diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b89bfdb211c..53d6deecf40 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ 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_privatekey_parsing.h
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = libsecp256k1.pc
diff --git a/contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.h b/contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c0639ae7c47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.h
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * 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.*
+ **********************************************************************/
+
+/* 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
+ * do not follow or establish any standard.
+ *
+ * It also contains code to serialize private keys in a compatible
+ * manner.
+ *
+ * These functions are meant for compatibility with applications
+ * that require BER encoded keys. When working with secp256k1-specific
+ * code, the simple 32-byte private keys normally used by the
+ * library are sufficient.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _SECP256K1_CONTRIB_BER_PRIVATEKEY_H_
+#define _SECP256K1_CONTRIB_BER_PRIVATEKEY_H_
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <secp256k1.h>
+
+/** Export a private key in DER format.
+ *
+ *  Returns: 1 if the private key was valid.
+ *  Args: ctx:        pointer to a context object, initialized for signing (cannot
+ *                    be NULL)
+ *  Out: privkey:     pointer to an array for storing the private key in BER.
+ *                    Should have space for 279 bytes, and cannot be NULL.
+ *       privkeylen:  Pointer to an int where the length of the private key in
+ *                    privkey will be stored.
+ *  In:  seckey:      pointer to a 32-byte secret key to export.
+ *       flags:       SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED if the key should be exported in
+ *                    compressed format.
+ *
+ *  This function is purely meant for compatibility with applications that
+ *  require BER encoded keys. When working with secp256k1-specific code, the
+ *  simple 32-byte private keys are sufficient.
+ *
+ *  Note that this function does not guarantee correct DER output. It is
+ *  guaranteed to be parsable by secp256k1_ec_privkey_import.
+ */
+static SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int secp256k1_ec_privkey_export_der(
+    const secp256k1_context* ctx,
+    unsigned char *privkey,
+    size_t *privkeylen,
+    const unsigned char *seckey,
+    unsigned int flags
+) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(1) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(2) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(3) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(4);
+
+/** Import a private key in DER format.
+ * Returns: 1 if a private key was extracted.
+ * Args: ctx:        pointer to a context object (cannot be NULL).
+ * Out:  seckey:     pointer to a 32-byte array for storing the private key.
+ *                   (cannot be NULL).
+ * In:   privkey:    pointer to a private key in DER format (cannot be NULL).
+ *       privkeylen: length of the DER private key pointed to be privkey.
+ *
+ * This function will accept more than just strict DER, and even allow some BER
+ * violations. The public key stored inside the DER-encoded private key is not
+ * verified for correctness, nor are the curve parameters. Use this function
+ * 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(
+    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_eckey_privkey_parse(secp256k1_scalar *key, const unsigned char *privkey, size_t privkeylen) {
+    unsigned char c[32] = {0};
+    const unsigned char *end = privkey + privkeylen;
+    int lenb = 0;
+    int len = 0;
+    int overflow = 0;
+    /* 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(c + 32 - privkey[1], privkey + 2, privkey[1]);
+    secp256k1_scalar_set_b32(key, c, &overflow);
+    memset(c, 0, 32);
+    return !overflow;
+}
+
+static int secp256k1_eckey_privkey_serialize(const secp256k1_ecmult_gen_context *ctx, unsigned char *privkey, size_t *privkeylen, const secp256k1_scalar *key, unsigned int flags) {
+    secp256k1_gej rp;
+    secp256k1_ge r;
+    size_t pubkeylen = 0;
+    secp256k1_ecmult_gen(ctx, &rp, key);
+    secp256k1_ge_set_gej(&r, &rp);
+    if (flags & SECP256K1_EC_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);
+        secp256k1_scalar_get_b32(ptr, key); ptr += 32;
+        memcpy(ptr, middle, sizeof(middle)); ptr += sizeof(middle);
+        if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&r, ptr, &pubkeylen, 1)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        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);
+        secp256k1_scalar_get_b32(ptr, key); ptr += 32;
+        memcpy(ptr, middle, sizeof(middle)); ptr += sizeof(middle);
+        if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&r, ptr, &pubkeylen, 0)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        ptr += pubkeylen;
+        *privkeylen = ptr - privkey;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int secp256k1_ec_privkey_export_der(const secp256k1_context* ctx, unsigned char *privkey, size_t *privkeylen, const unsigned char *seckey, unsigned int flags) {
+    secp256k1_scalar key;
+    int ret = 0;
+    VERIFY_CHECK(ctx != NULL);
+    ARG_CHECK(seckey != NULL);
+    ARG_CHECK(privkey != NULL);
+    ARG_CHECK(privkeylen != NULL);
+    ARG_CHECK(secp256k1_ecmult_gen_context_is_built(&ctx->ecmult_gen_ctx));
+
+    secp256k1_scalar_set_b32(&key, seckey, NULL);
+    ret = secp256k1_eckey_privkey_serialize(&ctx->ecmult_gen_ctx, privkey, privkeylen, &key, flags);
+    secp256k1_scalar_clear(&key);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int secp256k1_ec_privkey_import_der(const secp256k1_context* ctx, unsigned char *seckey, const unsigned char *privkey, size_t privkeylen) {
+    secp256k1_scalar key;
+    int ret = 0;
+    ARG_CHECK(seckey != NULL);
+    ARG_CHECK(privkey != NULL);
+    (void)ctx;
+
+    ret = secp256k1_eckey_privkey_parse(&key, privkey, privkeylen);
+    if (ret) {
+        secp256k1_scalar_get_b32(seckey, &key);
+    }
+    secp256k1_scalar_clear(&key);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/secp256k1.h b/include/secp256k1.h
index 61e8dd6b13f..f4fdcfba0fb 100644
--- a/include/secp256k1.h
+++ b/include/secp256k1.h
@@ -478,55 +478,6 @@ SECP256K1_API SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create(
     const unsigned char *seckey
 ) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(1) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(2) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(3);
 
