diff --git a/include/xo/refcnt/Refcounted.hpp b/include/xo/refcnt/Refcounted.hpp
index 33c5b377..a9d4386b 100644
--- a/include/xo/refcnt/Refcounted.hpp
+++ b/include/xo/refcnt/Refcounted.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
 #include <cassert>
 
 namespace xo {
+    namespace ref {
+        template <typename T>
+        class intrusive_ptr;
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    using rp = ref::intrusive_ptr<T>;
+
     namespace ref {
         class Refcount;
 
@@ -153,9 +161,6 @@ namespace xo {
         inline bool operator==(intrusive_ptr<T> const & x,
                                intrusive_ptr<T> const & y) { return intrusive_ptr<T>::compare(x, y) == 0; }
 
-        template<typename T>
-        using rp = intrusive_ptr<T>;
-
         class Refcount {
         public:
             Refcount() : reference_counter_(0) {}
diff --git a/utest/intrusive_ptr.test.cpp b/utest/intrusive_ptr.test.cpp
index 112268a9..78e3181a 100644
--- a/utest/intrusive_ptr.test.cpp
+++ b/utest/intrusive_ptr.test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 namespace xo {
     using xo::ref::Refcount;
     using xo::ref::Borrow;
-    using xo::ref::rp;
     using xo::ref::brw;
     using xo::ref::intrusive_ptr_refcount;
     using xo::ref::intrusive_ptr_add_ref;