diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js
index 329a19bc87..55618a10fb 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js
@@ -42,47 +42,6 @@ OpenLayers.Element = {
         }
     },
 
-
-    /**
-     * APIFunction: hide
-     * *Deprecated*. Hide element(s) passed in
-     * 
-     * Parameters:
-     * element - {DOMElement} Actually user can pass any number of elements
-     */
-    hide: function() {
-        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated", {
-            newMethod: "element.style.display = 'none';"
-        }));
-
-        for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
-            var element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(arguments[i]);
-            if (element) {
-                element.style.display = 'none';
-            }
-        }
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * APIFunction: show
-     * *Deprecated*. Show element(s) passed in
-     * 
-     * Parameters:
-     * element - {DOMElement} Actually user can pass any number of elements
-     */
-    show: function() {
-        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated", {
-            newMethod: "element.style.display = '';"
-        }));
-
-        for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
-            var element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(arguments[i]);
-            if (element) {
-                element.style.display = '';
-            }
-        }
-    },
-
     /**
      * APIFunction: remove
      * Remove the specified element from the DOM.
@@ -109,40 +68,6 @@ OpenLayers.Element = {
         return element.offsetHeight;
     },
 
-    /**
-     * APIFunction: getDimensions
-     * *Deprecated*. Returns dimensions of the element passed in.
-     *  
-     * Parameters:
-     * element - {DOMElement}
-     * 
-     * Returns:
-     * {Object} Object with 'width' and 'height' properties which are the 
-     *          dimensions of the element passed in.
-     */
-    getDimensions: function(element) {
-        element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(element);
-        if (OpenLayers.Element.getStyle(element, 'display') != 'none') {
-            return {width: element.offsetWidth, height: element.offsetHeight};
-        }
-    
-        // All *Width and *Height properties give 0 on elements with display none,
-        // so enable the element temporarily
-        var els = element.style;
-        var originalVisibility = els.visibility;
-        var originalPosition = els.position;
-        var originalDisplay = els.display;
-        els.visibility = 'hidden';
-        els.position = 'absolute';
-        els.display = '';
-        var originalWidth = element.clientWidth;
-        var originalHeight = element.clientHeight;
-        els.display = originalDisplay;
-        els.position = originalPosition;
-        els.visibility = originalVisibility;
-        return {width: originalWidth, height: originalHeight};
-    },
-
     /**
      * Function: hasClass
      * Tests if an element has the given CSS class name.
diff --git a/lib/deprecated.js b/lib/deprecated.js
index 892c3c4f11..e88ab1a01b 100644
--- a/lib/deprecated.js
+++ b/lib/deprecated.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Class
+ */
+
 /**
  * Property: isPrototype
  * *Deprecated*.  This is no longer needed and will be removed at 3.0.
@@ -681,3 +685,84 @@ OpenLayers.Ajax.serializeXMLToString = function(xmldom) {
     var data = serializer.serializeToString(xmldom);
     return data;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Element
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.extend(OpenLayers.Element, {
+
+    /**
+     * APIFunction: hide
+     * *Deprecated*. Hide element(s) passed in
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * element - {DOMElement} Actually user can pass any number of elements
+     */
+    hide: function() {
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated", {
+            newMethod: "element.style.display = 'none';"
+        }));
+
+        for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
+            var element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(arguments[i]);
+            if (element) {
+                element.style.display = 'none';
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIFunction: show
+     * *Deprecated*. Show element(s) passed in
+     * 
+     * Parameters:
+     * element - {DOMElement} Actually user can pass any number of elements
+     */
+    show: function() {
+        OpenLayers.Console.warn(OpenLayers.i18n("methodDeprecated", {
+            newMethod: "element.style.display = '';"
+        }));
+
+        for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
+            var element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(arguments[i]);
+            if (element) {
+                element.style.display = '';
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * APIFunction: getDimensions
+     * *Deprecated*. Returns dimensions of the element passed in.
+     *  
+     * Parameters:
+     * element - {DOMElement}
+     * 
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} Object with 'width' and 'height' properties which are the 
+     *          dimensions of the element passed in.
+     */
+    getDimensions: function(element) {
+        element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(element);
+        if (OpenLayers.Element.getStyle(element, 'display') != 'none') {
+            return {width: element.offsetWidth, height: element.offsetHeight};
+        }
+    
+        // All *Width and *Height properties give 0 on elements with display none,
+        // so enable the element temporarily
+        var els = element.style;
+        var originalVisibility = els.visibility;
+        var originalPosition = els.position;
+        var originalDisplay = els.display;
+        els.visibility = 'hidden';
+        els.position = 'absolute';
+        els.display = '';
+        var originalWidth = element.clientWidth;
+        var originalHeight = element.clientHeight;
+        els.display = originalDisplay;
+        els.position = originalPosition;
+        els.visibility = originalVisibility;
+        return {width: originalWidth, height: originalHeight};
+    }
+    
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/BaseTypes/Element.html b/tests/BaseTypes/Element.html
index ca95d78c18..6e094cccd3 100644
--- a/tests/BaseTypes/Element.html
+++ b/tests/BaseTypes/Element.html
@@ -45,48 +45,6 @@
         t.eq(elem2.style.display, "none", "shown element toggled to hidden");
     }
     
