diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 830ba6789e1b70470f78e5a5de4b50bf0d818ed1..b79c53f535ffd821489ac38836959fa82b431229 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ core
 /autom4te.cache
 /stamp-h
 /stamp-h.in
-/nettle-stdint.h
 /*.pc
 /machine.m4
 /aesdata
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index baf7a26490bb6ee7a965412e5e3a91739170de99..20cb60e04f3d4b15a1c7e8b4081e64127e6fd502 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@
 	* testsuite/rsa-compute-root-test.c (generate_keypair): Fix assert
 	call with side-effects.
 
+2019-01-06  Niels Möller  <nisse@lysator.liu.se>
+
+	* nettle-types.h: Don't use nettle-stdint.h, include <stdint.h>
+	directly.
+	* nettle-write.h: Likewise.
+	* configure.ac: Delete use of AX_CREATE_STDINT_H.
+	* aclocal.m4 (AX_CREATE_STDINT_H): Delete.
+	* Makefile.in (INSTALL_HEADERS, distclean-here): Delete mention of
+	nettle-stdint.h.
+
 2018-12-26  Niels Möller  <nisse@lysator.liu.se>
 
 	* examples/hogweed-benchmark.c (make_openssl_rsa_ctx): New helper
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index d47993df6a4566e44aba8c8543134028fd5e4ab0..83250cf39aac34305bed385c745c9dc53596e2c0 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ HEADERS = aes.h arcfour.h arctwo.h asn1.h blowfish.h \
 	  serpent.h sha.h sha1.h sha2.h sha3.h twofish.h \
 	  umac.h yarrow.h poly1305.h
 
-INSTALL_HEADERS = $(HEADERS) nettle-stdint.h version.h @IF_MINI_GMP@ mini-gmp.h
+INSTALL_HEADERS = $(HEADERS) version.h @IF_MINI_GMP@ mini-gmp.h
 
 SOURCES = $(nettle_SOURCES) $(hogweed_SOURCES) \
 	  $(getopt_SOURCES) $(internal_SOURCES) \
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ clean-here:
 
 distclean-here: clean-here
 	-rm -f config.h stamp-h config.log config.status machine.m4 \
-	config.make config.m4 Makefile nettle-stdint.h version.h \
+	config.make config.m4 Makefile version.h \
 	nettle.pc hogweed.pc libnettle.map libhogweed.map \
 	*.asm *.d
 
diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index 772f68e8eb9d667385ceb921b705653c01a8f8b4..9b1ff6f4869a6e0ece338a1db2ffee3154bb7eab 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -678,575 +678,6 @@ if test "x$nettle_cv_link_ifunc" = xyes ; then
 fi 
 ])
 
-dnl @synopsis AX_CREATE_STDINT_H [( HEADER-TO-GENERATE [, HEADERS-TO-CHECK])]
-dnl
-dnl the "ISO C9X: 7.18 Integer types <stdint.h>" section requires the
-dnl existence of an include file <stdint.h> that defines a set of 
-dnl typedefs, especially uint8_t,int32_t,uintptr_t.
-dnl Many older installations will not provide this file, but some will
-dnl have the very same definitions in <inttypes.h>. In other enviroments
-dnl we can use the inet-types in <sys/types.h> which would define the
-dnl typedefs int8_t and u_int8_t respectivly.
-dnl
-dnl This macros will create a local "_stdint.h" or the headerfile given as 
-dnl an argument. In many cases that file will just "#include <stdint.h>" 
-dnl or "#include <inttypes.h>", while in other environments it will provide 
-dnl the set of basic 'stdint's definitions/typedefs: 
-dnl   int8_t,uint8_t,int16_t,uint16_t,int32_t,uint32_t,intptr_t,uintptr_t
-dnl   int_least32_t.. int_fast32_t.. intmax_t
-dnl which may or may not rely on the definitions of other files,
-dnl or using the AC_CHECK_SIZEOF macro to determine the actual
-dnl sizeof each type.
-dnl
-dnl if your header files require the stdint-types you will want to create an
-dnl installable file mylib-int.h that all your other installable header
-dnl may include. So if you have a library package named "mylib", just use
-dnl      AX_CREATE_STDINT_H(mylib-int.h) 
-dnl in configure.ac and go to install that very header file in Makefile.am
-dnl along with the other headers (mylib.h) - and the mylib-specific headers
-dnl can simply use "#include <mylib-int.h>" to obtain the stdint-types.
