diff --git a/components/esp_hid/private/esp_hidd_private.h b/components/esp_hid/include/esp_private/esp_hidd_private.h
similarity index 77%
rename from components/esp_hid/private/esp_hidd_private.h
rename to components/esp_hid/include/esp_private/esp_hidd_private.h
index abb76efc11..bac88d1e16 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/private/esp_hidd_private.h
+++ b/components/esp_hid/include/esp_private/esp_hidd_private.h
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
-// Copyright 2017-2019 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
 
 #pragma once
 
diff --git a/components/esp_hid/private/esp_hidh_private.h b/components/esp_hid/include/esp_private/esp_hidh_private.h
similarity index 98%
rename from components/esp_hid/private/esp_hidh_private.h
rename to components/esp_hid/include/esp_private/esp_hidh_private.h
index f567508d61..c380b5aebf 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/private/esp_hidh_private.h
+++ b/components/esp_hid/include/esp_private/esp_hidh_private.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ typedef struct esp_hidh_dev_report_s {
  * @brief HIDH device data
  */
 struct esp_hidh_dev_s {
-    struct esp_hidh_dev_s   *next;
-
     esp_hid_device_config_t config;
     esp_hid_usage_t         usage;
     esp_hid_transport_t     transport;      //BT, BLE or USB
diff --git a/components/esp_hid/src/ble_hidd.c b/components/esp_hid/src/ble_hidd.c
index a70e47a317..743b6c35ba 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/src/ble_hidd.c
+++ b/components/esp_hid/src/ble_hidd.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "ble_hidd.h"
 #if CONFIG_GATTS_ENABLE
 
-#include "esp_hidd_private.h"
+#include "esp_private/esp_hidd_private.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include "esp_bt_main.h"
 #include "esp_bt_defs.h"
diff --git a/components/esp_hid/src/ble_hidh.c b/components/esp_hid/src/ble_hidh.c
index 8df54c2fc9..a5d2bd9d0a 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/src/ble_hidh.c
+++ b/components/esp_hid/src/ble_hidh.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "ble_hidh.h"
 #if CONFIG_GATTC_ENABLE
-#include "esp_hidh_private.h"
+#include "esp_private/esp_hidh_private.h"
 #include "esp_err.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 
diff --git a/components/esp_hid/src/bt_hidd.c b/components/esp_hid/src/bt_hidd.c
index 08e7209a36..ec888267ff 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/src/bt_hidd.c
+++ b/components/esp_hid/src/bt_hidd.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "esp_bt_main.h"
 #include "esp_hidd.h"
 #include "esp_hidd_api.h"
-#include "esp_hidd_private.h"
+#include "esp_private/esp_hidd_private.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include "osi/mutex.h"
 #include "string.h"
diff --git a/components/esp_hid/src/bt_hidh.c b/components/esp_hid/src/bt_hidh.c
index 6f0410e302..c7d2e60112 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/src/bt_hidh.c
+++ b/components/esp_hid/src/bt_hidh.c
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
 #include "bt_hidh.h"
 #if CONFIG_BT_HID_HOST_ENABLED
-#include "esp_hidh_private.h"
+#include "esp_private/esp_hidh_private.h"
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
diff --git a/components/esp_hid/src/esp_hidd.c b/components/esp_hid/src/esp_hidd.c
index 571f963d65..129c7b16a9 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/src/esp_hidd.c
+++ b/components/esp_hid/src/esp_hidd.c
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
 #include "esp_hidd.h"
-#include "esp_hidd_private.h"
+#include "esp_private/esp_hidd_private.h"
 #include "esp_event_base.h"
 
 #if CONFIG_GATTS_ENABLE || CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED
diff --git a/components/esp_hid/src/esp_hidh.c b/components/esp_hid/src/esp_hidh.c
index c4e18e0291..b13bac6a71 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/src/esp_hidh.c
+++ b/components/esp_hid/src/esp_hidh.c
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
 #include "sys/queue.h"
-#include "esp_hidh_private.h"
+#include "esp_private/esp_hidh_private.h"
 #include "bt_hidh.h"
 #include "ble_hidh.h"
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/components/esp_hid/src/nimble_hidd.c b/components/esp_hid/src/nimble_hidd.c
index 53631d980e..f9c9cadf5c 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/src/nimble_hidd.c
+++ b/components/esp_hid/src/nimble_hidd.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include "ble_hidd.h"
-#include "esp_hidd_private.h"
+#include "esp_private/esp_hidd_private.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 
 #include <assert.h>
diff --git a/components/esp_hid/src/nimble_hidh.c b/components/esp_hid/src/nimble_hidh.c
index d1881159b5..55c8f3b604 100644
--- a/components/esp_hid/src/nimble_hidh.c
+++ b/components/esp_hid/src/nimble_hidh.c
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include "ble_hidh.h"
-#include "esp_hidh_private.h"
+#include "esp_private/esp_hidh_private.h"
 #include "esp_err.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 
diff --git a/tools/ci/check_copyright_ignore.txt b/tools/ci/check_copyright_ignore.txt
index b4645eeed4..4c7e87f847 100644
--- a/tools/ci/check_copyright_ignore.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/check_copyright_ignore.txt
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ components/esp_hid/include/esp_hidh_bluedroid.h
 components/esp_hid/include/esp_hidh_gattc.h
 components/esp_hid/private/bt_hidd.h
 components/esp_hid/private/bt_hidh.h
-components/esp_hid/private/esp_hidd_private.h
 components/esp_local_ctrl/src/esp_local_ctrl_handler.c
 components/esp_local_ctrl/src/esp_local_ctrl_priv.h
 components/esp_local_ctrl/src/esp_local_ctrl_transport_ble.c