diff --git a/src/runtime/backend.rs b/src/runtime/backend.rs
index 129c7a6a9..2c33435ca 100644
--- a/src/runtime/backend.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/backend.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
-use crate::runtime::module::Module;
+use crate::runtime::{
+    module::Module,
+    types::FuncIndex,
+    vm,
+};
+use std::ptr::NonNull;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 pub trait Compiler {
     /// Compiles a `Module` from WebAssembly binary format
     fn compile(&self, wasm: &[u8]) -> Result<Arc<Module>, String>;
 }
+
+pub trait FuncResolver {
+    fn get(&self, module: &Module, index: FuncIndex) -> Option<NonNull<vm::Func>>;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/runtime/backing.rs b/src/runtime/backing.rs
index 5a5ab133c..5967f9747 100644
--- a/src/runtime/backing.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/backing.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::runtime::{
-    instance::{Import, Imports},
+    instance::{ImportResolver, Import},
     memory::LinearMemory,
     module::{ImportName, Module},
     sig_registry::SigRegistry,
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl LocalBacking {
                             imports.functions[func_index.index()].clone()
                         } else {
                             vm::ImportedFunc {
-                                func: (module.function_resolver)(module, func_index)
+                                func: module.func_resolver.get(module, func_index)
                                     .unwrap()
                                     .as_ptr(),
                             }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ pub struct ImportBacking {
 }
 
 impl ImportBacking {
-    pub fn new(module: &Module, imports: &Imports) -> Result<Self, String> {
+    pub fn new(module: &Module, imports: &dyn ImportResolver) -> Result<Self, String> {
         assert!(
             module.imported_memories.len() == 0,
             "imported memories not yet supported"
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ impl ImportBacking {
             let expected_sig = &module.signatures[expected_sig_index];
             let import = imports.get(mod_name, item_name);
             if let Some(Import::Func(func, signature)) = import {
-                if expected_sig == signature {
+                if expected_sig == &signature {
                     functions.push(vm::ImportedFunc {
-                        func: *func,
+                        func: func,
                         // vmctx: ptr::null_mut(),
                     });
                 } else {
@@ -294,10 +294,10 @@ impl ImportBacking {
                     globals.push(vm::ImportedGlobal {
                         global: vm::LocalGlobal {
                             data: match val {
-                                Val::I32(n) => *n as u64,
-                                Val::I64(n) => *n as u64,
-                                Val::F32(n) => *n as u64,
-                                Val::F64(n) => *n,
+                                Val::I32(n) => n as u64,
+                                Val::I64(n) => n as u64,
+                                Val::F32(n) => n as u64,
+                                Val::F64(n) => n,
                             },
                         },
                     });
diff --git a/src/runtime/instance.rs b/src/runtime/instance.rs
index 605ac7768..bd09871e1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/instance.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/instance.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use crate::runtime::{
     types::{FuncIndex, FuncSig, Memory, Table, Type, Val},
     vm,
 };
-use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use libffi::high::{arg as libffi_arg, call as libffi_call, CodePtr};
 use std::iter;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ pub struct Instance {
 }
 
 impl Instance {
-    pub fn new(module: Arc<Module>, imports: &Imports) -> Result<Box<Instance>, String> {
+    pub(in crate::runtime) fn new(module: Arc<Module>, imports: &dyn ImportResolver) -> Result<Box<Instance>, String> {
         let sig_registry = SigRegistry::new(&*module);
 
         let import_backing = ImportBacking::new(&*module, imports)?;
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ impl Instance {
             .collect();
 
         let func_ptr = CodePtr::from_ptr(
-            (self.module.function_resolver)(&*self.module, func_index)
+            self.module.func_resolver.get(&*self.module, func_index)
                 .expect("broken invariant, func resolver not synced with module.exports")
                 .cast()
                 .as_ptr(),
@@ -144,25 +143,6 @@ pub enum Import {
     Global(Val),
 }
 
-pub struct Imports {
-    map: HashMap<String, HashMap<String, Import>>,
-}
-
-impl Imports {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            map: HashMap::new(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn add(&mut self, module: String, name: String, import: Import) {
-        self.map
-            .entry(module)
-            .or_insert(HashMap::new())
-            .insert(name, import);
-    }
-
-    pub fn get(&self, module: &str, name: &str) -> Option<&Import> {
-        self.map.get(module).and_then(|m| m.get(name))
-    }
-}
+pub trait ImportResolver {
+    fn get(&self, module: &str, name: &str) -> Option<Import>;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/runtime/mod.rs b/src/runtime/mod.rs
index 8a4a4294d..55cb2d09c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mod.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/mod.rs
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ pub mod types;
 pub mod vm;
 pub mod vmcalls;
 
-pub use self::backend::Compiler;
-pub use self::instance::{Import, Imports, Instance};
+pub use self::backend::{Compiler, FuncResolver};
+pub use self::instance::{Import, ImportResolver, Instance};
 pub use self::module::Module;
 
 /// Compile a webassembly module using the provided compiler and linked with the provided imports.
-pub fn compile(
-    compiler: &dyn Compiler,
+pub fn instantiate(
     wasm: &[u8],
-    imports: &Imports,
+    compiler: &dyn Compiler,
+    imports: &dyn ImportResolver,
 ) -> Result<Box<Instance>, String> {
     let module = compiler.compile(wasm)?;
     Instance::new(module, imports)
diff --git a/src/runtime/module.rs b/src/runtime/module.rs
index 89d379fcb..fd675e3d5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/module.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/module.rs
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ use crate::runtime::{
         FuncIndex, FuncSig, Global, GlobalDesc, GlobalIndex, Map, MapIndex, Memory, MemoryIndex,
         SigIndex, Table, TableIndex,
     },
-    vm,
+    backend::FuncResolver,
 };
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
-use std::ptr::NonNull;
 
 /// This is used to instantiate a new webassembly module.
 pub struct Module {
-    pub function_resolver: Box<dyn Fn(&Module, FuncIndex) -> Option<NonNull<vm::Func>>>,
+    pub func_resolver: Box<dyn FuncResolver>,
     pub memories: Map<MemoryIndex, Memory>,
     pub globals: Map<GlobalIndex, Global>,
     pub tables: Map<TableIndex, Table>,