diff --git a/ruma-client-api/src/r0/sync/sync_events.rs b/ruma-client-api/src/r0/sync/sync_events.rs
index 0ca7e9df..13a04a4c 100644
--- a/ruma-client-api/src/r0/sync/sync_events.rs
+++ b/ruma-client-api/src/r0/sync/sync_events.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::{collections::BTreeMap, time::Duration};
 
 use js_int::UInt;
 use ruma_api::ruma_api;
+use ruma_common::presence::PresenceState;
 use ruma_events::{
     presence::PresenceEvent, AnyBasicEvent, AnyEphemeralRoomEvent, AnyRoomEventStub,
     AnyStateEventStub, AnyStrippedStateEventStub, AnyToDeviceEvent, EventJson,
@@ -92,10 +93,8 @@ ruma_api! {
     error: crate::Error
 }
 
-pub use ruma_common::presence::PresenceState;
-
-#[deprecated = "use `PresenceState` instead"]
-pub use self::PresenceState as SetPresence;
+#[deprecated = "use `presence::PresenceState` from `ruma` or `ruma-common` instead"]
+pub use ruma_common::presence::PresenceState as SetPresence;
 
 /// A filter represented either as its full JSON definition or the ID of a saved filter.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
diff --git a/ruma-events/CHANGELOG.md b/ruma-events/CHANGELOG.md
index c945dedf..a561e4f6 100644
--- a/ruma-events/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/ruma-events/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ Improvements:
 
 * Add `room::MessageFormat` and `room::FormattedBody`
 
+Deprecations:
+
+* `presence::PresenceState` has been moved. Import it from `ruma` or `ruma-common`.
+
 # 0.21.3
 
 Bug fixes:
diff --git a/ruma-events/src/presence.rs b/ruma-events/src/presence.rs
index 033d9e45..fa36e754 100644
--- a/ruma-events/src/presence.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/src/presence.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 //! The only content valid for this event is `PresenceEventContent.
 
 use js_int::UInt;
-pub use ruma_common::presence::PresenceState;
 use ruma_events_macros::{Event, EventContent};
 use ruma_identifiers::UserId;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+#[deprecated = "use `presence::PresenceState` from `ruma` or `ruma-common` instead"]
+pub use ruma_common::presence::PresenceState;
+
 /// Presence event.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Event)]
 pub struct PresenceEvent {