diff --git a/src/detect-engine-mpm.c b/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
index 24bc4fb2dd..27686c1c4f 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ typedef struct AppLayerMpms_ {
 } AppLayerMpms;
 
 AppLayerMpms app_mpms[] = {
-    { "http_uri", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, DETECT_SM_LIST_UMATCH,
-        PrefilterTxUriRegister, 0 },
     { "http_raw_uri", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, DETECT_SM_LIST_HRUDMATCH,
         PrefilterTxRawUriRegister, 0 },
 
diff --git a/src/detect-http-uri.c b/src/detect-http-uri.c
index 028459380d..328ce67cd4 100644
--- a/src/detect-http-uri.c
+++ b/src/detect-http-uri.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "app-layer-htp.h"
 #include "detect-http-uri.h"
 #include "detect-uricontent.h"
+#include "detect-engine-uri.h"
 #include "stream-tcp.h"
 
 int DetectHttpUriSetup (DetectEngineCtx *, Signature *, char *);
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ void DetectHttpUriRegister (void)
 
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_HTTP_URI].flags |= SIGMATCH_NOOPT;
     sigmatch_table[DETECT_AL_HTTP_URI].flags |= SIGMATCH_PAYLOAD;
+
+    DetectMpmAppLayerRegister("http_uri", SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER,
+            DETECT_SM_LIST_UMATCH,
+            PrefilterTxUriRegister);
 }