diff --git a/mathics/builtin/__init__.py b/mathics/builtin/__init__.py
index 25c9e4ee7..abf253fe5 100755
--- a/mathics/builtin/__init__.py
+++ b/mathics/builtin/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@
 import re
 
 from mathics.builtin.base import Builtin
-from mathics.eval.builtin import add_builtins, import_builtins, name_is_builtin_symbol
+from mathics.core.load_builtin import (
+    add_builtins,
+    import_builtins,
+    name_is_builtin_symbol,
+)
 from mathics.settings import ENABLE_FILES_MODULE
 
 # Get a list of files in this directory. We'll exclude from the start
diff --git a/mathics/core/definitions.py b/mathics/core/definitions.py
index 64de0cb91..93643fcc0 100644
--- a/mathics/core/definitions.py
+++ b/mathics/core/definitions.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 from mathics.core.convert.expression import to_mathics_list
 from mathics.core.element import fully_qualified_symbol_name
 from mathics.core.expression import Expression
+from mathics.core.load_builtin import definition_contribute
 from mathics.core.symbols import Atom, Symbol, strip_context
 from mathics.core.systemsymbols import SymbolGet
-from mathics.eval.builtin import definition_contribute
 
 type_compiled_pattern = type(re.compile("a.a"))
 
diff --git a/mathics/eval/builtin.py b/mathics/core/load_builtin.py
similarity index 100%
rename from mathics/eval/builtin.py
rename to mathics/core/load_builtin.py
diff --git a/mathics/docpipeline.py b/mathics/docpipeline.py
index c5132fa77..d2b8aee3b 100644
--- a/mathics/docpipeline.py
+++ b/mathics/docpipeline.py
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 from mathics.builtin import builtins_by_module
 from mathics.core.definitions import Definitions
 from mathics.core.evaluation import Evaluation, Output
+from mathics.core.load_builtin import builtins_dict
 from mathics.core.parser import MathicsSingleLineFeeder
 from mathics.doc.common_doc import MathicsMainDocumentation
-from mathics.eval.builtin import builtins_dict
 from mathics.eval.pymathics import PyMathicsLoadException, eval_LoadModule
 from mathics.timing import show_lru_cache_statistics
 
diff --git a/mathics/eval/pymathics.py b/mathics/eval/pymathics.py
index 448d761a6..e4b68ccc4 100644
--- a/mathics/eval/pymathics.py
+++ b/mathics/eval/pymathics.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from mathics.builtin import builtins_by_module
 from mathics.builtin.base import Builtin
 from mathics.core.definitions import Definitions
-from mathics.eval.builtin import name_is_builtin_symbol
+from mathics.core.load_builtin import name_is_builtin_symbol
 
 # The below set and dictionary are used in document generation
 # for Pymathics modules.