diff --git a/include/grpc++/security/auth_context.h b/include/grpc++/security/auth_context.h
index 4b1bbd85bc172f2444f07fa7fe2b9aaf719b0e3c..b924ec90c69d9f90319ad65d4c43d64072eb52d1 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/security/auth_context.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/security/auth_context.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <iterator>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <grpc/grpc_security.h>
 #include <grpc++/support/config.h>
 #include <grpc++/support/string_ref.h>
 
@@ -100,15 +99,6 @@ class AuthContext {
   virtual AuthPropertyIterator begin() const = 0;
   virtual AuthPropertyIterator end() const = 0;
 
-  static string transport_security_type_property_name() {
-    return GRPC_TRANSPORT_SECURITY_TYPE_PROPERTY_NAME;
-  }
-  static string ssl_transport_security_type() {
-    return GRPC_SSL_TRANSPORT_SECURITY_TYPE;
-  }
-  static string x509_cn_property_name() { return GRPC_X509_CN_PROPERTY_NAME; }
-  static string x509_san_property_name() { return GRPC_X509_SAN_PROPERTY_NAME; }
-
   // Mutation functions: should only be used by an AuthMetadataProcessor.
   virtual void AddProperty(const grpc::string& key,
                            const grpc::string_ref& value) = 0;