diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index f64a5ccde..c299cbe1b 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Removed
 
 - Removed unused lifetime from `vk::AllocationCallbacks` structure (#968)
+- Removed `ash::prelude` and `ash::vk::prelude` in favour of capturing all contents directly in their parent module. (#972)
 
 ## [0.38.0] - 2024-04-01
 
diff --git a/ash-window/src/lib.rs b/ash-window/src/lib.rs
index cc0a5e2ae..f5ff391d2 100644
--- a/ash-window/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ash-window/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ use std::os::raw::c_char;
 use ash::{
     ext::metal_surface,
     khr::{android_surface, surface, wayland_surface, win32_surface, xcb_surface, xlib_surface},
-    prelude::*,
-    vk, Entry, Instance,
+    vk, Entry, Instance, VkResult,
 };
 use raw_window_handle::{RawDisplayHandle, RawWindowHandle};
 
diff --git a/ash/src/device.rs b/ash/src/device.rs
index c772d6fd1..630914146 100644
--- a/ash/src/device.rs
+++ b/ash/src/device.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #![allow(clippy::trivially_copy_pass_by_ref)]
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::ffi;
 use core::mem;
diff --git a/ash/src/entry.rs b/ash/src/entry.rs
index c4621b6df..15296509e 100644
--- a/ash/src/entry.rs
+++ b/ash/src/entry.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-use crate::instance::Instance;
+use super::Instance;
 #[cfg(doc)]
 use crate::khr;
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::ffi;
 use core::fmt;
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/amd/shader_info.rs b/ash/src/extensions/amd/shader_info.rs
index 47d0cd7a0..0436d6fef 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/amd/shader_info.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/amd/shader_info.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_AMD_shader_info.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 use core::mem::size_of_val; // TODO: Remove when bumping MSRV to 1.80
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/amdx/shader_enqueue.rs b/ash/src/extensions/amdx/shader_enqueue.rs
index dae300a3f..6e13dd4fb 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/amdx/shader_enqueue.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/amdx/shader_enqueue.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_AMDX_shader_enqueue.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/android/external_memory_android_hardware_buffer.rs b/ash/src/extensions/android/external_memory_android_hardware_buffer.rs
index d94deb3d2..225659fdc 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/android/external_memory_android_hardware_buffer.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/android/external_memory_android_hardware_buffer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_ANDROID_external_memory_android_hardware_buffer.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::android::external_memory_android_hardware_buffer::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/acquire_drm_display.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/acquire_drm_display.rs
index 9ed928f73..402401a59 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/acquire_drm_display.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/acquire_drm_display.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_acquire_drm_display.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::ext::acquire_drm_display::Instance {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/calibrated_timestamps.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/calibrated_timestamps.rs
index 3005d3b63..416949e72 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/calibrated_timestamps.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/calibrated_timestamps.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_calibrated_timestamps.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/debug_marker.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/debug_marker.rs
index 0e584fe2d..b25e0aaef 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/debug_marker.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/debug_marker.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_debug_marker.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 
 impl crate::ext::debug_marker::Device {
     /// <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkDebugMarkerSetObjectNameEXT.html>
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/debug_report.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/debug_report.rs
index 3588bff7a..d212ae014 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/debug_report.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/debug_report.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_debug_report.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::ext::debug_report::Instance {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/debug_utils.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/debug_utils.rs
index 77e562fb8..191802baa 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/debug_utils.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/debug_utils.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_debug_utils.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::ext::debug_utils::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/descriptor_buffer.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/descriptor_buffer.rs
index a5e9ab857..b703c600e 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/descriptor_buffer.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/descriptor_buffer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_descriptor_buffer.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::ext::descriptor_buffer::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/full_screen_exclusive.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/full_screen_exclusive.rs
index f2b9791f7..77e86b37a 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/full_screen_exclusive.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/full_screen_exclusive.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_full_screen_exclusive.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/headless_surface.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/headless_surface.rs
index 57a2efada..a1b8fd417 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/headless_surface.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/headless_surface.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_headless_surface.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::ext::headless_surface::Instance {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/host_image_copy.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/host_image_copy.rs
index 204896407..ed6e38390 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/host_image_copy.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/host_image_copy.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_host_image_copy.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 #[cfg(doc)]
 use crate::{ext, khr};
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/image_drm_format_modifier.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/image_drm_format_modifier.rs
index c07e14719..601b3e384 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/image_drm_format_modifier.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/image_drm_format_modifier.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 
 impl crate::ext::image_drm_format_modifier::Device {
     /// <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkGetImageDrmFormatModifierPropertiesEXT.html>
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/metal_surface.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/metal_surface.rs
index adf8f7294..f4c3c0a9a 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/metal_surface.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/metal_surface.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_metal_surface.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::ext::metal_surface::Instance {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/pipeline_properties.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/pipeline_properties.rs
index 3ef7d4065..5e66e3ea1 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/pipeline_properties.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/pipeline_properties.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_pipeline_properties.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 
 impl crate::ext::pipeline_properties::Device {
     /// <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkGetPipelinePropertiesEXT.html>
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/private_data.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/private_data.rs
index 1874ae842..aa333d826 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/private_data.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/private_data.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_private_data.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::ext::private_data::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/shader_object.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/shader_object.rs
index f08e57ff0..244fb266e 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/shader_object.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/shader_object.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_shader_object.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::ptr;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/swapchain_maintenance1.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/swapchain_maintenance1.rs
