diff --git a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
index 55201c0b7849..d4d82f6ed738 100644
--- a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
+++ b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
@@ -1791,30 +1791,33 @@ int mbedtls_test_ssl_tls13_populate_session(mbedtls_ssl_session *session,
     session->endpoint = endpoint_type == MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT ?
                         MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT : MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_SERVER;
     session->ciphersuite = 0xabcd;
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS)
     session->ticket_age_add = 0x87654321;
     session->ticket_flags = 0x7;
-
     session->resumption_key_len = 32;
     memset(session->resumption_key, 0x99, sizeof(session->resumption_key));
+#endif
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA)
-    session->max_early_data_size = 0x87654321;
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C)
-    int ret = mbedtls_ssl_session_set_ticket_alpn(session, "ALPNExample");
-    if (ret != 0) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN && MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C */
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA */
-
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C)
     if (session->endpoint == MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_SERVER) {
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN)
+        int ret = mbedtls_ssl_session_set_ticket_alpn(session, "ALPNExample");
+        if (ret != 0) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+#endif
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)
         session->ticket_creation_time = mbedtls_ms_time() - 42;
-    }
 #endif
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS */
+    }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C)
     if (session->endpoint == MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT) {
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS)
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)
         session->ticket_reception_time = mbedtls_ms_time() - 40;
 #endif
@@ -1828,9 +1831,14 @@ int mbedtls_test_ssl_tls13_populate_session(mbedtls_ssl_session *session,
             }
             memset(session->ticket, 33, ticket_len);
         }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS */
     }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C */
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA)
+    session->max_early_data_size = 0x87654321;
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA */
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_RECORD_SIZE_LIMIT)
     session->record_size_limit = 2048;
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
index 67d97e47ce99..b41a2513f4e3 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
@@ -2094,6 +2094,7 @@ void ssl_serialize_session_save_load(int ticket_len, char *crt_file,
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3)
     if (tls_version == MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3) {
         TEST_ASSERT(original.ciphersuite == restored.ciphersuite);
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS)
         TEST_ASSERT(original.ticket_age_add == restored.ticket_age_add);
         TEST_ASSERT(original.ticket_flags == restored.ticket_flags);
         TEST_ASSERT(original.resumption_key_len == restored.resumption_key_len);
@@ -2104,22 +2105,24 @@ void ssl_serialize_session_save_load(int ticket_len, char *crt_file,
                                restored.resumption_key,
                                original.resumption_key_len) == 0);
         }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS */
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA)
-        TEST_ASSERT(
-            original.max_early_data_size == restored.max_early_data_size);
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C)
         if (endpoint_type == MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_SERVER) {
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN)
             TEST_ASSERT(original.ticket_alpn != NULL);
             TEST_ASSERT(restored.ticket_alpn != NULL);
             TEST_MEMORY_COMPARE(original.ticket_alpn, strlen(original.ticket_alpn),
                                 restored.ticket_alpn, strlen(restored.ticket_alpn));
-        }
-#endif
 #endif
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS */
+        }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C */
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C)
         if (endpoint_type == MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT) {
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS)
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)
             TEST_ASSERT(original.ticket_reception_time == restored.ticket_reception_time);
 #endif
@@ -2132,12 +2135,17 @@ void ssl_serialize_session_save_load(int ticket_len, char *crt_file,
                                    restored.ticket,
                                    original.ticket_len) == 0);
             }
-
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS */
         }
-#endif
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C */
     }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3 */
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA)
+    TEST_ASSERT(
+        original.max_early_data_size == restored.max_early_data_size);
+#endif
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_RECORD_SIZE_LIMIT)
     TEST_ASSERT(original.record_size_limit == restored.record_size_limit);
 #endif