#include <crypto/internal/aead.h>
 #include <crypto/internal/skcipher.h>
 #include <crypto/internal/hash.h>
+#include <crypto/null.h>
 #include <crypto/scatterwalk.h>
 #include <crypto/hash.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
 struct crypto_rfc4543_instance_ctx {
        struct crypto_aead_spawn aead;
-       struct crypto_skcipher_spawn null;
 };
 
 struct crypto_rfc4543_ctx {
        if (IS_ERR(aead))
                return PTR_ERR(aead);
 
-       null = crypto_spawn_blkcipher(&ictx->null.base);
+       null = crypto_get_default_null_skcipher();
        err = PTR_ERR(null);
        if (IS_ERR(null))
                goto err_free_aead;
        struct crypto_rfc4543_ctx *ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(tfm);
 
        crypto_free_aead(ctx->child);
-       crypto_free_blkcipher(ctx->null);
+       crypto_put_default_null_skcipher();
 }
 
 static struct crypto_instance *crypto_rfc4543_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
 
        alg = crypto_aead_spawn_alg(spawn);
 
-       crypto_set_skcipher_spawn(&ctx->null, inst);
-       err = crypto_grab_skcipher(&ctx->null, "ecb(cipher_null)", 0,
-                                  CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
-       if (err)
-               goto out_drop_alg;
-
-       crypto_skcipher_spawn_alg(&ctx->null);
-
        err = -EINVAL;
 
        /* We only support 16-byte blocks. */
        if (alg->cra_aead.ivsize != 16)
-               goto out_drop_ecbnull;
+               goto out_drop_alg;
 
        /* Not a stream cipher? */
        if (alg->cra_blocksize != 1)
-               goto out_drop_ecbnull;
+               goto out_drop_alg;
 
        err = -ENAMETOOLONG;
        if (snprintf(inst->alg.cra_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME,
            snprintf(inst->alg.cra_driver_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME,
                     "rfc4543(%s)", alg->cra_driver_name) >=
            CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME)
-               goto out_drop_ecbnull;
+               goto out_drop_alg;
 
        inst->alg.cra_flags = CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AEAD;
        inst->alg.cra_flags |= alg->cra_flags & CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC;
 out:
        return inst;
 
-out_drop_ecbnull:
-       crypto_drop_skcipher(&ctx->null);
 out_drop_alg:
        crypto_drop_aead(spawn);
 out_free_inst:
        struct crypto_rfc4543_instance_ctx *ctx = crypto_instance_ctx(inst);
 
        crypto_drop_aead(&ctx->aead);
-       crypto_drop_skcipher(&ctx->null);
 
        kfree(inst);
 }