index 531474226..58a1c59a1 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/swapchain_maintenance1.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/swapchain_maintenance1.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_swapchain_maintenance1.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 
 impl crate::ext::swapchain_maintenance1::Device {
     /// <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkReleaseSwapchainImagesEXT.html>
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/ext/tooling_info.rs b/ash/src/extensions/ext/tooling_info.rs
index e756b6276..5ba24dc98 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/ext/tooling_info.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/ext/tooling_info.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_tooling_info.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 use core::ptr;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/google/display_timing.rs b/ash/src/extensions/google/display_timing.rs
index 06de20926..1a0f11368 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/google/display_timing.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/google/display_timing.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_GOOGLE_display_timing.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/acceleration_structure.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/acceleration_structure.rs
index e47d66bb7..f257c0d74 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/acceleration_structure.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/acceleration_structure.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_acceleration_structure.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/android_surface.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/android_surface.rs
index 8ecf56b01..c5a7b3874 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/android_surface.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/android_surface.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_android_surface.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::android_surface::Instance {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/calibrated_timestamps.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/calibrated_timestamps.rs
index 2ed93a45c..bc8cacc72 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/calibrated_timestamps.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/calibrated_timestamps.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org//vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_calibrated_timestamps.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/cooperative_matrix.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/cooperative_matrix.rs
index 1a15eda34..2ed80327d 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/cooperative_matrix.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/cooperative_matrix.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_cooperative_matrix.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 use core::ptr;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/create_renderpass2.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/create_renderpass2.rs
index 2228af7fd..2482dccca 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/create_renderpass2.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/create_renderpass2.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_create_renderpass2.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::create_renderpass2::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/deferred_host_operations.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/deferred_host_operations.rs
index 0eb89b199..3410b893c 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/deferred_host_operations.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/deferred_host_operations.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_deferred_host_operations.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::deferred_host_operations::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/device_group.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/device_group.rs
index 44e807d20..6ce3b2696 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/device_group.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/device_group.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 #[cfg(doc)]
 use crate::khr;
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/device_group_creation.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/device_group_creation.rs
index ad85ee079..1bd8e1f12 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/device_group_creation.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/device_group_creation.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_device_group_creation.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 use core::ptr;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/display.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/display.rs
index 5cdce187e..211ce5ba6 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/display.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/display.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_display.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/display_swapchain.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/display_swapchain.rs
index 75f039715..3a6164ccd 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/display_swapchain.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/display_swapchain.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_display_swapchain.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 
 impl crate::khr::display_swapchain::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_fence_fd.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_fence_fd.rs
index 8b7334acc..f772d29e5 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_fence_fd.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_fence_fd.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_external_fence_fd.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::external_fence_fd::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_fence_win32.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_fence_win32.rs
index e2c2e058d..7a45a9c86 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_fence_win32.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_fence_win32.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_external_fence_win32.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::external_fence_win32::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_memory_fd.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_memory_fd.rs
index f77e382cc..bee6f104a 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_memory_fd.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_memory_fd.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_external_memory_fd.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::external_memory_fd::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_memory_win32.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_memory_win32.rs
index 4bf2fc1f8..8af008ad2 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_memory_win32.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_memory_win32.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_external_memory_win32.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::external_memory_win32::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_semaphore_fd.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_semaphore_fd.rs
index 181ea3613..1b2997681 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_semaphore_fd.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_semaphore_fd.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_external_semaphore_fd.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::external_semaphore_fd::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_semaphore_win32.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_semaphore_win32.rs
index 889887e1b..5ef53ace3 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_semaphore_win32.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/external_semaphore_win32.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_external_semaphore_win32.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::external_semaphore_win32::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/get_display_properties2.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/get_display_properties2.rs
index 061269f8d..7cb6a5ce8 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/get_display_properties2.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/get_display_properties2.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_get_display_properties2.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 use core::ptr;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/get_physical_device_properties2.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/get_physical_device_properties2.rs
index 3c0e88d64..5d3375390 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/get_physical_device_properties2.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/get_physical_device_properties2.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 use core::ptr;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/get_surface_capabilities2.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/get_surface_capabilities2.rs
