diff --git a/networking/tls.c b/networking/tls.c
index cacd2e9ff..5566d7911 100644
--- a/networking/tls.c
+++ b/networking/tls.c
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@ static void send_client_hello_and_alloc_hsd(tls_state_t *tls, const char *sni)
 		0x00,0x0a, //extension_type: "supported_groups"
 		0x00,0x06, //ext len
 		0x00,0x04, //list len
-		0x00,0x17, //curve_secp256r1
+		0x00,0x17, //curve_secp256r1 (aka P256)
 		//0x00,0x18, //curve_secp384r1
 		//0x00,0x19, //curve_secp521r1
 		0x00,0x1d, //curve_x25519 (RFC 7748)
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ static void process_server_key(tls_state_t *tls, int len)
 		tls->flags |= GOT_EC_CURVE_X25519;
 		memcpy(tls->hsd->ecc_pub_key32, keybuf, 32);
 		break;
-	case _0x03001741: //curve_secp256r1
+	case _0x03001741: //curve_secp256r1 (aka P256)
 		/* P256 point can be transmitted odd- or even-compressed
 		 * (first byte is 3 or 2) or uncompressed (4).
 		 */
@@ -1967,46 +1967,35 @@ static void send_client_key_exchange(tls_state_t *tls)
 		record->key[1] = len & 0xff;
 		len += 2;
 		premaster_size = RSA_PREMASTER_SIZE;
-	} else /* ECDHE */
-	if (tls->flags & GOT_EC_CURVE_X25519) {
-		/* ECDHE, curve x25519 */
-		static const uint8_t basepoint9[CURVE25519_KEYSIZE] ALIGN8 = {9};
-		uint8_t privkey[CURVE25519_KEYSIZE]; //[32]
-
-		if (!(tls->flags & GOT_EC_KEY))
-			bb_simple_error_msg_and_die("server did not provide EC key");
-
-		/* Generate random private key, see RFC 7748 */
-		tls_get_random(privkey, sizeof(privkey));
-		privkey[0] &= 0xf8;
-		privkey[CURVE25519_KEYSIZE-1] = ((privkey[CURVE25519_KEYSIZE-1] & 0x7f) | 0x40);
-
-		/* Compute public key */
-		curve25519(record->key + 1, privkey, basepoint9);
-
-		/* Compute premaster using peer's public key */
-		dbg("computing x25519_premaster\n");
-		curve25519(premaster, privkey, tls->hsd->ecc_pub_key32);
-
-		len = CURVE25519_KEYSIZE;
-		record->key[0] = len;
-		len++;
-		premaster_size = CURVE25519_KEYSIZE;
 	} else {
-		/* ECDHE, curve P256 */
+		/* ECDHE */
 		if (!(tls->flags & GOT_EC_KEY))
 			bb_simple_error_msg_and_die("server did not provide EC key");
 
-		dbg("computing P256_premaster\n");
-		curve_P256_compute_pubkey_and_premaster(
-				record->key + 2, premaster,
-				/*point:*/ tls->hsd->ecc_pub_key32
-		);
-		premaster_size = P256_KEYSIZE;
-		len = 1 + P256_KEYSIZE * 2;
+		if (tls->flags & GOT_EC_CURVE_X25519) {
+			/* ECDHE, curve x25519 */
+			dbg("computing x25519_premaster\n");
+			curve_x25519_compute_pubkey_and_premaster(
+					record->key + 1, premaster,
+					/*point:*/ tls->hsd->ecc_pub_key32
+			);
+			len = CURVE25519_KEYSIZE;
+			//record->key[0] = len;
+			//len++;
+			//premaster_size = CURVE25519_KEYSIZE;
+		} else {
+			/* ECDHE, curve P256 */
+			dbg("computing P256_premaster\n");
+			curve_P256_compute_pubkey_and_premaster(
+					record->key + 2, premaster,
+					/*point:*/ tls->hsd->ecc_pub_key32
+			);
+			record->key[1] = 4; /* "uncompressed point" */
+			len = 1 + P256_KEYSIZE * 2;
+		}
 		record->key[0] = len;
-		record->key[1] = 4;
 		len++;
+		premaster_size = P256_KEYSIZE; // = CURVE25519_KEYSIZE = 32
 	}
 
 	record->type = HANDSHAKE_CLIENT_KEY_EXCHANGE;
diff --git a/networking/tls.h b/networking/tls.h
index e1afb7ea8..154e9b2fb 100644
--- a/networking/tls.h
+++ b/networking/tls.h
@@ -105,12 +105,15 @@ void xorbuf_aligned_AES_BLOCK_SIZE(void* buf, const void* mask) FAST_FUNC;
 #include "tls_aes.h"
 #include "tls_aesgcm.h"
 #include "tls_rsa.h"
-#include "tls_fe.h"
 
 #define EC_CURVE_KEYSIZE   32
 #define P256_KEYSIZE       32
 #define CURVE25519_KEYSIZE 32
 
+void curve_x25519_compute_pubkey_and_premaster(
+		uint8_t *pubkey, uint8_t *premaster,
+		const uint8_t *peerkey32) FAST_FUNC;
+
 void curve_P256_compute_pubkey_and_premaster(
 		uint8_t *pubkey, uint8_t *premaster,
 		const uint8_t *peerkey32) FAST_FUNC;
diff --git a/networking/tls_fe.c b/networking/tls_fe.c
index f810e112a..3b3578c0d 100644
--- a/networking/tls_fe.c
+++ b/networking/tls_fe.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static void xc_double(byte *x3, byte *z3,
 	fe_mul_c(z3, x1sq, 4);
 }
 
-void FAST_FUNC curve25519(byte *result, const byte *e, const byte *q)
+static void curve25519(byte *result, const byte *e, const byte *q)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -599,3 +599,24 @@ void FAST_FUNC curve25519(byte *result, const byte *e, const byte *q)
 	fe_mul__distinct(result, zm1, xm);
 	fe_normalize(result);
 }
+
+/* interface to bbox's TLS code: */
+
+void FAST_FUNC curve_x25519_compute_pubkey_and_premaster(
+		uint8_t *pubkey, uint8_t *premaster,
+		const uint8_t *peerkey32)
+{
+	static const uint8_t basepoint9[CURVE25519_KEYSIZE] ALIGN8 = {9};
+	uint8_t privkey[CURVE25519_KEYSIZE]; //[32]
+
+	/* Generate random private key, see RFC 7748 */
+	tls_get_random(privkey, sizeof(privkey));
+	privkey[0] &= 0xf8;
+	privkey[CURVE25519_KEYSIZE-1] = ((privkey[CURVE25519_KEYSIZE-1] & 0x7f) | 0x40);
+
+	/* Compute public key */
+	curve25519(pubkey, privkey, basepoint9);
+
+	/* Compute premaster using peer's public key */
+	curve25519(premaster, privkey, peerkey32);
+}
diff --git a/networking/tls_fe.h b/networking/tls_fe.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 2859c9d2d..000000000
--- a/networking/tls_fe.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 Denys Vlasenko
- *
- * Licensed under GPLv2, see file LICENSE in this source tree.
- */
-void curve25519(uint8_t *result, const uint8_t *e, const uint8_t *q) FAST_FUNC;