diff --git a/src/error/macros.rs b/src/error/macros.rs
index aeab74308..38650c5e8 100644
--- a/src/error/macros.rs
+++ b/src/error/macros.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-#[macro_export]
-#[doc(hidden)]
-macro_rules! __downcast_get_type_id {
+macro_rules! downcast_get_type_id {
     () => {
         /// A helper method to get the type ID of the type
         /// this trait is implemented on.
@@ -30,10 +28,8 @@ macro_rules! __downcast_get_type_id {
     };
 }
 
-//Generate implementation for dyn $name
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! __downcast_dyn {
+// Generate implementation for dyn $name
+macro_rules! downcast_dyn {
     ($name:ident) => {
         /// A struct with a private constructor, for use with
         /// `__private_get_type_id__`. Its single field is private,
@@ -80,15 +76,17 @@ macro_rules! __downcast_dyn {
     };
 }
 
+pub(crate) use {downcast_dyn, downcast_get_type_id};
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     #![allow(clippy::upper_case_acronyms)]
 
     trait MB {
-        __downcast_get_type_id!();
+        downcast_get_type_id!();
     }
 
-    __downcast_dyn!(MB);
+    downcast_dyn!(MB);
 
     impl MB for String {}
     impl MB for () {}
diff --git a/src/error/mod.rs b/src/error/mod.rs
index 637d6ff16..3ccd5bba6 100644
--- a/src/error/mod.rs
+++ b/src/error/mod.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ mod response_error;
 pub use self::error::Error;
 pub use self::internal::*;
 pub use self::response_error::ResponseError;
+pub(crate) use macros::{downcast_dyn, downcast_get_type_id};
 
 /// A convenience [`Result`](std::result::Result) for Actix Web operations.
 ///
diff --git a/src/error/response_error.rs b/src/error/response_error.rs
index c58fff8be..41cf20eba 100644
--- a/src/error/response_error.rs
+++ b/src/error/response_error.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::{
 use actix_http::{body::AnyBody, header, Response, StatusCode};
 use bytes::BytesMut;
 
-use crate::{__downcast_dyn, __downcast_get_type_id};
+use crate::error::{downcast_dyn, downcast_get_type_id};
 use crate::{helpers, HttpResponse};
 
 /// Errors that can generate responses.
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ pub trait ResponseError: fmt::Debug + fmt::Display {
         res.set_body(AnyBody::from(buf))
     }
 
-    __downcast_get_type_id!();
+    downcast_get_type_id!();
 }
 
-__downcast_dyn!(ResponseError);
+downcast_dyn!(ResponseError);
 
 impl ResponseError for Box<dyn StdError + 'static> {}
 
diff --git a/src/http/header/accept.rs b/src/http/header/accept.rs
index 1b6a963da..75366dfae 100644
--- a/src/http/header/accept.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/accept.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use mime::Mime;
 use super::{qitem, QualityItem};
 use crate::http::header;
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `Accept` header, defined in [RFC7231](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-5.3.2)
     ///
     /// The `Accept` header field can be used by user agents to specify
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
 
     test_accept {
         // Tests from the RFC
-         crate::__common_header_test!(
+         crate::http::header::common_header_test!(
             test1,
             vec![b"audio/*; q=0.2, audio/basic"],
             Some(Accept(vec![
                 QualityItem::new("audio/*".parse().unwrap(), q(200)),
                 qitem("audio/basic".parse().unwrap()),
                 ])));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(
             test2,
             vec![b"text/plain; q=0.5, text/html, text/x-dvi; q=0.8, text/x-c"],
             Some(Accept(vec![
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
                 qitem("text/x-c".parse().unwrap()),
                 ])));
         // Custom tests
-        crate::__common_header_test!(
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(
             test3,
             vec![b"text/plain; charset=utf-8"],
             Some(Accept(vec![
                 qitem(mime::TEXT_PLAIN_UTF_8),
                 ])));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(
             test4,
             vec![b"text/plain; charset=utf-8; q=0.5"],
             Some(Accept(vec![
diff --git a/src/http/header/accept_charset.rs b/src/http/header/accept_charset.rs
index 2c6a0b9f6..bb7d86516 100644
--- a/src/http/header/accept_charset.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/accept_charset.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{Charset, QualityItem, ACCEPT_CHARSET};
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `Accept-Charset` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7231](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-5.3.3)
     ///
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
 
