diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts
index a954efadc..db0f72374 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
-import { VNode, normalizeVNode, VNodeChild, createVNode, Empty } from './vnode'
+import { VNode, VNodeChild } from './vnode'
 import { ReactiveEffect, reactive, readonly } from '@vue/reactivity'
 import { RenderProxyHandlers, ComponentRenderProxy } from './componentProxy'
 import { ComponentPropsOptions } from './componentProps'
 import { Slots } from './componentSlots'
-import { PatchFlags } from './patchFlags'
-import { ShapeFlags } from './shapeFlags'
 import { warn } from './warning'
 import {
   ErrorTypes,
-  handleError,
   callWithErrorHandling,
   callWithAsyncErrorHandling
 } from './errorHandling'
 import { AppContext, createAppContext } from './apiApp'
 import { Directive } from './directives'
-import {
-  applyOptions,
-  resolveAsset,
-  ComponentOptions
-} from './componentOptions'
+import { applyOptions, ComponentOptions } from './componentOptions'
 import {
   EMPTY_OBJ,
   isFunction,
@@ -309,109 +302,3 @@ function createSetupContext(instance: ComponentInstance): SetupContext {
   } as any
   return __DEV__ ? Object.freeze(context) : context
 }
-
-// mark the current rendering instance for asset resolution (e.g.
-// resolveComponent, resolveDirective) during render
-export let currentRenderingInstance: ComponentInstance | null = null
-
-export function renderComponentRoot(instance: ComponentInstance): VNode {
-  const {
-    type: Component,
-    vnode,
-    renderProxy,
-    props,
-    slots,
-    attrs,
-    emit
-  } = instance
-
-  let result
-  currentRenderingInstance = instance
-  try {
-    if (vnode.shapeFlag & ShapeFlags.STATEFUL_COMPONENT) {
-      result = normalizeVNode(
-        (instance.render as RenderFunction).call(renderProxy)
-      )
-    } else {
-      // functional
-      const render = Component as FunctionalComponent
-      result = normalizeVNode(
-        render.length > 1
-          ? render(props, {
-              attrs,
-              slots,
-              emit
-            })
-          : render(props, null as any)
-      )
-    }
-  } catch (err) {
-    handleError(err, instance, ErrorTypes.RENDER_FUNCTION)
-    result = createVNode(Empty)
-  }
-  currentRenderingInstance = null
-  return result
-}
-
-export function shouldUpdateComponent(
-  prevVNode: VNode,
-  nextVNode: VNode,
-  optimized?: boolean
-): boolean {
-  const { props: prevProps, children: prevChildren } = prevVNode
-  const { props: nextProps, children: nextChildren, patchFlag } = nextVNode
-  if (patchFlag) {
-    if (patchFlag & PatchFlags.DYNAMIC_SLOTS) {
-      // slot content that references values that might have changed,
-      // e.g. in a v-for
-      return true
-    }
-    if (patchFlag & PatchFlags.FULL_PROPS) {
-      // presence of this flag indicates props are always non-null
-      return hasPropsChanged(prevProps as Data, nextProps as Data)
-    } else if (patchFlag & PatchFlags.PROPS) {
-      const dynamicProps = nextVNode.dynamicProps as string[]
-      for (let i = 0; i < dynamicProps.length; i++) {
-        const key = dynamicProps[i]
-        if ((nextProps as any)[key] !== (prevProps as any)[key]) {
-          return true
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  } else if (!optimized) {
-    // this path is only taken by manually written render functions
-    // so presence of any children leads to a forced update
-    if (prevChildren != null || nextChildren != null) {
-      return true
-    }
-    if (prevProps === nextProps) {
-      return false
-    }
-    if (prevProps === null) {
-      return nextProps !== null
-    }
-    if (nextProps === null) {
-      return prevProps !== null
-    }
-    return hasPropsChanged(prevProps, nextProps)
-  }
-  return false
-}
-
-function hasPropsChanged(prevProps: Data, nextProps: Data): boolean {
-  const nextKeys = Object.keys(nextProps)
-  if (nextKeys.length !== Object.keys(prevProps).length) {
-    return true
-  }
-  for (let i = 0; i < nextKeys.length; i++) {
-    const key = nextKeys[i]
-    if (nextProps[key] !== prevProps[key]) {
-      return true
-    }
-  }
-  return false
-}
-
-export function resolveComponent(name: string): Component | undefined {
-  return resolveAsset('components', name) as any
-}
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/componentOptions.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/componentOptions.ts
index 85cdb26cc..790f1fcfd 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/componentOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/componentOptions.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {
   ComponentInstance,
   Data,
-  currentRenderingInstance,
   currentInstance,
   Component,
   SetupContext
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ import { ComponentPropsOptions, ExtractPropTypes } from './componentProps'
 import { Directive } from './directives'
 import { VNodeChild } from './vnode'
 import { ComponentRenderProxy } from './componentProxy'
+import { currentRenderingInstance } from './componentRenderUtils'
 
 interface ComponentOptionsBase<
   Props,
@@ -385,7 +385,15 @@ function applyMixins(instance: ComponentInstance, mixins: ComponentOptions[]) {
   }
 }
 