-dnl
-dnl Remember, if the system already had a valid <stdint.h>, the generated
-dnl file will include it directly. No need for fuzzy HAVE_STDINT_H things...
-dnl
-dnl @, (status: used on new platforms) (see http://ac-archive.sf.net/gstdint/)
-dnl @author  Guido Draheim <guidod@gmx.de> 
-
-AC_DEFUN([AX_CREATE_STDINT_H],
-[# ------ AX CREATE STDINT H -------------------------------------
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([for stdint types])
-ac_stdint_h=`echo ifelse($1, , _stdint.h, $1)`
-# try to shortcircuit - if the default include path of the compiler
-# can find a "stdint.h" header then we assume that all compilers can.
-AC_CACHE_VAL([ac_cv_header_stdint_t],[
-old_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" ; CXXFLAGS=""
-old_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS" ; CPPFLAGS=""
-old_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"     ; CFLAGS=""
-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <stdint.h>],[int_least32_t v = 0;],
-[ac_cv_stdint_result="(assuming C99 compatible system)"
- ac_cv_header_stdint_t="stdint.h"; ],
-[ac_cv_header_stdint_t=""])
-CXXFLAGS="$old_CXXFLAGS"
-CPPFLAGS="$old_CPPFLAGS"
-CFLAGS="$old_CFLAGS" ])
-
-v="... $ac_cv_header_stdint_h"
-if test "$ac_stdint_h" = "stdint.h" ; then
- AC_MSG_RESULT([(are you sure you want them in ./stdint.h?)])
-elif test "$ac_stdint_h" = "inttypes.h" ; then
- AC_MSG_RESULT([(are you sure you want them in ./inttypes.h?)])
-elif test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_t" = "_" ; then
- AC_MSG_RESULT([(putting them into $ac_stdint_h)$v])
-else
- ac_cv_header_stdint="$ac_cv_header_stdint_t"
- AC_MSG_RESULT([$ac_cv_header_stdint (shortcircuit)])
-fi
-
-if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_t" = "_" ; then # can not shortcircuit..
-
-dnl .....intro message done, now do a few system checks.....
-dnl btw, all CHECK_TYPE macros do automatically "DEFINE" a type, therefore
-dnl we use the autoconf implementation detail _AC CHECK_TYPE_NEW instead
-
-inttype_headers=`echo $2 | sed -e 's/,/ /g'`
-
-ac_cv_stdint_result="(no helpful system typedefs seen)"
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([for stdint uintptr_t], [ac_cv_header_stdint_x],[
- ac_cv_header_stdint_x="" # the 1997 typedefs (inttypes.h)
-  AC_MSG_RESULT([(..)])
-  for i in stdint.h inttypes.h sys/inttypes.h $inttype_headers ; do
-   unset ac_cv_type_uintptr_t 
-   unset ac_cv_type_uint64_t
-   _AC_CHECK_TYPE_NEW(uintptr_t,[ac_cv_header_stdint_x=$i],dnl
-     continue,[#include <$i>])
-   AC_CHECK_TYPE(uint64_t,[and64="/uint64_t"],[and64=""],[#include<$i>])
-   ac_cv_stdint_result="(seen uintptr_t$and64 in $i)"
-   break;
-  done
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for stdint uintptr_t])
- ])
-
-if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_x" = "_" ; then
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([for stdint uint32_t], [ac_cv_header_stdint_o],[
- ac_cv_header_stdint_o="" # the 1995 typedefs (sys/inttypes.h)
-  AC_MSG_RESULT([(..)])
-  for i in inttypes.h sys/inttypes.h stdint.h $inttype_headers ; do
-   unset ac_cv_type_uint32_t
-   unset ac_cv_type_uint64_t
-   AC_CHECK_TYPE(uint32_t,[ac_cv_header_stdint_o=$i],dnl
-     continue,[#include <$i>])
-   AC_CHECK_TYPE(uint64_t,[and64="/uint64_t"],[and64=""],[#include<$i>])
-   ac_cv_stdint_result="(seen uint32_t$and64 in $i)"
-   break;
-  done
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for stdint uint32_t])
- ])
-fi
-
-if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_x" = "_" ; then
-if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_o" = "_" ; then
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([for stdint u_int32_t], [ac_cv_header_stdint_u],[
- ac_cv_header_stdint_u="" # the BSD typedefs (sys/types.h)
-  AC_MSG_RESULT([(..)])
