diff --git a/skimage/filter/__init__.py b/skimage/filter/__init__.py
index 1ac2bf02655..93975a96e54 100644
--- a/skimage/filter/__init__.py
+++ b/skimage/filter/__init__.py
@@ -11,4 +11,72 @@
 del warn
 del skimage_deprecation
 
-from ..filters import *
+from ..filters.lpi_filter import inverse, wiener, LPIFilter2D
+from ..filters._gaussian import gaussian_filter
+from ..filters.edges import (sobel, hsobel, vsobel, sobel_h, sobel_v,
+                    scharr, hscharr, vscharr, scharr_h, scharr_v,
+                    prewitt, hprewitt, vprewitt, prewitt_h, prewitt_v,
+                    roberts, roberts_positive_diagonal,
+                    roberts_negative_diagonal, roberts_pos_diag,
+                    roberts_neg_diag)
+from ..filters._rank_order import rank_order
+from ..filters._gabor import gabor_kernel, gabor_filter
+from ..filters.thresholding import (threshold_adaptive, threshold_otsu, threshold_yen,
+                           threshold_isodata)
+from ..filters import rank
+from ..filters.rank import median
+
+from skimage._shared.utils import deprecated
+from skimage import restoration
+denoise_bilateral = deprecated('skimage.restoration.denoise_bilateral')\
+                        (restoration.denoise_bilateral)
+denoise_tv_bregman = deprecated('skimage.restoration.denoise_tv_bregman')\
+                        (restoration.denoise_tv_bregman)
+denoise_tv_chambolle = deprecated('skimage.restoration.denoise_tv_chambolle')\
+                        (restoration.denoise_tv_chambolle)
+
+# Backward compatibility v<0.11
+@deprecated
+def canny(*args, **kwargs):
+    # Hack to avoid circular import
+    from skimage.feature._canny import canny as canny_
+    return canny_(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+__all__ = ['inverse',
+           'wiener',
+           'LPIFilter2D',
+           'gaussian_filter',
+           'median',
+           'canny',
+           'sobel',
+           'hsobel',
+           'vsobel',
+           'sobel_h',
+           'sobel_v',
+           'scharr',
+           'hscharr',
+           'vscharr',
+           'scharr_h',
+           'scharr_v',
+           'prewitt',
+           'hprewitt',
+           'vprewitt',
+           'prewitt_h',
+           'prewitt_v',
+           'roberts',
+           'roberts_positive_diagonal',
+           'roberts_negative_diagonal',
+           'roberts_pos_diag',
+           'roberts_neg_diag',
+           'denoise_tv_chambolle',
+           'denoise_bilateral',
+           'denoise_tv_bregman',
+           'rank_order',
+           'gabor_kernel',
+           'gabor_filter',
+           'threshold_adaptive',
+           'threshold_otsu',
+           'threshold_yen',
+           'threshold_isodata',
+           'rank']
diff --git a/skimage/filter/rank/__init__.py b/skimage/filter/rank/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13b8ad84a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skimage/filter/rank/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+from ...filters.rank.generic import (autolevel, bottomhat, equalize, gradient, maximum, mean,
+                      subtract_mean, median, minimum, modal, enhance_contrast,
+                      pop, threshold, tophat, noise_filter, entropy, otsu,
+                      sum, windowed_histogram)
+from ...filters.rank._percentile import (autolevel_percentile, gradient_percentile,
+                          mean_percentile, subtract_mean_percentile,
+                          enhance_contrast_percentile, percentile,
+                          pop_percentile, sum_percentile, threshold_percentile)
+from ...filters.rank.bilateral import mean_bilateral, pop_bilateral, sum_bilateral
+
+
+__all__ = ['autolevel',
+           'autolevel_percentile',
+           'bottomhat',
+           'equalize',
+           'gradient',
+           'gradient_percentile',
+           'maximum',
+           'mean',
+           'mean_percentile',
+           'mean_bilateral',
+           'subtract_mean',
+           'subtract_mean_percentile',
+           'median',
+           'minimum',
+           'modal',
+           'enhance_contrast',
+           'enhance_contrast_percentile',
+           'pop',
+           'pop_percentile',
+           'pop_bilateral',
+           'sum',
+           'sum_bilateral',
+           'sum_percentile',
+           'threshold',
+           'threshold_percentile',
+           'tophat',
+           'noise_filter',
+           'entropy',
+           'otsu',
+           'percentile',
+           'windowed_histogram']