diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_pk.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_pk.function
index 2e24aec..573c9d4 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_pk.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_pk.function
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@
     size_t sig_len, ciph_len, test_len;
     int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_PK_TYPE_MISMATCH;
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &raw, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, MBEDTLS_MD_NONE );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &raw );
     mbedtls_pk_init( &rsa ); mbedtls_pk_init( &alt );
 
     memset( hash, 0x2a, sizeof hash );
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v15.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v15.function
index a7fb2a5..d558c38 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v15.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v15.function
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
     info.length = rnd_buf->len;
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, hash );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, hash );
     memset( output, 0x00, sizeof( output ) );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_mpi_read_string( &N, radix_N, input_N ) == 0 );
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &P );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, hash );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, hash );
 
     memset( output, 0x00, sizeof( output ) );
     memset( &rnd_info, 0, sizeof( mbedtls_test_rnd_pseudo_info ) );
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@
     memset( &rnd_info, 0, sizeof( mbedtls_test_rnd_pseudo_info ) );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &Nmpi ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &Empi );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &Pmpi ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &Qmpi );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_mpi_read_binary( &Nmpi, N, sizeof( N ) ) == 0 );
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_mpi_read_binary( &Empi, E, sizeof( E ) ) == 0 );
@@ -277,7 +279,8 @@
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &P );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, hash );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, hash );
 
     memset( hash_result, 0x00, sizeof( hash_result ) );
     memset( output, 0x00, sizeof( output ) );
@@ -325,7 +328,8 @@
     ((void) salt);
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, hash );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, hash );
     memset( hash_result, 0x00, sizeof( hash_result ) );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_mpi_read_string( &N, radix_N, input_N ) == 0 );
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v21.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v21.function
index f7e1e24..e923e0b 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v21.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs1_v21.function
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
     info.length = rnd_buf->len;
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, hash );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, hash );
     memset( output, 0x00, sizeof( output ) );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_mpi_read_binary( &N, input_N->x, input_N->len ) == 0 );
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &P );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, hash );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, hash );
 
     memset( output, 0x00, sizeof( output ) );
     memset( &rnd_info, 0, sizeof( mbedtls_test_rnd_pseudo_info ) );
@@ -131,7 +133,8 @@
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &P );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, hash );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, hash );
 
     memset( hash_result, 0x00, sizeof( hash_result ) );
     memset( output, 0x00, sizeof( output ) );
@@ -189,7 +192,8 @@
     ((void) salt);
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, hash );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, hash );
     memset( hash_result, 0x00, sizeof( hash_result ) );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_mpi_read_binary( &N, input_N->x, input_N->len ) == 0 );
@@ -225,7 +229,8 @@
     mbedtls_mpi N, E;
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, ctx_hash );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V21, ctx_hash );
     memset( hash_result, 0x00, sizeof( hash_result ) );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_mpi_read_binary( &N, input_N->x, input_N->len ) == 0 );
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_rsa.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_rsa.function
index e057dfb..aed05a4 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_rsa.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_rsa.function
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     const int invalid_padding = 42;
     const int invalid_hash_id = 0xff;
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, MBEDTLS_MD_NONE );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
 
     TEST_EQUAL( mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx,
                                          invalid_padding,
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
      * unconditionally on an error path without checking whether it has
      * already been called in the success path. */
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, 0, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
     mbedtls_rsa_free( &ctx );
 
     if( reinit )
-        mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, 0, 0 );
+        mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
     mbedtls_rsa_free( &ctx );
 
     /* This test case always succeeds, functionally speaking. A plausible
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &P );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, padding_mode, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, padding_mode, MBEDTLS_MD_NONE );
 
     memset( hash_result, 0x00, sizeof( hash_result ) );
     memset( output, 0x00, sizeof( output ) );
@@ -128,7 +129,8 @@
     mbedtls_mpi N, E;
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, padding_mode, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, padding_mode, MBEDTLS_MD_NONE );
     memset( hash_result, 0x00, sizeof( hash_result ) );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_mpi_read_string( &N, radix_N, input_N ) == 0 );
@@ -162,7 +164,8 @@
     mbedtls_mpi N, P, Q, E;
     mbedtls_test_rnd_pseudo_info rnd_info;
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, padding_mode, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, padding_mode, MBEDTLS_MD_NONE );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &P );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
 
@@ -209,7 +212,8 @@
     mbedtls_mpi N, E;
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, padding_mode, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, padding_mode, MBEDTLS_MD_NONE );
     memset( output, 0x00, sizeof( output ) );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_mpi_read_string( &N, radix_N, input_N ) == 0 );
@@ -243,7 +247,8 @@
 
     memset( &rnd_info, 0, sizeof( mbedtls_test_rnd_pseudo_info ) );
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, padding_mode, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, padding_mode, MBEDTLS_MD_NONE );
     memset( output, 0x00, sizeof( output ) );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_mpi_read_string( &N, radix_N, input_N ) == 0 );
@@ -284,7 +289,8 @@
     mbedtls_mpi N, E;
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, padding_mode, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, padding_mode, MBEDTLS_MD_NONE );
     memset( output, 0x00, sizeof( output ) );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_mpi_read_string( &N, radix_N, input_N ) == 0 );
@@ -329,7 +335,8 @@
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &P );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, padding_mode, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_set_padding( &ctx, padding_mode, MBEDTLS_MD_NONE );
 
     memset( output, 0x00, sizeof( output ) );
     memset( &rnd_info, 0, sizeof( mbedtls_test_rnd_pseudo_info ) );
@@ -377,8 +384,8 @@
     mbedtls_mpi N, E;
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx2, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx2 );
     memset( output, 0x00, sizeof( output ) );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_mpi_read_string( &N, radix_N, input_N ) == 0 );
@@ -435,8 +442,8 @@
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &P );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx2, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx2 );
 
     memset( &rnd_info, 0, sizeof( mbedtls_test_rnd_pseudo_info ) );
 
@@ -512,7 +519,7 @@
     mbedtls_mpi N, E;
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &E );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
 
     if( strlen( input_N ) )
     {
@@ -543,7 +550,7 @@
 {
     mbedtls_rsa_context ctx;
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
 
     ctx.len = mod / 8;
     if( strlen( input_P ) )
@@ -604,8 +611,8 @@
 {
     mbedtls_rsa_context pub, prv;
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &pub, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &prv, MBEDTLS_RSA_PKCS_V15, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &pub );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &prv );
 
     pub.len = mod / 8;
     prv.len = mod / 8;
@@ -676,7 +683,7 @@
 
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg );
     mbedtls_entropy_init( &entropy );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init ( &ctx, 0, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init ( &ctx );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed( &ctr_drbg, mbedtls_entropy_func,
                                         &entropy, (const unsigned char *) pers,
@@ -828,7 +835,7 @@
 
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg );
     mbedtls_entropy_init( &entropy );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, 0, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &P ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q );
@@ -969,7 +976,7 @@
 
     mbedtls_rsa_context ctx;
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, 0, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
 
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &N );
     mbedtls_mpi_init( &P ); mbedtls_mpi_init( &Q );
@@ -1149,7 +1156,7 @@
 
     mbedtls_rsa_context ctx;
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, 0, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
 
     /* Setup RSA context */
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_rsa_import_raw( &ctx,
@@ -1251,7 +1258,7 @@
 
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg );
     mbedtls_entropy_init( &entropy );
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, 0, 0 );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx );
 
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed( &ctr_drbg, mbedtls_entropy_func,
                                         &entropy, (const unsigned char *) pers,