diff --git a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
index b79a1d3417..cc56097497 100644
--- a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
+++ b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ StepMania 5.0 alpha 2 | 201203??
 * [MusicWheel] Added RouletteStopped message, which is broadcast when Roulette
   is finished and the wheel is locked. [AJ]
 * [WheelBase] Made WheelState a Lua-enabled enum and added
-  GetWheelState() Lua binding. [AJ]
+  GetWheelState() Lua binding. Deprecated IsLocked() Lua binding. [AJ]
 
 2012/03/07
 ----------
diff --git a/src/WheelBase.cpp b/src/WheelBase.cpp
index 35dfbc5a26..9edde1aa57 100644
--- a/src/WheelBase.cpp
+++ b/src/WheelBase.cpp
@@ -539,7 +539,6 @@ public:
 		return 1;
 	}
 	static int IsSettled( T* p, lua_State *L ){ lua_pushboolean( L, p->IsSettled() ); return 1; }
-	static int IsLocked( T* p, lua_State *L ){ lua_pushboolean( L, p->WheelIsLocked() ); return 1; }
 	static int SetOpenSection( T* p, lua_State *L ){ p->SetOpenSection( SArg(1) ); return 0; }
 	static int GetCurrentIndex( T* p, lua_State *L ){ lua_pushnumber( L, p->GetCurrentIndex() ); return 1; }
 	static int GetNumItems( T* p, lua_State *L ){ lua_pushnumber( L, p->GetNumItems() ); return 1; }
@@ -550,6 +549,9 @@ public:
 	DEFINE_METHOD( GetSelectedType,		GetSelectedType() )
 	DEFINE_METHOD( GetWheelState,		GetWheelState() )
 
+	// deprecated; use GetWheelState instead:
+	static int IsLocked( T* p, lua_State *L ){ lua_pushboolean( L, p->WheelIsLocked() ); return 1; }
+
 	LunaWheelBase()
 	{
 		ADD_METHOD( GetWheelItem );