diff --git a/src/attributes/attributes.c b/src/attributes/attributes.c
index d8fe35833..00aca5757 100644
--- a/src/attributes/attributes.c
+++ b/src/attributes/attributes.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "stealth.h"
 #include "magic.h"
 #include "movement.h"
-#include "dict.h"
 #include "otherfaction.h"
 #include "overrideroads.h"
 #include "racename.h"
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ void register_attributes(void)
     at_deprecate("gm", a_readint);
     at_deprecate("guard", a_readint); /* used to contain guard-flags (v3.10.0-259-g8597e8b) */
     at_register(&at_stealth);
-    at_register(&at_dict);
     at_register(&at_unitdissolve);
     at_register(&at_observer);
     at_register(&at_overrideroads);
diff --git a/src/helpers.c b/src/helpers.c
index b6f76abf5..d90c2dae2 100644
--- a/src/helpers.c
+++ b/src/helpers.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include <platform.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "attributes/dict.h"
+
 #include "helpers.h"
 #include "vortex.h"
 #include "alchemy.h"
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@ void register_tolua_helpers(void)
 {
     tt_register(&tt_caldera);
     at_register(&at_direction);
+    at_register(&at_dict); /* deprecated, but has an upgrade path */
     at_deprecate("lcbuilding", building_action_read);
 
     callbacks.equip_unit = lua_equipunit;