diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 693d821..c1feb57 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ default = [
     "v4_local",
     "v4_public",
 ]
-aes = ["dep:aes", "dep:ctr"]
 
 [lib]
 doctest = true
@@ -60,8 +59,7 @@ serde_json = { version = "^1.0.68", optional = true }
 thiserror = "1.0.29"
 iso8601 = "0.6.1"
 erased-serde = { version = "0.4.5", optional = true }
-aes = { version = "0.8.4", optional = true }
-ctr = { version = "0.9.2", optional = true }
+aes = { version = "0.7.5", features = ["ctr"], optional = true }
 hmac = { version = "0.12.1", optional = true }
 sha2 = { version = "0.10.2", optional = true }
 zeroize = { version = "1.4.3", features = ["zeroize_derive"] }
diff --git a/src/core/common/cipher_text_impl/v1_local.rs b/src/core/common/cipher_text_impl/v1_local.rs
index 9024c0f..2f3b2cb 100644
--- a/src/core/common/cipher_text_impl/v1_local.rs
+++ b/src/core/common/cipher_text_impl/v1_local.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 #![cfg(feature = "v1_local")]
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use aes::Aes256Ctr;
 use aes::cipher::generic_array::GenericArray;
-use aes::cipher::{KeyIvInit, StreamCipher};
+use aes::cipher::{NewCipher, StreamCipher};
 use crate::core::common::cipher_text::CipherText;
 use crate::core::{Local, V1};
 use crate::core::common::EncryptionKey;
 
-type Aes256Ctr = ctr::Ctr64BE<aes::Aes256>;
-
 impl CipherText<V1, Local> {
     pub(crate) fn from(payload: &[u8], encryption_key: &EncryptionKey<V1, Local>) -> Self {
         let key = GenericArray::from_slice(encryption_key.as_ref());
@@ -25,4 +24,4 @@ impl CipherText<V1, Local> {
             purpose: PhantomData,
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/core/common/cipher_text_impl/v3_local.rs b/src/core/common/cipher_text_impl/v3_local.rs
index 5963f4d..fce2cde 100644
--- a/src/core/common/cipher_text_impl/v3_local.rs
+++ b/src/core/common/cipher_text_impl/v3_local.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use aes::Aes256Ctr;
 use aes::cipher::generic_array::GenericArray;
-use aes::cipher::{KeyIvInit, StreamCipher};
+use aes::cipher::{NewCipher, StreamCipher};
 use crate::core::common::{CipherText, EncryptionKey};
 use crate::core::{Local, V3};
 
-type Aes256Ctr = ctr::Ctr64BE<aes::Aes256>;
-
 impl CipherText<V3, Local> {
     pub(crate) fn from(payload: &[u8], encryption_key: &EncryptionKey<V3, Local>) -> Self {
         let key = GenericArray::from_slice(encryption_key.as_ref());
@@ -25,4 +23,4 @@ impl CipherText<V3, Local> {
             purpose: PhantomData,
         }
     }
-}
+}
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