diff --git a/core/build_playerglobal/src/lib.rs b/core/build_playerglobal/src/lib.rs
index eb6589747d92..a9054c7db356 100644
--- a/core/build_playerglobal/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/build_playerglobal/src/lib.rs
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ fn write_native_table(data: &[u8], out_dir: &Path) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn st
                     }
                     (None, METADATA_ABSTRACT) if !is_versioning => {
                         rust_instance_allocators[class_id as usize] = {
-                            let path = "crate::avm2::globals::class::abstract_class_allocator";
+                            let path = "crate::avm2::object::abstract_class_allocator";
                             let path_tokens = TokenStream::from_str(&path).unwrap();
                             let flash_method_path = "unused".to_string();
                             quote! { Some((#flash_method_path, #path_tokens)) }
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/class.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/class.rs
index cb5f3fc0fec1..f624a6a67943 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/class.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/class.rs
@@ -2,28 +2,13 @@
 
 use crate::avm2::activation::Activation;
 use crate::avm2::class::{Class, ClassAttributes};
-use crate::avm2::error::{argument_error, type_error};
+use crate::avm2::error::type_error;
 use crate::avm2::method::{Method, NativeMethodImpl};
 use crate::avm2::object::{ClassObject, Object, TObject};
 use crate::avm2::value::Value;
 use crate::avm2::Error;
 use crate::avm2::QName;
 
-/// Implements a custom allocator for classes that are not constructible.
-/// (but their derived classes can be)
-pub fn abstract_class_allocator<'gc>(
-    class: ClassObject<'gc>,
-    activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
-) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
-    let class_name = class.instance_class().name().local_name();
-
-    return Err(Error::AvmError(argument_error(
-        activation,
-        &format!("Error #2012: {class_name} class cannot be instantiated."),
-        2012,
-    )?));
-}
-
 pub fn class_allocator<'gc>(
     _class: ClassObject<'gc>,
     activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object.rs
index 7cec700eb979..e30426be0b8f 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object.rs
@@ -1529,3 +1529,18 @@ impl<'gc> WeakObject<'gc> {
         })
     }
 }
+
+/// Implements a custom allocator for classes that are not constructible.
+/// (but their derived classes can be)
+pub fn abstract_class_allocator<'gc>(
+    class: ClassObject<'gc>,
+    activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
+) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
+    let class_name = class.instance_class().name().local_name();
+
+    return Err(Error::AvmError(error::argument_error(
+        activation,
+        &format!("Error #2012: {class_name} class cannot be instantiated."),
+        2012,
+    )?));
+}