diff --git a/ovos_utils/__init__.py b/ovos_utils/__init__.py
index 6a027bd7..98912ab8 100644
--- a/ovos_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/ovos_utils/__init__.py
@@ -148,19 +148,11 @@ def wait_for_exit_signal():
         LOG.debug(f"Exiting on KeyboardInterrupt")
 
 
-def get_handler_name(handler):
-    """Name (including class if available) of handler function.
-
-    Arguments:
-        handler (function): Function to be named
-
-    Returns:
-        string: handler name as string
-    """
-    if '__self__' in dir(handler) and 'name' in dir(handler.__self__):
-        return handler.__self__.name + '.' + handler.__name__
-    else:
-        return handler.__name__
+def get_handler_name(*args, **kwargs):
+    from ovos_utils.log import log_deprecation
+    log_deprecation("Import from `ovos_utils.events`", "0.1.0")
+    from ovos_utils.events import get_handler_name
+    return get_handler_name(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 def camel_case_split(identifier: str) -> str:
diff --git a/ovos_utils/messagebus.py b/ovos_utils/messagebus.py
index 83ffe193..17cd09ea 100644
--- a/ovos_utils/messagebus.py
+++ b/ovos_utils/messagebus.py
@@ -4,8 +4,32 @@
 
 from pyee import BaseEventEmitter
 
-from ovos_utils.json_helper import merge_dict
 from ovos_utils.log import LOG, log_deprecation
+from ovos_utils.events import EventContainer as _EC
+
+
+class EventContainer(_EC):
+    def __init__(self, bus=None):
+        log_deprecation("Import from `ovos_utils.events`", "0.1.0")
+        _EC.__init__(self, bus=bus)
+
+
+def create_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+    log_deprecation("Import from `ovos_utils.events`", "0.1.0")
+    from ovos_utils.events import create_wrapper
+    return create_wrapper(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+def get_handler_name(*args, **kwargs):
+    log_deprecation("Import from `ovos_utils.events`", "0.1.0")
+    from ovos_utils.events import get_handler_name
+    return get_handler_name(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+def merge_dict(*args, **kwargs):
+    log_deprecation("Import from `ovos_utils.json_helper`", "0.1.0")
+    from ovos_utils.json_helper import merge_dict
+    return get_handler_name(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 def dig_for_message():