diff --git a/include/secp256k1.h b/include/secp256k1.h
index 4429bd34b5..9370906c31 100644
--- a/include/secp256k1.h
+++ b/include/secp256k1.h
@@ -138,24 +138,20 @@ typedef int (*secp256k1_nonce_function)(
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 # ifdef SECP256K1_BUILD
 #  ifdef DLL_EXPORT
-#   define SECP256K1_API            __declspec (dllexport)
-#   define SECP256K1_API_VAR extern __declspec (dllexport)
+#   define SECP256K1_API extern __declspec (dllexport)
 #  endif
   /* The user must define SECP256K1_STATIC when consuming libsecp256k1 as a static
    * library on Windows. */
 # elif !defined(SECP256K1_STATIC)
    /* Consuming libsecp256k1 as a DLL. */
-#  define SECP256K1_API             __declspec (dllimport)
-#  define SECP256K1_API_VAR  extern __declspec (dllimport)
+#  define SECP256K1_API extern __declspec (dllimport)
 # endif
 #endif
 #ifndef SECP256K1_API
 # if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 4) && defined(SECP256K1_BUILD)
-#  define SECP256K1_API             __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
-#  define SECP256K1_API_VAR  extern __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
+#  define SECP256K1_API extern __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
 # else
-#  define SECP256K1_API
-#  define SECP256K1_API_VAR  extern
+#  define SECP256K1_API extern
 # endif
 #endif
 
@@ -227,10 +223,10 @@ typedef int (*secp256k1_nonce_function)(
  *
  *  It is highly recommended to call secp256k1_selftest before using this context.
  */
-SECP256K1_API_VAR const secp256k1_context *secp256k1_context_static;
+SECP256K1_API const secp256k1_context *secp256k1_context_static;
 
 /** Deprecated alias for secp256k1_context_static. */
-SECP256K1_API_VAR const secp256k1_context *secp256k1_context_no_precomp
+SECP256K1_API const secp256k1_context *secp256k1_context_no_precomp
 SECP256K1_DEPRECATED("Use secp256k1_context_static instead");
 
 /** Perform basic self tests (to be used in conjunction with secp256k1_context_static)
@@ -627,10 +623,10 @@ SECP256K1_API int secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_normalize(
  * If a data pointer is passed, it is assumed to be a pointer to 32 bytes of
  * extra entropy.
  */
-SECP256K1_API_VAR const secp256k1_nonce_function secp256k1_nonce_function_rfc6979;
+SECP256K1_API const secp256k1_nonce_function secp256k1_nonce_function_rfc6979;
 
 /** A default safe nonce generation function (currently equal to secp256k1_nonce_function_rfc6979). */
-SECP256K1_API_VAR const secp256k1_nonce_function secp256k1_nonce_function_default;
+SECP256K1_API const secp256k1_nonce_function secp256k1_nonce_function_default;
 
 /** Create an ECDSA signature.
  *
diff --git a/include/secp256k1_ecdh.h b/include/secp256k1_ecdh.h
index 837ae2abe5..515e174299 100644
--- a/include/secp256k1_ecdh.h
+++ b/include/secp256k1_ecdh.h
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ typedef int (*secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function)(
 
 /** An implementation of SHA256 hash function that applies to compressed public key.
  * Populates the output parameter with 32 bytes. */
-SECP256K1_API_VAR const secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function_sha256;
+SECP256K1_API const secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function_sha256;
 
 /** A default ECDH hash function (currently equal to secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function_sha256).
  * Populates the output parameter with 32 bytes. */
-SECP256K1_API_VAR const secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function_default;
+SECP256K1_API const secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function secp256k1_ecdh_hash_function_default;
 
 /** Compute an EC Diffie-Hellman secret in constant time
  *
diff --git a/include/secp256k1_ellswift.h b/include/secp256k1_ellswift.h
index c0b898713c..2b7e403c49 100644
--- a/include/secp256k1_ellswift.h
+++ b/include/secp256k1_ellswift.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ typedef int (*secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function)(
 /** An implementation of an secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function which uses
  *  SHA256(prefix64 || ell_a64 || ell_b64 || x32), where prefix64 is the 64-byte
  *  array pointed to by data. */
-SECP256K1_API_VAR const secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function_prefix;
+SECP256K1_API const secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function_prefix;
 
 /** An implementation of an secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function compatible with
  *  BIP324. It returns H_tag(ell_a64 || ell_b64 || x32), where H_tag is the
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ SECP256K1_API_VAR const secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function secp256k1_ellswift_
  *  to secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function_prefix with prefix64 set to
  *  SHA256("bip324_ellswift_xonly_ecdh")||SHA256("bip324_ellswift_xonly_ecdh").
  *  The data argument is ignored. */
-SECP256K1_API_VAR const secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function_bip324;
+SECP256K1_API const secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function secp256k1_ellswift_xdh_hash_function_bip324;
 
 /** Construct a 64-byte ElligatorSwift encoding of a given pubkey.
  *
diff --git a/include/secp256k1_schnorrsig.h b/include/secp256k1_schnorrsig.h
index 1ee665fd19..26358533f6 100644
--- a/include/secp256k1_schnorrsig.h
+++ b/include/secp256k1_schnorrsig.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ typedef int (*secp256k1_nonce_function_hardened)(
  *  Therefore, to create BIP-340 compliant signatures, algo must be set to
  *  "BIP0340/nonce" and algolen to 13.
  */
-SECP256K1_API_VAR const secp256k1_nonce_function_hardened secp256k1_nonce_function_bip340;
+SECP256K1_API const secp256k1_nonce_function_hardened secp256k1_nonce_function_bip340;
 
 /** Data structure that contains additional arguments for schnorrsig_sign_custom.
  *