diff --git a/doc/api.txt b/doc/api.txt
index 1b3b102db9..071b88a9dc 100644
--- a/doc/api.txt
+++ b/doc/api.txt
@@ -153,30 +153,6 @@ Send a signal to a process. +pid+ is the process id and +signal+ is the
 signal to send; for example, "SIGINT" or "SIGUSR1".  See kill(2) for more
 information.
 
-+process.watchFile(filename, [options,] listener)+::
-Watch for changes on +filename+. The callback +listener+ will be called each
-time the file changes.
-+
-The second argument is optional. The +options+ if provided should be an
-object containing two members a boolean, +persistent+, and +interval+, a
-polling value in milliseconds. The default is +{persistent: true, interval:
-0}+.
-+
-The +listener+ gets two arguments the current stat object and the previous
-stat object:
-+
--------------------------
-process.watchFile(f, function (curr, prev) {
-  sys.puts("the current mtime is: " + curr.mtime);
-  sys.puts("the previous mtime was: " + prev.mtime);
-});
--------------------------
-+
-These stat objects are instances of +fs.Stat+. 
-
-+process.unwatchFile(filename)+::
-Stop watching for changes on +filename+.
-
 +process.compile(source, scriptOrigin)+::
 Just like +eval()+ except that you can specify a +scriptOrigin+ for better
 error reporting.
@@ -755,6 +731,30 @@ fs.writeFile("message.txt", "Hello Node", function (err) {
 +fs.writeFileSync(filename, data, encoding="utf8")+::
 The synchronous version of +fs.writeFile+.
 
++fs.watchFile(filename, [options,] listener)+::
+Watch for changes on +filename+. The callback +listener+ will be called each
+time the file changes.
++
+The second argument is optional. The +options+ if provided should be an
+object containing two members a boolean, +persistent+, and +interval+, a
+polling value in milliseconds. The default is +{persistent: true, interval:
+0}+.
++
+The +listener+ gets two arguments the current stat object and the previous
+stat object:
++
+-------------------------
+fs.watchFile(f, function (curr, prev) {
+  sys.puts("the current mtime is: " + curr.mtime);
+  sys.puts("the previous mtime was: " + prev.mtime);
+});
+-------------------------
++
+These stat objects are instances of +fs.Stat+. 
+
++fs.unwatchFile(filename)+::
+Stop watching for changes on +filename+.
+
 
 
 === +fs.Stats+
diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index afa6623d3b..0bc68a58bb 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -250,3 +250,43 @@ exports.catSync = function () {
   throw new Error("fs.catSync is deprecated. Please use fs.readFileSync instead.");
 };
 
+// Stat Change Watchers
+
+var statWatchers = {};
+
+exports.watchFile = function (filename) {
+  var stat;
+  var options;
+  var listener;
+
+  if ("object" == typeof arguments[1]) {
+    options = arguments[1];
+    listener = arguments[2];
+  } else {
+    options = {};
+    listener = arguments[1];
+  }
+
+  if (options.persistent === undefined) options.persistent = true;
+  if (options.interval === undefined) options.interval = 0;
+
+  if (filename in statWatchers) {
+    stat = statWatchers[filename];
+  } else {
+    statWatchers[filename] = new process.Stat();
+    stat = statWatchers[filename];
+    stat.start(filename, options.persistent, options.interval);
+  }
+  stat.addListener("change", listener);
+  return stat;
+};
+
+exports.unwatchFile = function (filename) {
+  if (filename in statWatchers) {
+    stat = statWatchers[filename];
+    stat.stop();
+    statWatchers[filename] = undefined;
+  }
+};
+
+
diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
index a764d0285e..ceae632983 100644
--- a/src/node.js
+++ b/src/node.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ GLOBAL.print = removed("print() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back."
 GLOBAL.p = removed("p() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back.");
 process.debug = removed("process.debug() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back.");
 process.error = removed("process.error() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back.");
+process.watchFile = removed("process.watchFile() has moved to fs.watchFile()");
+process.unwatchFile = removed("process.unwatchFile() has moved to fs.unwatchFile()");
 
 GLOBAL.node = {};
 
@@ -246,46 +248,6 @@ process.addListener("newListener", function (event) {
 });
 
 
-// Stat Change Watchers
-
-var statWatchers = {};
-
-process.watchFile = function (filename) {
-  var stat;
-  var options;
-  var listener;
-
-  if ("object" == typeof arguments[1]) {
-    options = arguments[1];
-    listener = arguments[2];
-  } else {
-    options = {};
-    listener = arguments[1];
-  }
-
-  if (options.persistent === undefined) options.persistent = true;
-  if (options.interval === undefined) options.interval = 0;
-
-  if (filename in statWatchers) {
-    stat = statWatchers[filename];
-  } else {
-    statWatchers[filename] = new process.Stat();
-    stat = statWatchers[filename];
-    stat.start(filename, options.persistent, options.interval);
-  }
-  stat.addListener("change", listener);
-  return stat;
-};
-
-process.unwatchFile = function (filename) {
-  if (filename in statWatchers) {
-    stat = statWatchers[filename];
-    stat.stop();
-    statWatchers[filename] = undefined;
-  }
-};
-
-
 // Timers
 function addTimerListener (callback) {
   var timer = this;
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-watch-file.js b/test/pummel/test-watch-file.js
index 1c235d6d17..3b9890037c 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-watch-file.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-watch-file.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 process.mixin(require("../common"));
 
+var fs = require("fs");
 var path = require("path");
 
 var f = path.join(fixturesDir, "x.txt");
@@ -8,16 +9,14 @@ var f2 = path.join(fixturesDir, "x2.txt");
 puts("watching for changes of " + f);
 
 var changes = 0;
-process.watchFile(f, function (curr, prev) {
+fs.watchFile(f, function (curr, prev) {
   puts(f + " change");
   changes++;
   assert.ok(curr.mtime != prev.mtime);
-  process.unwatchFile(f);
+  fs.unwatchFile(f);
 });
 
 
-var fs = require("fs");
-
 var fd = fs.openSync(f, "w+");
 fs.writeSync(fd, 'xyz\n');
 fs.closeSync(fd);