diff --git a/src/gen_ecmult_gen_static_prec_table.c b/src/gen_ecmult_gen_static_prec_table.c
index 3431d695582de..58684705ea0dc 100644
--- a/src/gen_ecmult_gen_static_prec_table.c
+++ b/src/gen_ecmult_gen_static_prec_table.c
@@ -23,17 +23,6 @@
 #include "ecmult_gen.h"
 #include "ecmult_gen_prec_impl.h"
 
-static void default_error_callback_fn(const char* str, void* data) {
-    (void)data;
-    fprintf(stderr, "[libsecp256k1] internal consistency check failed: %s\n", str);
-    abort();
-}
-
-static const secp256k1_callback default_error_callback = {
-    default_error_callback_fn,
-    NULL
-};
-
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     secp256k1_ge_storage* table;
     int inner;
diff --git a/src/secp256k1.c b/src/secp256k1.c
index 53f35f7155582..ade28319f7943 100644
--- a/src/secp256k1.c
+++ b/src/secp256k1.c
@@ -44,34 +44,6 @@
     } \
 } while(0)
 
-#ifndef USE_EXTERNAL_DEFAULT_CALLBACKS
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-static void secp256k1_default_illegal_callback_fn(const char* str, void* data) {
-    (void)data;
-    fprintf(stderr, "[libsecp256k1] illegal argument: %s\n", str);
-    abort();
-}
-static void secp256k1_default_error_callback_fn(const char* str, void* data) {
-    (void)data;
-    fprintf(stderr, "[libsecp256k1] internal consistency check failed: %s\n", str);
-    abort();
-}
-#else
-void secp256k1_default_illegal_callback_fn(const char* str, void* data);
-void secp256k1_default_error_callback_fn(const char* str, void* data);
-#endif
-
-static const secp256k1_callback default_illegal_callback = {
-    secp256k1_default_illegal_callback_fn,
-    NULL
-};
-
-static const secp256k1_callback default_error_callback = {
-    secp256k1_default_error_callback_fn,
-    NULL
-};
-
 struct secp256k1_context_struct {
     secp256k1_ecmult_gen_context ecmult_gen_ctx;
     secp256k1_callback illegal_callback;
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index f6b72a6d48833..818d40e663b62 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -25,6 +25,33 @@ static SECP256K1_INLINE void secp256k1_callback_call(const secp256k1_callback *
     cb->fn(text, (void*)cb->data);
 }
 
+#ifndef USE_EXTERNAL_DEFAULT_CALLBACKS
+static void secp256k1_default_illegal_callback_fn(const char* str, void* data) {
+    (void)data;
+    fprintf(stderr, "[libsecp256k1] illegal argument: %s\n", str);
+    abort();
+}
+static void secp256k1_default_error_callback_fn(const char* str, void* data) {
+    (void)data;
+    fprintf(stderr, "[libsecp256k1] internal consistency check failed: %s\n", str);
+    abort();
+}
+#else
+void secp256k1_default_illegal_callback_fn(const char* str, void* data);
+void secp256k1_default_error_callback_fn(const char* str, void* data);
+#endif
+
+static const secp256k1_callback default_illegal_callback = {
+    secp256k1_default_illegal_callback_fn,
+    NULL
+};
+
+static const secp256k1_callback default_error_callback = {
+    secp256k1_default_error_callback_fn,
+    NULL
+};
+
+
 #ifdef DETERMINISTIC
 #define TEST_FAILURE(msg) do { \
     fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg); \