diff --git a/app/gegl/gimp-gegl-types.h b/app/gegl/gimp-gegl-types.h
index 02ab18554a..24f7ab19a6 100644
--- a/app/gegl/gimp-gegl-types.h
+++ b/app/gegl/gimp-gegl-types.h
@@ -28,9 +28,4 @@
 #include "operations/operations-types.h"
 
 
-/*  temporary stuff  */
-
-typedef struct _GimpTileBackendTileManager GimpTileBackendTileManager;
-
-
 #endif /* __GIMP_GEGL_TYPES_H__ */
diff --git a/app/gegl/gimptilebackendtilemanager.h b/app/gegl/gimptilebackendtilemanager.h
index 32633ecf81..dc8efbd8a9 100644
--- a/app/gegl/gimptilebackendtilemanager.h
+++ b/app/gegl/gimptilebackendtilemanager.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define GIMP_TILE_BACKEND_TILE_MANAGER_GET_CLASS(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj),  GIMP_TYPE_TILE_BACKEND_TILE_MANAGER, GimpTileBackendTileManagerClass))
 
 
+typedef struct _GimpTileBackendTileManager        GimpTileBackendTileManager;
 typedef struct _GimpTileBackendTileManagerClass   GimpTileBackendTileManagerClass;
 typedef struct _GimpTileBackendTileManagerPrivate GimpTileBackendTileManagerPrivate;