diff --git a/src/lib/pubkey/ecc_key/ecc_key.h b/src/lib/pubkey/ecc_key/ecc_key.h
index c847f50357a..2d0b315db08 100644
--- a/src/lib/pubkey/ecc_key/ecc_key.h
+++ b/src/lib/pubkey/ecc_key/ecc_key.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2, 0) EC_PublicKey : public virtual Public_Key {
       * domain parameters of this point are not set
       * @result the public point of this key
       */
+      BOTAN_DEPRECATED("Do not access the internal point representation")
+
       const EC_Point& public_point() const { return m_public_key; }
 
       AlgorithmIdentifier algorithm_identifier() const override;
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2, 0) EC_PrivateKey : public virtual EC_PublicKey,
       * Get the private key value of this key object.
       * @result the private key value of this key object
       */
+      BOTAN_DEPRECATED("Do not access the internal scalar representation")
       const BigInt& private_value() const;
 
       EC_PrivateKey(const EC_PrivateKey& other) = default;