diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 53d6deecf40..f4121f1705f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ noinst_HEADERS += src/field.h
 noinst_HEADERS += src/field_impl.h
 noinst_HEADERS += src/bench.h
 noinst_HEADERS += contrib/lax_der_parsing.h
+noinst_HEADERS += contrib/lax_der_parsing.c
 noinst_HEADERS += contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.h
+noinst_HEADERS += contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.c
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = libsecp256k1.pc
diff --git a/contrib/lax_der_parsing.c b/contrib/lax_der_parsing.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b141a99481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/lax_der_parsing.c
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Pieter Wuille                                   *
+ * Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying   *
+ * file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.*
+ **********************************************************************/
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <secp256k1.h>
+
+#include "lax_der_parsing.h"
+
+int ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax(const secp256k1_context* ctx, secp256k1_ecdsa_signature* sig, const unsigned char *input, size_t inputlen) {
+    size_t rpos, rlen, spos, slen;
+    size_t pos = 0;
+    size_t lenbyte;
+    unsigned char tmpsig[64] = {0};
+    int overflow = 0;
+
+    /* Hack to initialize sig with a correctly-parsed but invalid signature. */
+    secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_compact(ctx, sig, tmpsig);
+
+    /* Sequence tag byte */
+    if (pos == inputlen || input[pos] != 0x30) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    pos++;
+
+    /* Sequence length bytes */
+    if (pos == inputlen) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    lenbyte = input[pos++];
+    if (lenbyte & 0x80) {
+        lenbyte -= 0x80;
+        if (pos + lenbyte > inputlen) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        pos += lenbyte;
+    }
+
+    /* Integer tag byte for R */
+    if (pos == inputlen || input[pos] != 0x02) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    pos++;
+
+    /* Integer length for R */
+    if (pos == inputlen) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    lenbyte = input[pos++];
+    if (lenbyte & 0x80) {
+        lenbyte -= 0x80;
+        if (pos + lenbyte > inputlen) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        while (lenbyte > 0 && input[pos] == 0) {
+            pos++;
+            lenbyte--;
+        }
+        if (lenbyte >= sizeof(size_t)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        rlen = 0;
+        while (lenbyte > 0) {
+            rlen = (rlen << 8) + input[pos];
+            pos++;
+            lenbyte--;
+        }
+    } else {
+        rlen = lenbyte;
+    }
+    if (rlen > inputlen - pos) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    rpos = pos;
+    pos += rlen;
+
+    /* Integer tag byte for S */
+    if (pos == inputlen || input[pos] != 0x02) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    pos++;
+
+    /* Integer length for S */
+    if (pos == inputlen) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    lenbyte = input[pos++];
+    if (lenbyte & 0x80) {
+        lenbyte -= 0x80;
+        if (pos + lenbyte > inputlen) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        while (lenbyte > 0 && input[pos] == 0) {
+            pos++;
+            lenbyte--;
+        }
+        if (lenbyte >= sizeof(size_t)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        slen = 0;
+        while (lenbyte > 0) {
+            slen = (slen << 8) + input[pos];
+            pos++;
+            lenbyte--;
+        }
+    } else {
+        slen = lenbyte;
+    }
+    if (slen > inputlen - pos) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    spos = pos;
+    pos += slen;
+
+    /* Ignore leading zeroes in R */
+    while (rlen > 0 && input[rpos] == 0) {
+        rlen--;
+        rpos++;
+    }
+    /* Copy R value */
+    if (rlen > 32) {
+        overflow = 1;
+    } else {
+        memcpy(tmpsig + 32 - rlen, input + rpos, rlen);
+    }
+
+    /* Ignore leading zeroes in S */
+    while (slen > 0 && input[spos] == 0) {
+        slen--;
+        spos++;
+    }
+    /* Copy S value */
+    if (slen > 32) {
+        overflow = 1;
+    } else {
+        memcpy(tmpsig + 64 - slen, input + spos, slen);
+    }
+
+    if (!overflow) {
+        overflow = !secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_compact(ctx, sig, tmpsig);
+    }
+    if (overflow) {
+        memset(tmpsig, 0, 64);
+        secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_compact(ctx, sig, tmpsig);
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
diff --git a/contrib/lax_der_parsing.h b/contrib/lax_der_parsing.h
index 53aafbc4b49..6d27871a7cc 100644
--- a/contrib/lax_der_parsing.h
+++ b/contrib/lax_der_parsing.h
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
  * file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.*
  **********************************************************************/
 
