diff --git a/openssl/src/ec_key.rs b/openssl/src/ec_key.rs
index 3b6349b5..ba9ed762 100644
--- a/openssl/src/ec_key.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/ec_key.rs
@@ -114,13 +114,18 @@ impl EcKeyRef {
 }
 
 impl EcKey {
-    pub fn new_by_curve_name(nid: Nid) -> Result<EcKey, ErrorStack> {
+    pub fn from_curve_name(nid: Nid) -> Result<EcKey, ErrorStack> {
         unsafe {
             init();
             cvt_p(ffi::EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(nid.as_raw())).map(EcKey)
         }
     }
 
+    #[deprecated(since = "0.9.2", note = "use from_curve_name")]
+    pub fn new_by_curve_name(nid: Nid) -> Result<EcKey, ErrorStack> {
+        EcKey::from_curve_name(nid)
+    }
+
     private_key_from_pem!(EcKey, ffi::PEM_read_bio_ECPrivateKey);
     private_key_from_der!(EcKey, ffi::d2i_ECPrivateKey);
 }
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn key_new_by_curve_name() {
-        EcKey::new_by_curve_name(nid::X9_62_PRIME256V1).unwrap();
+        EcKey::from_curve_name(nid::X9_62_PRIME256V1).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/openssl/src/pkey.rs b/openssl/src/pkey.rs
index ee564836..5739a5ed 100644
--- a/openssl/src/pkey.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/pkey.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_ec_key_accessor() {
-        let ec_key = EcKey::new_by_curve_name(nid::X9_62_PRIME256V1).unwrap();
+        let ec_key = EcKey::from_curve_name(nid::X9_62_PRIME256V1).unwrap();
         let pkey = PKey::from_ec_key(ec_key).unwrap();
         pkey.ec_key().unwrap();
         assert!(pkey.rsa().is_err());
diff --git a/openssl/src/ssl/connector.rs b/openssl/src/ssl/connector.rs
index 07c44ce7..c002b966 100644
--- a/openssl/src/ssl/connector.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/ssl/connector.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fn setup_curves(ctx: &mut SslContextBuilder) -> Result<(), ErrorStack> {
     use ec_key::EcKey;
     use nid;
 
-    let curve = try!(EcKey::new_by_curve_name(nid::X9_62_PRIME256V1));
+    let curve = try!(EcKey::from_curve_name(nid::X9_62_PRIME256V1));
     ctx.set_tmp_ecdh(&curve)
 }