diff --git a/MCServer/Plugins/APIDump/APIDesc.lua b/MCServer/Plugins/APIDump/APIDesc.lua
index 9b87781a6..731248805 100644
--- a/MCServer/Plugins/APIDump/APIDesc.lua
+++ b/MCServer/Plugins/APIDump/APIDesc.lua
@@ -2928,7 +2928,7 @@ end
 				StringToDamageType = {Params = "string", Return = "{{Globals#DamageType|DamageType}}", Notes = "Converts a string representation to a {{Globals#DamageType|DamageType}} enumerated value."},
 				StringToDimension = {Params = "string", Return = "{{Globals#WorldDimension|Dimension}}", Notes = "Converts a string representation to a {{Globals#WorldDimension|Dimension}} enumerated value"},
 				StringToItem = {Params = "string, {{cItem|cItem}}", Return = "bool", Notes = "Parses the given string and sets the item; returns true if successful"},
-				StringToMobType = {Params = "string", Return = "{{cMonster#MobType|MobType}}", Notes = "Converts a string representation to a {{cMonster#MobType|MobType}} enumerated value"},
+				StringToMobType = {Params = "string", Return = "{{cMonster#MobType|MobType}}", Notes = "<b>DEPRECATED!</b> Please use cMonster:StringToMobType(). Converts a string representation to a {{cMonster#MobType|MobType}} enumerated value"},
 				StripColorCodes = {Params = "string", Return = "string", Notes = "Removes all control codes used by MC for colors and styles"},
 				TrimString = {Params = "string", Return = "string", Notes = "Trims whitespace at both ends of the string"},
 				md5 = {Params = "string", Return = "string", Notes = "converts a string to an md5 hash"},
diff --git a/src/Bindings/DeprecatedBindings.cpp b/src/Bindings/DeprecatedBindings.cpp
index 345ab2a07..0b2539fde 100644
--- a/src/Bindings/DeprecatedBindings.cpp
+++ b/src/Bindings/DeprecatedBindings.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,42 @@ static int tolua_get_AllToLua_g_BlockFullyOccupiesVoxel(lua_State* tolua_S)
 
 
 
+/* function: StringToMobType */
+static int tolua_AllToLua_StringToMobType00(lua_State* tolua_S)
+{
+	cLuaState LuaState(tolua_S);
+
+	#ifndef TOLUA_RELEASE
+	tolua_Error tolua_err;
+	if (
+		!tolua_iscppstring(tolua_S,1,0,&tolua_err) ||
+		!tolua_isnoobj(tolua_S,2,&tolua_err)
+		)
+		goto tolua_lerror;
+	else
+	#endif
+	{
+		const AString a_MobString = tolua_tocppstring(LuaState, 1, 0);
+		eMonsterType MobType = cMonster::StringToMobType(a_MobString);
+		tolua_pushnumber(LuaState, (lua_Number) MobType);
+		tolua_pushcppstring(LuaState, (const char *) a_MobString);
+	}
+
+	LOGWARNING("Warning in function call 'StringToMobType': StringToMobType() is deprecated. Please use cMonster:StringToMobType()");
+	LuaState.LogStackTrace(0);
+	return 2;
+
+	#ifndef TOLUA_RELEASE
+tolua_lerror:
+	tolua_error(LuaState, "#ferror in function 'StringToMobType'.", &tolua_err);
+	return 0;
+	#endif
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 /** function: cWorld:SetSignLines */
 static int tolua_cWorld_SetSignLines(lua_State * tolua_S)
 {
@@ -296,6 +332,8 @@ void DeprecatedBindings::Bind(lua_State * tolua_S)
 	tolua_array(tolua_S, "g_BlockIsSolid",             tolua_get_AllToLua_g_BlockIsSolid,             nullptr);
 	tolua_array(tolua_S, "g_BlockFullyOccupiesVoxel",  tolua_get_AllToLua_g_BlockFullyOccupiesVoxel,  nullptr);
 
+	tolua_function(tolua_S, "StringToMobType", tolua_AllToLua_StringToMobType00);
+
 	tolua_beginmodule(tolua_S, "cWorld");
 		tolua_function(tolua_S, "UpdateSign", tolua_cWorld_SetSignLines);
 	tolua_endmodule(tolua_S);
diff --git a/src/Mobs/MonsterTypes.h b/src/Mobs/MonsterTypes.h
index 852eb3446..dc6dd3992 100644
--- a/src/Mobs/MonsterTypes.h
+++ b/src/Mobs/MonsterTypes.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 /// This identifies individual monster type, as well as their network type-ID
+
 // tolua_begin
 enum eMonsterType
 {
@@ -38,15 +39,6 @@ enum eMonsterType
 	mtZombiePigman = E_META_SPAWN_EGG_ZOMBIE_PIGMAN,
 } ;
 
-
-
-
-
-/** Translates a mob string ("ocelot") to mobtype (mtOcelot).
-OBSOLETE, use cMonster::StringToMobType() instead.
-Implemented in Monster.cpp. */
-extern eMonsterType StringToMobType(const AString & a_MobString);
-
 // tolua_end