index 135334c10..9c238e950 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/get_surface_capabilities2.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/get_surface_capabilities2.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 use core::ptr;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/performance_query.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/performance_query.rs
index f5bcbc0ad..27785df08 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/performance_query.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/performance_query.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_performance_query.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 use core::ptr;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/pipeline_executable_properties.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/pipeline_executable_properties.rs
index a42f7baf7..500744c66 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/pipeline_executable_properties.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/pipeline_executable_properties.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 use core::ptr;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/present_wait.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/present_wait.rs
index 7ade6fbdf..4cba3ac9f 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/present_wait.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/present_wait.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_present_wait.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 
 impl crate::khr::present_wait::Device {
     /// <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkWaitForPresentKHR.html>
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/ray_tracing_pipeline.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/ray_tracing_pipeline.rs
index 3d2189756..709d48270 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/ray_tracing_pipeline.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/ray_tracing_pipeline.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 
 impl crate::khr::ray_tracing_pipeline::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/sampler_ycbcr_conversion.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/sampler_ycbcr_conversion.rs
index d8cbad1cf..fbf0af66c 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/sampler_ycbcr_conversion.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/sampler_ycbcr_conversion.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::sampler_ycbcr_conversion::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/surface.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/surface.rs
index 972d1ac40..1d701fefd 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/surface.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/surface.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_surface.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/swapchain.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/swapchain.rs
index bec3f8de2..f10e828f6 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/swapchain.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/swapchain.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 #[cfg(doc)]
 use crate::khr;
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/synchronization2.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/synchronization2.rs
index 2cfeef7a7..8da8177dd 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/synchronization2.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/synchronization2.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_synchronization2.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 
 impl crate::khr::synchronization2::Device {
     /// <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkCmdPipelineBarrier2KHR.html>
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/timeline_semaphore.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/timeline_semaphore.rs
index 01af37554..d0a2d2517 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/timeline_semaphore.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/timeline_semaphore.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::timeline_semaphore::Device {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/wayland_surface.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/wayland_surface.rs
index 2aa74480a..32c907286 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/wayland_surface.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/wayland_surface.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_wayland_surface.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::wayland_surface::Instance {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/win32_surface.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/win32_surface.rs
index 149487d09..5908db512 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/win32_surface.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/win32_surface.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_win32_surface.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::win32_surface::Instance {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/xcb_surface.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/xcb_surface.rs
index c7a1c55a7..dbc458a77 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/xcb_surface.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/xcb_surface.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_xcb_surface.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::xcb_surface::Instance {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/khr/xlib_surface.rs b/ash/src/extensions/khr/xlib_surface.rs
index ac79f6d4d..e7e14b047 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/khr/xlib_surface.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/khr/xlib_surface.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_xlib_surface.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::khr::xlib_surface::Instance {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/mvk/ios_surface.rs b/ash/src/extensions/mvk/ios_surface.rs
index 2b0624d42..ca5da8477 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/mvk/ios_surface.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/mvk/ios_surface.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_MVK_ios_surface.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::mvk::ios_surface::Instance {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/mvk/macos_surface.rs b/ash/src/extensions/mvk/macos_surface.rs
index b55adac7a..728a9ca6b 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/mvk/macos_surface.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/mvk/macos_surface.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_MVK_macos_surface.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::mvk::macos_surface::Instance {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/nn/vi_surface.rs b/ash/src/extensions/nn/vi_surface.rs
index 4699aeafc..3a6772ace 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/nn/vi_surface.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/nn/vi_surface.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_NN_vi_surface.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 
 impl crate::nn::vi_surface::Instance {
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/nv/coverage_reduction_mode.rs b/ash/src/extensions/nv/coverage_reduction_mode.rs
index 61161ef54..b8a4f8223 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/nv/coverage_reduction_mode.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/nv/coverage_reduction_mode.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_NV_coverage_reduction_mode.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use core::mem;
 use core::ptr;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/nv/cuda_kernel_launch.rs b/ash/src/extensions/nv/cuda_kernel_launch.rs
index 3a32f72ae..9b907c07a 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/nv/cuda_kernel_launch.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/nv/cuda_kernel_launch.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_NV_cuda_kernel_launch.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/nv/low_latency2.rs b/ash/src/extensions/nv/low_latency2.rs
index f20f1c8da..84beec4c8 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/nv/low_latency2.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/nv/low_latency2.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_NV_low_latency2.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 
 impl crate::nv::low_latency2::Device {
     /// <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkSetLatencySleepModeNV.html>
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/nv/ray_tracing.rs b/ash/src/extensions/nv/ray_tracing.rs
index c072e17a7..4d37a513c 100755
--- a/ash/src/extensions/nv/ray_tracing.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/nv/ray_tracing.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_NV_ray_tracing.html>
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::mem;
 use core::mem::size_of_val; // TODO: Remove when bumping MSRV to 1.80
diff --git a/ash/src/instance.rs b/ash/src/instance.rs
index f84bca476..1cb9f2036 100644
--- a/ash/src/instance.rs
+++ b/ash/src/instance.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+use super::Device;
 #[cfg(doc)]
 use super::Entry;
-use crate::device::Device;
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::read_into_uninitialized_vector;
 use crate::vk;
 use crate::RawPtr;
+use crate::VkResult;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::ffi;
 use core::mem;
diff --git a/ash/src/lib.rs b/ash/src/lib.rs
index 05dd68a6a..bbdc88e97 100644
--- a/ash/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ash/src/lib.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
 
