diff --git a/src/libexpr/meson.build b/src/libexpr/meson.build
index 9f0f84d33..3c942a5d1 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr/meson.build
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ libexpr_sources = files(
   'primops/attrset.cc',
   'primops/context.cc',
   'primops/control.cc',
+  'primops/hash.cc',
   'primops/fetchClosure.cc',
   'primops/fetchMercurial.cc',
   'primops/fetchTree.cc',
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index 07132408a..d8dcb43f2 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -115,12 +115,7 @@ StringMap EvalState::realiseContext(const NixStringContext & context)
     return res;
 }
 
-struct RealisePathFlags {
-    // Whether to check that the path is allowed in pure eval mode
-    bool checkForPureEval = true;
-};
-
-static SourcePath realisePath(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value & v, const RealisePathFlags flags = {})
+SourcePath realisePath(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value & v, const RealisePathFlags flags)
 {
     NixStringContext context;
 
@@ -1585,30 +1580,6 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_findFile(PrimOp {
     .fun = prim_findFile,
 });
 
-/* Return the cryptographic hash of a file in base-16. */
-static void prim_hashFile(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
-{
-    auto type = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.hashFile");
-    std::optional<HashType> ht = parseHashType(type);
-    if (!ht)
-        state.error<EvalError>("unknown hash type '%1%'", type).atPos(pos).debugThrow();
-
-    auto path = realisePath(state, pos, *args[1]);
-
-    v.mkString(hashString(*ht, path.readFile()).to_string(Base16, false));
-}
-
-static RegisterPrimOp primop_hashFile({
-    .name = "__hashFile",
-    .args = {"type", "p"},
-    .doc = R"(
-      Return a base-16 representation of the cryptographic hash of the
-      file at path *p*. The hash algorithm specified by *type* must be one
-      of `"md5"`, `"sha1"`, `"sha256"` or `"sha512"`.
-    )",
-    .fun = prim_hashFile,
-});
-
 static std::string_view fileTypeToString(InputAccessor::Type type)
 {
     return
@@ -3103,31 +3074,6 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_lessThan({
  *************************************************************/
 
 
-/* Return the cryptographic hash of a string in base-16. */
-static void prim_hashString(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
-{
-    auto type = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.hashString");
-    std::optional<HashType> ht = parseHashType(type);
-    if (!ht)
-        state.error<EvalError>("unknown hash algorithm '%1%'", type).atPos(pos).debugThrow();
-
-    NixStringContext context; // discarded
-    auto s = state.forceString(*args[1], context, pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.hashString");
-
-    v.mkString(hashString(*ht, s).to_string(Base16, false));
-}
-
-static RegisterPrimOp primop_hashString({
-    .name = "__hashString",
-    .args = {"type", "s"},
-    .doc = R"(
-      Return a base-16 representation of the cryptographic hash of string
-      *s*. The hash algorithm specified by *type* must be one of `"md5"`,
-      `"sha1"`, `"sha256"` or `"sha512"`.
-    )",
-    .fun = prim_hashString,
-});
-
 /*************************************************************
  * Versions
  *************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.hh b/src/libexpr/primops.hh
index 0b9763e29..00ffb019a 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.hh
@@ -86,4 +86,11 @@ struct RegexCache
     }
 };
 
+struct RealisePathFlags {
+    // Whether to check that the path is allowed in pure eval mode
+    bool checkForPureEval = true;
+};
+
+SourcePath realisePath(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value & v, const RealisePathFlags flags = {});
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops/hash.cc b/src/libexpr/primops/hash.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be73fa30a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops/hash.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#include "hash.hh"
+#include "primops.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+/**
+ * builtins.hashFile
+ */
+
+static void prim_hashFile(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value ** args, Value & v)
+{
+    auto type = state.forceStringNoCtx(
+        *args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.hashFile"
+    );
+    std::optional<HashType> ht = parseHashType(type);
+    if (!ht) {
+        state.error<EvalError>("unknown hash type '%1%'", type).atPos(pos).debugThrow();
+    }
+
+    auto path = realisePath(state, pos, *args[1]);
+
+    v.mkString(hashString(*ht, path.readFile()).to_string(Base16, false));
+}
+
+static RegisterPrimOp primop_hashFile({
+    .name = "__hashFile",
+    .args = {"type", "p"},
+    .doc = R"(
+      Return a base-16 representation of the cryptographic hash of the
+      file at path *p*. The hash algorithm specified by *type* must be one
+      of `"md5"`, `"sha1"`, `"sha256"` or `"sha512"`.
+    )",
+    .fun = prim_hashFile,
+});
+
+/**
+ * builtins.hashString
+ */
+
+static void prim_hashString(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value ** args, Value & v)
+{
+    auto type = state.forceStringNoCtx(
+        *args[0], pos, "while evaluating the first argument passed to builtins.hashString"
+    );
+    std::optional<HashType> ht = parseHashType(type);
+    if (!ht) {
+        state.error<EvalError>("unknown hash algorithm '%1%'", type).atPos(pos).debugThrow();
+    }
+
+    NixStringContext context; // discarded
+    auto s = state.forceString(
+        *args[1], context, pos, "while evaluating the second argument passed to builtins.hashString"
+    );
+
+    v.mkString(hashString(*ht, s).to_string(Base16, false));
+}
+
+static RegisterPrimOp primop_hashString({
+    .name = "__hashString",
+    .args = {"type", "s"},
+    .doc = R"(
+      Return a base-16 representation of the cryptographic hash of string
+      *s*. The hash algorithm specified by *type* must be one of `"md5"`,
+      `"sha1"`, `"sha256"` or `"sha512"`.
+    )",
+    .fun = prim_hashString,
+});
+
+}