diff --git a/bitswap/bitswap.go b/bitswap/bitswap.go
index f46c44ae8..a02098a89 100644
--- a/bitswap/bitswap.go
+++ b/bitswap/bitswap.go
@@ -21,31 +21,6 @@ const PartnerWantListMax = 10
 // access/lookups.
 type KeySet map[u.Key]struct{}
 
-// Ledger stores the data exchange relationship between two peers.
-type Ledger struct {
-
-	// Partner is the ID of the remote Peer.
-	Partner peer.ID
-
-	// BytesSent counts the number of bytes the local peer sent to Partner
-	BytesSent uint64
-
-	// BytesReceived counts the number of bytes local peer received from Partner
-	BytesReceived uint64
-
-	// FirstExchnage is the time of the first data exchange.
-	FirstExchange *time.Time
-
-	// LastExchange is the time of the last data exchange.
-	LastExchange *time.Time
-
-	// WantList is a (bounded, small) set of keys that Partner desires.
-	WantList KeySet
-}
-
-// LedgerMap lists Ledgers by their Partner key.
-type LedgerMap map[u.Key]*Ledger
-
 // BitSwap instances implement the bitswap protocol.
 type BitSwap struct {
 	// peer is the identity of this (local) node.
diff --git a/bitswap/ledger.go b/bitswap/ledger.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee6bd0f3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitswap/ledger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package bitswap
+
+import (
+	peer "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/peer"
+	u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
+
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Ledger stores the data exchange relationship between two peers.
+type Ledger struct {
+
+	// Partner is the ID of the remote Peer.
+	Partner peer.ID
+
+	// BytesSent counts the number of bytes the local peer sent to Partner
+	BytesSent uint64
+
+	// BytesReceived counts the number of bytes local peer received from Partner
+	BytesReceived uint64
+
+	// FirstExchnage is the time of the first data exchange.
+	FirstExchange *time.Time
+
+	// LastExchange is the time of the last data exchange.
+	LastExchange *time.Time
+
+	// WantList is a (bounded, small) set of keys that Partner desires.
+	WantList KeySet
+}
+
+// LedgerMap lists Ledgers by their Partner key.
+type LedgerMap map[u.Key]*Ledger