diff --git a/mud.c b/mud.c
index 779aba7..a007599 100644
--- a/mud.c
+++ b/mud.c
@@ -497,15 +497,6 @@ int mud_set_key (struct mud *mud, unsigned char *key, size_t size)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static
-int mud_new_key (struct mud *mud)
-{
-    unsigned char key[MUD_KEY_SIZE];
-
-    randombytes_buf(key, sizeof(key));
-    mud_set_key(mud, key, sizeof(key));
-}
-
 int mud_set_send_timeout_msec (struct mud *mud, unsigned msec)
 {
     if (!msec) {
@@ -607,7 +598,10 @@ struct mud *mud_create (int port, int v4, int v6)
     mud->send_timeout = MUD_SEND_TIMEOUT;
     mud->time_tolerance = MUD_TIME_TOLERANCE;
 
-    mud_new_key(mud);
+    unsigned char key[MUD_KEY_SIZE];
+
+    randombytes_buf(key, sizeof(key));
+    mud_set_key(mud, key, sizeof(key));
 
     return mud;
 }