diff --git a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
index bc3e90e2ed9971f46b881cc8d5fe128582141dad..075dc831e7c3f505c39201ce47cef4983a63becf 100644
--- a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@
 
 
 #define NO_INDEX		((unsigned int) 0xFFFF)
-#define NO_CONTEXT		((unsigned int) 0x110000)
-#define NOT_COVERED		((unsigned int) 0x110000)
-#define MAX_NESTING_LEVEL	8
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
index 40a435ebd77a40c5d5c73c9121e45773d5b43494..5faedcc366f06f413c40ba7ace3c3345009f6a25 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
 #include "hb-open-type-private.hh"
 
 
+#define NO_CONTEXT		((unsigned int) 0x110000)
+#define NOT_COVERED		((unsigned int) 0x110000)
+#define MAX_NESTING_LEVEL	8
+
+
 /*
  *
  * OpenType Layout Common Table Formats