 extern crate alloc;
 
+use alloc::vec::Vec;
+use core::convert::TryInto;
+use core::mem;
+use core::ptr;
+
 pub use crate::device::Device;
 pub use crate::entry::Entry;
 #[cfg(feature = "loaded")]
@@ -67,7 +72,6 @@ mod device;
 mod entry;
 mod extensions_generated;
 mod instance;
-pub mod prelude;
 mod tables;
 pub mod util;
 /// Raw Vulkan bindings and types, generated from `vk.xml`
@@ -192,26 +196,62 @@ macro_rules! match_in_struct {
     };
 }
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::vk;
-    use alloc::vec::Vec;
-    #[test]
-    fn test_ptr_chains() {
-        let mut variable_pointers = vk::PhysicalDeviceVariablePointerFeatures::default();
-        let mut corner = vk::PhysicalDeviceCornerSampledImageFeaturesNV::default();
-        let chain = alloc::vec![
-            <*mut _>::cast(&mut variable_pointers),
-            <*mut _>::cast(&mut corner),
-        ];
-        let mut device_create_info = vk::DeviceCreateInfo::default()
-            .push(&mut corner)
-            .push(&mut variable_pointers);
-        let chain2: Vec<*mut vk::BaseOutStructure<'_>> = unsafe {
-            vk::ptr_chain_iter(&mut device_create_info)
-                .skip(1)
-                .collect()
-        };
-        assert_eq!(chain, chain2);
+pub type VkResult<T> = Result<T, vk::Result>;
+
+impl vk::Result {
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn result(self) -> VkResult<()> {
+        self.result_with_success(())
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn result_with_success<T>(self, v: T) -> VkResult<T> {
+        match self {
+            Self::SUCCESS => Ok(v),
+            _ => Err(self),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn assume_init_on_success<T>(self, v: mem::MaybeUninit<T>) -> VkResult<T> {
+        self.result().map(move |()| v.assume_init())
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn set_vec_len_on_success<T>(self, mut v: Vec<T>, len: usize) -> VkResult<Vec<T>> {
+        self.result().map(move |()| {
+            v.set_len(len);
+            v
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// Repeatedly calls `f` until it does not return [`vk::Result::INCOMPLETE`] anymore, ensuring all
+/// available data has been read into the vector.
+///
+/// See for example [`vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties`]: the number of available items may
+/// change between calls; [`vk::Result::INCOMPLETE`] is returned when the count increased (and the
+/// vector is not large enough after querying the initial size), requiring Ash to try again.
+///
+/// [`vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties`]: https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties.html
+pub(crate) unsafe fn read_into_uninitialized_vector<N: Copy + Default + TryInto<usize>, T>(
+    f: impl Fn(&mut N, *mut T) -> vk::Result,
+) -> VkResult<Vec<T>>
+where
+    <N as TryInto<usize>>::Error: core::fmt::Debug,
+{
+    loop {
+        let mut count = N::default();
+        f(&mut count, ptr::null_mut()).result()?;
+        let mut data =
+            Vec::with_capacity(count.try_into().expect("`N` failed to convert to `usize`"));
+
+        let err_code = f(&mut count, data.as_mut_ptr());
+        if err_code != vk::Result::INCOMPLETE {
+            break err_code.set_vec_len_on_success(
+                data,
+                count.try_into().expect("`N` failed to convert to `usize`"),
+            );
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ash/src/prelude.rs b/ash/src/prelude.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 74aa3f186..000000000
--- a/ash/src/prelude.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-use alloc::vec::Vec;
-use core::convert::TryInto;
-use core::mem;
-use core::ptr;
-
-use crate::vk;
-pub type VkResult<T> = Result<T, vk::Result>;
-
-impl vk::Result {
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn result(self) -> VkResult<()> {
-        self.result_with_success(())
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn result_with_success<T>(self, v: T) -> VkResult<T> {
-        match self {
-            Self::SUCCESS => Ok(v),
-            _ => Err(self),
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    pub unsafe fn assume_init_on_success<T>(self, v: mem::MaybeUninit<T>) -> VkResult<T> {
-        self.result().map(move |()| v.assume_init())
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    pub unsafe fn set_vec_len_on_success<T>(self, mut v: Vec<T>, len: usize) -> VkResult<Vec<T>> {
-        self.result().map(move |()| {
-            v.set_len(len);
-            v
-        })
-    }
-}
-
-/// Repeatedly calls `f` until it does not return [`vk::Result::INCOMPLETE`] anymore, ensuring all
-/// available data has been read into the vector.
-///
-/// See for example [`vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties`]: the number of available items may
-/// change between calls; [`vk::Result::INCOMPLETE`] is returned when the count increased (and the
-/// vector is not large enough after querying the initial size), requiring Ash to try again.
-///
-/// [`vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties`]: https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties.html
-pub(crate) unsafe fn read_into_uninitialized_vector<N: Copy + Default + TryInto<usize>, T>(
-    f: impl Fn(&mut N, *mut T) -> vk::Result,
-) -> VkResult<Vec<T>>
-where
-    <N as TryInto<usize>>::Error: core::fmt::Debug,
-{
-    loop {
-        let mut count = N::default();
-        f(&mut count, ptr::null_mut()).result()?;
-        let mut data =
-            Vec::with_capacity(count.try_into().expect("`N` failed to convert to `usize`"));
-
-        let err_code = f(&mut count, data.as_mut_ptr());
-        if err_code != vk::Result::INCOMPLETE {
-            break err_code.set_vec_len_on_success(
-                data,
-                count.try_into().expect("`N` failed to convert to `usize`"),
-            );
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "debug")]
-pub(crate) fn debug_flags<Value: Into<u64> + Copy>(
-    f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>,
-    known: &[(Value, &'static str)],
-    value: Value,
-) -> core::fmt::Result {
-    let mut first = true;
-    let mut accum = value.into();
-    for &(bit, name) in known {
-        let bit = bit.into();
-        if bit != 0 && accum & bit == bit {
-            if !first {
-                f.write_str(" | ")?;
-            }
-            f.write_str(name)?;
-            first = false;
-            accum &= !bit;
-        }
-    }
-    if accum != 0 {
-        if !first {
-            f.write_str(" | ")?;
-        }
-        write!(f, "{accum:b}")?;
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/ash/src/vk.rs b/ash/src/vk.rs
index 312741709..5a424171a 100644
--- a/ash/src/vk.rs
+++ b/ash/src/vk.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     clippy::wrong_self_convention,
     unused_qualifications
 )]
+
 #[macro_use]
 mod macros;
 mod aliases;
@@ -23,13 +24,38 @@ pub use extensions::*;
 mod feature_extensions;
 mod features;
 pub use features::*;
-mod prelude;
-pub use prelude::*;
 /// Native bindings from Vulkan headers, generated by bindgen
 #[allow(clippy::useless_transmute, nonstandard_style)]
 pub mod native;
 mod platform_types;
 pub use platform_types::*;
+
+pub trait Handle: Sized {
+    const TYPE: ObjectType;
+    fn as_raw(self) -> u64;
+    fn from_raw(_: u64) -> Self;
+
+    /// Returns whether the handle is a `NULL` value.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use ash::vk::{Handle, Instance};
+    /// let instance = Instance::null();
+    /// assert!(instance.is_null());
+    /// ```
+    fn is_null(self) -> bool {
+        self.as_raw() == 0
+    }
+}
+
+/// Structures implementing this trait are layout-compatible with [`BaseInStructure`] and
+/// [`BaseOutStructure`]. Such structures have an `s_type` field indicating its type, which
+/// must always match the value of [`TaggedStructure::STRUCTURE_TYPE`].
+pub unsafe trait TaggedStructure {
+    const STRUCTURE_TYPE: StructureType;
+}
+
 /// Iterates through the pointer chain. Includes the item that is passed into the function.
 /// Stops at the last [`BaseOutStructure`] that has a null [`BaseOutStructure::p_next`] field.
 pub(crate) unsafe fn ptr_chain_iter<T: ?Sized>(
@@ -46,21 +72,169 @@ pub(crate) unsafe fn ptr_chain_iter<T: ?Sized>(
         Some(old)
     })
 }
-pub trait Handle: Sized {
-    const TYPE: ObjectType;
-    fn as_raw(self) -> u64;
-    fn from_raw(_: u64) -> Self;
 
