diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig
index bf395df3bb37..1a2e2f7629f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/Kconfig
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ config PPP_MPPE
 	depends on PPP
 	select CRYPTO
 	select CRYPTO_SHA1
-	select CRYPTO_ARC4
-	select CRYPTO_ECB
+	select CRYPTO_LIB_ARC4
 	---help---
 	  Support for the MPPE Encryption protocol, as employed by the
 	  Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.c
index ff61dd8748de..00be8143b0b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.c
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
  *                    deprecated in 2.6
  */
 
+#include <crypto/arc4.h>
 #include <crypto/hash.h>
-#include <crypto/skcipher.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -65,13 +65,6 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS("ppp-compress-" __stringify(CI_MPPE));
 MODULE_VERSION("1.0.2");
 
-static unsigned int
-setup_sg(struct scatterlist *sg, const void *address, unsigned int length)
-{
-	sg_set_buf(sg, address, length);
-	return length;
-}
-
 #define SHA1_PAD_SIZE 40
 
 /*
@@ -95,7 +88,7 @@ static inline void sha_pad_init(struct sha_pad *shapad)
  * State for an MPPE (de)compressor.
  */
 struct ppp_mppe_state {
-	struct crypto_sync_skcipher *arc4;
+	struct crypto_arc4_ctx arc4;
 	struct shash_desc *sha1;
 	unsigned char *sha1_digest;
 	unsigned char master_key[MPPE_MAX_KEY_LEN];
@@ -154,24 +147,12 @@ static void get_new_key_from_sha(struct ppp_mppe_state * state)
  */
 static void mppe_rekey(struct ppp_mppe_state * state, int initial_key)
 {
-	struct scatterlist sg_in[1], sg_out[1];
-	SYNC_SKCIPHER_REQUEST_ON_STACK(req, state->arc4);
-
-	skcipher_request_set_sync_tfm(req, state->arc4);
-	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
-
 	get_new_key_from_sha(state);
 	if (!initial_key) {
-		crypto_sync_skcipher_setkey(state->arc4, state->sha1_digest,
-					    state->keylen);
-		sg_init_table(sg_in, 1);
-		sg_init_table(sg_out, 1);
-		setup_sg(sg_in, state->sha1_digest, state->keylen);
-		setup_sg(sg_out, state->session_key, state->keylen);
-		skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, sg_in, sg_out, state->keylen,
-					   NULL);
-		if (crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req))
-    		    printk(KERN_WARNING "mppe_rekey: cipher_encrypt failed\n");
+		crypto_arc4_set_key(&state->arc4, state->sha1_digest,
+				    state->keylen);
+		crypto_arc4_crypt(&state->arc4, state->session_key,
+				  state->sha1_digest, state->keylen);
 	} else {
 		memcpy(state->session_key, state->sha1_digest, state->keylen);
 	}
@@ -181,9 +162,7 @@ static void mppe_rekey(struct ppp_mppe_state * state, int initial_key)
 		state->session_key[1] = 0x26;
 		state->session_key[2] = 0x9e;
 	}
-	crypto_sync_skcipher_setkey(state->arc4, state->session_key,
-				    state->keylen);
-	skcipher_request_zero(req);
+	crypto_arc4_set_key(&state->arc4, state->session_key, state->keylen);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -204,12 +183,6 @@ static void *mppe_alloc(unsigned char *options, int optlen)
 		goto out;
 
 
-	state->arc4 = crypto_alloc_sync_skcipher("ecb(arc4)", 0, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(state->arc4)) {
-		state->arc4 = NULL;
-		goto out_free;
-	}
-
 	shash = crypto_alloc_shash("sha1", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(shash))
 		goto out_free;
@@ -250,7 +223,6 @@ static void *mppe_alloc(unsigned char *options, int optlen)
 		crypto_free_shash(state->sha1->tfm);
 		kzfree(state->sha1);
 	}
-	crypto_free_sync_skcipher(state->arc4);
 	kfree(state);
 out:
 	return NULL;
@@ -266,7 +238,6 @@ static void mppe_free(void *arg)
 		kfree(state->sha1_digest);
 		crypto_free_shash(state->sha1->tfm);
 		kzfree(state->sha1);
-		crypto_free_sync_skcipher(state->arc4);
 		kfree(state);
 	}
 }
@@ -366,10 +337,7 @@ mppe_compress(void *arg, unsigned char *ibuf, unsigned char *obuf,
 	      int isize, int osize)
 {
 	struct ppp_mppe_state *state = (struct ppp_mppe_state *) arg;
-	SYNC_SKCIPHER_REQUEST_ON_STACK(req, state->arc4);
 	int proto;
-	int err;
-	struct scatterlist sg_in[1], sg_out[1];
 
