diff --git a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
index b8fc571..c414490 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
@@ -420,9 +420,7 @@
 #error "MBEDTLS_SSL_EXTENDED_MASTER_SECRET defined, but not all prerequsites"
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TICKET_C) && \
-    ( !defined(MBEDTLS_AES_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_C) ||            \
-      !defined(MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_CBC) )
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TICKET_C) && !defined(MBEDTLS_CIPHER_C)
 #error "MBEDTLS_SSL_TICKET_C defined, but not all prerequisites"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/config.h b/include/mbedtls/config.h
index 6cd46e8..466e337 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/config.h
@@ -2095,9 +2095,7 @@
  * Module:  library/ssl_ticket.c
  * Caller:
  *
- * Requires: MBEDTLS_AES_C
- *           MBEDTLS_SHA256_C
- *           MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_CBC
+ * Requires: MBEDTLS_CIPHER_C
  */
 #define MBEDTLS_SSL_TICKET_C
 
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl_ticket.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl_ticket.h
index 80dcd2b..36b2f4c 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl_ticket.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl_ticket.h
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_SSL_TICKET_H
 #define MBEDTLS_SSL_TICKET_H
 
+/*
+ * This implementation of the session ticket callbacks includes key
+ * management, rotating the keys periodically in order to preserve forward
+ * secrecy, when MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME is defined.
+ */
+
 #include "ssl.h"
 #include "cipher.h"