diff --git a/lib/crypto/point.js b/lib/crypto/point.js
index f635b3e1f..85f2431e7 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/point.js
+++ b/lib/crypto/point.js
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 
 var BN = require('./bn');
 var bufferUtil = require('../util/buffer');
-var ec = require('elliptic').curves.secp256k1;
-var ecPoint = ec.curve.point.bind(ec.curve);
-var ecPointFromX = ec.curve.pointFromX.bind(ec.curve);
+var EC = require('elliptic').ec;
+var ec = new EC('secp256k1');
 
 /**
  *
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ var ecPointFromX = ec.curve.pointFromX.bind(ec.curve);
  * @constructor
  */
 var Point = function Point(x, y, isRed) {
-  var point = ecPoint(x, y, isRed);
+  var point = ec.curve.point(x, y, isRed);
   point.validate();
   return point;
 };
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ Point.prototype = Object.getPrototypeOf(ec.curve.point());
  * @returns {Point} An instance of Point
  */
 Point.fromX = function fromX(odd, x){
-  var point = ecPointFromX(odd, x);
+  var point = ec.curve.pointFromX(odd, x);
   point.validate();
   return point;
 };
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ Point.fromX = function fromX(odd, x){
  * @returns {Point} An instance of the base point.
  */
 Point.getG = function getG() {
-  return Point(ec.curve.g.getX(), ec.curve.g.getY());
+  return ec.curve.g;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ Point.prototype.validate = function validate() {
     throw new Error('Invalid x,y value for curve, cannot equal 0.');
   }
 
-  var p2 = ecPointFromX(this.getY().isOdd(), this.getX());
+  var p2 = ec.curve.pointFromX(this.getY().isOdd(), this.getX());
 
   if (p2.y.cmp(this.y) !== 0) {
     throw new Error('Invalid y value for curve.');