-    /// Returns whether the handle is a `NULL` value.
-    ///
-    /// # Example
-    ///
-    /// ```
-    /// # use ash::vk::{Handle, Instance};
-    /// let instance = Instance::null();
-    /// assert!(instance.is_null());
-    /// ```
-    fn is_null(self) -> bool {
-        self.as_raw() == 0
+/// Holds 24 bits in the least significant bits of memory,
+/// and 8 bytes in the most significant bits of that memory,
+/// occupying a single [`u32`] in total. This is commonly used in
+/// [acceleration structure instances] such as
+/// [`AccelerationStructureInstanceKHR`],
+/// [`AccelerationStructureSRTMotionInstanceNV`] and
+/// [`AccelerationStructureMatrixMotionInstanceNV`].
+///
+/// [acceleration structure instances]: https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VkAccelerationStructureInstanceKHR.html#_description
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Debug)]
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct Packed24_8(u32);
+
+impl Packed24_8 {
+    pub fn new(low_24: u32, high_8: u8) -> Self {
+        Self((low_24 & 0x00ff_ffff) | (u32::from(high_8) << 24))
+    }
+
+    /// Extracts the least-significant 24 bits (3 bytes) of this integer
+    pub fn low_24(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.0 & 0xffffff
+    }
+
+    /// Extracts the most significant 8 bits (single byte) of this integer
+    pub fn high_8(&self) -> u8 {
+        (self.0 >> 24) as u8
+    }
+}
+
+impl ColorComponentFlags {
+    /// Contraction of [`R`][Self::R] | [`G`][Self::G] | [`B`][Self::B] | [`A`][Self::A]
+    pub const RGBA: Self = Self(Self::R.0 | Self::G.0 | Self::B.0 | Self::A.0);
+}
+
+impl From<Extent2D> for Extent3D {
+    fn from(value: Extent2D) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            width: value.width,
+            height: value.height,
+            depth: 1,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Extent2D> for Rect2D {
+    fn from(extent: Extent2D) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            offset: Default::default(),
+            extent,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[inline]
+pub(crate) fn wrap_c_str_slice_until_nul(
+    str: &[core::ffi::c_char],
+) -> core::result::Result<&core::ffi::CStr, core::ffi::FromBytesUntilNulError> {
+    // SAFETY: The cast from c_char to u8 is ok because a c_char is always one byte.
+    let bytes = unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(str.as_ptr().cast(), str.len()) };
+    core::ffi::CStr::from_bytes_until_nul(bytes)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct CStrTooLargeForStaticArray {
+    pub static_array_size: usize,
+    pub c_str_size: usize,
+}
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+impl std::error::Error for CStrTooLargeForStaticArray {}
+impl core::fmt::Display for CStrTooLargeForStaticArray {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "static `c_char` target array of length `{}` is too small to write a `CStr` (with `NUL`-terminator) of length `{}`",
+            self.static_array_size, self.c_str_size
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+#[inline]
+pub(crate) fn write_c_str_slice_with_nul(
+    target: &mut [core::ffi::c_char],
+    str: &core::ffi::CStr,
+) -> core::result::Result<(), CStrTooLargeForStaticArray> {
+    let bytes = str.to_bytes_with_nul();
+    // SAFETY: The cast from c_char to u8 is ok because a c_char is always one byte.
+    let bytes = unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(bytes.as_ptr().cast(), bytes.len()) };
+    let static_array_size = target.len();
+    target
+        .get_mut(..bytes.len())
+        .ok_or(CStrTooLargeForStaticArray {
+            static_array_size,
+            c_str_size: bytes.len(),
+        })?
+        .copy_from_slice(bytes);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "debug")]
+pub(crate) fn debug_flags<Value: Into<u64> + Copy>(
+    f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>,
+    known: &[(Value, &'static str)],
+    value: Value,
+) -> core::fmt::Result {
+    let mut first = true;
+    let mut accum = value.into();
+    for &(bit, name) in known {
+        let bit = bit.into();
+        if bit != 0 && accum & bit == bit {
+            if !first {
+                f.write_str(" | ")?;
+            }
+            f.write_str(name)?;
+            first = false;
+            accum &= !bit;
+        }
+    }
+    if accum != 0 {
+        if !first {
+            f.write_str(" | ")?;
+        }
+        write!(f, "{accum:b}")?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::vk;
+    use alloc::vec::Vec;
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ptr_chains() {
+        let mut variable_pointers = vk::PhysicalDeviceVariablePointerFeatures::default();
+        let mut corner = vk::PhysicalDeviceCornerSampledImageFeaturesNV::default();
+        let chain = alloc::vec![
+            <*mut _>::cast(&mut variable_pointers),
+            <*mut _>::cast(&mut corner),
+        ];
+        let mut device_create_info = vk::DeviceCreateInfo::default()
+            .push(&mut corner)
+            .push(&mut variable_pointers);
