diff --git a/src/crypter.cpp b/src/crypter.cpp
index e0a063a..7049751 100644
--- a/src/crypter.cpp
+++ b/src/crypter.cpp
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ bool CCrypter::Encrypt(const CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext, std::vector<unsigned
 
     bool fOk = true;
 
-    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(ctx);
+    ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new();
     if (fOk) fOk = EVP_EncryptInit_ex(ctx, EVP_aes_256_cbc(), NULL, chKey, chIV);
     if (fOk) fOk = EVP_EncryptUpdate(ctx, &vchCiphertext[0], &nCLen, &vchPlaintext[0], nLen);
     if (fOk) fOk = EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(ctx, (&vchCiphertext[0])+nCLen, &nFLen);
-    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(ctx);
+    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
 
     if (!fOk) return false;
 
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ bool CCrypter::Decrypt(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchCiphertext, CKeyingM
 
     bool fOk = true;
 
-    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(ctx);
+    ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new();
     if (fOk) fOk = EVP_DecryptInit_ex(ctx, EVP_aes_256_cbc(), NULL, chKey, chIV);
     if (fOk) fOk = EVP_DecryptUpdate(ctx, &vchPlaintext[0], &nPLen, &vchCiphertext[0], nLen);
     if (fOk) fOk = EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(ctx, (&vchPlaintext[0])+nPLen, &nFLen);
-    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(ctx);
+    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
 
     if (!fOk) return false;