diff --git a/include/mapnik/datasource.hpp b/include/mapnik/datasource.hpp
index 92974c998..6ff92ae73 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/datasource.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/datasource.hpp
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 
 namespace mapnik {
 
-typedef MAPNIK_DECL boost::shared_ptr<Feature> feature_ptr;
-
 struct MAPNIK_DECL Featureset : private mapnik::noncopyable
 {
     virtual feature_ptr next() = 0;
diff --git a/include/mapnik/feature.hpp b/include/mapnik/feature.hpp
index daa732be0..2782562e2 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/feature.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/feature.hpp
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream & out,feature_impl const& f)
 
 typedef feature_impl Feature;
 
+typedef MAPNIK_DECL boost::shared_ptr<Feature> feature_ptr;
+
 }
 
 #endif // MAPNIK_FEATURE_HPP