diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch32/xlat_tables_arch.c b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch32/xlat_tables_arch.c
index 6e9719258..2eae79c17 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch32/xlat_tables_arch.c
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch32/xlat_tables_arch.c
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ int is_mmu_enabled_ctx(const xlat_ctx_t *ctx __unused)
 	return (read_sctlr() & SCTLR_M_BIT) != 0;
 }
 
+uint64_t xlat_arch_regime_get_xn_desc(int xlat_regime __unused)
+{
+	return UPPER_ATTRS(XN);
+}
+
 void xlat_arch_tlbi_va(uintptr_t va)
 {
 	/*
diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch32/xlat_tables_arch_private.h b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch32/xlat_tables_arch_private.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b41f4df2..000000000
--- a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch32/xlat_tables_arch_private.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
- */
-
-#ifndef __XLAT_TABLES_ARCH_PRIVATE_H__
-#define __XLAT_TABLES_ARCH_PRIVATE_H__
-
-#include <xlat_tables_defs.h>
-#include <xlat_tables_v2.h>
-
-/*
- * Return the execute-never mask that will prevent instruction fetch at the
- * given translation regime.
- */
-static inline uint64_t xlat_arch_regime_get_xn_desc(int regime __unused)
-{
-	return UPPER_ATTRS(XN);
-}
-
-#endif /* __XLAT_TABLES_ARCH_PRIVATE_H__ */
diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch64/xlat_tables_arch.c b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch64/xlat_tables_arch.c
index 4bbbe5443..40bf08a49 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch64/xlat_tables_arch.c
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch64/xlat_tables_arch.c
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ int is_mmu_enabled_ctx(const xlat_ctx_t *ctx)
 	}
 }
 
+uint64_t xlat_arch_regime_get_xn_desc(int xlat_regime)
+{
+	if (xlat_regime == EL1_EL0_REGIME) {
+		return UPPER_ATTRS(UXN) | UPPER_ATTRS(PXN);
+	} else {
+		assert(xlat_regime == EL3_REGIME);
+		return UPPER_ATTRS(XN);
+	}
+}
 
 void xlat_arch_tlbi_va(uintptr_t va)
 {
diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch64/xlat_tables_arch_private.h b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch64/xlat_tables_arch_private.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 39b0a653a..000000000
--- a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch64/xlat_tables_arch_private.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
- */
-
-#ifndef __XLAT_TABLES_ARCH_PRIVATE_H__
-#define __XLAT_TABLES_ARCH_PRIVATE_H__
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <xlat_tables_defs.h>
-#include <xlat_tables_v2.h>
-
-/*
- * Return the execute-never mask that will prevent instruction fetch at all ELs
- * that are part of the given translation regime.
- */
-static inline uint64_t xlat_arch_regime_get_xn_desc(int regime)
-{
-	if (regime == EL1_EL0_REGIME) {
-		return UPPER_ATTRS(UXN) | UPPER_ATTRS(PXN);
-	} else {
-		assert(regime == EL3_REGIME);
-		return UPPER_ATTRS(XN);
-	}
-}
-
-#endif /* __XLAT_TABLES_ARCH_PRIVATE_H__ */
diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables.mk b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables.mk
index b25c805cf..9507ad715 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables.mk
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables.mk
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@ XLAT_TABLES_LIB_SRCS	:=	$(addprefix lib/xlat_tables_v2/,	\
 				xlat_tables_context.c			\
 				xlat_tables_core.c			\
 				xlat_tables_utils.c)
-
-INCLUDES		+=	-Ilib/xlat_tables_v2/${ARCH}
diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_core.c b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_core.c
index f555524a9..30d7db8e8 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_core.c
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_core.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <types.h>
 #include <utils_def.h>
-#include <xlat_tables_arch_private.h>
 #include <xlat_tables_defs.h>
 #include <xlat_tables_v2.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_private.h b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_private.h
index 4a54ec5d0..1c3a729cf 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_private.h
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_private.h
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
 
 #endif /* PLAT_XLAT_TABLES_DYNAMIC */
 
+/*
+ * Return the execute-never mask that will prevent instruction fetch at the
+ * given translation regime.
+ */
+uint64_t xlat_arch_regime_get_xn_desc(int xlat_regime);
+
 /*
  * Invalidate all TLB entries that match the given virtual address. This
  * operation applies to all PEs in the same Inner Shareable domain as the PE
diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_utils.c b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_utils.c
index 5a78434ab..fa375e672 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_utils.c
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_utils.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <platform_def.h>
 #include <types.h>
 #include <utils_def.h>
-#include <xlat_tables_arch_private.h>
 #include <xlat_tables_defs.h>
 #include <xlat_tables_v2.h>