diff --git a/src/imports.test.zig b/src/imports.test.zig
index d1ae23d..702a659 100644
--- a/src/imports.test.zig
+++ b/src/imports.test.zig
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ test "buildImportFacts: namespaced file import captures target_module_path" {
     try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(main_path, g.importer_source);
     try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(point_path, g.target_module_path);
     try std.testing.expect(g.own_decls.len >= 1);
-    try std.testing.expect(!g.is_pub);
 
     // The alias is also a `.namespace_decl` in the importer's scalar index.
     const m_idx = facts.decls.get(main_path) orelse return error.MissingMainIndex;
diff --git a/src/imports.zig b/src/imports.zig
index eadcb9f..d1c84bf 100644
--- a/src/imports.zig
+++ b/src/imports.zig
@@ -482,14 +482,13 @@ pub const ModuleDecls = std.StringHashMap(ModuleRawDeclIndex);
 
 /// One namespace import edge: `alias :: #import "…"` (or `alias :: #import c …`).
 /// `target_module_path` is captured at resolution time (otherwise lost — it is
-/// not derivable from the namespace node alone). `is_pub` stays false until the
-/// `pub`-import phase lands the front-end form.
+/// not derivable from the namespace node alone). Every alias is module surface
+/// under the carry rule — there is no per-edge visibility flag.
 pub const NamespaceTarget = struct {
     alias: []const u8,
     importer_source: []const u8,
     target_module_path: []const u8,
     own_decls: []const *Node,
-    is_pub: bool = false,
     /// The `DeclId` of each member in `own_decls`, in slice order. Filled by
     /// `buildDeclTable` (empty until then). Lets a member be addressed by stable
     /// id without re-deriving it from the node pointer.