diff --git a/include/tinycrypt/ecc.h b/include/tinycrypt/ecc.h
index dccfdf4..70bd5ad 100644
--- a/include/tinycrypt/ecc.h
+++ b/include/tinycrypt/ecc.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
 struct uECC_Curve_t;
 typedef const struct uECC_Curve_t * uECC_Curve;
 struct uECC_Curve_t {
-  uECC_word_t G[NUM_ECC_WORDS * 2];
   uECC_word_t b[NUM_ECC_WORDS];
 };
 
@@ -155,20 +154,11 @@
 
 extern const uECC_word_t curve_p[NUM_ECC_WORDS];
 extern const uECC_word_t curve_n[NUM_ECC_WORDS];
+extern const uECC_word_t curve_G[2 * NUM_ECC_WORDS];
 
 /* definition of curve NIST p-256: */
 static const struct uECC_Curve_t curve_secp256r1 = {
 	{
-		BYTES_TO_WORDS_8(96, C2, 98, D8, 45, 39, A1, F4),
-                BYTES_TO_WORDS_8(A0, 33, EB, 2D, 81, 7D, 03, 77),
-                BYTES_TO_WORDS_8(F2, 40, A4, 63, E5, E6, BC, F8),
-                BYTES_TO_WORDS_8(47, 42, 2C, E1, F2, D1, 17, 6B),
-
-                BYTES_TO_WORDS_8(F5, 51, BF, 37, 68, 40, B6, CB),
-                BYTES_TO_WORDS_8(CE, 5E, 31, 6B, 57, 33, CE, 2B),
-                BYTES_TO_WORDS_8(16, 9E, 0F, 7C, 4A, EB, E7, 8E),
-                BYTES_TO_WORDS_8(9B, 7F, 1A, FE, E2, 42, E3, 4F)
-	}, {
 		BYTES_TO_WORDS_8(4B, 60, D2, 27, 3E, 3C, CE, 3B),
                 BYTES_TO_WORDS_8(F6, B0, 53, CC, B0, 06, 1D, 65),
                 BYTES_TO_WORDS_8(BC, 86, 98, 76, 55, BD, EB, B3),