+import version, packageinfo, common
 
 proc extractBin(cmd: string): string =
   if cmd[0] == '"':