diff --git a/spacy/__init__.py b/spacy/__init__.py
index 6723c2be4..344fc427e 100644
--- a/spacy/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/__init__.py
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import importlib
 from .compat import basestring_
 from .cli.info import info
 from .glossary import explain
+from .deprecated import resolve_load_name
 from . import util
 
 
 def load(name, **overrides):
-    name = util.resolve_load_name(name, **overrides)
+    name = resolve_load_name(name, **overrides)
     model_path = util.resolve_model_path(name)
     meta = util.parse_package_meta(model_path)
     if 'lang' not in meta:
diff --git a/spacy/deprecated.py b/spacy/deprecated.py
index 3afd7f3a2..c3b50cd85 100644
--- a/spacy/deprecated.py
+++ b/spacy/deprecated.py
@@ -21,3 +21,13 @@ def depr_model_download(lang):
            "Downloading default '%s' model now..." % lang,
            title="Warning: deprecated command")
     download(lang)
+
+
+def resolve_load_name(name, **overrides):
+    if overrides.get('path') not in (None, False, True):
+        name = overrides.get('path')
+        prints("To load a model from a path, you can now use the first argument. "
+               "The model meta is used to load the required Language class.",
+               "OLD: spacy.load('en', path='/some/path')", "NEW: spacy.load('/some/path')",
+               title="Warning: deprecated argument 'path'")
+    return name
diff --git a/spacy/util.py b/spacy/util.py
index fe2d18f57..e9616468c 100644
--- a/spacy/util.py
+++ b/spacy/util.py
@@ -55,16 +55,6 @@ def ensure_path(path):
         return path
 
 
-def resolve_load_name(name, **overrides):
-    if overrides.get('path') not in (None, False, True):
-        name = overrides.get('path')
-        prints("To load a model from a path, you can now use the first argument. "
-               "The model meta is used to load the required Language class.",
-               "OLD: spacy.load('en', path='/some/path')", "NEW: spacy.load('/some/path')",
-               title="Warning: deprecated argument 'path'")
-    return name
-
-
 def resolve_model_path(name):
     data_path = get_data_path()
     if not data_path or not data_path.exists():