diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ripemd160.h b/include/mbedtls/ripemd160.h
index c21868b..3a8b50a 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ripemd160.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ripemd160.h
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@
 
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_RIPEMD160_HW_ACCEL_FAILED             -0x0031  /**< RIPEMD160 hardware accelerator failed */
 
-#if ( defined(__ARMCC_VERSION) || defined(_MSC_VER) ) && \
-    !defined(inline) && !defined(__cplusplus)
-#define inline __inline
-#endif
-
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_RIPEMD160_ALT)
 // Regular implementation
 //
@@ -139,11 +134,8 @@
  *
  * \param ctx      context to be initialized
  */
-MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED static inline void mbedtls_ripemd160_starts(
-                                            mbedtls_ripemd160_context *ctx )
-{
-    mbedtls_ripemd160_starts_ret( ctx );
-}
+MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED void mbedtls_ripemd160_starts(
+                                            mbedtls_ripemd160_context *ctx );
 
 /**
  * \brief          RIPEMD-160 process buffer
@@ -154,13 +146,10 @@
  * \param input    buffer holding the data
  * \param ilen     length of the input data
  */
-MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED static inline void mbedtls_ripemd160_update(
+MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED void mbedtls_ripemd160_update(
                                                 mbedtls_ripemd160_context *ctx,
                                                 const unsigned char *input,
-                                                size_t ilen )
-{
-    mbedtls_ripemd160_update_ret( ctx, input, ilen );
-}
+                                                size_t ilen );
 
 /**
  * \brief          RIPEMD-160 final digest
@@ -170,12 +159,9 @@
  * \param ctx      RIPEMD-160 context
  * \param output   RIPEMD-160 checksum result
  */
-MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED static inline void mbedtls_ripemd160_finish(
+MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED void mbedtls_ripemd160_finish(
                                                 mbedtls_ripemd160_context *ctx,
-                                                unsigned char output[20] )
-{
-    mbedtls_ripemd160_finish_ret( ctx, output );
-}
+                                                unsigned char output[20] );
 
 /**
  * \brief          RIPEMD-160 process data block (internal use only)
@@ -185,12 +171,9 @@
  * \param ctx      RIPEMD-160 context
  * \param data     buffer holding one block of data
  */
-MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED static inline void mbedtls_ripemd160_process(
+MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED void mbedtls_ripemd160_process(
                                             mbedtls_ripemd160_context *ctx,
-                                            const unsigned char data[64] )
-{
-    mbedtls_internal_ripemd160_process( ctx, data );
-}
+                                            const unsigned char data[64] );
 
 #undef MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED
 #endif /* !MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_REMOVED */
@@ -235,13 +218,9 @@
  * \param ilen     length of the input data
  * \param output   RIPEMD-160 checksum result
  */
-MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED static inline void mbedtls_ripemd160(
-                                                    const unsigned char *input,
-                                                    size_t ilen,
-                                                    unsigned char output[20] )
-{
-    mbedtls_ripemd160_ret( input, ilen, output );
-}
+MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED void mbedtls_ripemd160( const unsigned char *input,
+                                           size_t ilen,
+                                           unsigned char output[20] );
 
 #undef MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED
 #endif /* !MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_REMOVED */