diff --git a/lib/asm/arm/arm_assembler.rb b/lib/asm/arm_assembler.rb
similarity index 84%
rename from lib/asm/arm/arm_assembler.rb
rename to lib/asm/arm_assembler.rb
index ffca9844..6701605d 100644
--- a/lib/asm/arm/arm_assembler.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/arm_assembler.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 require 'asm/assembler'
-require 'asm/arm/arm_assembler'
-require 'asm/arm/instruction'
-require 'asm/arm/generator_label'
+require 'asm/arm_assembler'
+require 'asm/instruction'
+require 'asm/generator_label'
 require 'asm/nodes'
 require 'stream_reader'
 require 'stringio'
-require "asm/string_node"
+require "asm/string_literal"
 
 module Asm
-  module Arm
     
     class ArmAssembler < Asm::Assembler
 
@@ -22,27 +21,26 @@ module Asm
       }
 
       def instruction(name, *args)
-        node = Asm::Instruction.new
-        node.opcode = name.to_s
-        node.args = []
+        opcode = name.to_s
+        arg_nodes = []
 
         args.each { |arg|
           if (arg.is_a?(Asm::Register))
-            node.args << arg
+            arg_nodes << arg
           elsif (arg.is_a?(Integer))
-            node.args << Asm::NumLiteral.new(arg)
+            arg_nodes << Asm::NumLiteral.new(arg)
           elsif (arg.is_a?(String))
-            node.args << add_string(arg)
+            arg_nodes << add_string(arg)
           elsif (arg.is_a?(Symbol))
-            node.args << Asm::Label.new(arg.to_s)
-          elsif (arg.is_a?(Asm::Arm::GeneratorLabel))
-            node.args << arg
+            arg_nodes << Asm::Label.new(arg.to_s)
+          elsif (arg.is_a?(Asm::GeneratorLabel))
+            arg_nodes << arg
           else
             raise 'Invalid argument `%s\' for instruction' % arg.inspect
           end
         }
 
-        add_value Asm::Arm::Instruction.new(node)
+        add_value Asm::Instruction.new(opcode , arg_nodes)
       end
 
       %w(adc add and bic eor orr rsb rsc sbc sub mov mvn cmn cmp teq tst b bl bx 
@@ -119,6 +117,5 @@ module Asm
         raise 'unknown relocation type'
       end
     end
-  end
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/asm/assembler.rb b/lib/asm/assembler.rb
index b2f14409..0aaae2b0 100644
--- a/lib/asm/assembler.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/assembler.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module Asm
     end
     
     def label
-      label = Asm::Arm::GeneratorLabel.new(self)
+      label = Asm::GeneratorLabel.new(self)
       @labels << label
       label 
     end
diff --git a/lib/asm/arm/generator_label.rb b/lib/asm/generator_label.rb
similarity index 79%
rename from lib/asm/arm/generator_label.rb
rename to lib/asm/generator_label.rb
index 16eab7b6..a15b81ea 100644
--- a/lib/asm/arm/generator_label.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/generator_label.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require "asm/label_object"
 
-class Asm::Arm::GeneratorLabel < Asm::LabelObject
+class Asm::GeneratorLabel < Asm::LabelObject
   def initialize(asm)
     @asm = asm
   end
diff --git a/lib/asm/arm/instruction.rb b/lib/asm/instruction.rb
similarity index 91%
rename from lib/asm/arm/instruction.rb
rename to lib/asm/instruction.rb
index e7098ef0..4e2cbc75 100644
--- a/lib/asm/arm/instruction.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/instruction.rb
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 require "asm/assembly_error"
-require "asm/arm/instruction_tools"
-require "asm/arm/normal_builder"
-require "asm/arm/memory_access_builder"
-require "asm/arm/stack_builder"
+require "asm/instruction_tools"
+require "asm/normal_builder"
+require "asm/memory_access_builder"
+require "asm/stack_builder"
 
 module Asm
-  module Arm
 
     class Instruction
       include InstructionTools
 
       COND_POSTFIXES = Regexp.union(%w(eq ne cs cc mi pl vs vc hi ls ge lt gt le al)).source
-      def initialize(node)
-        @node = node
-        opcode = node.opcode
-        args = node.args
+      def initialize(opcode , args)
 
         opcode = opcode.downcase
         @cond = :al
@@ -106,7 +102,7 @@ module Asm
           elsif (arg.is_a?(Asm::LabelObject) or arg.is_a?(Asm::Label))
             #not yet tested/supported
 #            arg = @ast_asm.object_for_label(arg.label, self) if arg.is_a?(Asm::Label)
-#            as.add_relocation(io.tell, arg, Asm::Arm::R_ARM_PC24, RelocHandler)
+#            as.add_relocation(io.tell, arg, Asm::R_ARM_PC24, RelocHandler)
             #write 0 "for now" and let relocation happen
             io << "\x00\x00\x00"
           else
@@ -123,9 +119,8 @@ module Asm
             raise Asm::AssemblyError.new(Asm::ERRSTR_INVALID_ARG, arg)
           end
         else
-          raise Asm::AssemblyError.new("unknown instruction #{opcode}", @node)
+          raise Asm::AssemblyError.new("unknown instruction #{opcode}", self)
         end
       end
     end
-  end
 end
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diff --git a/lib/asm/arm/instruction_tools.rb b/lib/asm/instruction_tools.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/asm/arm/instruction_tools.rb
rename to lib/asm/instruction_tools.rb
index 09f5babd..e46f7b8a 100644
--- a/lib/asm/arm/instruction_tools.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/instruction_tools.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Asm
-  module Arm
+
     module InstructionTools
       OPCODES = {
         :adc => 0b0101, :add => 0b0100,
@@ -55,5 +55,4 @@ module Asm
         ref
       end
     end
-  end
 end
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diff --git a/lib/asm/arm/memory_access_builder.rb b/lib/asm/memory_access_builder.rb
similarity index 93%
rename from lib/asm/arm/memory_access_builder.rb
rename to lib/asm/memory_access_builder.rb
index 47620641..620e27a7 100644
--- a/lib/asm/arm/memory_access_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/memory_access_builder.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 require "asm/nodes"
 
