diff --git a/clutter/Makefile.am b/clutter/Makefile.am
index 78eb3fb6b..435b13929 100644
--- a/clutter/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/Makefile.am
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ source_h =					\
 	$(srcdir)/clutter-script.h		\
 	$(srcdir)/clutter-scriptable.h		\
 	$(srcdir)/clutter-settings.h		\
-	$(srcdir)/clutter-shader.h		\
 	$(srcdir)/clutter-shader-effect.h	\
 	$(srcdir)/clutter-shader-types.h	\
 	$(srcdir)/clutter-swipe-action.h	\
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ source_c = \
 	$(srcdir)/clutter-script-parser.c	\
 	$(srcdir)/clutter-scriptable.c		\
 	$(srcdir)/clutter-settings.c		\
-	$(srcdir)/clutter-shader.c		\
 	$(srcdir)/clutter-shader-effect.c	\
 	$(srcdir)/clutter-shader-types.c	\
 	$(srcdir)/clutter-swipe-action.c	\
@@ -253,6 +251,7 @@ deprecated_h = \
 	$(srcdir)/deprecated/clutter-frame-source.h	\
 	$(srcdir)/deprecated/clutter-timeout-pool.h 	\
 	$(srcdir)/deprecated/clutter-score.h 		\
+	$(srcdir)/deprecated/clutter-shader.h 		\
 	$(NULL)
 
 # deprecated source code
@@ -260,6 +259,7 @@ deprecated_c = \
 	$(srcdir)/deprecated/clutter-frame-source.c	\
 	$(srcdir)/deprecated/clutter-timeout-pool.c	\
 	$(srcdir)/deprecated/clutter-score.c 		\
+	$(srcdir)/deprecated/clutter-shader.c 		\
 	$(NULL)
 
 # deprecated private headers; these should not be installed
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-deprecated.h b/clutter/clutter-deprecated.h
index 9606b6c4e..0837afad8 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-deprecated.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-deprecated.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "deprecated/clutter-frame-source.h"
 #include "deprecated/clutter-timeout-pool.h"
 #include "deprecated/clutter-score.h"
+#include "deprecated/clutter-shader.h"
 
 #undef __CLUTTER_DEPRECATED_H_INSIDE__
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter.h b/clutter/clutter.h
index 4e480107c..9ccbcf96d 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
 #include "clutter-scriptable.h"
 #include "clutter-script.h"
 #include "clutter-settings.h"
-#include "clutter-shader.h"
 #include "clutter-shader-effect.h"
 #include "clutter-shader-types.h"
 #include "clutter-swipe-action.h"
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-shader.c b/clutter/deprecated/clutter-shader.c
similarity index 100%
rename from clutter/clutter-shader.c
rename to clutter/deprecated/clutter-shader.c
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-shader.h b/clutter/deprecated/clutter-shader.h
similarity index 100%
rename from clutter/clutter-shader.h
rename to clutter/deprecated/clutter-shader.h