diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/ExecutionEngine/SparseTensorRuntime.h b/mlir/include/mlir/ExecutionEngine/SparseTensorRuntime.h
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/ExecutionEngine/SparseTensorRuntime.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/ExecutionEngine/SparseTensorRuntime.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 using namespace mlir::sparse_tensor;
 
+using SparseTensorWriter = std::ostream;
+
 extern "C" {
 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
@@ -32,11 +34,7 @@
 // Public functions which operate on MLIR buffers (memrefs) to interact
 // with sparse tensors (which are only visible as opaque pointers externally).
 // Because these functions deal with memrefs, they should only be used
-// by MLIR compiler-generated code (or code similarly guaranteed to remain
-// in sync with MLIR; e.g., internal development tools like benchmarks).
-//
-// Where appropriate, we use macros to generate all variations of these
-// functions for each supported primary- and overhead-type.
+// by MLIR compiler-generated code (or code that is in sync with MLIR).
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
@@ -64,9 +62,6 @@
     StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dim2lvlRef, OverheadType posTp,
     OverheadType crdTp, PrimaryType valTp, Action action, void *ptr);
 
-// TODO: document what all the arguments are/mean for the functions below,
-// especially with regards to "dim"-vs-"lvl" and mappings/permutations.
-
 /// Tensor-storage method to obtain direct access to the values array.
 #define DECL_SPARSEVALUES(VNAME, V)                                            \
   MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void _mlir_ciface_sparseValues##VNAME(              \
@@ -127,6 +122,72 @@
 MLIR_SPARSETENSOR_FOREVERY_V(DECL_EXPINSERT)
 #undef DECL_EXPINSERT
 
+/// Constructs a new SparseTensorReader object, opens the file, reads the
+/// header, and validates that the actual contents of the file match
+/// the expected `dimShapeRef` and `valTp`.
+//
+// FIXME: update `SparseTensorCodegenPass` to use
+// `_mlir_ciface_createCheckedSparseTensorReader` instead.
+MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void *_mlir_ciface_createCheckedSparseTensorReader(
+    char *filename, StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dimShapeRef,
+    PrimaryType valTp);
+
+/// Constructs a new sparse-tensor storage object with the given encoding,
+/// initializes it by reading all the elements from the file, and then
+/// closes the file.
+MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void *_mlir_ciface_newSparseTensorFromReader(
+    void *p, StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *lvlSizesRef,
+    StridedMemRefType<DimLevelType, 1> *lvlTypesRef,
+    StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *lvl2dimRef,
+    StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dim2lvlRef, OverheadType posTp,
+    OverheadType crdTp, PrimaryType valTp);
+
+/// SparseTensorReader method to copy the dimension-sizes into the
+/// provided memref.
+//
+// FIXME: update `SparseTensorCodegenPass` to use
+// `_mlir_ciface_getSparseTensorReaderDimSizes` instead.
+MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void _mlir_ciface_copySparseTensorReaderDimSizes(
+    void *p, StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dref);
+
+/// SparseTensorReader method to obtain direct access to the
+/// dimension-sizes array.
+MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void _mlir_ciface_getSparseTensorReaderDimSizes(
+    StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *out, void *p);
+
+/// Returns the next element for the sparse tensor being read.
+#define DECL_GETNEXT(VNAME, V)                                                 \
+  MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void _mlir_ciface_getSparseTensorReaderNext##VNAME( \
+      void *p, StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dimCoordsRef,                 \
+      StridedMemRefType<V, 0> *vref);
+MLIR_SPARSETENSOR_FOREVERY_V(DECL_GETNEXT)
+#undef DECL_GETNEXT
+
+/// Reads the sparse tensor, stores the coordinates and values to the given
+/// memrefs. Returns a boolean value to indicate whether the COO elements are
+/// sorted.
+#define DECL_GETNEXT(VNAME, V, CNAME, C)                                       \
+  MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT bool                                                \
+      _mlir_ciface_getSparseTensorReaderRead##CNAME##VNAME(                    \
+          void *p, StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dim2lvlRef,               \
+          StridedMemRefType<C, 1> *iref, StridedMemRefType<V, 1> *vref)        \
+          MLIR_SPARSETENSOR_FOREVERY_V_O(DECL_GETNEXT)
+#undef DECL_GETNEXT
+
+/// Outputs the sparse tensor dim-rank, nse, and dim-shape.
+MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void _mlir_ciface_outSparseTensorWriterMetaData(
+    void *p, index_type dimRank, index_type nse,
+    StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dimSizesRef);
+
+/// Outputs an element for the sparse tensor.
+#define DECL_OUTNEXT(VNAME, V)                                                 \
+  MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void _mlir_ciface_outSparseTensorWriterNext##VNAME( \
+      void *p, index_type dimRank,                                             \
+      StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dimCoordsRef,                          \
+      StridedMemRefType<V, 0> *vref);
+MLIR_SPARSETENSOR_FOREVERY_V(DECL_OUTNEXT)
+#undef DECL_OUTNEXT
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //
 // Public functions which accept only C-style data structures to interact
@@ -228,28 +289,8 @@
 /// Creates a SparseTensorReader for reading a sparse tensor from a file with
 /// the given file name. This opens the file and read the header meta data based
 /// of the sparse tensor format derived from the suffix of the file name.
-//
-// FIXME: update `SparseTensorCodegenPass` to use
-// `_mlir_ciface_createCheckedSparseTensorReader` instead.
 MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void *createSparseTensorReader(char *filename);
 