+        let chain2: Vec<*mut vk::BaseOutStructure<'_>> = unsafe {
+            vk::ptr_chain_iter(&mut device_create_info)
+                .skip(1)
+                .collect()
+        };
+        assert_eq!(chain, chain2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_debug_flags() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            format!(
+                "{:?}",
+                vk::AccessFlags::INDIRECT_COMMAND_READ | vk::AccessFlags::VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_READ
+            ),
+            "INDIRECT_COMMAND_READ | VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_READ"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_debug_enum() {
+        assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", vk::ChromaLocation::MIDPOINT), "MIDPOINT");
     }
 }
diff --git a/ash/src/vk/aliases.rs b/ash/src/vk/aliases.rs
index f049d0087..5f172454f 100644
--- a/ash/src/vk/aliases.rs
+++ b/ash/src/vk/aliases.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use crate::vk::bitflags::*;
-use crate::vk::definitions::*;
-use crate::vk::enums::*;
+use super::bitflags::*;
+use super::definitions::*;
+use super::enums::*;
 pub type GeometryFlagsNV = GeometryFlagsKHR;
 pub type GeometryInstanceFlagsNV = GeometryInstanceFlagsKHR;
 pub type BuildAccelerationStructureFlagsNV = BuildAccelerationStructureFlagsKHR;
diff --git a/ash/src/vk/bitflags.rs b/ash/src/vk/bitflags.rs
index c2f24094a..3809cfff1 100644
--- a/ash/src/vk/bitflags.rs
+++ b/ash/src/vk/bitflags.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::vk::definitions::*;
+use super::definitions::*;
 #[repr(transparent)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
 #[doc = "<https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VkPipelineCacheCreateFlagBits.html>"]
diff --git a/ash/src/vk/const_debugs.rs b/ash/src/vk/const_debugs.rs
index b0d032397..5f638518d 100644
--- a/ash/src/vk/const_debugs.rs
+++ b/ash/src/vk/const_debugs.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use crate::prelude::debug_flags;
-use crate::vk::bitflags::*;
-use crate::vk::definitions::*;
-use crate::vk::enums::*;
+use super::bitflags::*;
+use super::debug_flags;
+use super::definitions::*;
+use super::enums::*;
 use core::fmt;
 impl fmt::Debug for AccelerationStructureBuildTypeKHR {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
diff --git a/ash/src/vk/constants.rs b/ash/src/vk/constants.rs
index 7abea7fa6..a46e34f8e 100644
--- a/ash/src/vk/constants.rs
+++ b/ash/src/vk/constants.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::vk::definitions::*;
+use super::definitions::*;
 pub const MAX_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_NAME_SIZE: usize = 256;
 pub const UUID_SIZE: usize = 16;
 pub const LUID_SIZE: usize = 8;
diff --git a/ash/src/vk/definitions.rs b/ash/src/vk/definitions.rs
index 928bceea5..b0f3dbcd4 100644
--- a/ash/src/vk/definitions.rs
+++ b/ash/src/vk/definitions.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #![allow(clippy::needless_lifetimes)]
-use crate::vk::aliases::*;
-use crate::vk::bitflags::*;
-use crate::vk::constants::*;
-use crate::vk::enums::*;
-use crate::vk::native::*;
-use crate::vk::platform_types::*;
-use crate::vk::prelude::*;
-use crate::vk::{ptr_chain_iter, Handle};
+use super::aliases::*;
+use super::bitflags::*;
+use super::constants::*;
+use super::enums::*;
+use super::native::*;
+use super::platform_types::*;
+use super::{
+    ptr_chain_iter, wrap_c_str_slice_until_nul, write_c_str_slice_with_nul,
+    CStrTooLargeForStaticArray, Handle, Packed24_8, TaggedStructure,
+};
 use core::ffi::*;
 use core::fmt;
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
diff --git a/ash/src/vk/extensions.rs b/ash/src/vk/extensions.rs
index b3710a439..d3ecf1d0a 100644
--- a/ash/src/vk/extensions.rs
+++ b/ash/src/vk/extensions.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #![allow(unused_qualifications)]
-use crate::vk::aliases::*;
-use crate::vk::bitflags::*;
-use crate::vk::definitions::*;
-use crate::vk::enums::*;
-use crate::vk::platform_types::*;
+use super::aliases::*;
+use super::bitflags::*;
+use super::definitions::*;
+use super::enums::*;
+use super::platform_types::*;
 use core::ffi::*;
 #[doc = "Generated from 'VK_KHR_surface'"]
 impl ObjectType {
diff --git a/ash/src/vk/feature_extensions.rs b/ash/src/vk/feature_extensions.rs
index 4b1820c9a..f82b567bc 100644
--- a/ash/src/vk/feature_extensions.rs
+++ b/ash/src/vk/feature_extensions.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use crate::vk::bitflags::*;
-use crate::vk::enums::*;
+use super::bitflags::*;
+use super::enums::*;
 #[doc = "Generated from 'VK_VERSION_1_1'"]
 impl BufferCreateFlags {
     #[doc = "Buffer requires protected memory"]
diff --git a/ash/src/vk/features.rs b/ash/src/vk/features.rs
index 94150ed00..73e9a3346 100644
--- a/ash/src/vk/features.rs
+++ b/ash/src/vk/features.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use crate::vk::bitflags::*;
-use crate::vk::definitions::*;
-use crate::vk::enums::*;
+use super::bitflags::*;
+use super::definitions::*;
+use super::enums::*;
 use core::ffi::*;
