diff --git a/toxcore/onion_announce.c b/toxcore/onion_announce.c
index 9045c5778fc..53331952927 100644
--- a/toxcore/onion_announce.c
+++ b/toxcore/onion_announce.c
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ int create_announce_request(uint8_t *packet, uint16_t max_packet_length, const u
     return ONION_ANNOUNCE_REQUEST_MIN_SIZE;
 }
 
+#ifndef VANILLA_NACL
+
 // TODO: params - to struct
 int create_gc_announce_request(uint8_t *packet, uint16_t max_packet_length, const uint8_t *dest_client_id,
                                const uint8_t *public_key, const uint8_t *secret_key, const uint8_t *ping_id,
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ int create_gc_announce_request(uint8_t *packet, uint16_t max_packet_length, cons
 
     return full_length;
 }
+#endif  // VANILLA_NACL
 
 /* Create an onion data request packet in packet of max_packet_length (recommended size ONION_MAX_PACKET_SIZE).
  *
@@ -408,6 +411,10 @@ static int handle_gc_announce_request(Onion_Announce *onion_a, IP_Port source, c
         return 1;
     }
 
+#ifdef VANILLA_NACL
+    return 1;
+#endif
+
     const uint8_t *packet_public_key = packet + 1 + CRYPTO_NONCE_SIZE;
     uint8_t shared_key[CRYPTO_SHARED_KEY_SIZE];
     get_shared_key(onion_a->mono_time, &onion_a->shared_keys_recv, shared_key, dht_get_self_secret_key(onion_a->dht),
@@ -538,7 +545,11 @@ static int handle_announce_request(void *object, IP_Port source, const uint8_t *
     Onion_Announce *onion_a = (Onion_Announce *)object;
 
     if (length != ANNOUNCE_REQUEST_MIN_SIZE_RECV) {
+#ifndef VANILLA_NACL
         return handle_gc_announce_request(onion_a, source, packet, length);
+#else
+        return 1;
+#endif
     }
 
     const uint8_t *packet_public_key = packet + 1 + CRYPTO_NONCE_SIZE;
@@ -666,20 +677,28 @@ static int handle_data_request(void *object, IP_Port source, const uint8_t *pack
 
 Onion_Announce *new_onion_announce(Mono_Time *mono_time, DHT *dht, GC_Announces_List *gc_announces_list)
 {
-    if (dht == nullptr || gc_announces_list == nullptr) {
+    if (dht == nullptr) {
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+#ifndef VANILLA_NACL
+
+    if (gc_announces_list == nullptr) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+#endif
+
     Onion_Announce *onion_a = (Onion_Announce *)calloc(1, sizeof(Onion_Announce));
 
     if (onion_a == nullptr) {
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    onion_a->gc_announces_list = gc_announces_list;
     onion_a->mono_time = mono_time;
     onion_a->dht = dht;
     onion_a->net = dht_get_net(dht);
-    onion_a->gc_announces_list = gc_announces_list;
     new_symmetric_key(onion_a->secret_bytes);
 
     networking_registerhandler(onion_a->net, NET_PACKET_ANNOUNCE_REQUEST, &handle_announce_request, onion_a);
diff --git a/toxcore/onion_client.c b/toxcore/onion_client.c
index 7acec418370..237084ce548 100644
--- a/toxcore/onion_client.c
+++ b/toxcore/onion_client.c
@@ -491,10 +491,15 @@ static int client_send_announce_request(Onion_Client *onion_c, uint32_t num, IP_
                                           onion_friend->temp_secret_key, ping_id, onion_friend->real_public_key,
                                           zero_ping_id, sendback);
         } else if (onion_friend->gc_data_length > 0)  { // contact is a gc
+
+#ifndef VANILLA_NACL
             len = create_gc_announce_request(request, sizeof(request), dest_pubkey, onion_friend->temp_public_key,
                                              onion_friend->temp_secret_key, ping_id, onion_friend->real_public_key,
                                              zero_ping_id, sendback, onion_friend->gc_data,
                                              onion_friend->gc_data_length);
+#else
+            return -1;
+#endif  // VANILLA_NACL
         } else {
             return 0;
         }
@@ -1791,10 +1796,18 @@ void do_onion_client(Onion_Client *onion_c)
 
 Onion_Client *new_onion_client(Mono_Time *mono_time, Net_Crypto *c, GC_Session *gc_session)
 {
-    if (!c || !gc_session) {
+    if (!c) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+#ifndef VANILLA_NACL
+
+    if (gc_session == nullptr) {
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+#endif
+
     Onion_Client *onion_c = (Onion_Client *)calloc(1, sizeof(Onion_Client));
 
     if (onion_c == nullptr) {