-  for i in sys/types.h inttypes.h sys/inttypes.h $inttype_headers ; do
-   unset ac_cv_type_u_int32_t
-   unset ac_cv_type_u_int64_t
-   AC_CHECK_TYPE(u_int32_t,[ac_cv_header_stdint_u=$i],dnl
-     continue,[#include <$i>])
-   AC_CHECK_TYPE(u_int64_t,[and64="/u_int64_t"],[and64=""],[#include<$i>])
-   ac_cv_stdint_result="(seen u_int32_t$and64 in $i)"
-   break;
-  done
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for stdint u_int32_t])
- ])
-fi fi
-
-dnl if there was no good C99 header file, do some typedef checks...
-if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_x" = "_" ; then
-   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for stdint datatype model])
-   AC_MSG_RESULT([(..)])
-   AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(char)
-   AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(short)
-   AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(int)
-   AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long)
-   AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(void*)
-   ac_cv_stdint_char_model=""
-   ac_cv_stdint_char_model="$ac_cv_stdint_char_model$ac_cv_sizeof_char"
-   ac_cv_stdint_char_model="$ac_cv_stdint_char_model$ac_cv_sizeof_short"
-   ac_cv_stdint_char_model="$ac_cv_stdint_char_model$ac_cv_sizeof_int"
-   ac_cv_stdint_long_model=""
-   ac_cv_stdint_long_model="$ac_cv_stdint_long_model$ac_cv_sizeof_int"
-   ac_cv_stdint_long_model="$ac_cv_stdint_long_model$ac_cv_sizeof_long"
-   ac_cv_stdint_long_model="$ac_cv_stdint_long_model$ac_cv_sizeof_voidp"
-   name="$ac_cv_stdint_long_model"
-   case "$ac_cv_stdint_char_model/$ac_cv_stdint_long_model" in
-    122/242)     name="$name,  IP16 (standard 16bit machine)" ;;
-    122/244)     name="$name,  LP32 (standard 32bit mac/win)" ;;
-    122/*)       name="$name        (unusual int16 model)" ;; 
-    124/444)     name="$name, ILP32 (standard 32bit unixish)" ;;
-    124/488)     name="$name,  LP64 (standard 64bit unixish)" ;;
-    124/448)     name="$name, LLP64 (unusual  64bit unixish)" ;;
-    124/*)       name="$name        (unusual int32 model)" ;; 
-    128/888)     name="$name, ILP64 (unusual  64bit numeric)" ;;
-    128/*)       name="$name        (unusual int64 model)" ;; 
-    222/*|444/*) name="$name        (unusual dsptype)" ;;
-     *)          name="$name        (very unusal model)" ;;
-   esac
-   AC_MSG_RESULT([combined for stdint datatype model...  $name])
-fi
-
-if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_x" != "_" ; then
-   ac_cv_header_stdint="$ac_cv_header_stdint_x"
-elif  test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_o" != "_" ; then
-   ac_cv_header_stdint="$ac_cv_header_stdint_o"
-elif  test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_u" != "_" ; then
-   ac_cv_header_stdint="$ac_cv_header_stdint_u"
-else
-   ac_cv_header_stdint="stddef.h"
-fi
-
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([for extra inttypes in chosen header])
-AC_MSG_RESULT([($ac_cv_header_stdint)])
-dnl see if int_least and int_fast types are present in _this_ header.