     test_accept_charset {
         // Test case from RFC
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"iso-8859-5, unicode-1-1;q=0.8"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"iso-8859-5, unicode-1-1;q=0.8"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/accept_encoding.rs b/src/http/header/accept_encoding.rs
index 734a435b3..cfd29bf77 100644
--- a/src/http/header/accept_encoding.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/accept_encoding.rs
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ header! {
 
     test_accept_encoding {
         // From the RFC
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"compress, gzip"]);
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test2, vec![b""], Some(AcceptEncoding(vec![])));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test3, vec![b"*"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"compress, gzip"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test2, vec![b""], Some(AcceptEncoding(vec![])));
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test3, vec![b"*"]);
         // Note: Removed quality 1 from gzip
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test4, vec![b"compress;q=0.5, gzip"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test4, vec![b"compress;q=0.5, gzip"]);
         // Note: Removed quality 1 from gzip
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test5, vec![b"gzip, identity; q=0.5, *;q=0"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test5, vec![b"gzip, identity; q=0.5, *;q=0"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/accept_language.rs b/src/http/header/accept_language.rs
index 034946d4d..1552f6578 100644
--- a/src/http/header/accept_language.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/accept_language.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use language_tags::LanguageTag;
 
 use super::{QualityItem, ACCEPT_LANGUAGE};
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `Accept-Language` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7231](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-5.3.5)
     ///
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
 
     test_accept_language {
         // From the RFC
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"da, en-gb;q=0.8, en;q=0.7"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"da, en-gb;q=0.8, en;q=0.7"]);
         // Own test
-        crate::__common_header_test!(
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(
             test2, vec![b"en-US, en; q=0.5, fr"],
             Some(AcceptLanguage(vec![
                 qitem("en-US".parse().unwrap()),
diff --git a/src/http/header/allow.rs b/src/http/header/allow.rs
index 15a627b8f..946f70e0a 100644
--- a/src/http/header/allow.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/allow.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::http::header;
 use actix_http::http::Method;
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `Allow` header, defined in [RFC7231](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.4.1)
     ///
     /// The `Allow` header field lists the set of methods advertised as
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
 
     test_allow {
         // From the RFC
-        crate::__common_header_test!(
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(
             test1,
             vec![b"GET, HEAD, PUT"],
             Some(HeaderField(vec![Method::GET, Method::HEAD, Method::PUT])));
         // Own tests
-        crate::__common_header_test!(
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(
             test2,
             vec![b"OPTIONS, GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, HEAD, TRACE, CONNECT, PATCH"],
             Some(HeaderField(vec![
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
                 Method::TRACE,
                 Method::CONNECT,
                 Method::PATCH])));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(
             test3,
             vec![b""],
             Some(HeaderField(Vec::<Method>::new())));
diff --git a/src/http/header/cache_control.rs b/src/http/header/cache_control.rs
index 620c576ae..05903e3a3 100644
--- a/src/http/header/cache_control.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/cache_control.rs
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ use crate::http::header;
 #[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct CacheControl(pub Vec<CacheDirective>);
 
-crate::__common_header_deref!(CacheControl => Vec<CacheDirective>);
+crate::http::header::common_header_deref!(CacheControl => Vec<CacheDirective>);
 
-// TODO: this could just be the __define_common_header! macro
+// TODO: this could just be the crate::http::header::common_header! macro
 impl Header for CacheControl {
     fn name() -> header::HeaderName {
         header::CACHE_CONTROL
diff --git a/src/http/header/content_language.rs b/src/http/header/content_language.rs
index c2469edd1..604ada83c 100644
--- a/src/http/header/content_language.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/content_language.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::{QualityItem, CONTENT_LANGUAGE};
 use language_tags::LanguageTag;
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `Content-Language` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7231](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-3.1.3.2)
     ///
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
     (ContentLanguage, CONTENT_LANGUAGE) => (QualityItem<LanguageTag>)+
 
     test_content_language {
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"da"]);
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test2, vec![b"mi, en"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"da"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test2, vec![b"mi, en"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/content_range.rs b/src/http/header/content_range.rs
index ba0d51742..3bdead2c0 100644
--- a/src/http/header/content_range.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/content_range.rs
@@ -4,65 +4,65 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 use super::{HeaderValue, IntoHeaderValue, InvalidHeaderValue, Writer, CONTENT_RANGE};
 use crate::error::ParseError;
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `Content-Range` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7233](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7233#section-4.2)
     (ContentRange, CONTENT_RANGE) => [ContentRangeSpec]
 
     test_content_range {
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test_bytes,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test_bytes,
             vec![b"bytes 0-499/500"],
             Some(ContentRange(ContentRangeSpec::Bytes {
                 range: Some((0, 499)),
                 instance_length: Some(500)
             })));
 
