diff --git a/lib/internal/linkedlist.js b/lib/internal/linkedlist.js
index 40bca91de25803..a8cba6d009b106 100644
--- a/lib/internal/linkedlist.js
+++ b/lib/internal/linkedlist.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ function init(list) {
   list._idleNext = list;
   list._idlePrev = list;
 }
-exports.init = init;
 
 // create a new linked list
 function create() {
@@ -12,15 +11,12 @@ function create() {
   init(list);
   return list;
 }
-exports.create = create;
 
 // show the most idle item
 function peek(list) {
   if (list._idlePrev === list) return null;
   return list._idlePrev;
 }
-exports.peek = peek;
-
 
 // remove the most idle item from the list
 function shift(list) {
@@ -28,8 +24,6 @@ function shift(list) {
   remove(first);
   return first;
 }
-exports.shift = shift;
-
 
 // remove a item from its list
 function remove(item) {
@@ -44,8 +38,6 @@ function remove(item) {
   item._idleNext = null;
   item._idlePrev = null;
 }
-exports.remove = remove;
-
 
 // remove a item from its list and place at the end.
 function append(list, item) {
@@ -62,10 +54,17 @@ function append(list, item) {
   list._idleNext._idlePrev = item;
   list._idleNext = item;
 }
-exports.append = append;
-
 
 function isEmpty(list) {
   return list._idleNext === list;
 }
-exports.isEmpty = isEmpty;
+
+module.exports = {
+  init,
+  create,
+  peek,
+  shift,
+  remove,
+  append,
+  isEmpty
+};