2 files changed, 6 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/lib/scripts/compatibility.js b/lib/scripts/compatibility.js
index 1ab7d02ad..e9d845625 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/compatibility.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/compatibility.js
@@ -49,3 +49,9 @@ function getElementsByClass(searchClass,node,tag){
     if(node == null) node = document;
     return jQuery(node).find(tag+'.'+searchClass).toArray();
 }
+
+function prependChild(parent,element) {
+    DEPRECATED('Use jQuery.prepend() instead');
+    jQuery(parent).prepend(element);
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/scripts/script.js b/lib/scripts/script.js
index e3216177c..b44d95d6f 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/script.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/script.js
@@ -147,19 +147,6 @@ function escapeQuotes(text) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Adds a node as the first childenode to the given parent
- *
- * @see appendChild()
- */
-function prependChild(parent,element) {
-    if(!parent.firstChild){
-        parent.appendChild(element);
-    }else{
-        parent.insertBefore(element,parent.firstChild);
-    }
-}
-
-/**
  * Prints a animated gif to show the search is performed
  *
  * Because we need to modify the DOM here before the document is loaded