diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d66dc2a5..82ddcb669 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ SET(FemScripts_SRCS
     FemTools.py
     FemToolsCcx.py
     FemToolsZ88.py
-    FemMaterial.py
     FemSelectionObserver.py
     ObjectsFem.py
     TestFem.py
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
index be67e72e5..196541f52 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ INSTALL(
         _ViewProviderFemConstraintSelfWeight.py
         _CommandConstraintSelfWeight.py
 
-        FemMaterial.py
         _FemMaterial.py
         _ViewProviderFemMaterial.py
         _CommandMaterialSolid.py
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/FemMaterial.py b/src/Mod/Fem/FemMaterial.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d84440e8..000000000
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/FemMaterial.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-# ***************************************************************************
-# *                                                                         *
-# *   Copyright (c) 2013 - Juergen Riegel <FreeCAD@juergen-riegel.net>      *
-# *                                                                         *
-# *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
-# *   it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)    *
-# *   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of     *
-# *   the License, or (at your option) any later version.                   *
-# *   for detail see the LICENCE text file.                                 *
-# *                                                                         *
-# *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
-# *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
-# *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
-# *   GNU Library General Public License for more details.                  *
-# *                                                                         *
-# *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public     *
-# *   License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software   *
-# *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  *
-# *   USA                                                                   *
-# *                                                                         *
-# ***************************************************************************
-
-__title__ = "FemMaterial"
-__author__ = "Juergen Riegel, Bernd Hahnebach"
-__url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"
-
-## \addtogroup FEM
-#  @{
-
-import FreeCAD
-import _FemMaterial
-
-
-def makeSolidMaterial(name):
-    '''makeSolidMaterial(name): makes an FEM Material for solid
-    '''
-    obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("App::MaterialObjectPython", name)
-    _FemMaterial._FemMaterial(obj)
-    obj.Category = 'Solid'
-    if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
-        import _ViewProviderFemMaterial
-        _ViewProviderFemMaterial._ViewProviderFemMaterial(obj.ViewObject)
-    # FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
-    return obj
-
-
-def makeFluidMaterial(name):
-    '''makeFluidMaterial(name): makes an FEM Material for fluid
-    '''
-    obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("App::MaterialObjectPython", name)
-    _FemMaterial._FemMaterial(obj)
-    obj.Category = 'Fluid'
-    if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
-        import _ViewProviderFemMaterial
-        _ViewProviderFemMaterial._ViewProviderFemMaterial(obj.ViewObject)
-    # FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
-    return obj
-
-makeFemMaterial = makeSolidMaterial  # alias to be compatible for FemTest.py
-# @}
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/ObjectsFem.py b/src/Mod/Fem/ObjectsFem.py
index 52e5f3016..85e9327f5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/ObjectsFem.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/ObjectsFem.py
@@ -95,6 +95,33 @@ def makeShellThickness(thickness=20.0, name="ShellThickness"):
     return obj
 
 
+########## materials ##########
+def makeMaterialSolid(name):
+    '''makeMaterialSolid(name): makes an FEM Material for solid'''
+    obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("App::MaterialObjectPython", name)
+    import _FemMaterial
+    _FemMaterial._FemMaterial(obj)
+    obj.Category = 'Solid'
+    if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
+        import _ViewProviderFemMaterial
+        _ViewProviderFemMaterial._ViewProviderFemMaterial(obj.ViewObject)
+    # FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
+    return obj
+
+
+def makeMaterialFluid(name):
+    '''makeMaterialFluid(name): makes an FEM Material for fluid'''
+    obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("App::MaterialObjectPython", name)
+    import _FemMaterial
+    _FemMaterial._FemMaterial(obj)
+    obj.Category = 'Fluid'
+    if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
+        import _ViewProviderFemMaterial
+        _ViewProviderFemMaterial._ViewProviderFemMaterial(obj.ViewObject)
+    # FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
+    return obj
+
+
 ########## results ##########
 def makeMechanicalResult(name="MechanicalResult"):
     '''makeMechanicalResult(name): creates an mechanical object result to hold FEM results'''
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/TestFem.py b/src/Mod/Fem/TestFem.py
index 4e58ff8f6..0ecc25615 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/TestFem.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/TestFem.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import Fem
 import FemToolsCcx
 import FreeCAD
 import ObjectsFem
-import FemMaterial
 import csv
 import tempfile
 import unittest
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ class FemTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.active_doc.recompute()
 
     def create_new_material(self):
-        self.new_material_object = FemMaterial.makeFemMaterial('MechanicalMaterial')
+        self.new_material_object = ObjectsFem.makeMaterialSolid('MechanicalMaterial')
         mat = self.new_material_object.Material
         mat['Name'] = "Steel-Generic"
         mat['YoungsModulus'] = "200000 MPa"
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@ class TherMechFemTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.active_doc.recompute()
 
     def create_new_material(self):
-        self.new_material_object = FemMaterial.makeFemMaterial('MechanicalMaterial')
+        self.new_material_object = ObjectsFem.makeMaterialSolid('MechanicalMaterial')
         mat = self.new_material_object.Material
         mat['Name'] = "Steel-Generic"
         mat['YoungsModulus'] = "200000 MPa"
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMaterialSolid.py b/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMaterialSolid.py
index d32628f52..c251d5585 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMaterialSolid.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMaterialSolid.py
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ class _CommandMaterialSolid(FemCommands):
         if FreeCAD.ActiveDocument is not femDoc:
             FreeCADGui.setActiveDocument(femDoc)
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create Solid Material")
-        FreeCADGui.addModule("FemMaterial")
-        FreeCADGui.doCommand("FemMaterial.makeSolidMaterial('SolidMaterial')")
+        FreeCADGui.addModule("ObjectsFem")
+        FreeCADGui.doCommand("ObjectsFem.makeMaterialSolid('SolidMaterial')")
         FreeCADGui.doCommand("App.activeDocument()." + FemGui.getActiveAnalysis().Name + ".Member = App.activeDocument()." + FemGui.getActiveAnalysis().Name + ".Member + [App.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject]")
         FreeCADGui.doCommand("Gui.activeDocument().setEdit(App.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject.Name)")