-/* This file contains a code snippet that parses DER with various errors and
+/****
+ * Please do not link this file directly. It is not part of the libsecp256k1
+ * project and does not promise any stability in its API, functionality or
+ * presence. Projects which use this code should instead copy this header
+ * and its accompanying .c file directly into their codebase.
+ ****/
+
+/* This file defines a function that parses DER with various errors and
  * violations. This is not a part of the library itself, because the allowed
  * violations are chosen arbitrarily and do not follow or establish any
  * standard.
@@ -44,148 +51,41 @@
 #ifndef _SECP256K1_CONTRIB_LAX_DER_PARSING_H_
 #define _SECP256K1_CONTRIB_LAX_DER_PARSING_H_
 
-#include <string.h>
 #include <secp256k1.h>
 
-static int secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax(const secp256k1_context* ctx, secp256k1_ecdsa_signature* sig, const unsigned char *input, size_t inputlen);
+# ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+# endif
 
-static int secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax(const secp256k1_context* ctx, secp256k1_ecdsa_signature* sig, const unsigned char *input, size_t inputlen) {
-    size_t rpos, rlen, spos, slen;
-    size_t pos = 0;
-    size_t lenbyte;
-    unsigned char tmpsig[64] = {0};
-    int overflow = 0;
-
-    /* Hack to initialize sig with a correctly-parsed but invalid signature. */
-    secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_compact(ctx, sig, tmpsig);
-
-    /* Sequence tag byte */
-    if (pos == inputlen || input[pos] != 0x30) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    pos++;
-
-    /* Sequence length bytes */
-    if (pos == inputlen) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    lenbyte = input[pos++];
-    if (lenbyte & 0x80) {
-        lenbyte -= 0x80;
-        if (pos + lenbyte > inputlen) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-        pos += lenbyte;
-    }
-
-    /* Integer tag byte for R */
-    if (pos == inputlen || input[pos] != 0x02) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    pos++;
-
-    /* Integer length for R */
-    if (pos == inputlen) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    lenbyte = input[pos++];
-    if (lenbyte & 0x80) {
-        lenbyte -= 0x80;
-        if (pos + lenbyte > inputlen) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-        while (lenbyte > 0 && input[pos] == 0) {
-            pos++;
-            lenbyte--;
-        }
-        if (lenbyte >= sizeof(size_t)) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-        rlen = 0;
-        while (lenbyte > 0) {
-            rlen = (rlen << 8) + input[pos];
-            pos++;
-            lenbyte--;
-        }
-    } else {
-        rlen = lenbyte;
-    }
-    if (rlen > inputlen - pos) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    rpos = pos;
-    pos += rlen;
-
-    /* Integer tag byte for S */
-    if (pos == inputlen || input[pos] != 0x02) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    pos++;
-
-    /* Integer length for S */
-    if (pos == inputlen) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    lenbyte = input[pos++];
-    if (lenbyte & 0x80) {
-        lenbyte -= 0x80;
-        if (pos + lenbyte > inputlen) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-        while (lenbyte > 0 && input[pos] == 0) {
-            pos++;
-            lenbyte--;
-        }
-        if (lenbyte >= sizeof(size_t)) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-        slen = 0;
-        while (lenbyte > 0) {
-            slen = (slen << 8) + input[pos];
-            pos++;
-            lenbyte--;
-        }
-    } else {
-        slen = lenbyte;
-    }
-    if (slen > inputlen - pos) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    spos = pos;
-    pos += slen;
-
-    /* Ignore leading zeroes in R */
-    while (rlen > 0 && input[rpos] == 0) {
-        rlen--;
-        rpos++;
-    }
-    /* Copy R value */
-    if (rlen > 32) {
-        overflow = 1;
-    } else {
-        memcpy(tmpsig + 32 - rlen, input + rpos, rlen);
-    }
-
