diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index 40814e6..9e750f7 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -236,16 +236,12 @@
  * if you're using the Max Fragment Length extension and you know all your
  * peers are using it too!
  */
-#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN)
-#define MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN         16384   /**< Size of the input / output buffer */
-#endif
-
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_IN_CONTENT_LEN)
-#define MBEDTLS_SSL_IN_CONTENT_LEN MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN
+#define MBEDTLS_SSL_IN_CONTENT_LEN 16384
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_OUT_CONTENT_LEN)
-#define MBEDTLS_SSL_OUT_CONTENT_LEN MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN
+#define MBEDTLS_SSL_OUT_CONTENT_LEN 16384
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -3619,7 +3615,7 @@
 /**
  * \brief          Return the maximum fragment length (payload, in bytes) for
  *                 the input buffer. This is the negotiated maximum fragment
- *                 length, or, if there is none, MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN.
+ *                 length, or, if there is none, MBEDTLS_SSL_IN_CONTENT_LEN.
  *                 If it is not defined either, the value is 2^14. This function
  *                 works as its predecessor, \c mbedtls_ssl_get_max_frag_len().
  *