diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4b6d21f..8453794 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   * Support for DTLS 1.0 and 1.2 (RFC 6347).
 
 API Changes
+   * ecdsa_write_signature() gained an addtional md_alg argument and
+     ecdsa_write_signature_det() was deprecated.
    * pk_sign() no longer accepts md_alg == POLARSSL_MD_NONE with ECDSA.
    * Last argument of x509_crt_check_key_usage() changed from int to unsigned.
    * test_ca_list (from certs.h) is renamed to test_cas_pem and is only
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ecdsa.h b/include/mbedtls/ecdsa.h
index b0a5483..e516ff6 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ecdsa.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ecdsa.h
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@
  *                  serialized as defined in RFC 4492 page 20.
  *                  (Not thread-safe to use same context in multiple threads)
  *
+ * \note            The deterministice version (RFC 6979) is used if
+ *                  POLARSSL_ECDSA_DETERMINISTIC is defined.
+ *
  * \param ctx       ECDSA context
+ * \param md_alg    Algorithm that was used to hash the message
  * \param hash      Message hash
  * \param hlen      Length of hash
  * \param sig       Buffer that will hold the signature
@@ -149,19 +153,27 @@
  *                  or a POLARSSL_ERR_ECP, POLARSSL_ERR_MPI or
  *                  POLARSSL_ERR_ASN1 error code
  */
-int ecdsa_write_signature( ecdsa_context *ctx,
+int ecdsa_write_signature( ecdsa_context *ctx, md_type_t md_alg,
                            const unsigned char *hash, size_t hlen,
                            unsigned char *sig, size_t *slen,
                            int (*f_rng)(void *, unsigned char *, size_t),
                            void *p_rng );
 
 #if defined(POLARSSL_ECDSA_DETERMINISTIC)
+#if ! defined(POLARSSL_DEPRECATED_REMOVED)
+#if defined(POLARSSL_DEPRECATED_WARNING)
+#define DEPRECATED    __attribute__((deprecated))
+#else
+#define DEPRECATED
+#endif
 /**
  * \brief           Compute ECDSA signature and write it to buffer,
  *                  serialized as defined in RFC 4492 page 20.
  *                  Deterministic version, RFC 6979.
  *                  (Not thread-safe to use same context in multiple threads)
  *
+ * \deprecated      Superseded by ecdsa_write_signature() in 2.0.0
+ *
  * \param ctx       ECDSA context
  * \param hash      Message hash
  * \param hlen      Length of hash
@@ -180,7 +192,9 @@
 int ecdsa_write_signature_det( ecdsa_context *ctx,
                                const unsigned char *hash, size_t hlen,
                                unsigned char *sig, size_t *slen,
-                               md_type_t md_alg );
+                               md_type_t md_alg ) DEPRECATED;
+#undef DEPRECATED
+#endif /* POLARSSL_DEPRECATED_REMOVED */
 #endif /* POLARSSL_ECDSA_DETERMINISTIC */
 
 /**
diff --git a/library/ecdsa.c b/library/ecdsa.c
index 006413c..f1a48ff 100644
--- a/library/ecdsa.c
+++ b/library/ecdsa.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 /*
  * Compute and write signature
  */
-int ecdsa_write_signature( ecdsa_context *ctx,
+int ecdsa_write_signature( ecdsa_context *ctx, md_type_t md_alg,
                            const unsigned char *hash, size_t hlen,
                            unsigned char *sig, size_t *slen,
                            int (*f_rng)(void *, unsigned char *, size_t),
@@ -316,35 +316,34 @@
 {
     int ret;
 
