diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 53561714..c4832dab 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ libckpool_la_LIBADD = @LIBS@
 bin_PROGRAMS = ckpool ckpmsg notifier
 ckpool_SOURCES = ckpool.c ckpool.h generator.c generator.h bitcoin.c bitcoin.h \
 		 stratifier.c stratifier.h connector.c connector.h uthash.h \
-		 utlist.h api.c api.h
+		 utlist.h
 ckpool_LDADD = libckpool.la @JANSSON_LIBS@
 
 ckpmsg_SOURCES = ckpmsg.c
diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index 153126a2..6178b225 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "generator.h"
 #include "stratifier.h"
 #include "connector.h"
-#include "api.h"
 
 ckpool_t *global_ckp;
 
diff --git a/src/ckpool.h b/src/ckpool.h
index 0829d36c..f2afd133 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.h
+++ b/src/ckpool.h
@@ -324,4 +324,18 @@ bool json_get_bool(bool *store, const json_t *val, const char *res);
 bool json_getdel_int(int *store, json_t *val, const char *res);
 bool json_getdel_int64(int64_t *store, json_t *val, const char *res);
 
+
+/* API Placeholders for future API implementation */
+typedef struct apimsg apimsg_t;
+
+struct apimsg {
+	char *buf;
+	int sockd;
+};
+
+static inline void ckpool_api(ckpool_t __maybe_unused *ckp, apimsg_t __maybe_unused *apimsg) {};
+static inline json_t *json_encode_errormsg(json_error_t __maybe_unused *err_val) { return NULL; };
+static inline json_t *json_errormsg(const char __maybe_unused *fmt, ...) { return NULL; };
+static inline void send_api_response(json_t __maybe_unused *val, const int __maybe_unused sockd) {};
+
 #endif /* CKPOOL_H */
diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index b9d42a15..65b82da6 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "bitcoin.h"
 #include "uthash.h"
 #include "utlist.h"
-#include "api.h"
 
 struct notify_instance {
 	/* Hash table data */
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index 24d96fa0..011cefc9 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "stratifier.h"
 #include "uthash.h"
 #include "utlist.h"
-#include "api.h"
 
 #define MIN1	60
 #define MIN5	300