diff --git a/cputlb.c b/cputlb.c
index 51b5897d37..0627f32e35 100644
--- a/cputlb.c
+++ b/cputlb.c
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "cputlb.h"
 
-#define WANT_EXEC_OBSOLETE
-#include "exec-obsolete.h"
+#include "memory-internal.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_TLB
 //#define DEBUG_TLB_CHECK
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 7899042ce9..eb0ec93f9a 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
 
 #include "cputlb.h"
 
-#define WANT_EXEC_OBSOLETE
-#include "exec-obsolete.h"
+#include "memory-internal.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_TB_INVALIDATE
 //#define DEBUG_FLUSH
diff --git a/exec-obsolete.h b/memory-internal.h
similarity index 97%
rename from exec-obsolete.h
rename to memory-internal.h
index 286e2f75e1..43fa886264 100644
--- a/exec-obsolete.h
+++ b/memory-internal.h
@@ -16,12 +16,8 @@
  * The functions declared here will be removed soon.
  */
 
-#ifndef EXEC_OBSOLETE_H
-#define EXEC_OBSOLETE_H
-
-#ifndef WANT_EXEC_OBSOLETE
-#error Do not include exec-obsolete.h
-#endif
+#ifndef MEMORY_INTERNAL_H
+#define MEMORY_INTERNAL_H
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 #include "hw/xen.h"
diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index 4f3ade06dd..1aeca08dda 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 #include "kvm.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 
-#define WANT_EXEC_OBSOLETE
-#include "exec-obsolete.h"
+#include "memory-internal.h"
 
 unsigned memory_region_transaction_depth = 0;
 static bool global_dirty_log = false;