-    if( ( ret = ecdsa_sign( &ctx->grp, &ctx->r, &ctx->s, &ctx->d,
-                            hash, hlen, f_rng, p_rng ) ) != 0 )
-    {
+#if defined(POLARSSL_ECDSA_DETERMINISTIC)
+    (void) f_rng;
+    (void) p_rng;
+
+    ret = ecdsa_sign_det( &ctx->grp, &ctx->r, &ctx->s, &ctx->d,
+                          hash, hlen, md_alg );
+#else
+    (void) md_alg;
+
+    ret = ecdsa_sign( &ctx->grp, &ctx->r, &ctx->s, &ctx->d,
+                      hash, hlen, f_rng, p_rng );
+#endif
+    if( ret != 0 )
         return( ret );
-    }
 
     return( ecdsa_signature_to_asn1( ctx, sig, slen ) );
 }
 
-#if defined(POLARSSL_ECDSA_DETERMINISTIC)
-/*
- * Compute and write signature deterministically
- */
+#if ! defined(POLARSSL_DEPRECATED_REMOVED)
 int ecdsa_write_signature_det( ecdsa_context *ctx,
                                const unsigned char *hash, size_t hlen,
                                unsigned char *sig, size_t *slen,
                                md_type_t md_alg )
 {
-    int ret;
-
-    if( ( ret = ecdsa_sign_det( &ctx->grp, &ctx->r, &ctx->s, &ctx->d,
-                                hash, hlen, md_alg ) ) != 0 )
-    {
-        return( ret );
-    }
-
-    return( ecdsa_signature_to_asn1( ctx, sig, slen ) );
+    return( ecdsa_write_signature( ctx, md_ald, hash, hlen, sig, siglen,
+                                   NULL, NULL ) );
 }
-#endif /* POLARSSL_ECDSA_DETERMINISTIC */
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Read and check signature
diff --git a/library/pk_wrap.c b/library/pk_wrap.c
index 66afa7c..d6dea12 100644
--- a/library/pk_wrap.c
+++ b/library/pk_wrap.c
@@ -341,19 +341,8 @@
                    unsigned char *sig, size_t *sig_len,
                    int (*f_rng)(void *, unsigned char *, size_t), void *p_rng )
 {
-    /* Use deterministic ECDSA by default if available */
-#if defined(POLARSSL_ECDSA_DETERMINISTIC)
-    ((void) f_rng);
-    ((void) p_rng);
-
-    return( ecdsa_write_signature_det( (ecdsa_context *) ctx,
-                hash, hash_len, sig, sig_len, md_alg ) );
-#else
-    ((void) md_alg);
-
     return( ecdsa_write_signature( (ecdsa_context *) ctx,
-                hash, hash_len, sig, sig_len, f_rng, p_rng ) );
-#endif /* POLARSSL_ECDSA_DETERMINISTIC */
+                md_alg, hash, hash_len, sig, sig_len, f_rng, p_rng ) );
 }
 
 static void *ecdsa_alloc_wrap( void )
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ecdsa.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_ecdsa.data
index b03549b..dbc9090 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ecdsa.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ecdsa.data
@@ -250,26 +250,3 @@
 depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP521R1_ENABLED:POLARSSL_SHA512_C
 ecdsa_det_test_vectors:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP521R1:"0FAD06DAA62BA3B25D2FB40133DA757205DE67F5BB0018FEE8C86E1B68C7E75CAA896EB32F1F47C70855836A6D16FCC1466F6D8FBEC67DB89EC0C08B0E996B83538":POLARSSL_MD_SHA512:"test":"13E99020ABF5CEE7525D16B69B229652AB6BDF2AFFCAEF38773B4B7D08725F10CDB93482FDCC54EDCEE91ECA4166B2A7C6265EF0CE2BD7051B7CEF945BABD47EE6D":"1FBD0013C674AA79CB39849527916CE301C66EA7CE8B80682786AD60F98F7E78A19CA69EFF5C57400E3B3A0AD66CE0978214D13BAF4E9AC60752F7B155E2DE4DCE3"
 
