diff --git a/data/lua/core.lua b/data/lua/core.lua
index 45f288d2c9c8..87d392f1c2de 100644
--- a/data/lua/core.lua
+++ b/data/lua/core.lua
@@ -638,7 +638,6 @@ if wesnoth.kernel_type() == "Game Lua Kernel" then
 
 	--[========[Map module]========]
 	
-	wesnoth.map.replace_if_failed = wesnoth.map.get().replace_if_failed
 	function wesnoth.map.split_terrain_code(code)
 		return table.unpack(code:split('^', {remove_empty = false}))
 	end
diff --git a/src/scripting/game_lua_kernel.cpp b/src/scripting/game_lua_kernel.cpp
index d282a8618c08..72bff020a880 100644
--- a/src/scripting/game_lua_kernel.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/game_lua_kernel.cpp
@@ -4150,6 +4150,7 @@ game_lua_kernel::game_lua_kernel(game_state & gs, play_controller & pc, reports
 		// Filters
 		{"find_locations", &dispatch<&game_lua_kernel::intf_get_locations>},
 		{"match_location", &dispatch<&game_lua_kernel::intf_match_location>},
+		{"replace_if_failed", intf_replace_if_failed},
 		{ nullptr, nullptr }
 	};
 	luaL_setfuncs(L, map_callbacks, 0);
diff --git a/src/scripting/lua_terrainmap.cpp b/src/scripting/lua_terrainmap.cpp
index b9202d492021..9b4e147c1a3c 100644
--- a/src/scripting/lua_terrainmap.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/lua_terrainmap.cpp
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ int intf_terrain_mask(lua_State *L)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int intf_replace_if_failed(lua_State* L)
+int intf_replace_if_failed(lua_State* L)
 {
 	auto mode = terrain_type_data::BOTH;
 	if(!lua_isnoneornil(L, 2)) {
@@ -517,8 +517,6 @@ namespace lua_terrainmap {
 		// terrainmap methods
 		lua_pushcfunction(L, intf_on_board);
 		lua_setfield(L, -2, "on_board");
-		lua_pushcfunction(L, intf_replace_if_failed);
-		lua_setfield(L, -2, "replace_if_failed");
 		if(use_tf) {
 			lua_pushcfunction(L, intf_mg_get_locations);
 			lua_setfield(L, -2, "get_locations");
diff --git a/src/scripting/lua_terrainmap.hpp b/src/scripting/lua_terrainmap.hpp
index 16963c08ad08..a559af48c133 100644
--- a/src/scripting/lua_terrainmap.hpp
+++ b/src/scripting/lua_terrainmap.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ void lua_terrainmap_setmetatable(lua_State *L);
 int intf_terrainmap_create(lua_State *L);
 int intf_terrainmap_get(lua_State *L);
 
+int intf_replace_if_failed(lua_State* L);
+
 namespace lua_terrainmap {
 	std::string register_metatables(lua_State *L, bool use_tf);
 }