diff --git a/include/polarssl/x509.h b/include/polarssl/x509.h
index 331553527b..45c60ad42f 100644
--- a/include/polarssl/x509.h
+++ b/include/polarssl/x509.h
@@ -289,42 +289,6 @@ x509_crl;
 /** \} name Structures for parsing X.509 certificates and CRLs */
 /** \} addtogroup x509_module */
 
-/**
- * \name Structures for writing X.509 certificates.
- * XvP: commented out as they are not used.
- * - <tt>typedef struct _x509_node x509_node;</tt>
- * - <tt>typedef struct _x509_raw x509_raw;</tt>
- */
-/*
-typedef struct _x509_node
-{
-    unsigned char *data;
-    unsigned char *p;
-    unsigned char *end;
-
-    size_t len;
-}
-x509_node;
-
-typedef struct _x509_raw
-{
-    x509_node raw;
-    x509_node tbs;
-
-    x509_node version;
-    x509_node serial;
-    x509_node tbs_signalg;
-    x509_node issuer;
-    x509_node validity;
-    x509_node subject;
-    x509_node subpubkey;
-
-    x509_node signalg;
-    x509_node sign;
-}
-x509_raw;
-*/
-
 /**
  * \name Functions to read in DHM parameters, a certificate, CRL or private RSA key
  * \{