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 pub type PFN_vkGetInstanceProcAddr = unsafe extern "system" fn(
diff --git a/ash/src/vk/prelude.rs b/ash/src/vk/prelude.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f77f1472..000000000
--- a/ash/src/vk/prelude.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-use core::ffi::c_char;
-use core::fmt;
-
-use crate::vk;
-
-/// Holds 24 bits in the least significant bits of memory,
-/// and 8 bytes in the most significant bits of that memory,
-/// occupying a single [`u32`] in total. This is commonly used in
-/// [acceleration structure instances] such as
-/// [`vk::AccelerationStructureInstanceKHR`],
-/// [`vk::AccelerationStructureSRTMotionInstanceNV`] and
-/// [`vk::AccelerationStructureMatrixMotionInstanceNV`].
-///
-/// [acceleration structure instances]: https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VkAccelerationStructureInstanceKHR.html#_description
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Debug)]
-#[repr(transparent)]
-pub struct Packed24_8(u32);
-
-impl Packed24_8 {
-    pub fn new(low_24: u32, high_8: u8) -> Self {
-        Self((low_24 & 0x00ff_ffff) | (u32::from(high_8) << 24))
-    }
-
-    /// Extracts the least-significant 24 bits (3 bytes) of this integer
-    pub fn low_24(&self) -> u32 {
-        self.0 & 0xffffff
-    }
-
-    /// Extracts the most significant 8 bits (single byte) of this integer
-    pub fn high_8(&self) -> u8 {
-        (self.0 >> 24) as u8
-    }
-}
-
-impl vk::ColorComponentFlags {
-    /// Contraction of [`R`][Self::R] | [`G`][Self::G] | [`B`][Self::B] | [`A`][Self::A]
-    pub const RGBA: Self = Self(Self::R.0 | Self::G.0 | Self::B.0 | Self::A.0);
-}
-
-impl From<vk::Extent2D> for vk::Extent3D {
-    fn from(value: vk::Extent2D) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            width: value.width,
-            height: value.height,
-            depth: 1,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<vk::Extent2D> for vk::Rect2D {
-    fn from(extent: vk::Extent2D) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            offset: Default::default(),
-            extent,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Structures implementing this trait are layout-compatible with [`vk::BaseInStructure`] and
-/// [`vk::BaseOutStructure`]. Such structures have an `s_type` field indicating its type, which
-/// must always match the value of [`TaggedStructure::STRUCTURE_TYPE`].
-pub unsafe trait TaggedStructure {
-    const STRUCTURE_TYPE: vk::StructureType;
-}
-
-#[inline]
-pub(crate) fn wrap_c_str_slice_until_nul(
-    str: &[c_char],
-) -> Result<&core::ffi::CStr, core::ffi::FromBytesUntilNulError> {
-    // SAFETY: The cast from c_char to u8 is ok because a c_char is always one byte.
-    let bytes = unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(str.as_ptr().cast(), str.len()) };
-    core::ffi::CStr::from_bytes_until_nul(bytes)
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct CStrTooLargeForStaticArray {
-    pub static_array_size: usize,
-    pub c_str_size: usize,
-}
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
-impl std::error::Error for CStrTooLargeForStaticArray {}
-impl fmt::Display for CStrTooLargeForStaticArray {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        write!(
-            f,
-            "static `c_char` target array of length `{}` is too small to write a `CStr` (with `NUL`-terminator) of length `{}`",
-            self.static_array_size, self.c_str_size
-        )
-    }
-}
-
-#[inline]
-pub(crate) fn write_c_str_slice_with_nul(
-    target: &mut [c_char],
-    str: &core::ffi::CStr,
-) -> Result<(), CStrTooLargeForStaticArray> {
-    let bytes = str.to_bytes_with_nul();
-    // SAFETY: The cast from c_char to u8 is ok because a c_char is always one byte.
-    let bytes = unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(bytes.as_ptr().cast(), bytes.len()) };
-    let static_array_size = target.len();
-    target
-        .get_mut(..bytes.len())
-        .ok_or(CStrTooLargeForStaticArray {
-            static_array_size,
-            c_str_size: bytes.len(),
-        })?
-        .copy_from_slice(bytes);
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/ash/tests/display.rs b/ash/tests/display.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f4131fdc7..000000000
--- a/ash/tests/display.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-use ash::vk;
-
-#[test]
-fn debug_flags() {
-    assert_eq!(
-        format!(
-            "{:?}",
-            vk::AccessFlags::INDIRECT_COMMAND_READ | vk::AccessFlags::VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_READ
-        ),
-        "INDIRECT_COMMAND_READ | VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_READ"
-    );
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn debug_enum() {
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", vk::ChromaLocation::MIDPOINT), "MIDPOINT");
-}
diff --git a/generator/src/lib.rs b/generator/src/lib.rs
index b56eb458a..b73692d02 100644
--- a/generator/src/lib.rs
+++ b/generator/src/lib.rs
@@ -3415,26 +3415,28 @@ pub fn write_source_code<P: AsRef<Path>>(vk_headers_dir: &Path, src_dir: P) {
 
