diff --git a/src/flint/types/fq_default.pxd b/src/flint/types/fq_default.pxd
index da226244..50f35013 100644
--- a/src/flint/types/fq_default.pxd
+++ b/src/flint/types/fq_default.pxd
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 from flint.flintlib.fq_default cimport *
+from flint.flintlib.fq cimport fq_ctx_struct
+from flint.flintlib.fq_nmod cimport fq_nmod_ctx_struct
+from flint.flintlib.fq_zech cimport fq_zech_ctx_struct
 from flint.flintlib.fq_zech cimport fq_zech_is_primitive, fq_zech_multiplicative_order
 from flint.flintlib.fq_nmod cimport fq_nmod_is_primitive, fq_nmod_multiplicative_order
 from flint.flintlib.fq cimport fq_is_primitive, fq_multiplicative_order
@@ -6,9 +9,9 @@ from flint.types.fmpz cimport fmpz
 from flint.flint_base.flint_base cimport flint_scalar
 
 cdef extern from "flint/fq_default.h":
-    cdef fq_ctx_t FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ(fq_default_ctx_t ctx)
-    cdef fq_zech_ctx_t FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ_ZECH(fq_default_ctx_t ctx)
-    cdef fq_nmod_ctx_t FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ_NMOD(fq_default_ctx_t ctx)
+    cdef fq_ctx_struct* FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ(fq_default_ctx_t ctx)
+    cdef fq_zech_ctx_struct* FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ_ZECH(fq_default_ctx_t ctx)
+    cdef fq_nmod_ctx_struct* FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ_NMOD(fq_default_ctx_t ctx)
 
 cpdef enum fq_default_type:
     DEFAULT  = 0
@@ -32,9 +35,9 @@ cdef class fq_default_ctx:
     cdef _c_set_from_order(self, fmpz p, int d, char *var, fq_default_type fq_type=*)
     cdef _c_set_from_modulus(self, modulus, char *var, fq_default_type fq_type=*)
 
-    # cdef fq_zech_ctx_t get_fq_zech_ctx_t(self)
-    # cdef fq_nmod_ctx_t get_fq_nmod_ctx_t(self)
-    # cdef fq_ctx_t get_fq_ctx_t(self)
+    cdef inline fq_ctx_struct* get_fq_ctx_t(self)
+    cdef inline fq_zech_ctx_struct* get_fq_zech_ctx_t(self)
+    cdef inline fq_nmod_ctx_struct* get_fq_nmod_ctx_t(self)
 
 cdef class fq_default(flint_scalar):
     cdef fq_default_ctx ctx
diff --git a/src/flint/types/fq_default.pyx b/src/flint/types/fq_default.pyx
index 39d6ad26..c3cdaf40 100644
--- a/src/flint/types/fq_default.pyx
+++ b/src/flint/types/fq_default.pyx
@@ -424,29 +424,29 @@ cdef class fq_default_ctx:
             return NotImplemented
         return res
 
-    # cdef get_fq_zech_ctx_t(self):
-    #     """
-    #     Return the fq_zech_ctx_t type from the context
-    #     """
-    #     cdef fq_default s
-    #     s = self
-    #     return FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ_ZECH(s.ctx.val)
-
-    # cdef get_fq_nmod_ctx_t(self):
-    #     """
-    #     Return the fq_nmod_ctx_t type from the context
-    #     """
-    #     cdef fq_default s
-    #     s = self
-    #     return FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ_NMOD(s.ctx.val)
+    cdef inline fq_zech_ctx_struct* get_fq_zech_ctx_t(self):
+        """
+        Return the fq_zech_ctx_t type from the context
+        """
+        cdef fq_default s
+        s = self
+        return FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ_ZECH(s.ctx.val)
+
+    cdef inline fq_nmod_ctx_struct* get_fq_nmod_ctx_t(self):
+        """
+        Return the fq_nmod_ctx_t type from the context
+        """
+        cdef fq_default s
+        s = self
+        return FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ_NMOD(s.ctx.val)
     
-    # cdef fq_ctx_t get_fq_ctx_t(self):
-    #     """
-    #     Return the fq_ctx_t type from the context
-    #     """
-    #     cdef fq_default s
-    #     s = self
-    #     return FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ(s.ctx.val)
+    cdef inline fq_ctx_struct* get_fq_ctx_t(self):
+        """
+        Return the fq_ctx_t type from the context
+        """
+        cdef fq_default s
+        s = self
+        return FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ(s.ctx.val)
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         """
@@ -925,9 +925,9 @@ cdef class fq_default(flint_scalar):
         cdef fq_default s
         s = self
         if self.ctx.fq_type == 1:
-            return 1 == fq_zech_is_primitive(s.val.fq_zech, FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ_ZECH(s.ctx.val))
+            return 1 == fq_zech_is_primitive(s.val.fq_zech, s.get_fq_zech_ctx_t())
         elif self.ctx.fq_type == 2:
-            return 1 == fq_nmod_is_primitive(s.val.fq_nmod, FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ_NMOD(s.ctx.val))
+            return 1 == fq_nmod_is_primitive(s.val.fq_nmod, s.get_fq_nmod_ctx_t())
         elif self.ctx.fq_type == 3:
-            return 1 == fq_is_primitive(s.val.fq, FQ_DEFAULT_CTX_FQ(s.ctx.val))
+            return 1 == fq_is_primitive(s.val.fq, self.get_fq_ctx_t())
         raise TypeError("Can only call is_primitive() for elements with context FQ, FQ_ZECH and FQ_NMOD")