diff --git a/skimage/filter/__init__.py b/skimage/filter/__init__.py
index d3baf934..1acc33f2 100644
--- a/skimage/filter/__init__.py
+++ b/skimage/filter/__init__.py
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ from canny import canny
 from edges import sobel, hsobel, vsobel, hprewitt, vprewitt, prewitt
 from tv_denoise import tv_denoise
 from rank_order import rank_order
+from thresholding import threshold_otsu
diff --git a/skimage/thresholding/tests/test_thresholding.py b/skimage/filter/tests/test_thresholding.py
similarity index 95%
rename from skimage/thresholding/tests/test_thresholding.py
rename to skimage/filter/tests/test_thresholding.py
index 2ec64da6..b0044a47 100644
--- a/skimage/thresholding/tests/test_thresholding.py
+++ b/skimage/filter/tests/test_thresholding.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import numpy as np
 
 import skimage
 from skimage import data
-from skimage.thresholding import threshold_otsu
+from skimage.filter.thresholding import threshold_otsu
 
 
 class TestSimpleImage():
diff --git a/skimage/thresholding/thresholding.py b/skimage/filter/thresholding.py
similarity index 100%
rename from skimage/thresholding/thresholding.py
rename to skimage/filter/thresholding.py
diff --git a/skimage/thresholding/__init__.py b/skimage/thresholding/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b6e229c..00000000
--- a/skimage/thresholding/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-from .thresholding import threshold_otsu
-