diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c3e6102d64..8f480d1b96 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ members = [
     ".",
     "derive",
     "vm",
-    "vm/sre_engine",
     "stdlib",
     "derive-impl",
     "wasm/lib",
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ rustpython-literal = { path = "crates/literal", version = "0.4.0" }
 rustpython-vm = { path = "vm", default-features = false, version = "0.4.0" }
 rustpython-pylib = { path = "crates/pylib", version = "0.4.0" }
 rustpython-stdlib = { path = "stdlib", default-features = false, version = "0.4.0" }
-rustpython-sre_engine = { path = "vm/sre_engine", version = "0.4.0" }
+rustpython-sre_engine = { path = "crates/sre_engine", version = "0.4.0" }
 rustpython-wtf8 = { path = "crates/wtf8", version = "0.4.0" }
 rustpython-doc = { path = "crates/doc", version = "0.4.0" }
 
diff --git a/vm/sre_engine/.gitignore b/crates/sre_engine/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from vm/sre_engine/.gitignore
rename to crates/sre_engine/.gitignore
diff --git a/vm/sre_engine/Cargo.toml b/crates/sre_engine/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from vm/sre_engine/Cargo.toml
rename to crates/sre_engine/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/vm/sre_engine/LICENSE b/crates/sre_engine/LICENSE
similarity index 100%
rename from vm/sre_engine/LICENSE
rename to crates/sre_engine/LICENSE
diff --git a/vm/sre_engine/benches/benches.rs b/crates/sre_engine/benches/benches.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from vm/sre_engine/benches/benches.rs
rename to crates/sre_engine/benches/benches.rs
diff --git a/vm/sre_engine/generate_tests.py b/crates/sre_engine/generate_tests.py
similarity index 100%
rename from vm/sre_engine/generate_tests.py
rename to crates/sre_engine/generate_tests.py
diff --git a/vm/sre_engine/src/constants.rs b/crates/sre_engine/src/constants.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from vm/sre_engine/src/constants.rs
rename to crates/sre_engine/src/constants.rs
diff --git a/vm/sre_engine/src/engine.rs b/crates/sre_engine/src/engine.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from vm/sre_engine/src/engine.rs
rename to crates/sre_engine/src/engine.rs
diff --git a/vm/sre_engine/src/lib.rs b/crates/sre_engine/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from vm/sre_engine/src/lib.rs
rename to crates/sre_engine/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/vm/sre_engine/src/string.rs b/crates/sre_engine/src/string.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from vm/sre_engine/src/string.rs
rename to crates/sre_engine/src/string.rs
diff --git a/vm/sre_engine/tests/tests.rs b/crates/sre_engine/tests/tests.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from vm/sre_engine/tests/tests.rs
rename to crates/sre_engine/tests/tests.rs