diff --git a/crates/c-api/include/wasmtime.h b/crates/c-api/include/wasmtime.h
index eb6253b728..351b15433e 100644
--- a/crates/c-api/include/wasmtime.h
+++ b/crates/c-api/include/wasmtime.h
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ WASM_API_EXTERN own wasmtime_error_t *wasmtime_instance_new(
  * returned error and module are owned by the caller.
  */
 WASM_API_EXTERN own wasmtime_error_t *wasmtime_module_new(
-    wasm_store_t *store,
+    wasm_engine_t *engine,
     const wasm_byte_vec_t *binary,
     own wasm_module_t **ret
 );
diff --git a/crates/c-api/src/module.rs b/crates/c-api/src/module.rs
index ede8401e2f..7d2f0ff7c4 100644
--- a/crates/c-api/src/module.rs
+++ b/crates/c-api/src/module.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
-    handle_result, wasm_byte_vec_t, wasm_exporttype_t, wasm_exporttype_vec_t, wasm_importtype_t,
-    wasm_importtype_vec_t, wasm_store_t, wasmtime_error_t,
+    handle_result, wasm_byte_vec_t, wasm_engine_t, wasm_exporttype_t, wasm_exporttype_vec_t,
+    wasm_importtype_t, wasm_importtype_vec_t, wasm_store_t, wasmtime_error_t,
 };
 use std::ptr;
 use wasmtime::{Engine, Module};
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ pub extern "C" fn wasm_module_new(
     binary: &wasm_byte_vec_t,
 ) -> Option<Box<wasm_module_t>> {
     let mut ret = ptr::null_mut();
-    match wasmtime_module_new(store, binary, &mut ret) {
+    let engine = wasm_engine_t {
+        engine: store.store.engine().clone(),
+    };
+    match wasmtime_module_new(&engine, binary, &mut ret) {
         Some(_err) => None,
         None => {
             assert!(!ret.is_null());
@@ -40,13 +43,12 @@ pub extern "C" fn wasm_module_new(
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn wasmtime_module_new(
-    store: &wasm_store_t,
+    engine: &wasm_engine_t,
     binary: &wasm_byte_vec_t,
     ret: &mut *mut wasm_module_t,
 ) -> Option<Box<wasmtime_error_t>> {
     let binary = binary.as_slice();
-    let store = &store.store;
-    handle_result(Module::from_binary(store.engine(), binary), |module| {
+    handle_result(Module::from_binary(&engine.engine, binary), |module| {
         let imports = module
             .imports()
             .map(|i| wasm_importtype_t::new(i.module().to_owned(), i.name().to_owned(), i.ty()))
diff --git a/examples/externref.c b/examples/externref.c
index 92785a2022..ded28bd072 100644
--- a/examples/externref.c
+++ b/examples/externref.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int main() {
   // Now that we've got our binary webassembly we can compile our module.
   printf("Compiling module...\n");
   wasm_module_t *module = NULL;
-  error = wasmtime_module_new(store, &wasm, &module);
+  error = wasmtime_module_new(engine, &wasm, &module);
   wasm_byte_vec_delete(&wasm);
   if (error != NULL)
     exit_with_error("failed to compile module", error, NULL);
diff --git a/examples/fib-debug/main.c b/examples/fib-debug/main.c
index e133f8d6ac..a4e22dee3c 100644
--- a/examples/fib-debug/main.c
+++ b/examples/fib-debug/main.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
   // Compile.
   printf("Compiling module...\n");
   wasm_module_t *module = NULL;
-  wasmtime_error_t* error = wasmtime_module_new(store, &binary, &module);
+  wasmtime_error_t* error = wasmtime_module_new(engine, &binary, &module);
   if (!module)
     exit_with_error("failed to compile module", error, NULL);
   wasm_byte_vec_delete(&binary);
diff --git a/examples/gcd.c b/examples/gcd.c
index bcbeed0940..285bc1593f 100644
--- a/examples/gcd.c
+++ b/examples/gcd.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int main() {
 
