diff --git a/library/error.c b/library/error.c
index eb52052b5..b83b8d1f1 100644
--- a/library/error.c
+++ b/library/error.c
@@ -51,20 +51,19 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ERROR_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_ERROR_STRERROR_DUMMY)
+
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
-#include <string.h>
-#endif
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_ERROR_C)
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
 #include "mbedtls/platform.h"
 #else
 #define mbedtls_snprintf snprintf
-#define mbedtls_time_t   time_t
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_ERROR_C)
-
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_AES_C)
 #include "mbedtls/aes.h"
@@ -929,8 +928,6 @@ void mbedtls_strerror( int ret, char *buf, size_t buflen )
 
 #else /* MBEDTLS_ERROR_C */
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_ERROR_STRERROR_DUMMY)
-
 /*
  * Provide an non-function in case MBEDTLS_ERROR_C is not defined
  */
@@ -942,6 +939,6 @@ void mbedtls_strerror( int ret, char *buf, size_t buflen )
         buf[0] = '\0';
 }
 
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_ERROR_STRERROR_DUMMY */
-
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_ERROR_C */
+
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_ERROR_C || MBEDTLS_ERROR_STRERROR_DUMMY */
diff --git a/scripts/data_files/error.fmt b/scripts/data_files/error.fmt
index 162d93b45..c5c8707dc 100644
--- a/scripts/data_files/error.fmt
+++ b/scripts/data_files/error.fmt
@@ -51,20 +51,19 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ERROR_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_ERROR_STRERROR_DUMMY)
+
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
-#include <string.h>
-#endif
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_ERROR_C)
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
 #include "mbedtls/platform.h"
 #else
 #define mbedtls_snprintf snprintf
-#define mbedtls_time_t   time_t
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_ERROR_C)
-
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 HEADER_INCLUDED
 
@@ -130,8 +129,6 @@ LOW_LEVEL_CODE_CHECKS
 
 #else /* MBEDTLS_ERROR_C */
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_ERROR_STRERROR_DUMMY)
-
 /*
  * Provide an non-function in case MBEDTLS_ERROR_C is not defined
  */
@@ -143,6 +140,6 @@ void mbedtls_strerror( int ret, char *buf, size_t buflen )
         buf[0] = '\0';
 }
 
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_ERROR_STRERROR_DUMMY */
-
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_ERROR_C */
+
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_ERROR_C || MBEDTLS_ERROR_STRERROR_DUMMY */
diff --git a/tests/scripts/all.sh b/tests/scripts/all.sh
index 07ff62da7..a2a26b45b 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/all.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/all.sh
@@ -1501,6 +1501,20 @@ component_test_no_64bit_multiplication () {
     make test
 }
 
+component_test_no_strings () {
+    msg "build: no strings" # ~10s
+    scripts/config.pl full
+    # Disable options that activate a large amount of string constants.
+    scripts/config.pl unset MBEDTLS_DEBUG_C
+    scripts/config.pl unset MBEDTLS_ERROR_C
+    scripts/config.pl set MBEDTLS_ERROR_STRERROR_DUMMY
+    scripts/config.pl unset MBEDTLS_VERSION_FEATURES
+    make CFLAGS='-Werror -Os'
+
+    msg "test: no strings" # ~ 10s
+    make test
+}
+
 component_build_arm_none_eabi_gcc () {
     msg "build: ${ARM_NONE_EABI_GCC_PREFIX}gcc -O1" # ~ 10s
     scripts/config.pl baremetal
diff --git a/tests/scripts/test-ref-configs.pl b/tests/scripts/test-ref-configs.pl
index a8bfa6e90..94fc3351e 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test-ref-configs.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/test-ref-configs.pl
@@ -55,15 +55,17 @@ use warnings;
 use strict;
 
 my %configs = (
+    'config-ccm-psk-tls1_2.h' => {
+        'compat' => '-m tls1_2 -f \'^TLS-PSK-WITH-AES-...-CCM-8\'',
+    },
     'config-mini-tls1_1.h' => {
         'compat' => '-m tls1_1 -f \'^DES-CBC3-SHA$\|^TLS-RSA-WITH-3DES-EDE-CBC-SHA$\'',
     },
+    'config-no-entropy.h' => {
+    },
     'config-suite-b.h' => {
         'compat' => "-m tls1_2 -f 'ECDHE-ECDSA.*AES.*GCM' -p mbedTLS",
     },
-    'config-ccm-psk-tls1_2.h' => {
-        'compat' => '-m tls1_2 -f \'^TLS-PSK-WITH-AES-...-CCM-8\'',
-    },
     'config-thread.h' => {
         'opt' => '-f ECJPAKE.*nolog',
     },