diff --git a/lib/internal/smalloc.js b/lib/internal/smalloc.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f181cb60cf2d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/internal/smalloc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const smalloc = process.binding('smalloc');
+const kMaxLength = smalloc.kMaxLength;
+const kMinType = smalloc.kMinType;
+const kMaxType = smalloc.kMaxType;
+const util = require('util');
+
+exports.alloc = alloc;
+exports.copyOnto = copyOnto;
+exports.dispose = dispose;
+exports.hasExternalData = hasExternalData;
+
+// don't allow kMaxLength to accidentally be overwritten. it's a lot less
+// apparent when a primitive is accidentally changed.
+Object.defineProperty(exports, 'kMaxLength', {
+  enumerable: true, value: kMaxLength, writable: false
+});
+
+Object.defineProperty(exports, 'Types', {
+  enumerable: true, value: Object.freeze(smalloc.types), writable: false
+});
+
+
+// usage: obj = alloc(n[, obj][, type]);
+function alloc(n, obj, type) {
+  n = n >>> 0;
+
+  if (obj === undefined)
+    obj = {};
+
+  if (typeof obj === 'number') {
+    type = obj >>> 0;
+    obj = {};
+  } else if (util.isPrimitive(obj)) {
+    throw new TypeError('obj must be an Object');
+  }
+
+  if (Array.isArray(obj))
+    throw new TypeError('obj cannot be an array');
+  if (obj instanceof Buffer)
+    throw new TypeError('obj cannot be a Buffer');
+  if (smalloc.isTypedArray(obj))
+    throw new TypeError('obj cannot be a typed array');
+  if (smalloc.hasExternalData(obj))
+    throw new TypeError('object already has external array data');
+
+  if (type < kMinType || type > kMaxType)
+    throw new TypeError('unknown external array type: ' + type);
+  if (n > kMaxLength)
+    throw new RangeError('Attempt to allocate array larger than maximum ' +
+                         'size: 0x' + kMaxLength.toString(16) + ' elements');
+
+  return smalloc.alloc(obj, n, type);
+}
+
+
+function dispose(obj) {
+  if (util.isPrimitive(obj))
+    throw new TypeError('obj must be an Object');
+  if (obj instanceof Buffer)
+    throw new TypeError('obj cannot be a Buffer');
+  if (smalloc.isTypedArray(obj))
+    throw new TypeError('obj cannot be a typed array');
+  if (!smalloc.hasExternalData(obj))
+    throw new TypeError('obj has no external array data');
+
+  smalloc.dispose(obj);
+}
+
+
+function copyOnto(source, sourceStart, dest, destStart, copyLength) {
+  if (util.isPrimitive(source))
+    throw new TypeError('source must be an Object');
+  if (util.isPrimitive(dest))
+    throw new TypeError('dest must be an Object');
+  if (!smalloc.hasExternalData(source))
+    throw new TypeError('source has no external array data');
+  if (!smalloc.hasExternalData(dest))
+    throw new TypeError('dest has no external array data');
+
+  return smalloc.copyOnto(source, sourceStart, dest, destStart, copyLength);
+}
+
+
+function hasExternalData(obj) {
+  if (util.isPrimitive(obj))
+    return false;
+
+  return smalloc.hasExternalData(obj);
+}
diff --git a/lib/smalloc.js b/lib/smalloc.js
index f181cb60cf2d7c..8601a8b3630661 100644
--- a/lib/smalloc.js
+++ b/lib/smalloc.js
@@ -1,91 +1,27 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const smalloc = process.binding('smalloc');
-const kMaxLength = smalloc.kMaxLength;
-const kMinType = smalloc.kMinType;
-const kMaxType = smalloc.kMaxType;
-const util = require('util');
+const smalloc = require('internal/smalloc');
+const deprecate = require('util').deprecate;
 