-    /* Ignore leading zeroes in S */
-    while (slen > 0 && input[spos] == 0) {
-        slen--;
-        spos++;
-    }
-    /* Copy S value */
-    if (slen > 32) {
-        overflow = 1;
-    } else {
-        memcpy(tmpsig + 64 - slen, input + spos, slen);
-    }
-
-    if (!overflow) {
-        overflow = !secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_compact(ctx, sig, tmpsig);
-    }
-    if (overflow) {
-        memset(tmpsig, 0, 64);
-        secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_compact(ctx, sig, tmpsig);
-    }
-    return 1;
+/** Parse a signature in "lax DER" format
+ *
+ *  Returns: 1 when the signature could be parsed, 0 otherwise.
+ *  Args: ctx:      a secp256k1 context object
+ *  Out:  sig:      a pointer to a signature object
+ *  In:   input:    a pointer to the signature to be parsed
+ *        inputlen: the length of the array pointed to be input
+ *
+ *  This function will accept any valid DER encoded signature, even if the
+ *  encoded numbers are out of range. In addition, it will accept signatures
+ *  which violate the DER spec in various ways. Its purpose is to allow
+ *  validation of the Bitcoin blockchain, which includes non-DER signatures
+ *  from before the network rules were updated to enforce DER. Note that
+ *  the set of supported violations is a strict subset of what OpenSSL will
+ *  accept.
+ *
+ *  After the call, sig will always be initialized. If parsing failed or the
+ *  encoded numbers are out of range, signature validation with it is
+ *  guaranteed to fail for every message and public key.
+ */
+int ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax(
+    const secp256k1_context* ctx,
+    secp256k1_ecdsa_signature* sig,
+    const unsigned char *input,
+    size_t inputlen
+) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(1) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(2) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(3);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
 }
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.c b/contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ad3a9a34bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.c
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2015 Pieter Wuille                             *
+ * Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying   *
+ * file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.*
+ **********************************************************************/
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <secp256k1.h>
+
+#include "lax_der_privatekey_parsing.h"
+
+int ec_privkey_import_der(const secp256k1_context* ctx, unsigned char *out32, const unsigned char *privkey, size_t privkeylen) {
+    const unsigned char *end = privkey + privkeylen;
+    int lenb = 0;
+    int len = 0;
+    memset(out32, 0, 32);
+    /* sequence header */
+    if (end < privkey+1 || *privkey != 0x30) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    privkey++;
+    /* sequence length constructor */
+    if (end < privkey+1 || !(*privkey & 0x80)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    lenb = *privkey & ~0x80; privkey++;
+    if (lenb < 1 || lenb > 2) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (end < privkey+lenb) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    /* sequence length */
+    len = privkey[lenb-1] | (lenb > 1 ? privkey[lenb-2] << 8 : 0);
+    privkey += lenb;
+    if (end < privkey+len) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    /* sequence element 0: version number (=1) */
+    if (end < privkey+3 || privkey[0] != 0x02 || privkey[1] != 0x01 || privkey[2] != 0x01) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    privkey += 3;
+    /* sequence element 1: octet string, up to 32 bytes */
+    if (end < privkey+2 || privkey[0] != 0x04 || privkey[1] > 0x20 || end < privkey+2+privkey[1]) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    memcpy(out32 + 32 - privkey[1], privkey + 2, privkey[1]);
+    if (!secp256k1_ec_seckey_verify(ctx, out32)) {
