diff --git a/src/from_raw.rs b/src/from_raw.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..020ca4cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/from_raw.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use std::{convert::Infallible, fmt::Display};
+
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+
+/// See [`TryFromRaw`][try]. This trait is merely a convenience that is be implemented instead of
+/// [`TryFromRaw`][try] to get a [`TryFromRaw`][try] implementation with slightly less code if the
+/// conversion can't fail, that is, the raw type and `Self` are identical in definition.
+///
+/// [try]: trait.TryFromRaw.html
+pub trait FromRaw: Sized {
+    /// The raw type.
+    type Raw: DeserializeOwned;
+
+    /// Converts the raw type to `Self`.
+    fn from_raw(_: Self::Raw) -> Self;
+}
+
+/// Types corresponding to some item in the matrix spec. Types that implement this trait have a
+/// corresponding 'raw' type, a potentially invalid representation that can be converted to `Self`.
+pub trait TryFromRaw: Sized {
+    /// The raw type.
+    type Raw: DeserializeOwned;
+    /// The error type returned if conversion fails.
+    type Err: Display;
+
+    /// Tries to convert the raw type to `Self`.
+    fn try_from_raw(_: Self::Raw) -> Result<Self, Self::Err>;
+}
+
+impl<T: FromRaw> TryFromRaw for T {
+    type Raw = <T as FromRaw>::Raw;
+    type Err = Infallible;
+
+    fn try_from_raw(raw: Self::Raw) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Ok(Self::from_raw(raw))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a33ae4b6..e2bec39f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
 #![allow(clippy::use_self)]
 
 use std::{
-    convert::Infallible,
     error::Error,
     fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter, Result as FmtResult},
 };
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ use std::{
 use js_int::UInt;
 use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
 use serde::{
-    de::{DeserializeOwned, MapAccess, Visitor},
+    de::{MapAccess, Visitor},
     ser::SerializeMap,
     Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer,
 };
@@ -135,6 +134,7 @@ pub use self::{custom::CustomEvent, custom_room::CustomRoomEvent, custom_state::
 mod macros;
 mod algorithm;
 mod event_type;
+mod from_raw;
 mod util;
 
 pub mod call;
@@ -166,8 +166,11 @@ pub mod tag;
 pub mod to_device;
 pub mod typing;
 
-pub use algorithm::Algorithm;
-pub use event_type::EventType;
+pub use self::{
+    algorithm::Algorithm,
+    event_type::EventType,
+    from_raw::{FromRaw, TryFromRaw},
+};
 
 /// An event that is malformed or otherwise invalid.
 ///
@@ -234,40 +237,6 @@ impl Display for InvalidInput {
 
 impl Error for InvalidInput {}
 
-/// See [`TryFromRaw`][try]. This trait is merely a convenience that is be implemented instead of
-/// [`TryFromRaw`][try] to get a [`TryFromRaw`][try] implementation with slightly less code if the
-/// conversion can't fail, that is, the raw type and `Self` are identical in definition.
-///
-/// [try]: trait.TryFromRaw.html
-pub trait FromRaw: Sized {
-    /// The raw type.
-    type Raw: DeserializeOwned;
-
-    /// Converts the raw type to `Self`.
-    fn from_raw(_: Self::Raw) -> Self;
-}
-
-/// Types corresponding to some item in the matrix spec. Types that implement this trait have a
-/// corresponding 'raw' type, a potentially invalid representation that can be converted to `Self`.
-pub trait TryFromRaw: Sized {
-    /// The raw type.
-    type Raw: DeserializeOwned;
-    /// The error type returned if conversion fails.
-    type Err: Display;
-
-    /// Tries to convert the raw type to `Self`.
-    fn try_from_raw(_: Self::Raw) -> Result<Self, Self::Err>;
-}
-
-impl<T: FromRaw> TryFromRaw for T {
-    type Raw = <T as FromRaw>::Raw;
-    type Err = Infallible;
-
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: Self::Raw) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-        Ok(Self::from_raw(raw))
-    }
-}
-
 /// The result of deserializing an event, which may or may not be valid.
 ///
 /// When data is successfully deserialized and validated, this structure will contain the