diff --git a/src/file_mdb.c b/src/file_mdb.c
index 602e3c4f..e43e2cee 100644
--- a/src/file_mdb.c
+++ b/src/file_mdb.c
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 #include "types.h"
 #include "filegen.h"
 
-/*@ requires \valid(file_stat); */
+/*@ requires valid_register_header_check(file_stat); */
 static void register_header_check_mdb(file_stat_t *file_stat);
-/*@ requires \valid(file_stat); */
+/*@ requires valid_register_header_check(file_stat); */
 static void register_header_check_accdb(file_stat_t *file_stat);
 
 const file_hint_t file_hint_mdb= {
@@ -55,15 +55,10 @@ const file_hint_t file_hint_accdb= {
 };
 
 /*@
-  @ requires buffer_size > 0;
-  @ requires \valid_read(buffer+(0..buffer_size-1));
-  @ requires valid_file_recovery(file_recovery);
-  @ requires \valid(file_recovery_new);
-  @ requires file_recovery_new->blocksize > 0;
   @ requires separation: \separated(&file_hint_accdb, buffer+(..), file_recovery, file_recovery_new);
+  @ requires valid_header_check_param(buffer, buffer_size, safe_header_only, file_recovery, file_recovery_new);
+  @ ensures  valid_header_check_result(\result, file_recovery_new);
   @ assigns  *file_recovery_new;
-  @ ensures \result == 0 || \result == 1;
-  @ ensures  \result!=0 ==> valid_file_recovery(file_recovery_new);
   @*/
 static int header_check_accdb(const unsigned char *buffer, const unsigned int buffer_size, const unsigned int safe_header_only, const file_recovery_t *file_recovery, file_recovery_t *file_recovery_new)
 {
@@ -73,15 +68,10 @@ static int header_check_accdb(const unsigned char *buffer, const unsigned int bu
 }
 
 /*@
-  @ requires buffer_size > 0;
-  @ requires \valid_read(buffer+(0..buffer_size-1));
-  @ requires valid_file_recovery(file_recovery);
-  @ requires \valid(file_recovery_new);
-  @ requires file_recovery_new->blocksize > 0;
   @ requires separation: \separated(&file_hint_accdb, buffer+(..), file_recovery, file_recovery_new);
+  @ requires valid_header_check_param(buffer, buffer_size, safe_header_only, file_recovery, file_recovery_new);
+  @ ensures  valid_header_check_result(\result, file_recovery_new);
   @ assigns  *file_recovery_new;
-  @ ensures \result == 0 || \result == 1;
-  @ ensures  \result!=0 ==> valid_file_recovery(file_recovery_new);
   @*/
 static int header_check_mdb(const unsigned char *buffer, const unsigned int buffer_size, const unsigned int safe_header_only, const file_recovery_t *file_recovery, file_recovery_t *file_recovery_new)
 {