diff --git a/src/core/index.js b/src/core/index.js
index 1c020a6..e79c6ca 100644
--- a/src/core/index.js
+++ b/src/core/index.js
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 
     // filters - webgl
     AbstractFilter:         require('./renderers/webgl/filters/AbstractFilter'),
+    FXAAFilter:             require('../renderers/webgl/filters/FXAAFilter'),
+    SpriteMaskFilter:       require('../renderers/webgl/filters/SpriteMaskFilter'),
 
     /**
      * This helper function will automatically detect which renderer you should be using.

diff --git a/src/core/index.js b/src/core/index.js
index 1c020a6..e79c6ca 100644
--- a/src/core/index.js
+++ b/src/core/index.js
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 
     // filters - webgl
     AbstractFilter:         require('./renderers/webgl/filters/AbstractFilter'),
+    FXAAFilter:             require('../renderers/webgl/filters/FXAAFilter'),
+    SpriteMaskFilter:       require('../renderers/webgl/filters/SpriteMaskFilter'),
 
     /**
      * This helper function will automatically detect which renderer you should be using.
diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index bee8c7a..4370924 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var core = require('./core'),
     mesh = require('./mesh'),
     extras = require('./extras'),
-    utils = require('./core/utils');
+    filters = require('./filters');
 
 /**
  * @class
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     BaseTextureCache: {
         get: function () {
             console.warn('The BaseTextureCache class has been moved to utils.BaseTextureCache, please use utils.BaseTextureCache from now on.');
-            return utils.BaseTextureCache;
+            return core.utils.BaseTextureCache;
         }
     },
     /**
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     TextureCache: {
         get: function () {
             console.warn('The TextureCache class has been moved to utils.TextureCache, please use utils.TextureCache from now on.');
-            return utils.TextureCache;
+            return core.utils.TextureCache;
         }
     }
 });
@@ -232,3 +232,49 @@
     this.frame = frame;
     console.warn('setFrame is now deprecated, please use the frame property, e.g : myTexture.frame = frame;');
 };
+
+Object.defineProperties(filters, {
+
+    /**
+     * @class
+     * @private
+     * @name PIXI.filters.AbstractFilter
+     * @see {@link PIXI.AbstractFilter}
+     * @deprecated since version 3.0.6
+     */
+    AbstractFilter: {
+        get: function() {
+            console.warn('filters.AbstractFilter is an undocumented alias, please use AbstractFilter from now on.');
+            return core.AbstractFilter;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @class
+     * @private
+     * @name PIXI.filters.FXAAFilter
+     * @see {@link PIXI.FXAAFilter}
+     * @deprecated since version 3.0.6
+     */
+    FXAAFilter: {
+        get: function() {
+            console.warn('filters.AbstractFilter is an undocumented alias, please use FXAAFilter from now on.');
+            return core.FXAAFilter;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @class
+     * @private
+     * @name PIXI.filters.SpriteMaskFilter
+     * @see {@link PIXI.SpriteMaskFilter}
+     * @deprecated since version 3.0.6
+     */
+    SpriteMaskFilter: {
+        get: function() {
+            console.warn('filters.SpriteMaskFilter is an undocumented alias, please use SpriteMaskFilter from now on.');
+            return core.SpriteMaskFilter;
+        }
+    }
+});
+

diff --git a/src/core/index.js b/src/core/index.js
index 1c020a6..e79c6ca 100644
--- a/src/core/index.js
+++ b/src/core/index.js
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 
     // filters - webgl
     AbstractFilter:         require('./renderers/webgl/filters/AbstractFilter'),
+    FXAAFilter:             require('../renderers/webgl/filters/FXAAFilter'),
+    SpriteMaskFilter:       require('../renderers/webgl/filters/SpriteMaskFilter'),
 
     /**
      * This helper function will automatically detect which renderer you should be using.
diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index bee8c7a..4370924 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var core = require('./core'),
     mesh = require('./mesh'),
     extras = require('./extras'),
-    utils = require('./core/utils');
+    filters = require('./filters');
 
 /**
  * @class
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     BaseTextureCache: {
         get: function () {
             console.warn('The BaseTextureCache class has been moved to utils.BaseTextureCache, please use utils.BaseTextureCache from now on.');
-            return utils.BaseTextureCache;
+            return core.utils.BaseTextureCache;
         }
     },
     /**
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     TextureCache: {
         get: function () {
             console.warn('The TextureCache class has been moved to utils.TextureCache, please use utils.TextureCache from now on.');
-            return utils.TextureCache;
+            return core.utils.TextureCache;
         }
     }
 });
@@ -232,3 +232,49 @@
     this.frame = frame;
     console.warn('setFrame is now deprecated, please use the frame property, e.g : myTexture.frame = frame;');
 };
+
+Object.defineProperties(filters, {
+
+    /**
+     * @class
+     * @private
+     * @name PIXI.filters.AbstractFilter
+     * @see {@link PIXI.AbstractFilter}
+     * @deprecated since version 3.0.6
+     */
+    AbstractFilter: {
+        get: function() {
+            console.warn('filters.AbstractFilter is an undocumented alias, please use AbstractFilter from now on.');
+            return core.AbstractFilter;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @class
+     * @private
+     * @name PIXI.filters.FXAAFilter
+     * @see {@link PIXI.FXAAFilter}
+     * @deprecated since version 3.0.6
+     */
+    FXAAFilter: {
+        get: function() {
+            console.warn('filters.AbstractFilter is an undocumented alias, please use FXAAFilter from now on.');
+            return core.FXAAFilter;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @class
+     * @private
+     * @name PIXI.filters.SpriteMaskFilter
+     * @see {@link PIXI.SpriteMaskFilter}
+     * @deprecated since version 3.0.6
+     */
+    SpriteMaskFilter: {
+        get: function() {
+            console.warn('filters.SpriteMaskFilter is an undocumented alias, please use SpriteMaskFilter from now on.');
+            return core.SpriteMaskFilter;
+        }
+    }
+});
+
diff --git a/src/filters/index.js b/src/filters/index.js
index 0b79c6d..3dba827 100644
--- a/src/filters/index.js
+++ b/src/filters/index.js
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
  * @namespace PIXI.filters
  */
 module.exports = {
-    // expose some internal filters...
-    AbstractFilter:     require('../core/renderers/webgl/filters/AbstractFilter'),
-    FXAAFilter:         require('../core/renderers/webgl/filters/FXAAFilter'),
-    SpriteMaskFilter:   require('../core/renderers/webgl/filters/SpriteMaskFilter'),
-    // add the rest!
     AsciiFilter:        require('./ascii/AsciiFilter'),
     BloomFilter:        require('./bloom/BloomFilter'),
     BlurFilter:         require('./blur/BlurFilter'),