diff --git a/serde/src/de/value.rs b/serde/src/de/value.rs
index fcacb0c3f..1f878151d 100644
--- a/serde/src/de/value.rs
+++ b/serde/src/de/value.rs
@@ -25,15 +25,13 @@ use lib::*;
 
 use self::private::{First, Second};
 use __private::de::size_hint;
-use de::{self, Expected, IntoDeserializer, SeqAccess};
+use de::{self, Deserializer, Expected, IntoDeserializer, SeqAccess, Visitor};
 use ser;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-/// For structs that contain a PhantomData. We do not want the trait
-/// bound `E: Clone` inferred by derive(Clone).
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[macro_export]
+// For structs that contain a PhantomData. We do not want the trait
+// bound `E: Clone` inferred by derive(Clone).
 macro_rules! impl_copy_clone {
     ($ty:ident $(<$lifetime:tt>)*) => {
         impl<$($lifetime,)* E> Copy for $ty<$($lifetime,)* E> {}
@@ -46,9 +44,8 @@ macro_rules! impl_copy_clone {
     };
 }
 
-/// Creates a deserializer any method of which forwards to the specified visitor method
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[macro_export(local_inner_macros)]
+// Creates a deserializer any method of which forwards to the specified visitor
+// method.
 macro_rules! forward_deserializer {
     // Non-borrowed references
     (
@@ -76,15 +73,15 @@ macro_rules! forward_deserializer {
 
         impl_copy_clone!($deserializer $(<$lifetime>)*);
 
-        impl<'de, $($lifetime,)* E> $crate::de::Deserializer<'de> for $deserializer<$($lifetime,)* E>
+        impl<'de, $($lifetime,)* E> Deserializer<'de> for $deserializer<$($lifetime,)* E>
         where
-            E: $crate::de::Error,
+            E: de::Error,
         {
             type Error = E;
 
-            fn deserialize_any<V>(self, visitor: V) -> $crate::export::Result<V::Value, Self::Error>
+            fn deserialize_any<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>
             where
-                V: $crate::de::Visitor<'de>,
+                V: Visitor<'de>,
             {
                 visitor.$visit(self.value)
             }
@@ -120,15 +117,15 @@ macro_rules! forward_deserializer {
 
         impl_copy_clone!($deserializer<'de>);
 
-        impl<'de, E> $crate::de::Deserializer<'de> for $deserializer<'de, E>
+        impl<'de, E> Deserializer<'de> for $deserializer<'de, E>
         where
-            E: $crate::de::Error,
+            E: de::Error,
         {
             type Error = E;
 
-            fn deserialize_any<V>(self, visitor: V) -> $crate::export::Result<V::Value, Self::Error>
+            fn deserialize_any<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>
             where
-                V: $crate::de::Visitor<'de>,
+                V: Visitor<'de>,
             {
                 visitor.$visit(self.value)
             }
diff --git a/serde/src/private/de.rs b/serde/src/private/de.rs
index 2432e52ea..b0e75af8b 100644
--- a/serde/src/private/de.rs
+++ b/serde/src/private/de.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use lib::*;
 
 use de::value::{BorrowedBytesDeserializer, BytesDeserializer};
-use de::{Deserialize, DeserializeSeed, Deserializer, Error, IntoDeserializer, Visitor};
+use de::{self, Deserialize, DeserializeSeed, Deserializer, Error, IntoDeserializer, Visitor};
 
 #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
 use de::{MapAccess, Unexpected};