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test_bytes_unknown_len,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test_bytes_unknown_len,
             vec![b"bytes 0-499/*"],
             Some(ContentRange(ContentRangeSpec::Bytes {
                 range: Some((0, 499)),
                 instance_length: None
             })));
 
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test_bytes_unknown_range,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test_bytes_unknown_range,
             vec![b"bytes */500"],
             Some(ContentRange(ContentRangeSpec::Bytes {
                 range: None,
                 instance_length: Some(500)
             })));
 
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test_unregistered,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test_unregistered,
             vec![b"seconds 1-2"],
             Some(ContentRange(ContentRangeSpec::Unregistered {
                 unit: "seconds".to_owned(),
                 resp: "1-2".to_owned()
             })));
 
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test_no_len,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test_no_len,
             vec![b"bytes 0-499"],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test_only_unit,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test_only_unit,
             vec![b"bytes"],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test_end_less_than_start,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test_end_less_than_start,
             vec![b"bytes 499-0/500"],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test_blank,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test_blank,
             vec![b""],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test_bytes_many_spaces,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test_bytes_many_spaces,
             vec![b"bytes 1-2/500 3"],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test_bytes_many_slashes,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test_bytes_many_slashes,
             vec![b"bytes 1-2/500/600"],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test_bytes_many_dashes,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test_bytes_many_dashes,
             vec![b"bytes 1-2-3/500"],
             None::<ContentRange>);
 
diff --git a/src/http/header/content_type.rs b/src/http/header/content_type.rs
index 65cb2a986..e1c419c22 100644
--- a/src/http/header/content_type.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/content_type.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::CONTENT_TYPE;
 use mime::Mime;
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `Content-Type` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7231](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-3.1.1.5)
     ///
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
     (ContentType, CONTENT_TYPE) => [Mime]
 
     test_content_type {
-        crate::__common_header_test!(
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(
             test1,
             vec![b"text/html"],
             Some(HeaderField(mime::TEXT_HTML)));
diff --git a/src/http/header/date.rs b/src/http/header/date.rs
index 982a1455c..4d1717886 100644
--- a/src/http/header/date.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/date.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::{HttpDate, DATE};
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `Date` header, defined in [RFC7231](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-7.1.1.2)
     ///
     /// The `Date` header field represents the date and time at which the
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
     (Date, DATE) => [HttpDate]
 
     test_date {
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Tue, 15 Nov 1994 08:12:31 GMT"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Tue, 15 Nov 1994 08:12:31 GMT"]);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/http/header/etag.rs b/src/http/header/etag.rs
index b121fe26f..aded72665 100644
--- a/src/http/header/etag.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/etag.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{EntityTag, ETAG};
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `ETag` header, defined in [RFC7232](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-2.3)
     ///
     /// The `ETag` header field in a response provides the current entity-tag
@@ -50,50 +50,50 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
 
     test_etag {
         // From the RFC
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test1,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test1,
             vec![b"\"xyzzy\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(false, "xyzzy".to_owned()))));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test2,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test2,
             vec![b"W/\"xyzzy\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(true, "xyzzy".to_owned()))));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test3,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test3,
             vec![b"\"\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(false, "".to_owned()))));
         // Own tests
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test4,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test4,
             vec![b"\"foobar\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(false, "foobar".to_owned()))));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test5,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test5,
             vec![b"\"\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(false, "".to_owned()))));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test6,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test6,
             vec![b"W/\"weak-etag\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(true, "weak-etag".to_owned()))));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test7,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test7,
             vec![b"W/\"\x65\x62\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(true, "\u{0065}\u{0062}".to_owned()))));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test8,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test8,
             vec![b"W/\"\""],
             Some(ETag(EntityTag::new(true, "".to_owned()))));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test9,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test9,
             vec![b"no-dquotes"],
             None::<ETag>);
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test10,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test10,
             vec![b"w/\"the-first-w-is-case-sensitive\""],
             None::<ETag>);
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test11,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test11,
             vec![b""],
             None::<ETag>);
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test12,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test12,
             vec![b"\"unmatched-dquotes1"],
             None::<ETag>);
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test13,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test13,
             vec![b"unmatched-dquotes2\""],
             None::<ETag>);
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test14,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test14,
             vec![b"matched-\"dquotes\""],
             None::<ETag>);
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test15,
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test15,
             vec![b"\""],
             None::<ETag>);
     }
diff --git a/src/http/header/expires.rs b/src/http/header/expires.rs
index 759e7d280..e810fe267 100644
--- a/src/http/header/expires.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/expires.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{HttpDate, EXPIRES};
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `Expires` header, defined in [RFC7234](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7234#section-5.3)
     ///
     /// The `Expires` header field gives the date/time after which the
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
 