-    function test_Element_hide(t) {
-        t.plan(2);
-
-        var elem1 = {
-            style: {
-                'display': "none"
-            }
-        };
-        
-        var elem2 = {
-            style: {
-                'display': ""
-            }
-        };
-
-        OpenLayers.Element.hide(elem1, elem2, "do-not-exists");
-        
-        t.eq(elem1.style.display, "none", "hidden element stays hidden");
-        t.eq(elem2.style.display, "none", "shown element hidden");
-    }
-    
-    function test_Element_show(t) {
-        t.plan(2);
-
-        var elem1 = {
-            style: {
-                'display': "none"
-            }
-        };
-        
-        var elem2 = {
-            style: {
-                'display': ""
-            }
-        };
-
-        OpenLayers.Element.show(elem1, "do-not-exists", elem2);
-        
-        t.eq(elem1.style.display, "", "hidden element shown");
-        t.eq(elem2.style.display, "", "shown element stays shown");
-    }
-    
     function test_Element_remove(t) {
         t.plan(1);
 
diff --git a/tests/deprecated/BaseTypes/Element.html b/tests/deprecated/BaseTypes/Element.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd7e074a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/deprecated/BaseTypes/Element.html
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+    <script src="../../OLLoader.js"></script>
+    <script src="../../../lib/deprecated.js"></script>
+
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+
+        function test_Element_hide(t) {
+            t.plan(2);
+
+            var elem1 = {
+                style: {
+                    'display': "none"
+                }
+            };
+        
+            var elem2 = {
+                style: {
+                    'display': ""
+                }
+            };
+
+            OpenLayers.Element.hide(elem1, elem2, "do-not-exists");
+        
+            t.eq(elem1.style.display, "none", "hidden element stays hidden");
+            t.eq(elem2.style.display, "none", "shown element hidden");
+        }
+    
+        function test_Element_show(t) {
+            t.plan(2);
+
+            var elem1 = {
+                style: {
+                    'display': "none"
+                }
+            };
+        
+            var elem2 = {
+                style: {
+                    'display': ""
+                }
+            };
+
+            OpenLayers.Element.show(elem1, "do-not-exists", elem2);
+        
+            t.eq(elem1.style.display, "", "hidden element shown");
+            t.eq(elem2.style.display, "", "shown element stays shown");
+        }
+
+    </script>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div id="elemID" style="width:50px; height:100px; background-color:red">test</div>
+</body>
+</html>
+        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/list-tests.html b/tests/list-tests.html
index 673a70a012..323a5dc62d 100644
--- a/tests/list-tests.html
+++ b/tests/list-tests.html
@@ -230,4 +230,6 @@
     <li>Util.html</li>
     <li>deprecated/Ajax.html</li>
     <li>deprecated/BaseTypes/Class.html</li>
+    <li>deprecated/BaseTypes/Class.html</li>
+    <li>deprecated/BaseTypes/Element.html</li>
 </ul>