diff --git a/src/cipher_box.rs b/src/cipher_box.rs
index 34a3e02..cd3e50f 100644
--- a/src/cipher_box.rs
+++ b/src/cipher_box.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ use crate::kdf::derive_key;
 use crate::{storage, IkmId, InputKeyMaterialList};
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct EncryptedData {
-	pub(crate) nonce: Vec<u8>,
-	pub(crate) ciphertext: Vec<u8>,
-}
-
 pub struct CipherBox<'a> {
 	ikm_list: &'a InputKeyMaterialList,
 }
diff --git a/src/encrypted_data.rs b/src/encrypted_data.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02778a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/encrypted_data.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct EncryptedData {
+	pub(crate) nonce: Vec<u8>,
+	pub(crate) ciphertext: Vec<u8>,
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index de316ed..7183f7b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ mod canonicalization;
 mod cipher_box;
 #[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
 mod context;
+#[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
+mod encrypted_data;
 #[cfg(any(feature = "encryption", feature = "ikm-management"))]
 mod error;
 #[cfg(any(feature = "encryption", feature = "ikm-management"))]
diff --git a/src/scheme.rs b/src/scheme.rs
index a089481..73462ca 100644
--- a/src/scheme.rs
+++ b/src/scheme.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
-use crate::cipher_box::EncryptedData;
+use crate::encrypted_data::EncryptedData;
 #[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
 use crate::error::Result;
 #[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
diff --git a/src/scheme/xchacha20poly1305.rs b/src/scheme/xchacha20poly1305.rs
index ad196f8..45329cc 100644
--- a/src/scheme/xchacha20poly1305.rs
+++ b/src/scheme/xchacha20poly1305.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::cipher_box::EncryptedData;
+use crate::encrypted_data::EncryptedData;
 use crate::error::Result;
 use chacha20poly1305::aead::{Aead, KeyInit, Payload};
 use chacha20poly1305::{Key, XChaCha20Poly1305, XNonce};
diff --git a/src/storage.rs b/src/storage.rs
index d1f4ee8..291df40 100644
--- a/src/storage.rs
+++ b/src/storage.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
-use crate::cipher_box::EncryptedData;
+use crate::encrypted_data::EncryptedData;
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 #[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
 use crate::ikm::IkmId;