diff --git a/contrib/epee/src/http_auth.cpp b/contrib/epee/src/http_auth.cpp
index 77d9fe5ca..ec430c8cb 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/src/http_auth.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/http_auth.cpp
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <limits>
+#include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include "hex.h"
-#include "md5_l.h"
 #include "string_coding.h"
 
 /* This file uses the `u8` prefix and specifies all chars by ASCII numeric
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ namespace
       void operator()(const T& arg) const
       {
         const boost::iterator_range<const char*> data(boost::as_literal(arg));
-        md5::MD5Update(
-          std::addressof(ctx),
+        EVP_DigestUpdate(
+          ctx,
           reinterpret_cast<const std::uint8_t*>(data.begin()),
           data.size()
         );
@@ -126,25 +126,25 @@ namespace
       }
       void operator()(const epee::wipeable_string& arg) const
       {
-        md5::MD5Update(
-          std::addressof(ctx),
+        EVP_DigestUpdate(
+          ctx,
           reinterpret_cast<const std::uint8_t*>(arg.data()),
           arg.size()
         );
       }
 
-      md5::MD5_CTX& ctx;
+      EVP_MD_CTX *ctx;
     };
 
     template<typename... T>
     std::array<char, 32> operator()(const T&... args) const
     {      
-      md5::MD5_CTX ctx{};
-      md5::MD5Init(std::addressof(ctx));
-      boost::fusion::for_each(std::tie(args...), update{ctx});
+      std::unique_ptr<EVP_MD_CTX, decltype(&EVP_MD_CTX_free)> ctx(EVP_MD_CTX_new(), &EVP_MD_CTX_free);
+      EVP_DigestInit(ctx.get(), EVP_md5());
+      boost::fusion::for_each(std::tie(args...), update{ctx.get()});
 
       std::array<std::uint8_t, 16> digest{{}};
-      md5::MD5Final(digest.data(), std::addressof(ctx));
+      EVP_DigestFinal(ctx.get(), digest.data(), NULL);
       return epee::to_hex::array(digest);
     }
   };
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/http.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/http.cpp
index 12dcd0325..947bd3c9f 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/http.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/http.cpp
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@
 #include <boost/spirit/include/qi_string.hpp>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <iterator>
+#include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "md5_l.h"
 #include "string_tools.h"
 #include "crypto/crypto.h"
 
@@ -201,16 +201,16 @@ auth_responses parse_response(const http::http_response_info& response)
 
 std::string md5_hex(const std::string& in)
 {
-  md5::MD5_CTX ctx{};
-  md5::MD5Init(std::addressof(ctx));
-  md5::MD5Update(
-    std::addressof(ctx),
+  std::unique_ptr<EVP_MD_CTX, decltype(&EVP_MD_CTX_free)> ctx(EVP_MD_CTX_new(), &EVP_MD_CTX_free);
+  EVP_DigestInit(ctx.get(), EVP_md5());
+  EVP_DigestUpdate(
+    ctx.get(),
     reinterpret_cast<const std::uint8_t*>(in.data()),
     in.size()
   );
 
   std::array<std::uint8_t, 16> digest{{}};
-  md5::MD5Final(digest.data(), std::addressof(ctx));
+  EVP_DigestFinal(ctx.get(), digest.data(), NULL);
   return epee::string_tools::pod_to_hex(digest);
 }