   // Compile and instantiate our module
   wasm_module_t *module = NULL;
-  error = wasmtime_module_new(store, &wasm, &module);
+  error = wasmtime_module_new(engine, &wasm, &module);
   if (module == NULL)
     exit_with_error("failed to compile module", error, NULL);
   wasm_byte_vec_delete(&wasm);
diff --git a/examples/hello.c b/examples/hello.c
index f9d4b5982a..fd268a84de 100644
--- a/examples/hello.c
+++ b/examples/hello.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int main() {
   // Now that we've got our binary webassembly we can compile our module.
   printf("Compiling module...\n");
   wasm_module_t *module = NULL;
-  error = wasmtime_module_new(store, &wasm, &module);
+  error = wasmtime_module_new(engine, &wasm, &module);
   wasm_byte_vec_delete(&wasm);
   if (error != NULL)
     exit_with_error("failed to compile module", error, NULL);
diff --git a/examples/hello.cc b/examples/hello.cc
index 57cfc5f360..45ac5302ec 100644
--- a/examples/hello.cc
+++ b/examples/hello.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int main() {
   // Now that we've got our binary webassembly we can compile our module.
   printf("Compiling module...\n");
   wasm_module_t *module = NULL;
-  error = wasmtime_module_new(store, &wasm, &module);
+  error = wasmtime_module_new(engine, &wasm, &module);
   wasm_byte_vec_delete(&wasm);
   if (error != NULL)
     exit_with_error("failed to compile module", error, NULL);
diff --git a/examples/interrupt.c b/examples/interrupt.c
index 81971b66bc..d2b5a3ac75 100644
--- a/examples/interrupt.c
+++ b/examples/interrupt.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int main() {
   wasm_module_t *module = NULL;
   wasm_trap_t *trap = NULL;
   wasm_instance_t *instance = NULL;
-  error = wasmtime_module_new(store, &wasm, &module);
+  error = wasmtime_module_new(engine, &wasm, &module);
   wasm_byte_vec_delete(&wasm);
   if (error != NULL)
     exit_with_error("failed to compile module", error, NULL);
diff --git a/examples/linking.c b/examples/linking.c
index 7e6a29aed0..bc13f3cb97 100644
--- a/examples/linking.c
+++ b/examples/linking.c
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ int main() {
   wasmtime_error_t *error;
   wasm_module_t *linking1_module = NULL;
   wasm_module_t *linking2_module = NULL;
-  error = wasmtime_module_new(store, &linking1_wasm, &linking1_module);
+  error = wasmtime_module_new(engine, &linking1_wasm, &linking1_module);
   if (error != NULL)
     exit_with_error("failed to compile linking1", error, NULL);
-  error = wasmtime_module_new(store, &linking2_wasm, &linking2_module);
+  error = wasmtime_module_new(engine, &linking2_wasm, &linking2_module);
   if (error != NULL)
     exit_with_error("failed to compile linking2", error, NULL);
   wasm_byte_vec_delete(&linking1_wasm);
diff --git a/examples/memory.c b/examples/memory.c
index e2be709270..f430fe415b 100644
--- a/examples/memory.c
+++ b/examples/memory.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
   // Compile.
   printf("Compiling module...\n");
   wasm_module_t* module = NULL;
-  error = wasmtime_module_new(store, &binary, &module);
+  error = wasmtime_module_new(engine, &binary, &module);
   if (error)
     exit_with_error("failed to compile module", error, NULL);
   wasm_byte_vec_delete(&binary);
diff --git a/examples/multi.c b/examples/multi.c
index 3248ec0215..a56883884f 100644
--- a/examples/multi.c
+++ b/examples/multi.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
   // Compile.
   printf("Compiling module...\n");
   wasm_module_t* module = NULL;
-  error = wasmtime_module_new(store, &binary, &module);
+  error = wasmtime_module_new(engine, &binary, &module);
   if (error)
     exit_with_error("failed to compile module", error, NULL);
 
diff --git a/examples/wasi/main.c b/examples/wasi/main.c
index 68a978ccd2..2ad9592f4e 100644
--- a/examples/wasi/main.c
+++ b/examples/wasi/main.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int main() {
 
   // Compile our modules
   wasm_module_t *module = NULL;
-  wasmtime_error_t *error = wasmtime_module_new(store, &wasm, &module);
+  wasmtime_error_t *error = wasmtime_module_new(engine, &wasm, &module);
   if (!module)
     exit_with_error("failed to compile module", error, NULL);
   wasm_byte_vec_delete(&wasm);