diff --git a/README b/README

index c7d4bb7..3da6d1d 100644

--- a/README

+++ b/README

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ SYNOPSIS

       Crypt::OpenSSL::Random::random_seed($good_entropy);

       Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA->import_random_seed();

       $rsa_pub = Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA->new_public_key($key_string);

-      $rsa_pub->use_sslv23_padding(); # use_pkcs1_oaep_padding is the default

       $ciphertext = $rsa->encrypt($plaintext);

       $rsa_priv = Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA->new_private_key($key_string);

@@ -140,10 +139,6 @@ Instance Methods

         all new applications. It is the default mode used by

         "Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA".

-    use_sslv23_padding

-        Use PKCS #1 v1.5 padding with an SSL-specific modification that

-        denotes that the server is SSL3 capable.

-

     use_md5_hash

         Use the RFC 1321 MD5 hashing algorithm by Ron Rivest when signing

         and verifying messages.

@@ -168,7 +163,7 @@ Instance Methods

         pkcs1_oaep_padding

             at most 42 bytes less than this size.

-        pkcs1_padding or sslv23_padding

+        pkcs1_padding

             at most 11 bytes less than this size.

         no_padding

diff --git a/RSA.pm b/RSA.pm

index 31e6949..1b63e99 100644

--- a/RSA.pm

+++ b/RSA.pm

@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA - RSA encoding and decoding, using the openSSL libraries

   Crypt::OpenSSL::Random::random_seed($good_entropy);

   Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA->import_random_seed();

   $rsa_pub = Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA->new_public_key($key_string);

-  $rsa_pub->use_sslv23_padding(); # use_pkcs1_oaep_padding is the default

-  $ciphertext = $rsa->encrypt($plaintext);

+    $ciphertext = $rsa->encrypt($plaintext);

   $rsa_priv = Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA->new_private_key($key_string);

   $plaintext = $rsa->encrypt($ciphertext);

@@ -220,11 +219,6 @@ an empty encoding parameter. This mode of padding is recommended for

 all new applications.  It is the default mode used by

 C<Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA>.

-=item use_sslv23_padding

-

-Use C<PKCS #1 v1.5> padding with an SSL-specific modification that

-denotes that the server is SSL3 capable.

-

 =item use_md5_hash

 Use the RFC 1321 MD5 hashing algorithm by Ron Rivest when signing and

@@ -267,7 +261,7 @@ the text to be encrypted should be:

 at most 42 bytes less than this size.

-=item pkcs1_padding or sslv23_padding

+=item pkcs1_padding

 at most 11 bytes less than this size.

diff --git a/RSA.xs b/RSA.xs

index d474d11..711e4e7 100644

--- a/RSA.xs

+++ b/RSA.xs

@@ -640,12 +640,6 @@ use_pkcs1_oaep_padding(p_rsa)

   CODE:

     p_rsa->padding = RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING;

-void

-use_sslv23_padding(p_rsa)

-    rsaData* p_rsa;

-  CODE:

-    p_rsa->padding = RSA_SSLV23_PADDING;

-

 # Sign text. Returns the signature.

 SV*