-export function resolveAsset(type: 'components' | 'directives', name: string) {
+export function resolveComponent(name: string): Component | undefined {
+  return resolveAsset('components', name) as any
+}
+
+export function resolveDirective(name: string): Directive | undefined {
+  return resolveAsset('directives', name) as any
+}
+
+function resolveAsset(type: 'components' | 'directives', name: string) {
   const instance = currentRenderingInstance || currentInstance
   if (instance) {
     let camelized
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/componentRenderUtils.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/componentRenderUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b988f67df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/componentRenderUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { ComponentInstance, FunctionalComponent, Data } from './component'
+import { VNode, normalizeVNode, createVNode, Empty } from './vnode'
+import { ShapeFlags } from './shapeFlags'
+import { handleError, ErrorTypes } from './errorHandling'
+import { PatchFlags } from './patchFlags'
+
+// mark the current rendering instance for asset resolution (e.g.
+// resolveComponent, resolveDirective) during render
+export let currentRenderingInstance: ComponentInstance | null = null
+
+export function renderComponentRoot(instance: ComponentInstance): VNode {
+  const {
+    type: Component,
+    vnode,
+    renderProxy,
+    props,
+    slots,
+    attrs,
+    emit
+  } = instance
+
+  let result
+  currentRenderingInstance = instance
+  try {
+    if (vnode.shapeFlag & ShapeFlags.STATEFUL_COMPONENT) {
+      result = normalizeVNode((instance.render as Function).call(renderProxy))
+    } else {
+      // functional
+      const render = Component as FunctionalComponent
+      result = normalizeVNode(
+        render.length > 1
+          ? render(props, {
+              attrs,
+              slots,
+              emit
+            })
+          : render(props, null as any)
+      )
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    handleError(err, instance, ErrorTypes.RENDER_FUNCTION)
+    result = createVNode(Empty)
+  }
+  currentRenderingInstance = null
+  return result
+}
+
+export function shouldUpdateComponent(
+  prevVNode: VNode,
+  nextVNode: VNode,
+  optimized?: boolean
+): boolean {
+  const { props: prevProps, children: prevChildren } = prevVNode
+  const { props: nextProps, children: nextChildren, patchFlag } = nextVNode
+  if (patchFlag) {
+    if (patchFlag & PatchFlags.DYNAMIC_SLOTS) {
+      // slot content that references values that might have changed,
+      // e.g. in a v-for
+      return true
+    }
+    if (patchFlag & PatchFlags.FULL_PROPS) {
+      // presence of this flag indicates props are always non-null
+      return hasPropsChanged(prevProps as Data, nextProps as Data)
+    } else if (patchFlag & PatchFlags.PROPS) {
+      const dynamicProps = nextVNode.dynamicProps as string[]
+      for (let i = 0; i < dynamicProps.length; i++) {
+        const key = dynamicProps[i]
+        if ((nextProps as any)[key] !== (prevProps as any)[key]) {
+          return true
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (!optimized) {
+    // this path is only taken by manually written render functions
+    // so presence of any children leads to a forced update
+    if (prevChildren != null || nextChildren != null) {
+      return true
+    }
+    if (prevProps === nextProps) {
+      return false
+    }
+    if (prevProps === null) {
+      return nextProps !== null
+    }
+    if (nextProps === null) {
+      return prevProps !== null
+    }
+    return hasPropsChanged(prevProps, nextProps)
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
+function hasPropsChanged(prevProps: Data, nextProps: Data): boolean {
+  const nextKeys = Object.keys(nextProps)
+  if (nextKeys.length !== Object.keys(prevProps).length) {
+    return true
+  }
+  for (let i = 0; i < nextKeys.length; i++) {
+    const key = nextKeys[i]
+    if (nextProps[key] !== prevProps[key]) {
+      return true
+    }
+  }
+  return false
+}
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/createRenderer.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/createRenderer.ts
index fd0d6aa29..a70dce625 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/createRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/createRenderer.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ import {
 } from './vnode'
 import {
   ComponentInstance,
-  renderComponentRoot,
-  shouldUpdateComponent,
   createComponentInstance,
   setupStatefulComponent
 } from './component'
+import {
+  renderComponentRoot,
+  shouldUpdateComponent
+} from './componentRenderUtils'
 import {
   isString,
   EMPTY_OBJ,
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/directives.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/directives.ts
index dd3f542a6..41a184efb 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/directives.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/directives.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ return applyDirectives(h(comp), [
 import { VNode, cloneVNode } from './vnode'
 import { extend, isArray, isFunction } from '@vue/shared'
 import { warn } from './warning'
-import { ComponentInstance, currentRenderingInstance } from './component'
+import { ComponentInstance } from './component'
+import { currentRenderingInstance } from './componentRenderUtils'
 import { callWithAsyncErrorHandling, ErrorTypes } from './errorHandling'
 import { HostNode } from './createRenderer'
-import { resolveAsset } from './componentOptions'
 import { ComponentRenderProxy } from './componentProxy'
 
 export interface DirectiveBinding {
@@ -133,7 +133,3 @@ export function invokeDirectiveHook(
     callWithAsyncErrorHandling(hook, instance, ErrorTypes.DIRECTIVE_HOOK, args)
   }
 }
-
-export function resolveDirective(name: string): Directive | undefined {
-  return resolveAsset('directives', name) as any
-}
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/index.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/index.ts
index 5b794cf39..c5f7d1585 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/index.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ export {
   callWithAsyncErrorHandling
 } from './errorHandling'
 
-// For the compiler
-export { resolveComponent } from './component'
-export { applyDirectives, resolveDirective } from './directives'
+// For compiler generated code
+export { applyDirectives } from './directives'
+export { resolveComponent, resolveDirective } from './componentOptions'
 
 // Types -----------------------------------------------------------------------