+        memset(out32, 0, 32);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int ec_privkey_export_der(const secp256k1_context *ctx, unsigned char *privkey, size_t *privkeylen, const unsigned char *key32, int compressed) {
+    secp256k1_pubkey pubkey;
+    size_t pubkeylen = 0;
+    if (!secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create(ctx, &pubkey, key32)) {
+        *privkeylen = 0;
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (compressed) {
+        static const unsigned char begin[] = {
+            0x30,0x81,0xD3,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x20
+        };
+        static const unsigned char middle[] = {
+            0xA0,0x81,0x85,0x30,0x81,0x82,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x30,0x2C,0x06,0x07,0x2A,0x86,0x48,
+            0xCE,0x3D,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x21,0x00,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
+            0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
+            0xFF,0xFF,0xFE,0xFF,0xFF,0xFC,0x2F,0x30,0x06,0x04,0x01,0x00,0x04,0x01,0x07,0x04,
+            0x21,0x02,0x79,0xBE,0x66,0x7E,0xF9,0xDC,0xBB,0xAC,0x55,0xA0,0x62,0x95,0xCE,0x87,
+            0x0B,0x07,0x02,0x9B,0xFC,0xDB,0x2D,0xCE,0x28,0xD9,0x59,0xF2,0x81,0x5B,0x16,0xF8,
+            0x17,0x98,0x02,0x21,0x00,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
+            0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFE,0xBA,0xAE,0xDC,0xE6,0xAF,0x48,0xA0,0x3B,0xBF,0xD2,0x5E,
+            0x8C,0xD0,0x36,0x41,0x41,0x02,0x01,0x01,0xA1,0x24,0x03,0x22,0x00
+        };
+        unsigned char *ptr = privkey;
+        memcpy(ptr, begin, sizeof(begin)); ptr += sizeof(begin);
+        memcpy(ptr, key32, 32); ptr += 32;
+        memcpy(ptr, middle, sizeof(middle)); ptr += sizeof(middle);
+        secp256k1_ec_pubkey_serialize(ctx, ptr, &pubkeylen, &pubkey, SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED);
+        ptr += pubkeylen;
+        *privkeylen = ptr - privkey;
+    } else {
+        static const unsigned char begin[] = {
+            0x30,0x82,0x01,0x13,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x20
+        };
+        static const unsigned char middle[] = {
+            0xA0,0x81,0xA5,0x30,0x81,0xA2,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x30,0x2C,0x06,0x07,0x2A,0x86,0x48,
+            0xCE,0x3D,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x21,0x00,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
+            0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
+            0xFF,0xFF,0xFE,0xFF,0xFF,0xFC,0x2F,0x30,0x06,0x04,0x01,0x00,0x04,0x01,0x07,0x04,
+            0x41,0x04,0x79,0xBE,0x66,0x7E,0xF9,0xDC,0xBB,0xAC,0x55,0xA0,0x62,0x95,0xCE,0x87,
+            0x0B,0x07,0x02,0x9B,0xFC,0xDB,0x2D,0xCE,0x28,0xD9,0x59,0xF2,0x81,0x5B,0x16,0xF8,
+            0x17,0x98,0x48,0x3A,0xDA,0x77,0x26,0xA3,0xC4,0x65,0x5D,0xA4,0xFB,0xFC,0x0E,0x11,
+            0x08,0xA8,0xFD,0x17,0xB4,0x48,0xA6,0x85,0x54,0x19,0x9C,0x47,0xD0,0x8F,0xFB,0x10,
+            0xD4,0xB8,0x02,0x21,0x00,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
+            0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFE,0xBA,0xAE,0xDC,0xE6,0xAF,0x48,0xA0,0x3B,0xBF,0xD2,0x5E,
+            0x8C,0xD0,0x36,0x41,0x41,0x02,0x01,0x01,0xA1,0x44,0x03,0x42,0x00
+        };
+        unsigned char *ptr = privkey;
+        memcpy(ptr, begin, sizeof(begin)); ptr += sizeof(begin);
+        memcpy(ptr, key32, 32); ptr += 32;
+        memcpy(ptr, middle, sizeof(middle)); ptr += sizeof(middle);
+        secp256k1_ec_pubkey_serialize(ctx, ptr, &pubkeylen, &pubkey, SECP256K1_EC_UNCOMPRESSED);
+        ptr += pubkeylen;
+        *privkeylen = ptr - privkey;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
diff --git a/contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.h b/contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.h
index 40c3872c468..2fd088f8abf 100644
--- a/contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.h
+++ b/contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.h
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
  * file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.*
  **********************************************************************/
 
