diff --git a/src/babashka/deps.clj b/src/babashka/deps.clj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16e56668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/babashka/deps.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+(ns babashka.deps
+  (:require [babashka.process :as p]
+            [borkdude.deps :as deps]
+            [sci.core :as sci]))
+
+(defn clojure
+  "Starts clojure similar to CLI. Use `rlwrap bb` for `clj`-like invocation.
+  Invokes java with babashka.process/process for `-M`, `-X` and `-A`
+  and returns the associated record. Default options passed to
+  babashka.process/process are:
+
+  {:in  :inherit
+   :out :inherit
+   :err :inherit
+   :shutdown p/destroy-tree}
+
+  which can be overriden with opts.
+
+  Returns `nil` and prints to *out* for --help, -Spath, -Sdescribe and
+  -Stree.
+
+  Examples:
+
+  (-> (clojure '[-M -e (+ 1 2 3)] {:out :string}) deref :out) returns
+  \"6\n\".
+
+  (-> @(clojure) :exit) starts a clojure REPL, waits for it
+  to finish and returns the exit code from the process."
+  ([] (clojure []))
+  ([args] (clojure args nil))
+  ([args opts]
+   (let [opts (merge {:in  :inherit
+                      :out :inherit
+                      :err :inherit
+                      :shutdown p/destroy-tree}
+                     opts)]
+     (binding [*in* @sci/in
+               *out* @sci/out
+               *err* @sci/err
+               deps/*dir* (:dir opts)
+               deps/*env* (:env opts)
+               deps/*extra-env* (:extra-env opts)
+               deps/*process-fn* (fn
+                                   ([cmd] (p/process cmd opts))
+                                   ([cmd _] (p/process cmd opts)))
+               deps/*exit-fn* (fn
+                                ([_])
+                                ([_exit-code msg]
+                                 (throw (Exception. msg))))]
+       (apply deps/-main (map str args))))))
diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/deps.clj b/src/babashka/impl/deps.clj
index 8e04c2a2..de0720b0 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/deps.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/deps.clj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (ns babashka.impl.deps
-  (:require [babashka.impl.classpath :as cp]
-            [babashka.process :as p]
+  (:require [babashka.deps :as bdeps]
+            [babashka.impl.classpath :as cp]
             [borkdude.deps :as deps]
             [clojure.string :as str]
             [sci.core :as sci]))
@@ -77,61 +77,9 @@
            cp (str/replace cp (re-pattern (str cp/path-sep "+$")) "")]
        (cp/add-classpath cp)))))
 
-(defn clojure
-  "Starts clojure similar to CLI. Use `rlwrap bb` for `clj`-like invocation.
-  Invokes java with babashka.process/process for `-M`, `-X` and `-A`
-  and returns the associated record. Default options passed to
-  babashka.process/process are:
-
-  {:in  :inherit
-   :out :inherit
-   :err :inherit
-   :shutdown p/destroy-tree}
-
-  which can be overriden with opts.
-
-  Returns `nil` and prints to *out* for --help, -Spath, -Sdescribe and
-  -Stree.
-
-  Examples:
-
-  (-> (clojure '[-M -e (+ 1 2 3)] {:out :string}) deref :out) returns
-  \"6\n\".
-
-  (-> @(clojure) :exit) starts a clojure REPL, waits for it
-  to finish and returns the exit code from the process."
-  ([] (clojure []))
-  ([args] (clojure args nil))
-  ([args opts]
-   (let [opts (merge {:in  :inherit
-                      :out :inherit
-                      :err :inherit
-                      :shutdown p/destroy-tree}
-                     opts)]
-     (binding [*in* @sci/in
-               *out* @sci/out
-               *err* @sci/err
-               deps/*dir* (:dir opts)
-               deps/*env* (:env opts)
-               deps/*extra-env* (:extra-env opts)
-               deps/*process-fn* (fn
-                                   ([cmd] (p/process cmd opts))
-                                   ([cmd _] (p/process cmd opts)))
-               deps/*exit-fn* (fn
-                                ([_])
-                                ([_exit-code msg]
-                                 (throw (Exception. msg))))]
-       (apply deps/-main (map str args))))))
-
-;; (-> (clojure ["-Sdeps" edn "-M:foo"] {:out :inherit}) p/check)
-
-;; TODO:
-;; (uberjar {:out "final.jar" :main 'foo.bar})
-;; (uberscript {:out "final.clj" :main 'foo.bar})
-
 (def deps-namespace
   {'add-deps (sci/copy-var add-deps dns)
-   'clojure (sci/copy-var clojure dns)
+   'clojure (sci/copy-var bdeps/clojure dns)
    'merge-deps (sci/copy-var merge-deps dns)
    ;; undocumented
    'merge-defaults (sci/copy-var merge-default-deps dns)})
diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/print_deps.clj b/src/babashka/impl/print_deps.clj
index 5844f21d..b09aa0b5 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/print_deps.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/print_deps.clj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (ns babashka.impl.print-deps
   (:require
+   [babashka.deps :as deps]
    [babashka.impl.common :as common]
-   [babashka.impl.deps :as deps]
    [clojure.edn :as edn]
    [clojure.java.io :as io]
    [clojure.pprint :as pp]
diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/tasks.clj b/src/babashka/impl/tasks.clj
index 2ffbf5cc..d6cfd13a 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/tasks.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/tasks.clj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (ns babashka.impl.tasks
-  (:require [babashka.impl.classpath :as cp]
+  (:require [babashka.deps :as deps]
+            [babashka.impl.classpath :as cp]
             [babashka.impl.common :refer [ctx bb-edn debug]]
-            [babashka.impl.deps :as deps]
             [babashka.process :as p]
             [clojure.core.async :refer [<!!]]
             [clojure.java.io :as io]
diff --git a/src/babashka/main.clj b/src/babashka/main.clj
index 9ec771fc..e2398b4b 100644
--- a/src/babashka/main.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/main.clj
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   (:refer-clojure :exclude [error-handler])
   (:require
    [aaaa-this-has-to-be-first.because-patches]
+   [babashka.deps :as bdeps]
    [babashka.fs :as fs]
    [babashka.impl.bencode :refer [bencode-namespace]]
    [babashka.impl.cheshire :refer [cheshire-core-namespace]]
@@ -848,7 +849,7 @@ Use bb run --help to show this help output.
                                                :debug debug
                                                :preloads preloads
                                                :loader (:loader @cp/cp-state)}))))
-                       clojure [nil (if-let [proc (deps/clojure command-line-args)]
+                       clojure [nil (if-let [proc (bdeps/clojure command-line-args)]
                                       (-> @proc :exit)
                                       0)]
                        uberscript [nil 0]