diff --git a/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_compat.h b/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_compat.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4650a8c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_compat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#if XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V2
+#include <xlat_tables_v2.h>
+#else
+#include <xlat_tables.h>
+#endif
diff --git a/include/plat/arm/board/common/v2m_def.h b/include/plat/arm/board/common/v2m_def.h
index 02c349418..4a1d43c85 100644
--- a/include/plat/arm/board/common/v2m_def.h
+++ b/include/plat/arm/board/common/v2m_def.h
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 #ifndef V2M_DEF_H
 #define V2M_DEF_H
 
-#include <arm_xlat_tables.h>
-
+#include <xlat_tables_compat.h>
 
 /* V2M motherboard system registers & offsets */
 #define V2M_SYSREGS_BASE		UL(0x1c010000)
diff --git a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_xlat_tables.h b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_xlat_tables.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0923ad8a1..000000000
--- a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_xlat_tables.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
- */
-
-#if ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1
-#include <xlat_tables.h>
-#else
-#include <xlat_tables_v2.h>
-#endif /* ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1 */
diff --git a/include/plat/arm/common/plat_arm.h b/include/plat/arm/common/plat_arm.h
index 773c3603e..b93381ddb 100644
--- a/include/plat/arm/common/plat_arm.h
+++ b/include/plat/arm/common/plat_arm.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #ifndef __PLAT_ARM_H__
 #define __PLAT_ARM_H__
 
-#include <arm_xlat_tables.h>
 #include <bakery_lock.h>
 #include <cassert.h>
 #include <cpu_data.h>
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <spinlock.h>
 #include <tzc_common.h>
 #include <utils_def.h>
+#include <xlat_tables_compat.h>
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Forward declarations
diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables.mk b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables.mk
index 9507ad715..c946315bf 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables.mk
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables.mk
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ XLAT_TABLES_LIB_SRCS	:=	$(addprefix lib/xlat_tables_v2/,	\
 				xlat_tables_context.c			\
 				xlat_tables_core.c			\
 				xlat_tables_utils.c)
+
+XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V2	:=	1
+$(eval $(call add_define,XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V2))
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_common.c b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_common.c
index aa4f8398d..836fd93f3 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_common.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_common.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <arm_config.h>
 #include <arm_def.h>
 #include <arm_spm_def.h>
-#include <arm_xlat_tables.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <cci.h>
 #include <ccn.h>
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <platform.h>
 #include <secure_partition.h>
 #include <v2m_def.h>
+#include <xlat_tables_compat.h>
+
 #include "../fvp_def.h"
 #include "fvp_private.h"
 
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl1_setup.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl1_setup.c
index 717e96f85..d67c0c275 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl1_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl1_setup.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <arch.h>
 #include <arm_def.h>
-#include <arm_xlat_tables.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <bl1.h>
 #include <bl_common.h>
@@ -15,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <platform_def.h>
 #include <sp805.h>
 #include <utils.h>
+#include <xlat_tables_compat.h>
+
 #include "../../../bl1/bl1_private.h"
 
 /* Weak definitions may be overridden in specific ARM standard platform */
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c
index e218c2f05..059c9d50d 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <platform.h>
 #include <ras.h>
 #include <utils.h>
-#include <arm_xlat_tables.h>
+#include <xlat_tables_compat.h>
 
 /*
  * Placeholder variables for copying the arguments that have been passed to
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.c
index a21d189e9..243159c77 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 #include <arch.h>
 #include <arch_helpers.h>
-#include <arm_xlat_tables.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <mmio.h>
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <platform_def.h>
 #include <romlib.h>
 #include <secure_partition.h>
+#include <xlat_tables_compat.h>
 
 /* Weak definitions may be overridden in specific ARM standard platform */
 #pragma weak plat_get_ns_image_entrypoint
diff --git a/plat/common/plat_bl_common.c b/plat/common/plat_bl_common.c
index 264d5180d..50d79d422 100644
--- a/plat/common/plat_bl_common.c
+++ b/plat/common/plat_bl_common.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <mbedtls_config.h>
 #endif
 #include <platform.h>
+#include <xlat_tables_compat.h>
 
 /*
  * The following platform functions are weakly defined. The Platforms
diff --git a/plat/qemu/platform.mk b/plat/qemu/platform.mk
index 9167c9fcf..982886a93 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/qemu/platform.mk
@@ -38,24 +38,12 @@ ifeq (${ARM_ARCH_MAJOR},8)
 PLAT_INCLUDES		+=	-Iinclude/plat/arm/common/${ARCH}
 endif
 
-# Use translation tables library v2 by default
-ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1		:=	0
-$(eval $(call assert_boolean,ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1))
-$(eval $(call add_define,ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1))
-
-
 PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES	:=	plat/qemu/qemu_common.c			  \
 				plat/qemu/qemu_console.c		  \
 				drivers/arm/pl011/${ARCH}/pl011_console.S \
 
-ifeq (${ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1}, 1)
-PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES	+=	lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_common.c		\
-				lib/xlat_tables/${ARCH}/xlat_tables.c
-else
 include lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables.mk
-
 PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES	+=	${XLAT_TABLES_LIB_SRCS}
-endif
 
 ifneq (${TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT},0)
 
diff --git a/plat/qemu/qemu_common.c b/plat/qemu/qemu_common.c
index 376ff2f11..43a3f7012 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/qemu_common.c
+++ b/plat/qemu/qemu_common.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 #include <arch_helpers.h>
 #include <bl_common.h>
 #include <platform_def.h>
-#include <arm_xlat_tables.h>
+#include <xlat_tables_v2.h>
+
 #include "qemu_private.h"
 
 #define MAP_DEVICE0	MAP_REGION_FLAT(DEVICE0_BASE,			\
diff --git a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/platform.mk b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/platform.mk
index 33859ee5e..35c8983cd 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/platform.mk
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS	:= 0
 
 WORKAROUND_CVE_2017_5715	:=	0
 
-ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1		:=	1
-$(eval $(call assert_boolean,ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1))
-$(eval $(call add_define,ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1))
-
 ifdef ZYNQMP_ATF_MEM_BASE
     $(eval $(call add_define,ZYNQMP_ATF_MEM_BASE))