diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index 02e527cdf5..6c86c57345 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "mbedtls/build_info.h"
 
-#include "mbedtls/private/bignum.h"
-#include "mbedtls/private/ecp.h"
-
 #include "mbedtls/ssl_ciphersuites.h"
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
@@ -26,10 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "mbedtls/md.h"
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_SOME_ECDH_OR_ECDHE_ANY_ENABLED)
-#include "mbedtls/private/ecdh.h"
-#endif
-
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)
 #include "mbedtls/platform_time.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl_ciphersuites.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl_ciphersuites.h
index dfd369416b..9af1e5a668 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl_ciphersuites.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl_ciphersuites.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "mbedtls/build_info.h"
 
 #include "mbedtls/pk.h"
-#include "mbedtls/private/cipher.h"
 #include "mbedtls/md.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus