diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index b56b18611..d21d36222 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -13294,6 +13294,11 @@ clutter_actor_get_text_direction (ClutterActor *self)
  * one must by followed by a clutter_actor_pop_internal() call.
  *
  * Since: 1.2
+ *
+ * Deprecated: 1.10: All children of an actor are accessible through
+ *   the #ClutterActor API, and #ClutterActor implements the
+ *   #ClutterContainer interface, so this function is only useful
+ *   for legacy containers overriding the default implementation.
  */
 void
 clutter_actor_push_internal (ClutterActor *self)
@@ -13307,9 +13312,14 @@ clutter_actor_push_internal (ClutterActor *self)
  * clutter_actor_pop_internal:
  * @self: a #ClutterActor
  *
- * Disables the effects of clutter_actor_push_internal()
+ * Disables the effects of clutter_actor_push_internal().
  *
  * Since: 1.2
+ *
+ * Deprecated: 1.10: All children of an actor are accessible through
+ *   the #ClutterActor API. This function is only useful for legacy
+ *   containers overriding the default implementation of the
+ *   #ClutterContainer interface.
  */
 void
 clutter_actor_pop_internal (ClutterActor *self)
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.h b/clutter/clutter-actor.h
index 49beb2a23..2ff753e82 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.h
@@ -483,9 +483,6 @@ void                  clutter_actor_set_child_at_index        (ClutterActor
                                                                ClutterActor          *child,
                                                                gint                   index_);
 
-void                  clutter_actor_push_internal             (ClutterActor          *self);
-void                  clutter_actor_pop_internal              (ClutterActor          *self);
-
 /* Transformations */
 gboolean              clutter_actor_is_rotated                (ClutterActor          *self);
 gboolean              clutter_actor_is_scaled                 (ClutterActor          *self);
diff --git a/clutter/deprecated/clutter-actor.h b/clutter/deprecated/clutter-actor.h
index d340d072f..545e7abb1 100644
--- a/clutter/deprecated/clutter-actor.h
+++ b/clutter/deprecated/clutter-actor.h
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ void            clutter_actor_raise_top         (ClutterActor          *self);
 CLUTTER_DEPRECATED_FOR(clutter_actor_set_child_below_sibling() with NULL sibling)
 void            clutter_actor_lower_bottom      (ClutterActor          *self);
 
+CLUTTER_DEPRECATED
+void            clutter_actor_push_internal     (ClutterActor          *self);
+
+CLUTTER_DEPRECATED
+void            clutter_actor_pop_internal      (ClutterActor          *self);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_ACTOR_DEPRECATED_H__ */