-/// Constructs a new SparseTensorReader object, opens the file, reads the
-/// header, and validates that the actual contents of the file match
-/// the expected `dimShapeRef` and `valTp`.
-MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void *_mlir_ciface_createCheckedSparseTensorReader(
-    char *filename, StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dimShapeRef,
-    PrimaryType valTp);
-
-/// Constructs a new sparse-tensor storage object with the given encoding,
-/// initializes it by reading all the elements from the file, and then
-/// closes the file.
-MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void *_mlir_ciface_newSparseTensorFromReader(
-    void *p, StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *lvlSizesRef,
-    StridedMemRefType<DimLevelType, 1> *lvlTypesRef,
-    StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *lvl2dimRef,
-    StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dim2lvlRef, OverheadType posTp,
-    OverheadType crdTp, PrimaryType valTp);
-
 /// Returns the rank of the sparse tensor being read.
 MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT index_type getSparseTensorReaderRank(void *p);
 
@@ -263,44 +304,10 @@
 MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT index_type getSparseTensorReaderDimSize(void *p,
                                                                  index_type d);
 
-/// SparseTensorReader method to copy the dimension-sizes into the
-/// provided memref.
-//
-// FIXME: update `SparseTensorCodegenPass` to use
-// `_mlir_ciface_getSparseTensorReaderDimSizes` instead.
-MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void _mlir_ciface_copySparseTensorReaderDimSizes(
-    void *p, StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dref);
-
-/// SparseTensorReader method to obtain direct access to the
-/// dimension-sizes array.
-MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void _mlir_ciface_getSparseTensorReaderDimSizes(
-    StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *out, void *p);
-
 /// Releases the SparseTensorReader. This also closes the file associated with
 /// the reader.
 MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void delSparseTensorReader(void *p);
 
-/// Returns the next element for the sparse tensor being read.
-#define DECL_GETNEXT(VNAME, V)                                                 \
-  MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void _mlir_ciface_getSparseTensorReaderNext##VNAME( \
-      void *p, StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dimCoordsRef,                 \
-      StridedMemRefType<V, 0> *vref);
-MLIR_SPARSETENSOR_FOREVERY_V(DECL_GETNEXT)
-#undef DECL_GETNEXT
-
-/// Reads the sparse tensor, stores the coordinates and values to the given
-/// memrefs. Returns a boolean value to indicate whether the COO elements are
-/// sorted.
-#define DECL_GETNEXT(VNAME, V, CNAME, C)                                       \
-  MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT bool                                                \
-      _mlir_ciface_getSparseTensorReaderRead##CNAME##VNAME(                    \
-          void *p, StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dim2lvlRef,               \
-          StridedMemRefType<C, 1> *iref, StridedMemRefType<V, 1> *vref)        \
-          MLIR_SPARSETENSOR_FOREVERY_V_O(DECL_GETNEXT)
-#undef DECL_GETNEXT
-
-using SparseTensorWriter = std::ostream;
-
 /// Creates a SparseTensorWriter for outputing a sparse tensor to a file with
 /// the given file name. When the file name is empty, std::cout is used.
 //
@@ -311,20 +318,6 @@
 /// SparseTensorWriter.
 MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void delSparseTensorWriter(void *p);
 
-/// Outputs the sparse tensor dim-rank, nse, and dim-shape.
-MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void _mlir_ciface_outSparseTensorWriterMetaData(
-    void *p, index_type dimRank, index_type nse,
-    StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dimSizesRef);
-
-/// Outputs an element for the sparse tensor.
-#define DECL_OUTNEXT(VNAME, V)                                                 \
-  MLIR_CRUNNERUTILS_EXPORT void _mlir_ciface_outSparseTensorWriterNext##VNAME( \
-      void *p, index_type dimRank,                                             \
-      StridedMemRefType<index_type, 1> *dimCoordsRef,                          \
-      StridedMemRefType<V, 0> *vref);
-MLIR_SPARSETENSOR_FOREVERY_V(DECL_OUTNEXT)
-#undef DECL_OUTNEXT
-
 } // extern "C"
 
 #endif // MLIR_EXECUTIONENGINE_SPARSETENSORRUNTIME_H