diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
index fa9edca216..71f15eed51 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ ol.interaction.Select.prototype.select =
     var layer = layers[i];
 
     var featuresToSelect = featuresByLayer[i];
-    var selectedFeatures = layer.getFeatures(this.selectedFeaturesFilter);
+    var selectedFeatures = layer.getFeatures(
+        ol.layer.Vector.selectedFeaturesFilter);
     if (clear) {
       for (var j = selectedFeatures.length - 1; j >= 0; --j) {
         selectedFeatures[j].setRenderIntent(
@@ -105,12 +106,3 @@ ol.interaction.Select.prototype.select =
     // TODO: Dispatch an event with selectedFeatures and unselectedFeatures
   }
 };
-
-
-/**
- * @param {ol.Feature} feature Feature.
- * @return {boolean} Whether the feature is selected.
- */
-ol.interaction.Select.prototype.selectedFeaturesFilter = function(feature) {
-  return feature.renderIntent == ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent.SELECTED;
-};
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
index ef52bd674d..dc69a5b005 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ goog.require('ol.Feature');
 goog.require('ol.FeatureEventType');
 goog.require('ol.extent');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Layer');
+goog.require('ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
 goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.structs.RTree');
@@ -468,6 +469,15 @@ ol.layer.Vector.uidTransformFeatureInfo = function(features) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Feature} feature Feature.
+ * @return {boolean} Whether the feature is selected.
+ */
+ol.layer.Vector.selectedFeaturesFilter = function(feature) {
+  return feature.renderIntent == ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent.SELECTED;
+};
+
+
 
 /**
  * @constructor