diff --git a/library/init/data/default.lean b/library/init/data/default.lean
index 2bb25112c3..5037c9d72a 100644
--- a/library/init/data/default.lean
+++ b/library/init/data/default.lean
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ Authors: Leonardo de Moura
 -/
 prelude
 import init.data.basic init.data.sigma init.data.nat init.data.char init.data.string
+import init.data.instances
diff --git a/library/init/instances.lean b/library/init/data/instances.lean
similarity index 100%
rename from library/init/instances.lean
rename to library/init/data/instances.lean
diff --git a/library/init/default.lean b/library/init/default.lean
index 6d832cb9c0..660262dfeb 100644
--- a/library/init/default.lean
+++ b/library/init/default.lean
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ Authors: Leonardo de Moura
 prelude
 import init.core init.logic init.category init.data.basic
 import init.propext init.funext init.category.combinators init.function init.classical
-import init.util init.coe init.wf init.meta init.instances
-import init.algebra init.data
+import init.util init.coe init.wf init.meta init.algebra init.data
 
 def debugger.attr : user_attribute :=
 { name  := `breakpoint,