diff --git a/providers/implementations/ciphers/cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha.c b/providers/implementations/ciphers/cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha.c
index 00b46c3f78..6af46ce2aa 100644
--- a/providers/implementations/ciphers/cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha.c
+++ b/providers/implementations/ciphers/cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha.c
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@
  * https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
  */
 
-/* Dispatch functions for AES_CBC_HMAC_SHA ciphers */
+/*
+ * AES low level APIs are deprecated for public use, but still ok for internal
+ * use where we're using them to implement the higher level EVP interface, as is
+ * the case here.
+ */
+#include "internal/deprecated.h"
 
+/* Dispatch functions for AES_CBC_HMAC_SHA ciphers */
 
 #include "cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha.h"
 #include "prov/implementations.h"
diff --git a/providers/implementations/ciphers/cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha1_hw.c b/providers/implementations/ciphers/cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha1_hw.c
index 125369d7ff..056dd7866c 100644
--- a/providers/implementations/ciphers/cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha1_hw.c
+++ b/providers/implementations/ciphers/cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha1_hw.c
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
  * https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
  */
 
+/*
+ * AES low level APIs are deprecated for public use, but still ok for internal
+ * use where we're using them to implement the higher level EVP interface, as is
+ * the case here.
+ */
+#include "internal/deprecated.h"
+
 #include "cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha.h"
 
 #ifndef AES_CBC_HMAC_SHA_CAPABLE
diff --git a/providers/implementations/ciphers/cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha256_hw.c b/providers/implementations/ciphers/cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha256_hw.c
index 4352476264..a7b3c199b3 100644
--- a/providers/implementations/ciphers/cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha256_hw.c
+++ b/providers/implementations/ciphers/cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha256_hw.c
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
  * https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
  */
 
+/*
+ * AES low level APIs are deprecated for public use, but still ok for internal
+ * use where we're using them to implement the higher level EVP interface, as is
+ * the case here.
+ */
+#include "internal/deprecated.h"
+
 #include "cipher_aes_cbc_hmac_sha.h"
 
 #ifndef AES_CBC_HMAC_SHA_CAPABLE