diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/secp.nim b/libp2p/crypto/secp.nim
index 70f8e9b..97c5ddb 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/secp.nim
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/secp.nim
@@ -201,14 +201,18 @@ proc verify*[T: byte|char](sig: SkSignature, msg: openarray[T],
   let h = sha256.digest(msg)
   verify(secp256k1.SkSignature(sig), SkMessage(h.data), secp256k1.SkPublicKey(key))
 
-func clear*(key: var SkPrivateKey) {.borrow.}
+func clear*(key: var SkPrivateKey) = clear(secp256k1.SkSecretKey(key))
 
-proc `$`*(key: SkPrivateKey): string {.borrow.}
-proc `$`*(key: SkPublicKey): string {.borrow.}
-proc `$`*(key: SkSignature): string {.borrow.}
-proc `$`*(key: SkKeyPair): string {.borrow.}
+func `$`*(key: SkPrivateKey): string = $secp256k1.SkSecretKey(key)
+func `$`*(key: SkPublicKey): string = $secp256k1.SkPublicKey(key)
+func `$`*(key: SkSignature): string = $secp256k1.SkSignature(key)
+func `$`*(key: SkKeyPair): string = $secp256k1.SkKeyPair(key)
 
-proc `==`*(a, b: SkPrivateKey): bool {.borrow.}
-proc `==`*(a, b: SkPublicKey): bool {.borrow.}
-proc `==`*(a, b: SkSignature): bool {.borrow.}
-proc `==`*(a, b: SkKeyPair): bool {.borrow.}
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+func `==`*(a, b: SkPrivateKey): bool =
+  secp256k1.SkSecretKey(a) == secp256k1.SkSecretKey(b)
+func `==`*(a, b: SkPublicKey): bool =
+  secp256k1.SkPublicKey(a) == secp256k1.SkPublicKey(b)
+func `==`*(a, b: SkSignature): bool =
+  secp256k1.SkSignature(a) == secp256k1.SkSignature(b)
+func `==`*(a, b: SkKeyPair): bool =
+  secp256k1.SkKeyPair(a) == secp256k1.SkKeyPair(b)
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