diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h
index 53e663fd..322e9ed2 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h
@@ -414,6 +414,11 @@ void wlr_surface_set_preferred_buffer_scale(struct wlr_surface *surface,
 void wlr_surface_set_preferred_buffer_transform(struct wlr_surface *surface,
 	enum wl_output_transform transform);
 
+/**
+ * Get a Pixman region from a wl_region resource.
+ */
+const pixman_region32_t *wlr_region_from_resource(struct wl_resource *resource);
+
 /**
  * Create the wl_compositor global, which can be used by clients to create
  * surfaces and regions.
diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_region.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_region.h
index 62ac85c0..483ac968 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_region.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_region.h
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 /*
- * This is a stable interface of wlroots. Future changes will be limited to:
- *
- * - New functions
- * - New struct members
- * - New enum members
- *
- * Note that wlroots does not make an ABI compatibility promise - in the future,
- * the layout and size of structs used by wlroots may change, requiring code
- * depending on this header to be recompiled (but not edited).
- *
- * Breaking changes are announced in the release notes and follow a 1-year
- * deprecation schedule.
+ * This is a deprecated interface of wlroots. It will be removed in a future
+ * version. wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h should be used instead.
  */
 
 #ifndef WLR_TYPES_WLR_REGION_H
diff --git a/types/wlr_compositor.c b/types/wlr_compositor.c
index ef05f8bb..d32e73d6 100644
--- a/types/wlr_compositor.c
+++ b/types/wlr_compositor.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_buffer.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_matrix.h>
-#include <wlr/types/wlr_region.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_subcompositor.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_output.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
diff --git a/types/wlr_pointer_constraints_v1.c b/types/wlr_pointer_constraints_v1.c
index 03aea9f5..f22b18f4 100644
--- a/types/wlr_pointer_constraints_v1.c
+++ b/types/wlr_pointer_constraints_v1.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <wayland-server-core.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_pointer_constraints_v1.h>
-#include <wlr/types/wlr_region.h>
 #include <wlr/util/box.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 
diff --git a/types/wlr_region.c b/types/wlr_region.c
index a8868278..59f6dfc6 100644
--- a/types/wlr_region.c
+++ b/types/wlr_region.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <wayland-server-protocol.h>
-#include <wlr/types/wlr_region.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h>
 #include "types/wlr_region.h"
 
 static const struct wl_region_interface region_impl;