diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/plugins/gcrypt/gcrypt_rsa_private_key.c b/src/libstrongswan/plugins/gcrypt/gcrypt_rsa_private_key.c
index d433d5ea78..eac5c7f48e 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/plugins/gcrypt/gcrypt_rsa_private_key.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/plugins/gcrypt/gcrypt_rsa_private_key.c
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ struct private_gcrypt_rsa_private_key_t {
 	refcount_t ref;
 };
 
-/**
- * Implemented in gcrypt_rsa_public_key.c
- */
-public_key_t *gcrypt_rsa_public_key_create_from_sexp(gcry_sexp_t key);
-
 /**
  * find a token in a S-expression. If a key is given, its length is used to
  * pad the output to a given length.
@@ -320,7 +315,18 @@ static identification_t* get_id(private_gcrypt_rsa_private_key_t *this,
  */
 static public_key_t* get_public_key(private_gcrypt_rsa_private_key_t *this)
 {
-	return gcrypt_rsa_public_key_create_from_sexp(this->key);
+	chunk_t n, e;
+	public_key_t *public;
+	
+	n = gcrypt_rsa_find_token(this->key, "n", NULL);
+	e = gcrypt_rsa_find_token(this->key, "e", NULL);
+	
+	public = lib->creds->create(lib->creds, CRED_PUBLIC_KEY, KEY_RSA,
+						BUILD_RSA_MODULUS, n, BUILD_RSA_PUB_EXP, e, BUILD_END);
+	chunk_free(&n);
+	chunk_free(&e);
+	
+	return public;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/plugins/gcrypt/gcrypt_rsa_public_key.c b/src/libstrongswan/plugins/gcrypt/gcrypt_rsa_public_key.c
index f574b71869..4eb9cbaacf 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/plugins/gcrypt/gcrypt_rsa_public_key.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/plugins/gcrypt/gcrypt_rsa_public_key.c
@@ -343,37 +343,6 @@ static private_gcrypt_rsa_public_key_t *gcrypt_rsa_public_key_create_empty()
 	return this;
 }
 
-/**
- * Create a public key from a S-expression, used in gcrypt_rsa_private_key
- */
-public_key_t *gcrypt_rsa_public_key_create_from_sexp(gcry_sexp_t key)
-{
-	private_gcrypt_rsa_public_key_t *this;
-	gcry_error_t err;
-	chunk_t n, e;
-	
-	this = gcrypt_rsa_public_key_create_empty();
-	n = gcrypt_rsa_find_token(key, "n", NULL);
-	e = gcrypt_rsa_find_token(key, "e", NULL);
-	
-	err = gcry_sexp_build(&this->key, NULL, "(public-key(rsa(n %b)(e %b)))",
-						  n.len, n.ptr, e.len, e.ptr);
-	chunk_free(&n);
-	chunk_free(&e);
-	if (err)
-	{
-		DBG1("loading public key failed: %s", gpg_strerror(err));
-		free(this);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	if (!gcrypt_rsa_build_keyids(this->key, &this->keyid, &this->keyid_info))
-	{
-		destroy(this);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	return &this->public.interface;
-}
-
 /**
  * Load a public key from components
  */