diff --git a/lib/legacy/search.php b/lib/legacy/search.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 61c7f167208..00000000000
--- a/lib/legacy/search.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * ownCloud
- *
- * @author Frank Karlitschek
- * @copyright 2012 Frank Karlitschek frank@owncloud.org
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 3 of the License, or any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
- * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
-
-
-/**
- * provides an interface to all search providers
- * @deprecated see lib/search.php
- */
-class OC_Search {
-	static private $providers=array();
-	static private $registeredProviders=array();
-
-	/**
-	 * remove all registered search providers
-	 * @deprecated see lib/search.php
-	 */
-	public static function clearProviders() {
-		return \OC\Search::clearProviders();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * register a new search provider to be used
-	 * @param string $provider class name of a OC_Search_Provider
-	 * @deprecated see lib/search.php
-	 */
-	public static function registerProvider($class, $options=array()) {
-		return \OC\Search::registerProvider($class, $options);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * search all provider for $query
-	 * @param string query
-	 * @return array An array of OC_Search_Result's
-	 * @deprecated see lib/search.php
-	 */
-	public static function search($query) {
-		return \OC\Search::search($query);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * remove an existing search provider
-	 * @param string $provider class name of a OC_Search_Provider
-	 * @deprecated see lib/search.php
-	 */
-	public static function removeProvider($provider) {
-		return \OC\Search::removeProvider($provider);
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/lib/private/legacy/search.php b/lib/private/legacy/search.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6396020225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/private/legacy/search.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * ownCloud
+ *
+ * @author Frank Karlitschek
+ * @copyright 2012 Frank Karlitschek frank@owncloud.org
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * provides an interface to all search providers
+ * @deprecated see lib/search.php
+ */
+class OC_Search extends \OC\Search{
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/legacy/search/provider.php b/lib/private/legacy/search/provider.php
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/legacy/search/provider.php
rename to lib/private/legacy/search/provider.php
diff --git a/lib/legacy/search/provider/file.php b/lib/private/legacy/search/provider/file.php
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/legacy/search/provider/file.php
rename to lib/private/legacy/search/provider/file.php
diff --git a/lib/legacy/search/result.php b/lib/private/legacy/search/result.php
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/legacy/search/result.php
rename to lib/private/legacy/search/result.php