diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99942d8..f0a8f9d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Parsing and verifying tokens is pretty straight forward.  You pass in the token
 
 ```go
 	// Create the token
-	token := jwt.New(jwt.GetSigningMethod("HS256"))
+	token := jwt.New(SigningMethodHS256)
 	// Set some claims
 	token.Claims["foo"] = "bar"
 	token.Claims["exp"] = time.Now().Add(time.Hour * 72).Unix()
diff --git a/jwt_test.go b/jwt_test.go
index 557c850..a457c02 100644
--- a/jwt_test.go
+++ b/jwt_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func makeSample(c map[string]interface{}) string {
 		panic(e.Error())
 	}
 
-	token := New(GetSigningMethod("RS256"))
+	token := New(SigningMethodRS256)
 	token.Claims = c
 	s, e := token.SignedString(key)
 
diff --git a/rsa_test.go b/rsa_test.go
index 8d96fb6..a36dbd8 100644
--- a/rsa_test.go
+++ b/rsa_test.go
@@ -80,14 +80,13 @@ func TestRSASign(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRSAVerifyWithPreParsedPrivateKey(t *testing.T) {
 	key, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("test/sample_key.pub")
-	method := GetSigningMethod("RS256").(*SigningMethodRSA)
 	parsedKey, err := ParseRSAPublicKeyFromPEM(key)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	testData := rsaTestData[0]
 	parts := strings.Split(testData.tokenString, ".")
-	err = method.Verify(strings.Join(parts[0:2], "."), parts[2], parsedKey)
+	err = SigningMethodRS256.Verify(strings.Join(parts[0:2], "."), parts[2], parsedKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("[%v] Error while verifying key: %v", testData.name, err)
 	}
@@ -95,14 +94,13 @@ func TestRSAVerifyWithPreParsedPrivateKey(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRSAWithPreParsedPrivateKey(t *testing.T) {
 	key, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("test/sample_key")
-	method := GetSigningMethod("RS256").(*SigningMethodRSA)
 	parsedKey, err := ParseRSAPrivateKeyFromPEM(key)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	testData := rsaTestData[0]
 	parts := strings.Split(testData.tokenString, ".")
-	sig, err := method.Sign(strings.Join(parts[0:2], "."), parsedKey)
+	sig, err := SigningMethodRS256.Sign(strings.Join(parts[0:2], "."), parsedKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("[%v] Error signing token: %v", testData.name, err)
 	}