 module Asm
-  module Arm
     # ADDRESSING MODE 2
     # Implemented: immediate offset with offset=0
     class MemoryAccessBuilder
-      include Asm::Arm::InstructionTools
+      include Asm::InstructionTools
 
       def initialize(inst_class, byte_access, load_store)
         @cond = 0b1110
@@ -78,11 +77,10 @@ module Asm
           elsif (@addrtable_reloc_target.is_a?(Asm::NumLiteral))
 #            ref_label = closest_addrtable.add_const(@addrtable_reloc_target.value)
           end
-          as.add_relocation io.tell, ref_label, Asm::Arm::R_ARM_PC12,
-                            Asm::Arm::Instruction::RelocHandler
+          as.add_relocation io.tell, ref_label, Asm::R_ARM_PC12,
+                            Asm::Instruction::RelocHandler
         end
         io.write_uint32 val
       end
     end
-  end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/asm/nodes.rb b/lib/asm/nodes.rb
index 4f4c84c7..bc6c99fc 100644
--- a/lib/asm/nodes.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/nodes.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 module Asm
 
-  class Instruction
-    attr_accessor :opcode, :args
-  end
-
   class Shift 
     attr_accessor :type, :value, :argument
   end
diff --git a/lib/asm/arm/normal_builder.rb b/lib/asm/normal_builder.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/asm/arm/normal_builder.rb
rename to lib/asm/normal_builder.rb
index 9bef2955..94f665fe 100644
--- a/lib/asm/arm/normal_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/normal_builder.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 module Asm
-  module Arm
     # ADDRESSING MODE 1
     # Complete!
     class NormalBuilder
-      include Asm::Arm::InstructionTools
+      include Asm::InstructionTools
 
       def initialize(inst_class, opcode, s)
         @cond = 0b1110
@@ -102,6 +101,4 @@ module Asm
         io.write_uint32 val
       end
     end
-
-  end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/asm/arm/stack_builder.rb b/lib/asm/stack_builder.rb
similarity index 91%
rename from lib/asm/arm/stack_builder.rb
rename to lib/asm/stack_builder.rb
index ee409fa3..4056ef59 100644
--- a/lib/asm/arm/stack_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/stack_builder.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 module Asm
-  module Arm
     # ADDRESSING MODE 4
     class StackBuilder
-      include Asm::Arm::InstructionTools
+      include Asm::InstructionTools
 
       def initialize(pre_post, up_down, write, store_load)
         @cond = 0b1110
-        @inst_class = Asm::Arm::Instruction::OPC_STACK
+        @inst_class = Asm::Instruction::OPC_STACK
         @pre_post_index = 0
         @up_down = 0
         @s = 0
@@ -43,5 +42,4 @@ module Asm
         io.write_uint32 val
       end
     end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/test/helper.rb b/test/helper.rb
index 12e5a7c5..bf3b7e6c 100644
--- a/test/helper.rb
+++ b/test/helper.rb
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'test'))
 
 require 'crystal'
 require 'asm/object_writer'
-require "asm/arm/arm_assembler"
+require "asm/arm_assembler"
diff --git a/test/small_program_test.rb b/test/small_program_test.rb
index e9946c26..313b6bdf 100644
--- a/test/small_program_test.rb
+++ b/test/small_program_test.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require_relative 'helper'
 class TestSmallProg < MiniTest::Test
   # need a code generator, for arm 
   def setup
-    @generator = Asm::Arm::ArmAssembler.new
+    @generator = Asm::ArmAssembler.new
   end
 
   def test_loop
diff --git a/test/test_crystal.rb b/test/test_crystal.rb
index 80093169..dc2fc45f 100644
--- a/test/test_crystal.rb
+++ b/test/test_crystal.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require_relative 'helper'
-require "asm/arm/arm_assembler"
+require "asm/arm_assembler"
 
 # try  to test that the generation of basic instructions works
 # one instruction at a time, reverse testing from objdump --demangle -Sfghxp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require "asm/arm/arm_assembler"
 class TestArmAsm < MiniTest::Test
   # need a code generator, for arm 
   def setup
-    @assembler = Asm::Arm::ArmAssembler.new
+    @assembler = Asm::ArmAssembler.new
   end
 
   # code is what the generator spits out, at least one instruction worth (.first)