diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.h
index 8fea3dd4d..62ebe789d 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR_CLASS(klass)   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), CLUTTER_TYPE_ACTOR))
 #define CLUTTER_ACTOR_GET_CLASS(obj)    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), CLUTTER_TYPE_ACTOR, ClutterActorClass))
 
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (ClutterActor, g_object_unref)
+
 typedef struct _ClutterActorClass    ClutterActorClass;
 typedef struct _ClutterActorPrivate  ClutterActorPrivate;
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-autocleanups.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-autocleanups.h
index 2f2abeb84..0ad713c06 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-autocleanups.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-autocleanups.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #ifndef __GI_SCANNER__
 
-G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (ClutterActor, g_object_unref)
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (ClutterClone, g_object_unref)
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (ClutterInputDevice, g_object_unref)
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (ClutterScrollActor, g_object_unref)