diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-node-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-node-private.h
index feecdd811..9ac51578c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-node-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-node-private.h
@@ -145,30 +145,6 @@ ClutterPaintNode *      clutter_paint_node_get_parent                   (Clutter
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL
 CoglFramebuffer *       clutter_paint_node_get_framebuffer              (ClutterPaintNode      *node);
 
-#define CLUTTER_TYPE_LAYER_NODE                 (_clutter_layer_node_get_type ())
-#define CLUTTER_LAYER_NODE(obj)                 (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), CLUTTER_TYPE_LAYER_NODE, ClutterLayerNode))
-#define CLUTTER_IS_LAYER_NODE(obj)              (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), CLUTTER_TYPE_LAYER_NODE))
-
-/*
- * ClutterLayerNode:
- *
- * The #ClutterLayerNode structure is an opaque
- * type whose members cannot be directly accessed.
- *
- * Since: 1.10
- */
-typedef struct _ClutterLayerNode                ClutterLayerNode;
-typedef struct _ClutterLayerNodeClass           ClutterLayerNodeClass;
-
-GType _clutter_layer_node_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
-
-ClutterPaintNode *      _clutter_layer_node_new         (const CoglMatrix        *projection,
-                                                         const cairo_rectangle_t *viewport,
-                                                         float                    width,
-                                                         float                    height,
-                                                         guint8                   opacity);
-
-
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_PAINT_NODE_PRIVATE_H__ */
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
index 638ddb4a7..a2c449ad5 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
@@ -1079,11 +1079,9 @@ clutter_clip_node_new (void)
 }
 
 /*
- * ClutterLayerNode (private)
+ * ClutterLayerNode
  */
 
-#define clutter_layer_node_get_type     _clutter_layer_node_get_type
-
 struct _ClutterLayerNode
 {
   ClutterPaintNode parent_instance;
@@ -1269,11 +1267,11 @@ clutter_layer_node_init (ClutterLayerNode *self)
  * Since: 1.10
  */
 ClutterPaintNode *
-_clutter_layer_node_new (const CoglMatrix        *projection,
-                         const cairo_rectangle_t *viewport,
-                         float                    width,
-                         float                    height,
-                         guint8                   opacity)
+clutter_layer_node_new (const CoglMatrix        *projection,
+                        const cairo_rectangle_t *viewport,
+                        float                    width,
+                        float                    height,
+                        guint8                   opacity)
 {
   ClutterLayerNode *res;
   CoglColor color;
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.h
index 381c7f8a7..189baafeb 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.h
@@ -143,6 +143,29 @@ CLUTTER_EXPORT
 ClutterPaintNode *      clutter_text_node_new           (PangoLayout           *layout,
                                                          const ClutterColor    *color);
 
+#define CLUTTER_TYPE_LAYER_NODE                 (clutter_layer_node_get_type ())
+#define CLUTTER_LAYER_NODE(obj)                 (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), CLUTTER_TYPE_LAYER_NODE, ClutterLayerNode))
+#define CLUTTER_IS_LAYER_NODE(obj)              (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), CLUTTER_TYPE_LAYER_NODE))
+
+/*
+ * ClutterLayerNode:
+ *
+ * The #ClutterLayerNode structure is an opaque
+ * type whose members cannot be directly accessed.
+ */
+typedef struct _ClutterLayerNode                ClutterLayerNode;
+typedef struct _ClutterLayerNodeClass           ClutterLayerNodeClass;
+
+CLUTTER_EXPORT
+GType clutter_layer_node_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+CLUTTER_EXPORT
+ClutterPaintNode *      clutter_layer_node_new          (const CoglMatrix        *projection,
+                                                         const cairo_rectangle_t *viewport,
+                                                         float                    width,
+                                                         float                    height,
+                                                         guint8                   opacity);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_PAINT_NODES_H__ */