+/****
+ * Please do not link this file directly. It is not part of the libsecp256k1
+ * project and does not promise any stability in its API, functionality or
+ * presence. Projects which use this code should instead copy this header
+ * and its accompanying .c file directly into their codebase.
+ ****/
+
 /* This file contains code snippets that parse DER private keys with
  * various errors and violations.  This is not a part of the library
  * itself, because the allowed violations are chosen arbitrarily and
@@ -21,9 +28,12 @@
 #ifndef _SECP256K1_CONTRIB_BER_PRIVATEKEY_H_
 #define _SECP256K1_CONTRIB_BER_PRIVATEKEY_H_
 
-#include <string.h>
 #include <secp256k1.h>
 
+# ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+# endif
+
 /** Export a private key in DER format.
  *
  *  Returns: 1 if the private key was valid.
@@ -44,7 +54,7 @@
  *  Note that this function does not guarantee correct DER output. It is
  *  guaranteed to be parsable by secp256k1_ec_privkey_import_der
  */
-static SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int secp256k1_ec_privkey_export_der(
+SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int ec_privkey_export_der(
     const secp256k1_context* ctx,
     unsigned char *privkey,
     size_t *privkeylen,
@@ -66,112 +76,15 @@ static SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int secp256k1_ec_privkey_export_der(
  * only if you know in advance it is supposed to contain a secp256k1 private
  * key.
  */
-static SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int secp256k1_ec_privkey_import_der(
+SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int ec_privkey_import_der(
     const secp256k1_context* ctx,
     unsigned char *seckey,
     const unsigned char *privkey,
     size_t privkeylen
 ) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(1) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(2) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(3);
 
