diff --git a/cryptmt.go b/cryptmt.go
index 9174a3a..6888667 100644
--- a/cryptmt.go
+++ b/cryptmt.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ func (c *Cipher) yield() (r byte) {
 	return
 }
 
-// NewCipher creates and returns a Cipher. The key argument should be the
+// New creates and returns a Cipher. The key argument should be the
 // CryptMT key, 64 bytes.
-func NewCipher(key []byte) (c *Cipher) {
+func New(key []byte) (c *Cipher) {
 	c = &Cipher{m: mtwist.New()}
 	c.m.SeedFullState(key)
 	c.accum = 1