-/** Export a private key in BER format.
- *
- *  Returns: 1 if the private key was valid.
- *  Args: ctx:        pointer to a context object, initialized for signing (cannot
- *                    be NULL)
- *  Out: privkey:     pointer to an array for storing the private key in BER.
- *                    Should have space for 279 bytes, and cannot be NULL.
- *       privkeylen:  Pointer to an int where the length of the private key in
- *                    privkey will be stored.
- *  In:  seckey:      pointer to a 32-byte secret key to export.
- *       flags:       SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED if the key should be exported in
- *                    compressed format.
- *
- *  This function is purely meant for compatibility with applications that
- *  require BER encoded keys. When working with secp256k1-specific code, the
- *  simple 32-byte private keys are sufficient.
- *
- *  Note that this function does not guarantee correct DER output. It is
- *  guaranteed to be parsable by secp256k1_ec_privkey_import.
- */
-SECP256K1_API SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int secp256k1_ec_privkey_export(
-    const secp256k1_context* ctx,
-    unsigned char *privkey,
-    size_t *privkeylen,
-    const unsigned char *seckey,
-    unsigned int flags
-) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(1) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(2) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(3) SECP256K1_ARG_NONNULL(4);
-
-/** Import a private key in DER format.
- * Returns: 1 if a private key was extracted.
- * Args: ctx:        pointer to a context object (cannot be NULL).
- * Out:  seckey:     pointer to a 32-byte array for storing the private key.
- *                   (cannot be NULL).
- * In:   privkey:    pointer to a private key in DER format (cannot be NULL).
- *       privkeylen: length of the DER private key pointed to be privkey.
- *
- * This function will accept more than just strict DER, and even allow some BER
- * violations. The public key stored inside the DER-encoded private key is not
- * verified for correctness, nor are the curve parameters. Use this function
- * only if you know in advance it is supposed to contain a secp256k1 private
- * key.
- */
-SECP256K1_API SECP256K1_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT int secp256k1_ec_privkey_import(
-    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);
-
 /** Tweak a private key by adding tweak to it.
  * Returns: 0 if the tweak was out of range (chance of around 1 in 2^128 for
  *          uniformly random 32-byte arrays, or if the resulting private key
diff --git a/src/eckey_impl.h b/src/eckey_impl.h
index ae442401520..dd95e841f1a 100644
--- a/src/eckey_impl.h
+++ b/src/eckey_impl.h
@@ -51,109 +51,6 @@ static int secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(secp256k1_ge *elem, unsigned char *p
     return 1;
 }
 