-static int secp256k1_ec_privkey_import_der(const secp256k1_context* ctx, unsigned char *out32, const unsigned char *privkey, size_t privkeylen) {
-    const unsigned char *end = privkey + privkeylen;
-    int lenb = 0;
-    int len = 0;
-    memset(out32, 0, 32);
-    /* sequence header */
-    if (end < privkey+1 || *privkey != 0x30) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    privkey++;
-    /* sequence length constructor */
-    if (end < privkey+1 || !(*privkey & 0x80)) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    lenb = *privkey & ~0x80; privkey++;
-    if (lenb < 1 || lenb > 2) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    if (end < privkey+lenb) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    /* sequence length */
-    len = privkey[lenb-1] | (lenb > 1 ? privkey[lenb-2] << 8 : 0);
-    privkey += lenb;
-    if (end < privkey+len) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    /* sequence element 0: version number (=1) */
-    if (end < privkey+3 || privkey[0] != 0x02 || privkey[1] != 0x01 || privkey[2] != 0x01) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    privkey += 3;
-    /* sequence element 1: octet string, up to 32 bytes */
-    if (end < privkey+2 || privkey[0] != 0x04 || privkey[1] > 0x20 || end < privkey+2+privkey[1]) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    memcpy(out32 + 32 - privkey[1], privkey + 2, privkey[1]);
-    if (!secp256k1_ec_seckey_verify(ctx, out32)) {
-        memset(out32, 0, 32);
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-static int secp256k1_ec_privkey_export_der(const secp256k1_context *ctx, unsigned char *privkey, size_t *privkeylen, const unsigned char *key32, int compressed) {
-    secp256k1_pubkey pubkey;
-    size_t pubkeylen = 0;
-    if (!secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create(ctx, &pubkey, key32)) {
-        *privkeylen = 0;
-        return 0;
-    }
-    if (compressed) {
-        static const unsigned char begin[] = {
-            0x30,0x81,0xD3,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x20
-        };
-        static const unsigned char middle[] = {
-            0xA0,0x81,0x85,0x30,0x81,0x82,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x30,0x2C,0x06,0x07,0x2A,0x86,0x48,
-            0xCE,0x3D,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x21,0x00,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
-            0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
-            0xFF,0xFF,0xFE,0xFF,0xFF,0xFC,0x2F,0x30,0x06,0x04,0x01,0x00,0x04,0x01,0x07,0x04,
-            0x21,0x02,0x79,0xBE,0x66,0x7E,0xF9,0xDC,0xBB,0xAC,0x55,0xA0,0x62,0x95,0xCE,0x87,
-            0x0B,0x07,0x02,0x9B,0xFC,0xDB,0x2D,0xCE,0x28,0xD9,0x59,0xF2,0x81,0x5B,0x16,0xF8,
-            0x17,0x98,0x02,0x21,0x00,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
-            0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFE,0xBA,0xAE,0xDC,0xE6,0xAF,0x48,0xA0,0x3B,0xBF,0xD2,0x5E,
-            0x8C,0xD0,0x36,0x41,0x41,0x02,0x01,0x01,0xA1,0x24,0x03,0x22,0x00
-        };
-        unsigned char *ptr = privkey;
-        memcpy(ptr, begin, sizeof(begin)); ptr += sizeof(begin);
-        memcpy(ptr, key32, 32); ptr += 32;
-        memcpy(ptr, middle, sizeof(middle)); ptr += sizeof(middle);
-        secp256k1_ec_pubkey_serialize(ctx, ptr, &pubkeylen, &pubkey, SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED);
-        ptr += pubkeylen;
-        *privkeylen = ptr - privkey;
-    } else {
-        static const unsigned char begin[] = {
-            0x30,0x82,0x01,0x13,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x20
-        };
-        static const unsigned char middle[] = {
-            0xA0,0x81,0xA5,0x30,0x81,0xA2,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x30,0x2C,0x06,0x07,0x2A,0x86,0x48,
-            0xCE,0x3D,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x21,0x00,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
-            0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
-            0xFF,0xFF,0xFE,0xFF,0xFF,0xFC,0x2F,0x30,0x06,0x04,0x01,0x00,0x04,0x01,0x07,0x04,
-            0x41,0x04,0x79,0xBE,0x66,0x7E,0xF9,0xDC,0xBB,0xAC,0x55,0xA0,0x62,0x95,0xCE,0x87,
-            0x0B,0x07,0x02,0x9B,0xFC,0xDB,0x2D,0xCE,0x28,0xD9,0x59,0xF2,0x81,0x5B,0x16,0xF8,
-            0x17,0x98,0x48,0x3A,0xDA,0x77,0x26,0xA3,0xC4,0x65,0x5D,0xA4,0xFB,0xFC,0x0E,0x11,
-            0x08,0xA8,0xFD,0x17,0xB4,0x48,0xA6,0x85,0x54,0x19,0x9C,0x47,0xD0,0x8F,0xFB,0x10,
-            0xD4,0xB8,0x02,0x21,0x00,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
-            0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFE,0xBA,0xAE,0xDC,0xE6,0xAF,0x48,0xA0,0x3B,0xBF,0xD2,0x5E,
-            0x8C,0xD0,0x36,0x41,0x41,0x02,0x01,0x01,0xA1,0x44,0x03,0x42,0x00
-        };
-        unsigned char *ptr = privkey;
-        memcpy(ptr, begin, sizeof(begin)); ptr += sizeof(begin);
-        memcpy(ptr, key32, 32); ptr += 32;
-        memcpy(ptr, middle, sizeof(middle)); ptr += sizeof(middle);
-        secp256k1_ec_pubkey_serialize(ctx, ptr, &pubkeylen, &pubkey, SECP256K1_EC_UNCOMPRESSED);
-        ptr += pubkeylen;
-        *privkeylen = ptr - privkey;
-    }
-    return 1;
+#ifdef __cplusplus
 }
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/tests.c b/src/tests.c
index fe85ab99716..1e63659dbf3 100644
--- a/src/tests.c
+++ b/src/tests.c
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 #include "openssl/obj_mac.h"
 #endif
 
