diff --git a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/Util.java b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/Util.java
index 44c07055d..1b1bebc32 100644
--- a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/Util.java
+++ b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/Util.java
@@ -119,17 +119,17 @@ public static ceylon.language.metamodel.ProducedType getMetamodel(TypeDescriptor
     }
     
     // FIXME: this will need better thinking in terms of memory usage
-    private static Map<com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.ClassOrInterface, com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.ClassOrInterface> typeCheckModelToRuntimeModel
-        = new HashMap<com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.ClassOrInterface, com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.ClassOrInterface>();
+    private static Map<com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.ClassOrInterface, com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.ClassOrInterface> typeCheckModelToRuntimeModel
+        = new HashMap<com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.ClassOrInterface, com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.ClassOrInterface>();
     
-    public static com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.ClassOrInterface getOrCreateMetamodel(com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.ClassOrInterface declaration){
+    public static com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.ClassOrInterface getOrCreateMetamodel(com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.ClassOrInterface declaration){
         synchronized(typeCheckModelToRuntimeModel){
-            com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.ClassOrInterface ret = typeCheckModelToRuntimeModel.get(declaration);
+            com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.ClassOrInterface ret = typeCheckModelToRuntimeModel.get(declaration);
             if(ret == null){
                 if(declaration instanceof com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.Class){
-                    ret = new com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.Class((com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.Class)declaration); 
+                    ret = new com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.Class((com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.Class)declaration); 
                 }else if(declaration instanceof com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.Interface){
-                    ret = new com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.Interface((com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.Interface)declaration);
+                    ret = new com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.Interface((com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.Interface)declaration);
                 }
                 typeCheckModelToRuntimeModel.put(declaration, ret);
             }
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ public static com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.ClassOrInterface getOrCr
     public static ceylon.language.metamodel.ProducedType getMetamodel(ProducedType pt) {
         TypeDeclaration declaration = pt.getDeclaration();
         if(declaration instanceof com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.Class){
-            return new com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.ClassType(pt);
+            return new com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.ClassType(pt);
         }
         if(declaration instanceof com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.Interface){
-            return new com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.InterfaceType(pt);
+            return new com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.InterfaceType(pt);
         }
         throw new RuntimeException("Declaration type not supported yet: "+declaration);
     }
diff --git a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/Class.java b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/Class.java
similarity index 97%
rename from runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/Class.java
rename to runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/Class.java
index 0b19ce781..80e12dcd0 100644
--- a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/Class.java
+++ b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/Class.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel;
+package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel;
 
 import ceylon.language.Empty;
 import ceylon.language.Sequential;
diff --git a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/ClassOrInterface.java b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/ClassOrInterface.java
similarity index 98%
rename from runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/ClassOrInterface.java
rename to runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/ClassOrInterface.java
index 2750e3e6b..cf5d8ea71 100644
--- a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/ClassOrInterface.java
+++ b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/ClassOrInterface.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel;
+package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ protected void init(){
         ceylon.language.metamodel.TypeParameter[] typeParametersArray = new ceylon.language.metamodel.TypeParameter[typeParameters.size()];
         i=0;
         for(com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.TypeParameter tp : typeParameters){
-            typeParametersArray[i++] = new com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.TypeParameter(tp);
+            typeParametersArray[i++] = new com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.TypeParameter(tp);
         }
         this.typeParameters = (Sequential)Util.sequentialInstance(ceylon.language.metamodel.TypeParameter.$TypeDescriptor, typeParametersArray);
     }
diff --git a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/ClassOrInterfaceType.java b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/ClassOrInterfaceType.java
similarity index 93%
rename from runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/ClassOrInterfaceType.java
rename to runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/ClassOrInterfaceType.java
index a986037b5..651c4649b 100644
--- a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/ClassOrInterfaceType.java
+++ b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/ClassOrInterfaceType.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel;
+package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel;
 
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class ClassOrInterfaceType<Type>
 
     private volatile boolean initialised;
     private final com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.ProducedType producedType;
-    protected com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.ClassOrInterface<? extends Type> declaration;
+    protected com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.ClassOrInterface<? extends Type> declaration;
     protected ceylon.language.Map<? extends ceylon.language.metamodel.TypeParameter, ? extends ceylon.language.metamodel.ProducedType> typeArguments;
     
     ClassOrInterfaceType(com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.ProducedType producedType){
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ protected void init() {
         java.util.Map<com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.TypeParameter, com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.ProducedType> ptArguments 
             = producedType.getTypeArguments();
         while((it = typeParameters.next()) != finished_.getFinished$()){
-            com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.TypeParameter tp = (com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.TypeParameter) it;
+            com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.TypeParameter tp = (com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.TypeParameter) it;
             com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.TypeParameter tpDecl = (com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.TypeParameter) tp.declaration;
             com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.ProducedType ptArg = ptArguments.get(tpDecl);
             ProducedType ptArgWrapped = Util.getMetamodel(ptArg);
diff --git a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/ClassType.java b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/ClassType.java
similarity index 88%
rename from runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/ClassType.java
rename to runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/ClassType.java
index 0e401d780..5a34af4eb 100644
--- a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/ClassType.java
+++ b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/ClassType.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel;
+package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel;
 
 import ceylon.language.Sequential;
 import ceylon.language.metamodel.Class;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public ClassType(com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.typechecker.model.ProducedType produ
     @Override
     public TypeDescriptor $getType() {
         checkInit();
-        com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.Class<Type, Arguments> declaration = (com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel.Class<Type, Arguments>) this.declaration;
+        com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.Class<Type, Arguments> declaration = (com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel.Class<Type, Arguments>) this.declaration;
         return TypeDescriptor.klass(ClassType.class, declaration.$getReifiedType(), declaration.$getReifiedArguments());
     }
 }
diff --git a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/Declaration.java b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/Declaration.java
similarity index 97%
rename from runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/Declaration.java
rename to runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/Declaration.java
index a95d2d679..868a57e3f 100644
--- a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/Declaration.java
+++ b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/Declaration.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel;
+package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel;
 
 import ceylon.language.Sequential;
 import ceylon.language.metamodel.Declaration$impl;
diff --git a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/Interface.java b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/Interface.java
similarity index 95%
rename from runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/Interface.java
rename to runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/Interface.java
index 7a4af2843..c73e75874 100644
--- a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/Interface.java
+++ b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/Interface.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel;
+package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 
diff --git a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/InterfaceType.java b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/InterfaceType.java
similarity index 96%
rename from runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/InterfaceType.java
rename to runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/InterfaceType.java
index b6b6a3c9d..c78138917 100644
--- a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/InterfaceType.java
+++ b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/InterfaceType.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel;
+package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel;
 
 import ceylon.language.Sequential;
 import ceylon.language.metamodel.InterfaceType$impl;
diff --git a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/TypeParameter.java b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/TypeParameter.java
similarity index 94%
rename from runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/TypeParameter.java
rename to runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/TypeParameter.java
index 60060b52a..f122467a5 100644
--- a/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/metamodel/TypeParameter.java
+++ b/runtime/com/redhat/ceylon/compiler/java/runtime/metamodel/TypeParameter.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.metamodel;
+package com.redhat.ceylon.compiler.java.runtime.metamodel;
 
 import ceylon.language.metamodel.TypeParameter$impl;