diff --git a/Include/Python.h b/Include/Python.h
index 261b4d316bdf85..78083bbf31db75 100644
--- a/Include/Python.h
+++ b/Include/Python.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ __pragma(warning(disable: 4201))
 #include "pybuffer.h"
 #include "pystats.h"
 #include "pyatomic.h"
-#include "pylock.h"
+#include "cpython/pylock.h"
 #include "critical_section.h"
 #include "object.h"
 #include "refcount.h"
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ __pragma(warning(disable: 4201))
 #include "setobject.h"
 #include "methodobject.h"
 #include "moduleobject.h"
-#include "monitoring.h"
+#include "cpython/monitoring.h"
 #include "cpython/funcobject.h"
 #include "cpython/classobject.h"
 #include "fileobject.h"
diff --git a/Include/cpython/monitoring.h b/Include/cpython/monitoring.h
index ce92942404c9f7..5094c8c23ae32b 100644
--- a/Include/cpython/monitoring.h
+++ b/Include/cpython/monitoring.h
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-#ifndef Py_CPYTHON_MONITORING_H
-#  error "this header file must not be included directly"
+#ifndef Py_MONITORING_H
+#define Py_MONITORING_H
+#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+// There is currently no limited API for monitoring
+
+
 /* Local events.
  * These require bytecode instrumentation */
 
@@ -267,3 +273,9 @@ PyMonitoring_FireStopIterationEvent(PyMonitoringState *state, PyObject *codelike
 }
 
 #undef _PYMONITORING_IF_ACTIVE
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif  // !Py_LIMITED_API
+#endif  // !Py_MONITORING_H
diff --git a/Include/cpython/pylock.h b/Include/cpython/pylock.h
index 63886fca28eae2..460ac2c9f80e81 100644
--- a/Include/cpython/pylock.h
+++ b/Include/cpython/pylock.h
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-#ifndef Py_CPYTHON_LOCK_H
-#  error "this header file must not be included directly"
+#ifndef Py_LOCK_H
+#define Py_LOCK_H
+#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+
 #define _Py_UNLOCKED    0
 #define _Py_LOCKED      1
 
@@ -72,3 +76,10 @@ _PyMutex_IsLocked(PyMutex *m)
     return (_Py_atomic_load_uint8(&m->_bits) & _Py_LOCKED) != 0;
 }
 #define PyMutex_IsLocked _PyMutex_IsLocked
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif  // !Py_LIMITED_API
+#endif  // !Py_LOCK_H
diff --git a/Include/monitoring.h b/Include/monitoring.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 985f7f230e44e3..00000000000000
--- a/Include/monitoring.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef Py_MONITORING_H
-#define Py_MONITORING_H
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-// There is currently no limited API for monitoring
-
-#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
-#  define Py_CPYTHON_MONITORING_H
-#  include "cpython/monitoring.h"
-#  undef Py_CPYTHON_MONITORING_H
-#endif
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-#endif /* !Py_MONITORING_H */
diff --git a/Include/pylock.h b/Include/pylock.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 1939ef269d3090..00000000000000
--- a/Include/pylock.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef Py_LOCK_H
-#define Py_LOCK_H
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
-#  define Py_CPYTHON_LOCK_H
-#  include "cpython/pylock.h"
-#  undef Py_CPYTHON_LOCK_H
-#endif
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-#endif /* !Py_LOCK_H */
diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 244e25c348f5a4..d64c342548330c 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -1191,14 +1191,12 @@ PYTHON_HEADERS= \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/intrcheck.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/iterobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/listobject.h \
-		$(srcdir)/Include/pylock.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/longobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/marshal.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/memoryobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/methodobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/modsupport.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/moduleobject.h \
-		$(srcdir)/Include/monitoring.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/object.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/objimpl.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/opcode.h \
diff --git a/Modules/_testcapi/monitoring.c b/Modules/_testcapi/monitoring.c
index e041943492d61f..3f99836c1ebd83 100644
--- a/Modules/_testcapi/monitoring.c
+++ b/Modules/_testcapi/monitoring.c
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #include "parts.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-#include "monitoring.h"
-
 #define Py_BUILD_CORE
 #include "internal/pycore_instruments.h"
 
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
index d7544d3a9fb122..8dda22bef8db96 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\memoryobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\methodobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\modsupport.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\monitoring.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\object.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\objimpl.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\odictobject.h" />
@@ -332,7 +333,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\intrcheck.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\iterobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\listobject.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\pylock.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\longobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\marshal.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\memoryobject.h" />
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
index 1868b222f18534..4ee9b6519e394e 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\listobject.h">
       <Filter>Include</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\pylock.h">
-      <Filter>Include</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\longobject.h">
       <Filter>Include</Filter>
     </ClInclude>