-exports.alloc = alloc;
-exports.copyOnto = copyOnto;
-exports.dispose = dispose;
-exports.hasExternalData = hasExternalData;
+exports.alloc =
+    deprecate(smalloc.alloc, 'smalloc.alloc: Deprecated, use typed arrays');
+
+exports.copyOnto =
+    deprecate(smalloc.copyOnto,
+              'smalloc.copyOnto: Deprecated, use typed arrays');
+
+exports.dispose =
+    deprecate(smalloc.dispose,
+              'smalloc.dispose: Deprecated, use typed arrays');
+
+exports.hasExternalData =
+    deprecate(smalloc.hasExternalData,
+              'smalloc.hasExternalData: Deprecated, use typed arrays');
 
-// don't allow kMaxLength to accidentally be overwritten. it's a lot less
-// apparent when a primitive is accidentally changed.
 Object.defineProperty(exports, 'kMaxLength', {
-  enumerable: true, value: kMaxLength, writable: false
+  enumerable: true, value: smalloc.kMaxLength, writable: false
 });
 
 Object.defineProperty(exports, 'Types', {
-  enumerable: true, value: Object.freeze(smalloc.types), writable: false
+  enumerable: true, value: Object.freeze(smalloc.Types), writable: false
 });
-
-
-// usage: obj = alloc(n[, obj][, type]);
-function alloc(n, obj, type) {
-  n = n >>> 0;
-
-  if (obj === undefined)
-    obj = {};
-
-  if (typeof obj === 'number') {
-    type = obj >>> 0;
-    obj = {};
-  } else if (util.isPrimitive(obj)) {
-    throw new TypeError('obj must be an Object');
-  }
-
-  if (Array.isArray(obj))
-    throw new TypeError('obj cannot be an array');
-  if (obj instanceof Buffer)
-    throw new TypeError('obj cannot be a Buffer');
-  if (smalloc.isTypedArray(obj))
-    throw new TypeError('obj cannot be a typed array');
-  if (smalloc.hasExternalData(obj))
-    throw new TypeError('object already has external array data');
-
-  if (type < kMinType || type > kMaxType)
-    throw new TypeError('unknown external array type: ' + type);
-  if (n > kMaxLength)
-    throw new RangeError('Attempt to allocate array larger than maximum ' +
-                         'size: 0x' + kMaxLength.toString(16) + ' elements');
-
-  return smalloc.alloc(obj, n, type);
-}
-
-
-function dispose(obj) {
-  if (util.isPrimitive(obj))
-    throw new TypeError('obj must be an Object');
-  if (obj instanceof Buffer)
-    throw new TypeError('obj cannot be a Buffer');
-  if (smalloc.isTypedArray(obj))
-    throw new TypeError('obj cannot be a typed array');
-  if (!smalloc.hasExternalData(obj))
-    throw new TypeError('obj has no external array data');
-
-  smalloc.dispose(obj);
-}
-
-
-function copyOnto(source, sourceStart, dest, destStart, copyLength) {
-  if (util.isPrimitive(source))
-    throw new TypeError('source must be an Object');
-  if (util.isPrimitive(dest))
-    throw new TypeError('dest must be an Object');
-  if (!smalloc.hasExternalData(source))
-    throw new TypeError('source has no external array data');
-  if (!smalloc.hasExternalData(dest))
-    throw new TypeError('dest has no external array data');
-
-  return smalloc.copyOnto(source, sourceStart, dest, destStart, copyLength);
-}
-
-
-function hasExternalData(obj) {
-  if (util.isPrimitive(obj))
-    return false;
-
-  return smalloc.hasExternalData(obj);
-}
diff --git a/lib/v8.js b/lib/v8.js
index c6cf015e7296d2..b0b2860a571873 100644
--- a/lib/v8.js
+++ b/lib/v8.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const v8binding = process.binding('v8');
-const smalloc = require('smalloc');
+const smalloc = require('internal/smalloc');
 
 const heapStatisticsBuffer =
     smalloc.alloc(v8binding.kHeapStatisticsBufferLength,
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 5a7d1ff1512ac3..847f873c05dde6 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
       'lib/zlib.js',
 
       'lib/internal/freelist.js',
+      'lib/internal/smalloc.js',
     ],
   },