     test_expires {
         // Test case from RFC
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Thu, 01 Dec 1994 16:00:00 GMT"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Thu, 01 Dec 1994 16:00:00 GMT"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/if_match.rs b/src/http/header/if_match.rs
index d4402715d..87a94a809 100644
--- a/src/http/header/if_match.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/if_match.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{EntityTag, IF_MATCH};
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `If-Match` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7232](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-3.1)
     ///
@@ -53,18 +53,18 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
     (IfMatch, IF_MATCH) => {Any / (EntityTag)+}
 
     test_if_match {
-        crate::__common_header_test!(
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(
             test1,
             vec![b"\"xyzzy\""],
             Some(HeaderField::Items(
                 vec![EntityTag::new(false, "xyzzy".to_owned())])));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(
             test2,
             vec![b"\"xyzzy\", \"r2d2xxxx\", \"c3piozzzz\""],
             Some(HeaderField::Items(
                 vec![EntityTag::new(false, "xyzzy".to_owned()),
                      EntityTag::new(false, "r2d2xxxx".to_owned()),
                      EntityTag::new(false, "c3piozzzz".to_owned())])));
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test3, vec![b"*"], Some(IfMatch::Any));
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test3, vec![b"*"], Some(IfMatch::Any));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/if_modified_since.rs b/src/http/header/if_modified_since.rs
index ba393032d..254003523 100644
--- a/src/http/header/if_modified_since.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/if_modified_since.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{HttpDate, IF_MODIFIED_SINCE};
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `If-Modified-Since` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7232](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-3.3)
     ///
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
 
     test_if_modified_since {
         // Test case from RFC
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/if_none_match.rs b/src/http/header/if_none_match.rs
index f16b196cc..e1422bd36 100644
--- a/src/http/header/if_none_match.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/if_none_match.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{EntityTag, IF_NONE_MATCH};
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `If-None-Match` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7232](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-3.2)
     ///
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
     (IfNoneMatch, IF_NONE_MATCH) => {Any / (EntityTag)+}
 
     test_if_none_match {
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"\"xyzzy\""]);
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test2, vec![b"W/\"xyzzy\""]);
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test3, vec![b"\"xyzzy\", \"r2d2xxxx\", \"c3piozzzz\""]);
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test4, vec![b"W/\"xyzzy\", W/\"r2d2xxxx\", W/\"c3piozzzz\""]);
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test5, vec![b"*"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"\"xyzzy\""]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test2, vec![b"W/\"xyzzy\""]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test3, vec![b"\"xyzzy\", \"r2d2xxxx\", \"c3piozzzz\""]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test4, vec![b"W/\"xyzzy\", W/\"r2d2xxxx\", W/\"c3piozzzz\""]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test5, vec![b"*"]);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/http/header/if_range.rs b/src/http/header/if_range.rs
index 9612405e8..cf69e7269 100644
--- a/src/http/header/if_range.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/if_range.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ mod test_if_range {
     use crate::http::header::*;
     use std::str;
 
-    crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
-    crate::__common_header_test!(test2, vec![b"\"abc\""]);
-    crate::__common_header_test!(test3, vec![b"this-is-invalid"], None::<IfRange>);
+    crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
+    crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test2, vec![b"\"abc\""]);
+    crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test3, vec![b"this-is-invalid"], None::<IfRange>);
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/if_unmodified_since.rs b/src/http/header/if_unmodified_since.rs
index 26b16b513..1cc7b304e 100644
--- a/src/http/header/if_unmodified_since.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/if_unmodified_since.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{HttpDate, IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE};
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `If-Unmodified-Since` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7232](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-3.4)
     ///
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
 
     test_if_unmodified_since {
         // Test case from RFC
-        crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/last_modified.rs b/src/http/header/last_modified.rs
index 0de2fc06b..c43bf3ac9 100644
--- a/src/http/header/last_modified.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/last_modified.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{HttpDate, LAST_MODIFIED};
 
