diff --git a/clutter/clutter-score.c b/clutter/clutter-score.c
index 320f9f9d3..b3153b053 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-score.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-score.c
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
  * The state can be queried using clutter_score_is_playing().
  *
  * #ClutterScore is available since Clutter 0.6
+ *
+ * Deprecated: 1.8: Use #ClutterAnimator or #ClutterState to create
+ *   complex animations involving multiple timelines.
  */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-score.h b/clutter/clutter-score.h
index 0d1fd294e..790e711f4 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-score.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-score.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+#if !defined(CLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATED) || defined(CLUTTER_COMPILATION)
+
 #define CLUTTER_TYPE_SCORE              (clutter_score_get_type ())
 
 #define CLUTTER_SCORE(obj)              (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), CLUTTER_TYPE_SCORE, ClutterScore))
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ void             clutter_score_pause            (ClutterScore    *score);
 void             clutter_score_rewind           (ClutterScore    *score);
 gboolean         clutter_score_is_playing       (ClutterScore    *score);
 
+#endif /* CLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATED */
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_SCORE_H__ */
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-score.c b/tests/conform/test-score.c
index 65384f10c..8756942c3 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-score.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-score.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#undef CLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <clutter/clutter.h>