-unset ac_cv_type_int_least32_t
-unset ac_cv_type_int_fast32_t
-AC_CHECK_TYPE(int_least32_t,,,[#include <$ac_cv_header_stdint>])
-AC_CHECK_TYPE(int_fast32_t,,,[#include<$ac_cv_header_stdint>])
-AC_CHECK_TYPE(intmax_t,,,[#include <$ac_cv_header_stdint>])
-
-fi # shortcircut to system "stdint.h"
-# ------------------ PREPARE VARIABLES ------------------------------
-if test "$GCC" = "yes" ; then
-ac_cv_stdint_message="using gnu compiler "`$CC --version | head -1` 
-else
-ac_cv_stdint_message="using $CC"
-fi
-
-AC_MSG_RESULT([make use of $ac_cv_header_stdint in $ac_stdint_h dnl
-$ac_cv_stdint_result])
-
-# ----------------- DONE inttypes.h checks START header -------------
-AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS([$ac_stdint_h],[
-AC_MSG_NOTICE(creating $ac_stdint_h : $_ac_stdint_h)
-ac_stdint=$tmp/_stdint.h
-
-echo "#ifndef" $_ac_stdint_h >$ac_stdint
-echo "#define" $_ac_stdint_h "1" >>$ac_stdint
-echo "#ifndef" _GENERATED_STDINT_H >>$ac_stdint
-echo "#define" _GENERATED_STDINT_H '"'$PACKAGE $VERSION'"' >>$ac_stdint
-echo "/* generated $ac_cv_stdint_message */" >>$ac_stdint
-if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_t" != "_" ; then 
-echo "#define _STDINT_HAVE_STDINT_H" "1" >>$ac_stdint
-fi
-
-cat >>$ac_stdint <<STDINT_EOF
-
-/* ................... shortcircuit part ........................... */
-
-#if defined HAVE_STDINT_H || defined _STDINT_HAVE_STDINT_H
-#include <stdint.h>
-#else
-#include <stddef.h>
-
-/* .................... configured part ............................ */
-
-STDINT_EOF
-
-echo "/* whether we have a C99 compatible stdint header file */" >>$ac_stdint
-if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_x" != "_" ; then
-  ac_header="$ac_cv_header_stdint_x"
-  echo "#define _STDINT_HEADER_INTPTR" '"'"$ac_header"'"' >>$ac_stdint
-else
-  echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HEADER_INTPTR */" >>$ac_stdint
-fi
-
-echo "/* whether we have a C96 compatible inttypes header file */" >>$ac_stdint
-if  test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_o" != "_" ; then
-  ac_header="$ac_cv_header_stdint_o"
-  echo "#define _STDINT_HEADER_UINT32" '"'"$ac_header"'"' >>$ac_stdint
-else
-  echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HEADER_UINT32 */" >>$ac_stdint
-fi
-
-echo "/* whether we have a BSD compatible inet types header */" >>$ac_stdint
-if  test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_u" != "_" ; then
-  ac_header="$ac_cv_header_stdint_u"
-  echo "#define _STDINT_HEADER_U_INT32" '"'"$ac_header"'"' >>$ac_stdint
-else
-  echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HEADER_U_INT32 */" >>$ac_stdint
-fi
-
-echo "" >>$ac_stdint
-
-if test "_$ac_header" != "_" ; then if test "$ac_header" != "stddef.h" ; then
-  echo "#include <$ac_header>" >>$ac_stdint
-  echo "" >>$ac_stdint
-fi fi
-
-echo "/* which 64bit typedef has been found */" >>$ac_stdint
-if test "$ac_cv_type_uint64_t" = "yes" ; then
-echo "#define   _STDINT_HAVE_UINT64_T" "1"  >>$ac_stdint
-else
-echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HAVE_UINT64_T */" >>$ac_stdint
-fi
-if test "$ac_cv_type_u_int64_t" = "yes" ; then
-echo "#define   _STDINT_HAVE_U_INT64_T" "1"  >>$ac_stdint
-else
-echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HAVE_U_INT64_T */" >>$ac_stdint
-fi
-echo "" >>$ac_stdint
-
-echo "/* which type model has been detected */" >>$ac_stdint
-if test "_$ac_cv_stdint_char_model" != "_" ; then
-echo "#define   _STDINT_CHAR_MODEL" "$ac_cv_stdint_char_model" >>$ac_stdint
-echo "#define   _STDINT_LONG_MODEL" "$ac_cv_stdint_long_model" >>$ac_stdint
-else
-echo "/* #undef _STDINT_CHAR_MODEL // skipped */" >>$ac_stdint
-echo "/* #undef _STDINT_LONG_MODEL // skipped */" >>$ac_stdint
-fi
-echo "" >>$ac_stdint
-
-echo "/* whether int_least types were detected */" >>$ac_stdint
-if test "$ac_cv_type_int_least32_t" = "yes"; then
