diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9631ba8e6..ef9d74bda 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ version = "0.4.1"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "etcetera",
- "helix-dap",
  "helix-syntax",
  "once_cell",
  "quickcheck",
@@ -386,6 +385,7 @@ version = "0.4.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "fern",
+ "helix-core",
  "log",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/helix-core/Cargo.toml b/helix-core/Cargo.toml
index 20ba47e95..510964536 100644
--- a/helix-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ include = ["src/**/*", "README.md"]
 
 [dependencies]
 helix-syntax = { version = "0.4", path = "../helix-syntax" }
-helix-dap = { version = "0.4", path = "../helix-dap" }
 
 ropey = "1.3"
 smallvec = "1.7"
diff --git a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
index 00c09ea2f..822d31814 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     Rope, RopeSlice, Tendril,
 };
 
-use helix_dap::DebuggerQuirks;
 pub use helix_syntax::get_language;
 
 use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
@@ -129,6 +128,13 @@ pub struct DebugAdapterConfig {
     pub quirks: DebuggerQuirks,
 }
 
+// Different workarounds for adapters' differences
+#[derive(Debug, Default, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct DebuggerQuirks {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub absolute_paths: bool,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
 pub struct IndentationConfiguration {
diff --git a/helix-dap/Cargo.toml b/helix-dap/Cargo.toml
index 60115447f..2b922e84a 100644
--- a/helix-dap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-dap/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ homepage = "https://helix-editor.com"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+helix-core = { version = "0.4", path = "../helix-core" }
 anyhow = "1.0"
 log = "0.4"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/helix-dap/src/client.rs b/helix-dap/src/client.rs
index 72aff5d25..62557951d 100644
--- a/helix-dap/src/client.rs
+++ b/helix-dap/src/client.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
     types::*,
     Error, Result,
 };
+use helix_core::syntax::DebuggerQuirks;
+
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 pub use log::{error, info};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
     net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr},
@@ -21,13 +22,6 @@
     time,
 };
 
-// Different workarounds for adapters' differences
-#[derive(Debug, Default, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct DebuggerQuirks {
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub absolute_paths: bool,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Client {
     id: usize,
diff --git a/helix-dap/src/lib.rs b/helix-dap/src/lib.rs
index 100c0c606..f60b102c0 100644
--- a/helix-dap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-dap/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 mod transport;
 mod types;
 
-pub use client::{Client, DebuggerQuirks};
+pub use client::Client;
 pub use events::Event;
 pub use transport::{Payload, Response, Transport};
 pub use types::*;