-static int secp256k1_eckey_privkey_parse(secp256k1_scalar *key, const unsigned char *privkey, size_t privkeylen) {
-    unsigned char c[32] = {0};
-    const unsigned char *end = privkey + privkeylen;
-    int lenb = 0;
-    int len = 0;
-    int overflow = 0;
-    /* 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(c + 32 - privkey[1], privkey + 2, privkey[1]);
-    secp256k1_scalar_set_b32(key, c, &overflow);
-    memset(c, 0, 32);
-    return !overflow;
-}
-
-static int secp256k1_eckey_privkey_serialize(const secp256k1_ecmult_gen_context *ctx, unsigned char *privkey, size_t *privkeylen, const secp256k1_scalar *key, unsigned int flags) {
-    secp256k1_gej rp;
-    secp256k1_ge r;
-    size_t pubkeylen = 0;
-    secp256k1_ecmult_gen(ctx, &rp, key);
-    secp256k1_ge_set_gej(&r, &rp);
-    if (flags & SECP256K1_EC_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);
-        secp256k1_scalar_get_b32(ptr, key); ptr += 32;
-        memcpy(ptr, middle, sizeof(middle)); ptr += sizeof(middle);
-        if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&r, ptr, &pubkeylen, 1)) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-        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);
-        secp256k1_scalar_get_b32(ptr, key); ptr += 32;
-        memcpy(ptr, middle, sizeof(middle)); ptr += sizeof(middle);
-        if (!secp256k1_eckey_pubkey_serialize(&r, ptr, &pubkeylen, 0)) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-        ptr += pubkeylen;
-        *privkeylen = ptr - privkey;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
 static int secp256k1_eckey_privkey_tweak_add(secp256k1_scalar *key, const secp256k1_scalar *tweak) {
     secp256k1_scalar_add(key, key, tweak);
     if (secp256k1_scalar_is_zero(key)) {
diff --git a/src/secp256k1.c b/src/secp256k1.c
index 42b8df73641..dff6d18fb08 100644
--- a/src/secp256k1.c
+++ b/src/secp256k1.c
@@ -501,36 +501,6 @@ int secp256k1_ec_pubkey_tweak_mul(const secp256k1_context* ctx, secp256k1_pubkey
     return ret;
 }
 
-int secp256k1_ec_privkey_export(const secp256k1_context* ctx, unsigned char *privkey, size_t *privkeylen, const unsigned char *seckey, unsigned int flags) {
-    secp256k1_scalar key;
-    int ret = 0;
-    VERIFY_CHECK(ctx != NULL);
-    ARG_CHECK(seckey != NULL);
-    ARG_CHECK(privkey != NULL);
-    ARG_CHECK(privkeylen != NULL);
-    ARG_CHECK(secp256k1_ecmult_gen_context_is_built(&ctx->ecmult_gen_ctx));
-
-    secp256k1_scalar_set_b32(&key, seckey, NULL);
-    ret = secp256k1_eckey_privkey_serialize(&ctx->ecmult_gen_ctx, privkey, privkeylen, &key, flags);
-    secp256k1_scalar_clear(&key);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-int secp256k1_ec_privkey_import(const secp256k1_context* ctx, unsigned char *seckey, const unsigned char *privkey, size_t privkeylen) {
-    secp256k1_scalar key;
-    int ret = 0;
-    ARG_CHECK(seckey != NULL);
-    ARG_CHECK(privkey != NULL);
-    (void)ctx;
-
-    ret = secp256k1_eckey_privkey_parse(&key, privkey, privkeylen);
-    if (ret) {
-        secp256k1_scalar_get_b32(seckey, &key);
-    }
-    secp256k1_scalar_clear(&key);
-    return ret;
-}
-
 int secp256k1_context_randomize(secp256k1_context* ctx, const unsigned char *seed32) {
     VERIFY_CHECK(ctx != NULL);
     ARG_CHECK(secp256k1_ecmult_gen_context_is_built(&ctx->ecmult_gen_ctx));
diff --git a/src/tests.c b/src/tests.c
index 2d8de12dd68..15f8b018efd 100644
--- a/src/tests.c
+++ b/src/tests.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "contrib/lax_der_parsing.h"
+#include "contrib/lax_der_privatekey_parsing.h"
 
 #if !defined(VG_CHECK)
 # if defined(VALGRIND)
@@ -2351,8 +2352,8 @@ 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(ctx, seckey, &seckeylen, privkey, secp256k1_rand_bits(1) == 1) ? SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED : 0);
-    CHECK(secp256k1_ec_privkey_import(ctx, privkey2, seckey, seckeylen) == 1);
+    CHECK(secp256k1_ec_privkey_export_der(ctx, seckey, &seckeylen, privkey, secp256k1_rand_bits(1) == 1) ? SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED : 0);
+    CHECK(secp256k1_ec_privkey_import_der(ctx, privkey2, seckey, seckeylen) == 1);
     CHECK(memcmp(privkey, privkey2, 32) == 0);
 
     /* Optionally tweak the keys using addition. */
@@ -2998,9 +2999,9 @@ void test_ecdsa_edge_cases(void) {
             0xbf, 0xd2, 0x5e, 0x8c, 0xd0, 0x36, 0x41, 0x41,
         };
         size_t outlen = 300;
-        CHECK(!secp256k1_ec_privkey_export(ctx, privkey, &outlen, seckey, 0));
+        CHECK(!secp256k1_ec_privkey_export_der(ctx, privkey, &outlen, seckey, 0));
         outlen = 300;
-        CHECK(!secp256k1_ec_privkey_export(ctx, privkey, &outlen, seckey, SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED));
+        CHECK(!secp256k1_ec_privkey_export_der(ctx, privkey, &outlen, seckey, SECP256K1_EC_COMPRESSED));
     }
 }