diff --git a/src/core/edge-resistance.c b/src/compositor/edge-resistance.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/core/edge-resistance.c
rename to src/compositor/edge-resistance.c
index 073ea54bc..06ed81a5e 100644
--- a/src/core/edge-resistance.c
+++ b/src/compositor/edge-resistance.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-#include "core/edge-resistance.h"
+#include "compositor/edge-resistance.h"
 
 #include "compositor/compositor-private.h"
 #include "core/boxes-private.h"
diff --git a/src/core/edge-resistance.h b/src/compositor/edge-resistance.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/edge-resistance.h
rename to src/compositor/edge-resistance.h
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-window-drag.c b/src/compositor/meta-window-drag.c
index 2a99704fa..c272ea50d 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-window-drag.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-window-drag.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "meta-window-drag.h"
 
 #include "compositor/compositor-private.h"
-#include "core/edge-resistance.h"
+#include "compositor/edge-resistance.h"
 #include "core/frame.h"
 #include "core/window-private.h"
 #include "meta/meta-enum-types.h"
diff --git a/src/core/keybindings.c b/src/core/keybindings.c
index f72c8ad30..37033e136 100644
--- a/src/core/keybindings.c
+++ b/src/core/keybindings.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "backends/x11/meta-backend-x11.h"
 #include "backends/x11/meta-input-device-x11.h"
 #include "compositor/compositor-private.h"
-#include "core/edge-resistance.h"
 #include "core/frame.h"
 #include "core/keybindings-private.h"
 #include "core/meta-accel-parse.h"
diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index ceb8f5ac8..a167953a4 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 #include "compositor/compositor-private.h"
 #include "core/boxes-private.h"
 #include "core/constraints.h"
-#include "core/edge-resistance.h"
 #include "core/frame.h"
 #include "core/keybindings-private.h"
 #include "core/meta-workspace-manager-private.h"
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 3edc6cf3e..717546f69 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ mutter_sources = [
   'compositor/cogl-utils.h',
   'compositor/compositor.c',
   'compositor/compositor-private.h',
+  'compositor/edge-resistance.c',
+  'compositor/edge-resistance.h',
   'compositor/meta-background-actor.c',
   'compositor/meta-background-actor-private.h',
   'compositor/meta-background-content.c',
@@ -329,8 +331,6 @@ mutter_sources = [
   'core/delete.c',
   'core/display.c',
   'core/display-private.h',
-  'core/edge-resistance.c',
-  'core/edge-resistance.h',
   'core/events.c',
   'core/events.h',
   'core/frame.c',