diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_image.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_image.c
index c3025bf5db..e5b533edc1 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_image.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_image.c
@@ -797,6 +797,15 @@ _elm_image_elm_widget_event(Eo *obj, Elm_Image_Data *_pd EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Objec
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }
 
+// TODO: remove this function after using the widget's scale value instead of image's scale value, 
+
+static void
+_elm_image_internal_scale_set(Evas_Object *obj, Elm_Image_Data *sd, double scale)
+{
+   sd->scale = scale;
+   _elm_image_internal_sizing_eval(obj, sd);
+}
+
 EOLIAN static void
 _elm_image_sizing_eval(Eo *obj, Elm_Image_Data *sd)
 {
@@ -807,9 +816,9 @@ _elm_image_sizing_eval(Eo *obj, Elm_Image_Data *sd)
    efl_image_smooth_scale_set(obj, sd->smooth);
 
    if (sd->no_scale)
-     elm_obj_image_scale_set(obj, 1.0);
+     _elm_image_internal_scale_set(obj, sd, 1.0);
    else
-     elm_obj_image_scale_set(obj, elm_widget_scale_get(obj) * elm_config_scale_get());
+     _elm_image_internal_scale_set(obj, sd, elm_widget_scale_get(obj) * elm_config_scale_get());
 
    ts = sd->scale;
    sd->scale = 1.0;
@@ -883,20 +892,6 @@ _elm_image_file_set_do(Evas_Object *obj)
      }
 }
 
-EOLIAN static void
-_elm_image_scale_set(Eo *obj, Elm_Image_Data *sd, double scale)
-{
-   sd->scale = scale;
-
-   _elm_image_internal_sizing_eval(obj, sd);
-}
-
-EOLIAN static double
-_elm_image_scale_get(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, Elm_Image_Data *sd)
-{
-   return sd->scale;
-}
-
 EAPI Evas_Object *
 elm_image_add(Evas_Object *parent)
 {
@@ -1644,4 +1639,27 @@ elm_image_memfile_set(Evas_Object *obj, const void *img, size_t size, const char
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }
 
+// TODO: use the widget's scale value instead of image's scale value.
+
+EAPI void
+elm_image_scale_set(Evas_Object *obj,
+                     double       scale)
+{	
+   ELM_IMAGE_CHECK(obj);
+   ELM_IMAGE_DATA_GET(obj, sd);
+
+   sd->scale = scale;
+	
+   _elm_image_internal_sizing_eval(obj, sd);
+}
+
+EAPI double
+elm_image_scale_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
+{
+   ELM_IMAGE_CHECK(obj) -1;
+   ELM_IMAGE_DATA_GET(obj, sd);
+
+   return sd->scale;
+}
+
 #include "elm_image.eo.c"
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_image.eo b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_image.eo
index 52ca4b07b6..de511e06e9 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_image.eo
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_image.eo
@@ -91,20 +91,6 @@ class Elm.Image (Elm.Widget, Efl.File, Efl.Image_Load, Evas.Clickable_Interface,
             no_scale: bool; [[$true if the object is not scalable, $false otherwise. Default is $false.]]
          }
       }
-      @property scale {
-         [[Control the scale of the object's image.
-
-           @since 1.7]]
-         set {
-            legacy: null;
-         }
-         get {
-            legacy: null;
-         }
-         values {
-            scale: double; [[Object's image scale.]]
-         }
-      }
       @property fill_inside {
          [[Control the resize method for the object's internal image when maintaining a given aspect ratio.
 
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_image_legacy.h b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_image_legacy.h
index db798831d5..ff402dcd6e 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_image_legacy.h
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_image_legacy.h
@@ -298,4 +298,26 @@ EAPI Eina_Bool elm_image_editable_get(const Evas_Object *obj);
  * @ingroup Elm_Image
  */
 EAPI Eina_Bool elm_image_memfile_set(Evas_Object *obj, const void *img, size_t size, const char *format, const char *key);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Control the scale of the object's image.
+ *
+ * @param[in] scale Object's image scale.
+ *
+ * @since 1.7
+ *
+ * @ingroup Elm_Image
+ */
+EAPI void elm_image_scale_set(Evas_Object *obj, double scale);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Control the scale of the object's image.
+ *
+ * @return Object's image scale.
+ *
+ * @since 1.7
+ *
+ * @ingroup Elm_Image
+ */
+EAPI double elm_image_scale_get(const Evas_Object *obj);
 #include "elm_image.eo.legacy.h"