-echo "#define   _STDINT_HAVE_INT_LEAST32_T" "1"  >>$ac_stdint
-else
-echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HAVE_INT_LEAST32_T */" >>$ac_stdint
-fi
-echo "/* whether int_fast types were detected */" >>$ac_stdint
-if test "$ac_cv_type_int_fast32_t" = "yes"; then
-echo "#define   _STDINT_HAVE_INT_FAST32_T" "1" >>$ac_stdint
-else
-echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HAVE_INT_FAST32_T */" >>$ac_stdint
-fi
-echo "/* whether intmax_t type was detected */" >>$ac_stdint
-if test "$ac_cv_type_intmax_t" = "yes"; then
-echo "#define   _STDINT_HAVE_INTMAX_T" "1" >>$ac_stdint
-else
-echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HAVE_INTMAX_T */" >>$ac_stdint
-fi
-echo "" >>$ac_stdint
-
-  cat >>$ac_stdint <<STDINT_EOF
-/* .................... detections part ............................ */
-
-/* whether we need to define bitspecific types from compiler base types */
-#ifndef _STDINT_HEADER_INTPTR
-#ifndef _STDINT_HEADER_UINT32
-#ifndef _STDINT_HEADER_U_INT32
-#define _STDINT_NEED_INT_MODEL_T
-#else
-#define _STDINT_HAVE_U_INT_TYPES
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#ifdef _STDINT_HAVE_U_INT_TYPES
-#undef _STDINT_NEED_INT_MODEL_T
-#endif
-
-#ifdef  _STDINT_CHAR_MODEL
-#if     _STDINT_CHAR_MODEL+0 == 122 || _STDINT_CHAR_MODEL+0 == 124
-#ifndef _STDINT_BYTE_MODEL
-#define _STDINT_BYTE_MODEL 12
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#ifndef _STDINT_HAVE_INT_LEAST32_T
-#define _STDINT_NEED_INT_LEAST_T
-#endif
-
-#ifndef _STDINT_HAVE_INT_FAST32_T
-#define _STDINT_NEED_INT_FAST_T
-#endif
-
-#ifndef _STDINT_HEADER_INTPTR
-#define _STDINT_NEED_INTPTR_T
-#ifndef _STDINT_HAVE_INTMAX_T
-#define _STDINT_NEED_INTMAX_T
-#endif
-#endif
-
-
-/* .................... definition part ............................ */
-
-/* some system headers have good uint64_t */
-#ifndef _HAVE_UINT64_T
-#if     defined _STDINT_HAVE_UINT64_T  || defined HAVE_UINT64_T
-#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
-#elif   defined _STDINT_HAVE_U_INT64_T || defined HAVE_U_INT64_T
-#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
-typedef u_int64_t uint64_t;
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#ifndef _HAVE_UINT64_T
-/* .. here are some common heuristics using compiler runtime specifics */
-#if defined __STDC_VERSION__ && defined __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L
-#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
-typedef long long int64_t;
-typedef unsigned long long uint64_t;
-
-#elif !defined __STRICT_ANSI__
-#if defined _MSC_VER || defined __WATCOMC__ || defined __BORLANDC__
-#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
-typedef __int64 int64_t;
-typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
-
-#elif defined __GNUC__ || defined __MWERKS__ || defined __ELF__
-/* note: all ELF-systems seem to have loff-support which needs 64-bit */
-#if !defined _NO_LONGLONG
-#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
-typedef long long int64_t;
-typedef unsigned long long uint64_t;
-#endif
-
-#elif defined __alpha || (defined __mips && defined _ABIN32)
-#if !defined _NO_LONGLONG
-typedef long int64_t;
-typedef unsigned long uint64_t;
-#endif
-  /* compiler/cpu type to define int64_t */
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#if defined _STDINT_HAVE_U_INT_TYPES
-/* int8_t int16_t int32_t defined by inet code, redeclare the u_intXX types */
-typedef u_int8_t uint8_t;
-typedef u_int16_t uint16_t;
-typedef u_int32_t uint32_t;
-
-/* glibc compatibility */
-#ifndef __int8_t_defined
-#define __int8_t_defined
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#ifdef _STDINT_NEED_INT_MODEL_T
-/* we must guess all the basic types. Apart from byte-adressable system, */
-/* there a few 32-bit-only dsp-systems that we guard with BYTE_MODEL 8-} */
-/* (btw, those nibble-addressable systems are way off, or so we assume) */