-crate::__define_common_header! {
+crate::http::header::common_header! {
     /// `Last-Modified` header, defined in
     /// [RFC7232](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-2.2)
     ///
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ crate::__define_common_header! {
 
         test_last_modified {
             // Test case from RFC
-            crate::__common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
+            crate::http::header::common_header_test!(test1, vec![b"Sat, 29 Oct 1994 19:43:31 GMT"]);
         }
 }
diff --git a/src/http/header/macros.rs b/src/http/header/macros.rs
index 1718a8663..419d4fb6e 100644
--- a/src/http/header/macros.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/macros.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! __common_header_deref {
+macro_rules! common_header_deref {
     ($from:ty => $to:ty) => {
         impl ::std::ops::Deref for $from {
             type Target = $to;
@@ -20,9 +18,7 @@ macro_rules! __common_header_deref {
     };
 }
 
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! __common_header_test_module {
+macro_rules! common_header_test_module {
     ($id:ident, $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
         #[allow(unused_imports)]
         #[cfg(test)]
@@ -37,9 +33,8 @@ macro_rules! __common_header_test_module {
     }
 }
 
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! __common_header_test {
+#[cfg(test)]
+macro_rules! common_header_test {
     ($id:ident, $raw:expr) => {
         #[test]
         fn $id() {
@@ -99,9 +94,7 @@ macro_rules! __common_header_test {
     };
 }
 
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! __define_common_header {
+macro_rules! common_header {
     // $a:meta: Attributes associated with the header item (usually docs)
     // $id:ident: Identifier of the header
     // $n:expr: Lowercase name of the header
@@ -112,7 +105,7 @@ macro_rules! __define_common_header {
         $(#[$a])*
         #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
         pub struct $id(pub Vec<$item>);
-        crate::__common_header_deref!($id => Vec<$item>);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_deref!($id => Vec<$item>);
         impl $crate::http::header::Header for $id {
             #[inline]
             fn name() -> $crate::http::header::HeaderName {
@@ -148,7 +141,7 @@ macro_rules! __define_common_header {
         $(#[$a])*
         #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
         pub struct $id(pub Vec<$item>);
-        crate::__common_header_deref!($id => Vec<$item>);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_deref!($id => Vec<$item>);
         impl $crate::http::header::Header for $id {
             #[inline]
             fn name() -> $crate::http::header::HeaderName {
@@ -184,7 +177,7 @@ macro_rules! __define_common_header {
         $(#[$a])*
         #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
         pub struct $id(pub $value);
-        crate::__common_header_deref!($id => $value);
+        crate::http::header::common_header_deref!($id => $value);
         impl $crate::http::header::Header for $id {
             #[inline]
             fn name() -> $crate::http::header::HeaderName {
@@ -267,34 +260,39 @@ macro_rules! __define_common_header {
 
     // optional test module
     ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => ($item:ty)* $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
-        crate::__define_common_header! {
+        crate::http::header::common_header! {
             $(#[$a])*
             ($id, $name) => ($item)*
         }
 
-        crate::__common_header_test_module! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test_module! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
     };
     ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $n:expr) => ($item:ty)+ $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
-        crate::__define_common_header! {
+        crate::http::header::common_header! {
             $(#[$a])*
             ($id, $n) => ($item)+
         }
 
-        crate::__common_header_test_module! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test_module! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
     };
     ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => [$item:ty] $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
-        crate::__define_common_header! {
+        crate::http::header::common_header! {
             $(#[$a])* ($id, $name) => [$item]
         }
 
-        crate::__common_header_test_module! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test_module! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
     };
     ($(#[$a:meta])*($id:ident, $name:expr) => {Any / ($item:ty)+} $tm:ident{$($tf:item)*}) => {
-        crate::__define_common_header! {
+        crate::http::header::common_header! {
             $(#[$a])*
             ($id, $name) => {Any / ($item)+}
         }
 
-        crate::__common_header_test_module! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
+        crate::http::header::common_header_test_module! { $id, $tm { $($tf)* }}
     };
 }
+
+pub(crate) use {common_header, common_header_deref, common_header_test_module};
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub(crate) use common_header_test;
diff --git a/src/http/header/mod.rs b/src/http/header/mod.rs
index 0e5651a77..79ba5772b 100644
--- a/src/http/header/mod.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/mod.rs
@@ -84,4 +84,8 @@ mod if_none_match;
 mod if_range;
 mod if_unmodified_since;
 mod last_modified;
+
 mod macros;
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub(crate) use macros::common_header_test;
+pub(crate) use macros::{common_header, common_header_deref, common_header_test_module};