 	/*
 	 * Check that the protocol is in the range we handle.
@@ -420,21 +388,7 @@ mppe_compress(void *arg, unsigned char *ibuf, unsigned char *obuf,
 	ibuf += 2;		/* skip to proto field */
 	isize -= 2;
 
-	/* Encrypt packet */
-	sg_init_table(sg_in, 1);
-	sg_init_table(sg_out, 1);
-	setup_sg(sg_in, ibuf, isize);
-	setup_sg(sg_out, obuf, osize);
-
-	skcipher_request_set_sync_tfm(req, state->arc4);
-	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
-	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, sg_in, sg_out, isize, NULL);
-	err = crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
-	skcipher_request_zero(req);
-	if (err) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "crypto_cypher_encrypt failed\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
+	crypto_arc4_crypt(&state->arc4, obuf, ibuf, isize);
 
 	state->stats.unc_bytes += isize;
 	state->stats.unc_packets++;
@@ -480,10 +434,8 @@ mppe_decompress(void *arg, unsigned char *ibuf, int isize, unsigned char *obuf,
 		int osize)
 {
 	struct ppp_mppe_state *state = (struct ppp_mppe_state *) arg;
-	SYNC_SKCIPHER_REQUEST_ON_STACK(req, state->arc4);
 	unsigned ccount;
 	int flushed = MPPE_BITS(ibuf) & MPPE_BIT_FLUSHED;
-	struct scatterlist sg_in[1], sg_out[1];
 
 	if (isize <= PPP_HDRLEN + MPPE_OVHD) {
 		if (state->debug)
@@ -610,19 +562,7 @@ mppe_decompress(void *arg, unsigned char *ibuf, int isize, unsigned char *obuf,
 	 * Decrypt the first byte in order to check if it is
 	 * a compressed or uncompressed protocol field.
 	 */
-	sg_init_table(sg_in, 1);
-	sg_init_table(sg_out, 1);
-	setup_sg(sg_in, ibuf, 1);
-	setup_sg(sg_out, obuf, 1);
-
-	skcipher_request_set_sync_tfm(req, state->arc4);
-	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
-	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, sg_in, sg_out, 1, NULL);
-	if (crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "crypto_cypher_decrypt failed\n");
-		osize = DECOMP_ERROR;
-		goto out_zap_req;
-	}
+	crypto_arc4_crypt(&state->arc4, obuf, ibuf, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Do PFC decompression.
@@ -637,14 +577,7 @@ mppe_decompress(void *arg, unsigned char *ibuf, int isize, unsigned char *obuf,
 	}
 
 	/* And finally, decrypt the rest of the packet. */
-	setup_sg(sg_in, ibuf + 1, isize - 1);
-	setup_sg(sg_out, obuf + 1, osize - 1);
-	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, sg_in, sg_out, isize - 1, NULL);
-	if (crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req)) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "crypto_cypher_decrypt failed\n");
-		osize = DECOMP_ERROR;
-		goto out_zap_req;
-	}
+	crypto_arc4_crypt(&state->arc4, obuf + 1, ibuf + 1, isize - 1);
 
 	state->stats.unc_bytes += osize;
 	state->stats.unc_packets++;
@@ -654,8 +587,6 @@ mppe_decompress(void *arg, unsigned char *ibuf, int isize, unsigned char *obuf,
 	/* good packet credit */
 	state->sanity_errors >>= 1;
 
-out_zap_req:
-	skcipher_request_zero(req);
 	return osize;
 
 sanity_error:
@@ -728,8 +659,7 @@ static struct compressor ppp_mppe = {
 static int __init ppp_mppe_init(void)
 {
 	int answer;
-	if (!(crypto_has_skcipher("ecb(arc4)", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC) &&
-	      crypto_has_ahash("sha1", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC)))
+	if (!crypto_has_ahash("sha1", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	sha_pad = kmalloc(sizeof(struct sha_pad), GFP_KERNEL);