-
-dnl   /* have a look at "64bit and data size neutrality" at */
-dnl   /* http://unix.org/version2/whatsnew/login_64bit.html */
-dnl   /* (the shorthand "ILP" types always have a "P" part) */
-
-#if defined _STDINT_BYTE_MODEL
-#if _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 242
-/* 2:4:2 =  IP16 = a normal 16-bit system                */
-typedef unsigned char   uint8_t;
-typedef unsigned short  uint16_t;
-typedef unsigned long   uint32_t;
-#ifndef __int8_t_defined
-#define __int8_t_defined
-typedef          char    int8_t;
-typedef          short   int16_t;
-typedef          long    int32_t;
-#endif
-#elif _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 244 || _STDINT_LONG_MODEL == 444
-/* 2:4:4 =  LP32 = a 32-bit system derived from a 16-bit */
-/* 4:4:4 = ILP32 = a normal 32-bit system                */
-typedef unsigned char   uint8_t;
-typedef unsigned short  uint16_t;
-typedef unsigned int    uint32_t;
-#ifndef __int8_t_defined
-#define __int8_t_defined
-typedef          char    int8_t;
-typedef          short   int16_t;
-typedef          int     int32_t;
-#endif
-#elif _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 484 || _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 488
-/* 4:8:4 =  IP32 = a 32-bit system prepared for 64-bit    */
-/* 4:8:8 =  LP64 = a normal 64-bit system                 */
-typedef unsigned char   uint8_t;
-typedef unsigned short  uint16_t;
-typedef unsigned int    uint32_t;
-#ifndef __int8_t_defined
-#define __int8_t_defined
-typedef          char    int8_t;
-typedef          short   int16_t;
-typedef          int     int32_t;
-#endif
-/* this system has a "long" of 64bit */
-#ifndef _HAVE_UINT64_T
-#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
-typedef unsigned long   uint64_t;
-typedef          long    int64_t;
-#endif
-#elif _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 448
-/*      LLP64   a 64-bit system derived from a 32-bit system */
-typedef unsigned char   uint8_t;
-typedef unsigned short  uint16_t;
-typedef unsigned int    uint32_t;
-#ifndef __int8_t_defined
-#define __int8_t_defined
-typedef          char    int8_t;
-typedef          short   int16_t;
-typedef          int     int32_t;
-#endif
-/* assuming the system has a "long long" */
-#ifndef _HAVE_UINT64_T
-#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
-typedef unsigned long long uint64_t;
-typedef          long long  int64_t;
-#endif
-#else
-#define _STDINT_NO_INT32_T
-#endif
-#else
-#define _STDINT_NO_INT8_T
-#define _STDINT_NO_INT32_T
-#endif
-#endif
-
-/*
- * quote from SunOS-5.8 sys/inttypes.h:
- * Use at your own risk.  As of February 1996, the committee is squarely
- * behind the fixed sized types; the "least" and "fast" types are still being
- * discussed.  The probability that the "fast" types may be removed before
- * the standard is finalized is high enough that they are not currently
- * implemented.
- */
-
-#if defined _STDINT_NEED_INT_LEAST_T
-typedef  int8_t    int_least8_t;
-typedef  int16_t   int_least16_t;
-typedef  int32_t   int_least32_t;
-#ifdef _HAVE_UINT64_T
-typedef  int64_t   int_least64_t;
-#endif
-
-typedef uint8_t   uint_least8_t;
-typedef uint16_t  uint_least16_t;
-typedef uint32_t  uint_least32_t;
-#ifdef _HAVE_UINT64_T
-typedef uint64_t  uint_least64_t;
-#endif
-  /* least types */
-#endif
-
-#if defined _STDINT_NEED_INT_FAST_T
-typedef  int8_t    int_fast8_t; 
-typedef  int       int_fast16_t;
-typedef  int32_t   int_fast32_t;
-#ifdef _HAVE_UINT64_T
-typedef  int64_t   int_fast64_t;
-#endif
-
-typedef uint8_t   uint_fast8_t; 
-typedef unsigned  uint_fast16_t;
-typedef uint32_t  uint_fast32_t;
-#ifdef _HAVE_UINT64_T
-typedef uint64_t  uint_fast64_t;
-#endif
-  /* fast types */
-#endif
-
-#ifdef _STDINT_NEED_INTMAX_T
-#ifdef _HAVE_UINT64_T
-typedef  int64_t       intmax_t;
-typedef uint64_t      uintmax_t;
