diff --git a/lib/celluloid/depreciate.rb b/lib/celluloid/depreciate.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/celluloid/depreciate.rb
+++ b/lib/celluloid/depreciate.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+class Thread
+  def self.mailbox
+    Celluloid.mailbox
+  end
+
+  def self.receive(timeout = nil, &block)
+    Celluloid.receive(timeout, &block)
+  end
+end
+
 # TODO: Remove link to Interal::Logger
 module Celluloid
   Logger = Internals::Logger
contents of depreciate.rb