diff --git a/deprecate/stuff.go b/deprecate/stuff.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7da640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deprecate/stuff.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+// ======================== newMapToXmlIndent
+
+func (mv Map) MarshalXml(rootTag ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	m := map[string]interface{}(mv)
+	var err error
+	// s := new(string)
+	// b := new(strings.Builder)
+	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	p := new(pretty) // just a stub
+
+	if len(m) == 1 && len(rootTag) == 0 {
+		for key, value := range m {
+			// if it an array, see if all values are map[string]interface{}
+			// we force a new root tag if we'll end up with no key:value in the list
+			// so: key:[string_val, bool:true] --> <doc><key>string_val</key><bool>true</bool></doc>
+			switch value.(type) {
+			case []interface{}:
+				for _, v := range value.([]interface{}) {
+					switch v.(type) {
+					case map[string]interface{}: // noop
+					default: // anything else
+						err = marshalMapToXmlIndent(false, b, DefaultRootTag, m, p)
+						goto done
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			err = marshalMapToXmlIndent(false, b, key, value, p)
+		}
+	} else if len(rootTag) == 1 {
+		err = marshalMapToXmlIndent(false, b, rootTag[0], m, p)
+	} else {
+		err = marshalMapToXmlIndent(false, b, DefaultRootTag, m, p)
+	}
+done:
+	return b.Bytes(), err
+}
diff --git a/xml.go b/xml.go
index 7678ddb..258f538 100644
--- a/xml.go
+++ b/xml.go
@@ -1324,39 +1324,3 @@ func (e elemList) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	return e[i][0].(string) <= e[j][0].(string)
 }
 
-// ======================== newMapToXmlIndent
-
-func (mv Map) MarshalXml(rootTag ...string) ([]byte, error) {
-	m := map[string]interface{}(mv)
-	var err error
-	// s := new(string)
-	// b := new(strings.Builder)
-	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	p := new(pretty) // just a stub
-
-	if len(m) == 1 && len(rootTag) == 0 {
-		for key, value := range m {
-			// if it an array, see if all values are map[string]interface{}
-			// we force a new root tag if we'll end up with no key:value in the list
-			// so: key:[string_val, bool:true] --> <doc><key>string_val</key><bool>true</bool></doc>
-			switch value.(type) {
-			case []interface{}:
-				for _, v := range value.([]interface{}) {
-					switch v.(type) {
-					case map[string]interface{}: // noop
-					default: // anything else
-						err = marshalMapToXmlIndent(false, b, DefaultRootTag, m, p)
-						goto done
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			err = marshalMapToXmlIndent(false, b, key, value, p)
-		}
-	} else if len(rootTag) == 1 {
-		err = marshalMapToXmlIndent(false, b, rootTag[0], m, p)
-	} else {
-		err = marshalMapToXmlIndent(false, b, DefaultRootTag, m, p)
-	}
-done:
-	return b.Bytes(), err
-}