diff --git a/demo-shell-ng2/app/app.module.ts b/demo-shell-ng2/app/app.module.ts
index 619ce0dd09..7e1a812a66 100644
--- a/demo-shell-ng2/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/demo-shell-ng2/app/app.module.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { SearchModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-search';
 import { SocialModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-social';
 import { TagModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-tag';
 import { UploadModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-upload';
-import { UserInfoComponentModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-userinfo';
+import { UserInfoModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-userinfo';
 import { ViewerModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-viewer';
 import { WebScriptModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-webscript';
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ if (process.env.ENV === 'production') {
         ActivitiFormModule.forRoot(),
         ActivitiTaskListModule.forRoot(),
         ActivitiProcessListModule.forRoot(),
-        UserInfoComponentModule.forRoot(),
+        UserInfoModule.forRoot(),
         AnalyticsModule.forRoot(),
         DiagramsModule.forRoot(),
         CustomEditorsModule,
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-userinfo/index.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-userinfo/index.ts
index 3cd5bab8f7..4cd39a118b 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-userinfo/index.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-userinfo/index.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ export const USER_INFO_PROVIDERS: any[] = [
         ...USER_INFO_DIRECTIVES
     ]
 })
+
+export class UserInfoModule {
+    static forRoot(): ModuleWithProviders {
+        return {
+            ngModule: UserInfoModule,
+            providers: [
+                ...USER_INFO_PROVIDERS
+            ]
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+/** @deprecated in 1.9.0 */
 export class UserInfoComponentModule {
     static forRoot(): ModuleWithProviders {
         return {