-#else
-typedef          long  intmax_t;
-typedef unsigned long uintmax_t;
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#ifdef _STDINT_NEED_INTPTR_T
-#ifndef __intptr_t_defined
-#define __intptr_t_defined
-/* we encourage using "long" to store pointer values, never use "int" ! */
-#if   _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 242 || _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 484
-typedef  unsigned int   uintptr_t;
-typedef           int    intptr_t;
-#elif _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 244 || _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 444
-typedef  unsigned long  uintptr_t;
-typedef           long   intptr_t;
-#elif _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 448 && defined _HAVE_UINT64_T
-typedef        uint64_t uintptr_t;
-typedef         int64_t  intptr_t;
-#else /* matches typical system types ILP32 and LP64 - but not IP16 or LLP64 */
-typedef  unsigned long  uintptr_t;
-typedef           long   intptr_t;
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-
-  /* shortcircuit*/
-#endif
-  /* once */
-#endif
-#endif
-STDINT_EOF
-    if cmp -s $ac_stdint_h $ac_stdint 2>/dev/null; then
-      AC_MSG_NOTICE([$ac_stdint_h is unchanged])
-    else
-      ac_dir=`AS_DIRNAME(["$ac_stdint_h"])`
-      AS_MKDIR_P(["$ac_dir"])
-      rm -f $ac_stdint_h
-      mv $ac_stdint $ac_stdint_h
-    fi
-],[# variables for create stdint.h replacement
-PACKAGE="$PACKAGE"
-VERSION="$VERSION"
-ac_stdint_h="$ac_stdint_h"
-_ac_stdint_h=AS_TR_CPP(_$PACKAGE-$ac_stdint_h)
-ac_cv_stdint_message="$ac_cv_stdint_message"
-ac_cv_header_stdint_t="$ac_cv_header_stdint_t"
-ac_cv_header_stdint_x="$ac_cv_header_stdint_x"
-ac_cv_header_stdint_o="$ac_cv_header_stdint_o"
-ac_cv_header_stdint_u="$ac_cv_header_stdint_u"
-ac_cv_type_uint64_t="$ac_cv_type_uint64_t"
-ac_cv_type_u_int64_t="$ac_cv_type_u_int64_t"
-ac_cv_stdint_char_model="$ac_cv_stdint_char_model"
-ac_cv_stdint_long_model="$ac_cv_stdint_long_model"
-ac_cv_type_int_least32_t="$ac_cv_type_int_least32_t"
-ac_cv_type_int_fast32_t="$ac_cv_type_int_fast32_t"
-ac_cv_type_intmax_t="$ac_cv_type_intmax_t"
-])
-])
-
 # ld-version-script.m4 serial 3
 dnl Copyright (C) 2008-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3f409fa42eec348514e4b3a1773bea3f844e04d3..00d2bf5dcd40163636cdd00bb5255f8c9930a4ce 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -229,10 +229,6 @@ fi
 
 LSH_GCC_ATTRIBUTES
 
-# According to Simon Josefsson, looking for uint32_t and friends in
-# sys/types.h is needed on some systems, in particular cygwin.
-AX_CREATE_STDINT_H([nettle-stdint.h], [sys/types.h])
-
 # Check for file locking. We (AC_PROG_CC?) have already checked for
 # sys/types.h and unistd.h.
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for fcntl file locking],
diff --git a/nettle-types.h b/nettle-types.h
index 4576b7c7b5b305ddb2f78461c39563dc712d5600..87292ac697305d0b57c3b6fc252366f9540b8a8b 100644
--- a/nettle-types.h
+++ b/nettle-types.h
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@
 
 /* For size_t */
 #include <stddef.h>
-
-/* Pretend these types always exists. Nettle doesn't use them. */
-#define _STDINT_HAVE_INT_FAST32_T 1
-#include "nettle-stdint.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 /* Attributes we want to use in installed header files, and hence
    can't rely on config.h. */
diff --git a/nettle-write.h b/nettle-write.h
index 6ca99632ea8bcc9a1060f1cce470edd276d03f0d..48f0ea7cdc0289aa35602e10ec4cda2d938d4cec 100644
--- a/nettle-write.h
+++ b/nettle-write.h
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
 
 /* For size_t */
 #include <stddef.h>
-
-#include "nettle-stdint.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 /* Write the word array at SRC to the byte array at DST, using little
    endian (le) or big endian (be) byte order, and truncating the