thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/include/git2/deprecated.h b/include/git2/deprecated.h
index 3f28501..e24d057 100644
--- a/include/git2/deprecated.h
+++ b/include/git2/deprecated.h
@@ -340,10 +340,11 @@ GIT_EXTERN(size_t) git_object__size(git_object_t type);
 
 /**@}*/
 
-/** @name Deprecated Reference Constants
+/** @name Deprecated Reference Functions and Constants
  *
- * These enumeration values are retained for backward compatibility.  The
- * newer versions of these values should be preferred in all new code.
+ * These functions and enumeration values are retained for backward
+ * compatibility.  The newer versions of these values should be
+ * preferred in all new code.
  *
  * There is no plan to remove these backward compatibility values at
  * this time.
@@ -364,6 +365,23 @@ GIT_EXTERN(size_t) git_object__size(git_object_t type);
 #define GIT_REF_FORMAT_REFSPEC_PATTERN GIT_REFERENCE_FORMAT_REFSPEC_PATTERN
 #define GIT_REF_FORMAT_REFSPEC_SHORTHAND GIT_REFERENCE_FORMAT_REFSPEC_SHORTHAND
 
+/**
+ * Ensure the reference name is well-formed.
+ *
+ * Valid reference names must follow one of two patterns:
+ *
+ * 1. Top-level names must contain only capital letters and underscores,
+ *    and must begin and end with a letter. (e.g. "HEAD", "ORIG_HEAD").
+ * 2. Names prefixed with "refs/" can be almost anything.  You must avoid
+ *    the characters '~', '^', ':', '\\', '?', '[', and '*', and the
+ *    sequences ".." and "@{" which have special meaning to revparse.
+ *
+ * @deprecated Use git_reference_name_is_valid
+ * @param refname name to be checked.
+ * @return 1 if the reference name is acceptable; 0 if it isn't
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_is_valid_name(const char *refname);
+
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_tag_create_frombuffer(
 	git_oid *oid,
 	git_repository *repo,
diff --git a/include/git2/refs.h b/include/git2/refs.h
index 6145811..a20a126 100644
--- a/include/git2/refs.h
+++ b/include/git2/refs.h
@@ -750,22 +750,6 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_peel(
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_name_is_valid(int *valid, const char *refname);
 
 /**
- * Ensure the reference name is well-formed.
- *
- * Valid reference names must follow one of two patterns:
- *
- * 1. Top-level names must contain only capital letters and underscores,
- *    and must begin and end with a letter. (e.g. "HEAD", "ORIG_HEAD").
- * 2. Names prefixed with "refs/" can be almost anything.  You must avoid
- *    the characters '~', '^', ':', '\\', '?', '[', and '*', and the
- *    sequences ".." and "@{" which have special meaning to revparse.
- *
- * @param refname name to be checked.
- * @return 1 if the reference name is acceptable; 0 if it isn't
- */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_is_valid_name(const char *refname);
-
-/**
  * Get the reference's short name
  *
  * This will transform the reference name into a name "human-readable"
diff --git a/src/refs.c b/src/refs.c
index 90b9b06..497b066 100644
--- a/src/refs.c
+++ b/src/refs.c
@@ -1314,15 +1314,6 @@ int git_reference_name_is_valid(int *valid, const char *refname)
 	return git_reference__name_is_valid(valid, refname, GIT_REFERENCE_FORMAT_ALLOW_ONELEVEL);
 }
 
-int git_reference_is_valid_name(const char *refname)
-{
-	int valid = 0;
-
-	git_reference__name_is_valid(&valid, refname, GIT_REFERENCE_FORMAT_ALLOW_ONELEVEL);
-
-	return valid;
-}
-
 const char *git_reference__shorthand(const char *name)
 {
 	if (!git__prefixcmp(name, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR))
@@ -1366,3 +1357,18 @@ int git_reference__is_unborn_head(bool *unborn, const git_reference *ref, git_re
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/* Deprecated functions */
+
+#ifndef GIT_DEPRECATE_HARD
+
+int git_reference_is_valid_name(const char *refname)
+{
+	int valid = 0;
+
+	git_reference__name_is_valid(&valid, refname, GIT_REFERENCE_FORMAT_ALLOW_ONELEVEL);
+
+	return valid;
+}
+
+#endif