-#include "contrib/lax_der_parsing.h"
-#include "contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.h"
+#include "contrib/lax_der_parsing.c"
+#include "contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.c"
 
 #if !defined(VG_CHECK)
 # if defined(VALGRIND)
@@ -2580,8 +2580,8 @@ void test_ecdsa_end_to_end(void) {
     CHECK(secp256k1_ec_pubkey_parse(ctx, &pubkey, pubkeyc, pubkeyclen) == 1);
 
     /* Verify private key import and export. */
-    CHECK(secp256k1_ec_privkey_export_der(ctx, seckey, &seckeylen, privkey, secp256k1_rand_bits(1) == 1));
-    CHECK(secp256k1_ec_privkey_import_der(ctx, privkey2, seckey, seckeylen) == 1);
+    CHECK(ec_privkey_export_der(ctx, seckey, &seckeylen, privkey, secp256k1_rand_bits(1) == 1));
+    CHECK(ec_privkey_import_der(ctx, privkey2, seckey, seckeylen) == 1);
     CHECK(memcmp(privkey, privkey2, 32) == 0);
 
     /* Optionally tweak the keys using addition. */
@@ -2783,7 +2783,7 @@ int test_ecdsa_der_parse(const unsigned char *sig, size_t siglen, int certainly_
         roundtrips_der = (len_der == siglen) && memcmp(roundtrip_der, sig, siglen) == 0;
     }
 
-    parsed_der_lax = secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax(ctx, &sig_der_lax, sig, siglen);
+    parsed_der_lax = ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax(ctx, &sig_der_lax, sig, siglen);
     if (parsed_der_lax) {
         ret |= (!secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_serialize_compact(ctx, compact_der_lax, &sig_der_lax)) << 10;
         valid_der_lax = (memcmp(compact_der_lax, zeroes, 32) != 0) && (memcmp(compact_der_lax + 32, zeroes, 32) != 0);
@@ -3399,9 +3399,9 @@ void test_ecdsa_edge_cases(void) {
             0xbf, 0xd2, 0x5e, 0x8c, 0xd0, 0x36, 0x41, 0x41,
         };
         size_t outlen = 300;
-        CHECK(!secp256k1_ec_privkey_export_der(ctx, privkey, &outlen, seckey, 0));
+        CHECK(!ec_privkey_export_der(ctx, privkey, &outlen, seckey, 0));
         outlen = 300;
-        CHECK(!secp256k1_ec_privkey_export_der(ctx, privkey, &outlen, seckey, 1));
+        CHECK(!ec_privkey_export_der(ctx, privkey, &outlen, seckey, 1));
     }
 }
 
@@ -3416,7 +3416,7 @@ EC_KEY *get_openssl_key(const unsigned char *key32) {
     const unsigned char* pbegin = privkey;
     int compr = secp256k1_rand_bits(1);
     EC_KEY *ec_key = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(NID_secp256k1);
-    CHECK(secp256k1_ec_privkey_export_der(ctx, privkey, &privkeylen, key32, compr));
+    CHECK(ec_privkey_export_der(ctx, privkey, &privkeylen, key32, compr));
     CHECK(d2i_ECPrivateKey(&ec_key, &pbegin, privkeylen));
     CHECK(EC_KEY_check_key(ec_key));
     return ec_key;