diff --git a/pg/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/OpenPGPCertificate.java b/pg/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/OpenPGPCertificate.java
index 6536fc03f5..96eb2507b2 100644
--- a/pg/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/OpenPGPCertificate.java
+++ b/pg/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/OpenPGPCertificate.java
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ public OpenPGPCertificate(PGPKeyRing rawCert, OpenPGPImplementation implementati
         }
     }
 
+    public static OpenPGPCertificate fromAsciiArmor(String armor)
+            throws IOException
+    {
+        return fromAsciiArmor(armor, new BcOpenPGPImplementation());
+    }
 
     public static OpenPGPCertificate fromAsciiArmor(
             String armor,
diff --git a/pg/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/OpenPGPKey.java b/pg/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/OpenPGPKey.java
index bec8d1ec49..723c4fd23e 100644
--- a/pg/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/OpenPGPKey.java
+++ b/pg/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/OpenPGPKey.java
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ public OpenPGPKey(PGPSecretKeyRing rawKey, OpenPGPImplementation implementation)
         }
     }
 
+    public static OpenPGPKey fromAsciiArmor(String armor)
+            throws IOException
+    {
+        return fromAsciiArmor(armor, new BcOpenPGPImplementation());
+    }
+
     public static OpenPGPKey fromAsciiArmor(
             String armor,
             OpenPGPImplementation implementation)
diff --git a/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/OpenPGPCertificateTest.java b/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/OpenPGPCertificateTest.java
index e2dde8e7f5..936d87edea 100644
--- a/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/OpenPGPCertificateTest.java
+++ b/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/OpenPGPCertificateTest.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private void testOpenPGPv6Key()
                 "M0g12vYxoWM8Y81W+bHBw805I8kWVkXU6vFOi+HWvv/ira7ofJu16NnoUkhclkUr\n" +
                 "k0mXubZvyl4GBg==\n" +
                 "-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----";
-        OpenPGPKey key = OpenPGPKey.fromAsciiArmor(armoredKey, new BcOpenPGPImplementation());
+        OpenPGPKey key = OpenPGPKey.fromAsciiArmor(armoredKey);
 
         isTrue("Test key has no identities", key.getIdentities().isEmpty());
 
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ private void testPKSignsPKRevocationSuperseded()
     private void signatureValidityTest(String cert, TestSignature... testSignatures)
             throws IOException
     {
-        OpenPGPCertificate certificate = OpenPGPCertificate.fromAsciiArmor(cert, new BcOpenPGPImplementation());
+        OpenPGPCertificate certificate = OpenPGPCertificate.fromAsciiArmor(cert);
 
         for (TestSignature test : testSignatures)
         {
diff --git a/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/OpenPGPMessageGeneratorTest.java b/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/OpenPGPMessageGeneratorTest.java
index 7736eb6068..20f398786f 100644
--- a/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/OpenPGPMessageGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/OpenPGPMessageGeneratorTest.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ private void seipd2EncryptedMessage()
                 "j+VjFM21J0hqWlEg+bdiojWnKfA5AQpWUWtnNwDEM0g12vYxoWM8Y81W+bHBw805\n" +
                 "I8kWVkXU6vFOi+HWvv/ira7ofJu16NnoUkhclkUrk0mXubZvyl4GBg==\n" +
                 "-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----";
-        OpenPGPCertificate cert = OpenPGPCertificate.fromAsciiArmor(v6Cert, new BcOpenPGPImplementation());
+        OpenPGPCertificate cert = OpenPGPCertificate.fromAsciiArmor(v6Cert);
 
         OpenPGPMessageGenerator gen = new OpenPGPMessageGenerator();
         gen.addEncryptionCertificate(cert);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ private void seipd1EncryptedMessage()
                 "xqAY9Bwizt4FWgXuLm1a4+So4V9j1TRCXd12Uc2l2RNmgDE=\n" +
                 "=miES\n" +
                 "-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----\n";
-        OpenPGPKey key = OpenPGPKey.fromAsciiArmor(v4Key, new BcOpenPGPImplementation());
+        OpenPGPKey key = OpenPGPKey.fromAsciiArmor(v4Key);
 
         OpenPGPMessageGenerator gen = new OpenPGPMessageGenerator();
         gen.addEncryptionCertificate(key);
diff --git a/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/OpenPGPMessageProcessorTest.java b/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/OpenPGPMessageProcessorTest.java
index 2e98e177d1..ee19050814 100644
--- a/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/OpenPGPMessageProcessorTest.java
+++ b/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/OpenPGPMessageProcessorTest.java
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ private void roundTripCompressedSymEncMessageMessage()
     private void roundTripV6KeyEncryptedMessage()
             throws IOException, PGPException
     {
-        OpenPGPKey key = OpenPGPKey.fromAsciiArmor(v6Key,
-                new BcOpenPGPImplementation());
+        OpenPGPKey key = OpenPGPKey.fromAsciiArmor(v6Key);
 
         OpenPGPMessageGenerator gen = new OpenPGPMessageGenerator()
                 .setArmored(true)
diff --git a/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/StaticV6OpenPGPMessageGeneratorTest.java b/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/StaticV6OpenPGPMessageGeneratorTest.java
index 8161f59836..f31c00d50c 100644
--- a/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/StaticV6OpenPGPMessageGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/pg/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/openpgp/api/test/StaticV6OpenPGPMessageGeneratorTest.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public void performTest()
     private void staticEncryptedMessage()
             throws IOException, PGPException
     {
-        OpenPGPKey key = OpenPGPKey.fromAsciiArmor(V6KEY, new BcOpenPGPImplementation());
+        OpenPGPKey key = OpenPGPKey.fromAsciiArmor(V6KEY);
 
         OpenPGPMessageGenerator gen = getStaticGenerator()
                 .addEncryptionCertificate(key);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ private void staticEncryptedMessage()
     private void staticSignedMessage()
             throws IOException, PGPException
     {
-        OpenPGPKey key = OpenPGPKey.fromAsciiArmor(V6KEY, new BcOpenPGPImplementation());
+        OpenPGPKey key = OpenPGPKey.fromAsciiArmor(V6KEY);
         OpenPGPMessageGenerator gen = getStaticGenerator()
                 .addSigningKey(key, null);