     let feature_code = quote! {
         use core::ffi::*;
-        use crate::vk::bitflags::*;
-        use crate::vk::definitions::*;
-        use crate::vk::enums::*;
+        use super::bitflags::*;
+        use super::definitions::*;
+        use super::enums::*;
         #(#feature_fp_code)*
     };
 
     let definition_code = quote! {
         #![allow(clippy::needless_lifetimes)] // Omitting these correctly in the generator is complex
 
-        use core::marker::PhantomData;
-        use core::fmt;
+        use super::aliases::*;
+        use super::bitflags::*;
+        use super::constants::*;
+        use super::enums::*;
+        use super::native::*;
+        use super::platform_types::*;
+        use super::{
+            ptr_chain_iter, wrap_c_str_slice_until_nul, write_c_str_slice_with_nul,
+            CStrTooLargeForStaticArray, Handle, Packed24_8, TaggedStructure,
+        };
         use core::ffi::*;
-        use crate::vk::{Handle, ptr_chain_iter};
-        use crate::vk::aliases::*;
-        use crate::vk::bitflags::*;
-        use crate::vk::constants::*;
-        use crate::vk::enums::*;
-        use crate::vk::native::*;
-        use crate::vk::platform_types::*;
-        use crate::vk::prelude::*;
+        use core::fmt;
+        use core::marker::PhantomData;
         #(#definition_code)*
     };
 
@@ -3445,47 +3447,47 @@ pub fn write_source_code<P: AsRef<Path>>(vk_headers_dir: &Path, src_dir: P) {
     };
 
     let bitflags_code = quote! {
-        use crate::vk::definitions::*;
+        use super::definitions::*;
         #(#bitflags_code)*
     };
 
     let constants_code = quote! {
-        use crate::vk::definitions::*;
+        use super::definitions::*;
         #(#constants_code)*
     };
 
     let extension_code = quote! {
         #![allow(unused_qualifications)] // For simplicity, we always generate absolute paths for `Device`/`Instance`
 
+        use super::platform_types::*;
+        use super::aliases::*;
+        use super::bitflags::*;
+        use super::definitions::*;
+        use super::enums::*;
         use core::ffi::*;
-        use crate::vk::platform_types::*;
-        use crate::vk::aliases::*;
-        use crate::vk::bitflags::*;
-        use crate::vk::definitions::*;
-        use crate::vk::enums::*;
         #(#extension_constants)*
         #(#extension_cmds)*
     };
 
     let feature_extensions_code = quote! {
-        use crate::vk::bitflags::*;
-        use crate::vk::enums::*;
+        use super::bitflags::*;
+        use super::enums::*;
        #feature_extensions_code
     };
 
     let const_debugs = quote! {
+        use super::debug_flags;
+        use super::bitflags::*;
+        use super::definitions::*;
+        use super::enums::*;
         use core::fmt;
-        use crate::vk::bitflags::*;
-        use crate::vk::definitions::*;
-        use crate::vk::enums::*;
-        use crate::prelude::debug_flags;
         #const_debugs
     };
 
     let aliases = quote! {
-        use crate::vk::bitflags::*;
-        use crate::vk::definitions::*;
-        use crate::vk::enums::*;
+        use super::bitflags::*;
+        use super::definitions::*;
+        use super::enums::*;
         #(#aliases)*
     };