diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fluids/BlockFluidBase.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fluids/BlockFluidBase.java
index 7f78d7061..9c457dd3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fluids/BlockFluidBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fluids/BlockFluidBase.java
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ public abstract class BlockFluidBase extends Block implements IFluidBlock
     {
         return state.getValue(LEVEL);
     }
+    @Deprecated
+    public IBlockState getStateFromMeta(int meta)
+    {
+        return this.getDefaultState().withProperty(LEVEL, meta);
+    }
+
     public BlockFluidBase setQuantaPerBlock(int quantaPerBlock)
     {
         if (quantaPerBlock > 16 || quantaPerBlock < 1) quantaPerBlock = 8;