-ECDSA deterministic read-write random p256 sha256
-depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP256R1_ENABLED:POLARSSL_SHA256_C
-ecdsa_write_read_det_random:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP256R1:POLARSSL_MD_SHA256
-
-ECDSA deterministic read-write random p256 sha384
-depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP256R1_ENABLED:POLARSSL_SHA512_C
-ecdsa_write_read_det_random:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP256R1:POLARSSL_MD_SHA384
-
-ECDSA deterministic read-write random p384 sha256
-depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED:POLARSSL_SHA256_C
-ecdsa_write_read_det_random:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP384R1:POLARSSL_MD_SHA256
-
-ECDSA deterministic read-write random p384 sha384
-depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED:POLARSSL_SHA512_C
-ecdsa_write_read_det_random:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP384R1:POLARSSL_MD_SHA384
-
-ECDSA deterministic read-write random p521 sha256
-depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP521R1_ENABLED:POLARSSL_SHA256_C
-ecdsa_write_read_det_random:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP521R1:POLARSSL_MD_SHA256
-
-ECDSA deterministic read-write random p521 sha384
-depends_on:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP521R1_ENABLED:POLARSSL_SHA512_C
-ecdsa_write_read_det_random:POLARSSL_ECP_DP_SECP521R1:POLARSSL_MD_SHA384
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ecdsa.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_ecdsa.function
index 864fade..7d5e6df 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ecdsa.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ecdsa.function
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@
 }
 /* END_CASE */
 
-/* BEGIN_CASE */
+/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:POLARSSL_SHA256_C */
 void ecdsa_write_read_random( int id )
 {
     ecdsa_context ctx;
     rnd_pseudo_info rnd_info;
-    unsigned char hash[66];
+    unsigned char hash[32];
     unsigned char sig[200];
     size_t sig_len, i;
 
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@
     TEST_ASSERT( ecdsa_genkey( &ctx, id, &rnd_pseudo_rand, &rnd_info ) == 0 );
 
     /* generate and write signature, then read and verify it */
-    TEST_ASSERT( ecdsa_write_signature( &ctx, hash, sizeof( hash ),
+    TEST_ASSERT( ecdsa_write_signature( &ctx, POLARSSL_MD_SHA256,
+                 hash, sizeof( hash ),
                  sig, &sig_len, &rnd_pseudo_rand, &rnd_info ) == 0 );
     TEST_ASSERT( ecdsa_read_signature( &ctx, hash, sizeof( hash ),
                  sig, sig_len ) == 0 );
@@ -191,35 +192,3 @@
 }
 /* END_CASE */
 
-/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:POLARSSL_ECDSA_DETERMINISTIC */
-void ecdsa_write_read_det_random( int id, int md_alg )
-{
-    ecdsa_context ctx;
-    rnd_pseudo_info rnd_info;
-    unsigned char msg[100];
-    unsigned char hash[POLARSSL_MD_MAX_SIZE];
-    unsigned char sig[200];
-    size_t sig_len;
-
-    ecdsa_init( &ctx );
-    memset( &rnd_info, 0x00, sizeof( rnd_pseudo_info ) );
-    memset( hash, 0, sizeof( hash ) );
-    memset( sig, 0x2a, sizeof( sig ) );
-
-    /* prepare material for signature */
-    TEST_ASSERT( rnd_pseudo_rand( &rnd_info, msg, sizeof( msg ) ) == 0 );
-    md( md_info_from_type( md_alg ), msg, sizeof( msg ), hash );
-
-    /* generate signing key */
-    TEST_ASSERT( ecdsa_genkey( &ctx, id, &rnd_pseudo_rand, &rnd_info ) == 0 );
-
-    /* generate and write signature, then read and verify it */
-    TEST_ASSERT( ecdsa_write_signature_det( &ctx, hash, sizeof( hash ),
-                 sig, &sig_len, md_alg ) == 0 );
-    TEST_ASSERT( ecdsa_read_signature( &ctx, hash, sizeof( hash ),
-                 sig, sig_len ) == 0 );
-
-exit:
-    ecdsa_free( &ctx );
-}
-/* END_CASE */