diff --git a/js/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/HostPlatform.scala b/js/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/HostPlatform.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index 36ed73ff..00000000
--- a/js/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/HostPlatform.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2018 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package com.comcast.ip4s
-
-private[ip4s] trait HostPlatform
diff --git a/jvm/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/HostPlatform.scala b/jvm/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/HostPlatform.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index 15713b3e..00000000
--- a/jvm/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/HostPlatform.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2018 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package com.comcast.ip4s
-
-import cats.{Applicative, ApplicativeThrow}
-import cats.syntax.all._
-
-private[ip4s] trait HostPlatform { self: Host =>
-
-  /** Resolves this host to an ip address using the platform DNS resolver.
-    *
-    * If the host cannot be resolved, the effect fails with a `java.net.UnknownHostException`.
-    */
-  def resolve[F[_]: Dns: Applicative]: F[IpAddress] =
-    self match {
-      case ip: IpAddress      => Applicative[F].pure(ip)
-      case hostname: Hostname => Dns[F].resolve(hostname)
-      case idn: IDN           => Dns[F].resolve(idn.hostname)
-    }
-
-  /** Resolves this host to an ip address using the platform DNS resolver.
-    *
-    * If the host cannot be resolved, a `None` is returned.
-    */
-  def resolveOption[F[_]: Dns: ApplicativeThrow]: F[Option[IpAddress]] =
-    resolve[F].map(Some(_): Option[IpAddress]).recover { case _: UnknownHostException => None }
-
-  /** Resolves this host to all ip addresses known to the platform DNS resolver.
-    *
-    * If the host cannot be resolved, an empty list is returned.
-    */
-  def resolveAll[F[_]: Dns: Applicative]: F[List[IpAddress]] =
-    self match {
-      case ip: IpAddress      => Applicative[F].pure(List(ip))
-      case hostname: Hostname => Dns[F].resolveAll(hostname)
-      case idn: IDN           => Dns[F].resolveAll(idn.hostname)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/jvm/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/IpAddressPlatform.scala b/jvm/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/IpAddressPlatform.scala
index a725f4fd..78e69bda 100644
--- a/jvm/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/IpAddressPlatform.scala
+++ b/jvm/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/IpAddressPlatform.scala
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ private[ip4s] trait IpAddressCompanionPlatform {
   def fromInetAddress(address: InetAddress): IpAddress =
     IpAddress.fromBytes(address.getAddress).get
 
-  /** Gets an IP address repesenting the loopback interface. */
-  def loopback[F[_]](implicit F: Dns[F]): F[IpAddress] =
-    F.loopback
 }
 
 private[ip4s] trait Ipv4AddressPlatform extends IpAddressPlatform {
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/Host.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/Host.scala
index f991ad03..2f9827dc 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/Host.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/com/comcast/ip4s/Host.scala
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@
 
 package com.comcast.ip4s
 
-import cats.{Order, Show}
+import cats.{Applicative, ApplicativeThrow, Order, Show}
+import cats.syntax.all._
 
 import scala.util.hashing.MurmurHash3
 
+// annoying bincompat shim
+private[ip4s] trait HostPlatform
+
 /** ADT representing either an `IpAddress`, `Hostname`, or `IDN`. */
 sealed trait Host extends HostPlatform with Ordered[Host] {
 
@@ -52,6 +56,35 @@ sealed trait Host extends HostPlatform with Ordered[Host] {
           case y: IDN         => x.hostname.toString.compare(y.hostname.toString)
         }
     }
+
+  /** Resolves this host to an ip address using the platform DNS resolver.
+    *
+    * If the host cannot be resolved, the effect fails with a `com.comcast.ip4s.UnknownHostException`.
+    */
+  def resolve[F[_]: Dns: Applicative]: F[IpAddress] =
+    this match {
+      case ip: IpAddress      => Applicative[F].pure(ip)
+      case hostname: Hostname => Dns[F].resolve(hostname)
+      case idn: IDN           => Dns[F].resolve(idn.hostname)
+    }
+
+  /** Resolves this host to an ip address using the platform DNS resolver.
+    *
+    * If the host cannot be resolved, a `None` is returned.
+    */
+  def resolveOption[F[_]: Dns: ApplicativeThrow]: F[Option[IpAddress]] =
+    resolve[F].map(Some(_): Option[IpAddress]).recover { case _: UnknownHostException => None }
+
+  /** Resolves this host to all ip addresses known to the platform DNS resolver.
+    *
+    * If the host cannot be resolved, an empty list is returned.
+    */
+  def resolveAll[F[_]: Dns: Applicative]: F[List[IpAddress]] =
+    this match {
+      case ip: IpAddress      => Applicative[F].pure(List(ip))
+      case hostname: Hostname => Dns[F].resolveAll(hostname)
+      case idn: IDN           => Dns[F].resolveAll(idn.hostname)
+    }
 }
 
 object Host {
@@ -255,6 +288,10 @@ object IpAddress extends IpAddressCompanionPlatform {
   def fromBytes(bytes: Array[Byte]): Option[IpAddress] =
     Ipv4Address.fromBytes(bytes) orElse Ipv6Address.fromBytes(bytes)
 
+  /** Gets an IP address repesenting the loopback interface. */
+  def loopback[F[_]](implicit F: Dns[F]): F[IpAddress] =
+    F.loopback
+
   private[ip4s] def compareBytes(x: IpAddress, y: IpAddress): Int = {
     var i, result = 0
     val xb = x.bytes