diff --git a/programs/pkey/dh_client.c b/programs/pkey/dh_client.c
index c6b3132..3abf49e 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/dh_client.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/dh_client.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
     mbedtls_aes_context aes;
 
     mbedtls_net_init( &server_fd );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, MBEDTLS_MD_SHA256 );
     mbedtls_dhm_init( &dhm );
     mbedtls_aes_init( &aes );
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg );
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@
         goto exit;
     }
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa );
 
     if( ( ret = mbedtls_mpi_read_file( &rsa.N, 16, f ) ) != 0 ||
         ( ret = mbedtls_mpi_read_file( &rsa.E, 16, f ) ) != 0 )
diff --git a/programs/pkey/dh_server.c b/programs/pkey/dh_server.c
index 63df77e..d87f75a 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/dh_server.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/dh_server.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
 
     mbedtls_net_init( &listen_fd );
     mbedtls_net_init( &client_fd );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, MBEDTLS_MD_SHA256 );
     mbedtls_dhm_init( &dhm );
     mbedtls_aes_init( &aes );
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg );
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@
         goto exit;
     }
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa );
 
     if( ( ret = mbedtls_mpi_read_file( &N , 16, f ) ) != 0 ||
         ( ret = mbedtls_mpi_read_file( &E , 16, f ) ) != 0 ||
diff --git a/programs/pkey/rsa_decrypt.c b/programs/pkey/rsa_decrypt.c
index 1ba8c73..88b80d1 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/rsa_decrypt.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/rsa_decrypt.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     mbedtls_printf( "\n  . Seeding the random number generator..." );
     fflush( stdout );
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa );
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg );
     mbedtls_entropy_init( &entropy );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &P ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q );
diff --git a/programs/pkey/rsa_encrypt.c b/programs/pkey/rsa_encrypt.c
index 6c654ad..1113622 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/rsa_encrypt.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/rsa_encrypt.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     fflush( stdout );
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa );
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg );
     mbedtls_entropy_init( &entropy );
 
diff --git a/programs/pkey/rsa_genkey.c b/programs/pkey/rsa_genkey.c
index 26a8925..1dcfc52 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/rsa_genkey.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/rsa_genkey.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     const char *pers = "rsa_genkey";
 
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &P ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &D ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &DP );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &DQ ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &QP );
diff --git a/programs/pkey/rsa_sign.c b/programs/pkey/rsa_sign.c
index 1cfa0a8..427554f 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/rsa_sign.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/rsa_sign.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     char filename[512];
     mbedtls_mpi N, P, Q, D, E, DP, DQ, QP;
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa );
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &P ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &D ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &DP );
diff --git a/programs/pkey/rsa_verify.c b/programs/pkey/rsa_verify.c
index 6aca171..0cd17b0 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/rsa_verify.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/rsa_verify.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     unsigned char buf[MBEDTLS_MPI_MAX_SIZE];
     char filename[512];
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa );
 
     if( argc != 2 )
     {
diff --git a/programs/test/benchmark.c b/programs/test/benchmark.c
index e123453..5aa31f7 100644
--- a/programs/test/benchmark.c
+++ b/programs/test/benchmark.c
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@
         {
             mbedtls_snprintf( title, sizeof( title ), "RSA-%d", keysize );
 
-            mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+            mbedtls_rsa_init( &rsa );
             mbedtls_rsa_gen_key( &rsa, myrand, NULL, keysize, 65537 );
 
             TIME_PUBLIC( title, " public",