diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a34cc7ea3b..ab40d739d2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22949,7 +22949,8 @@
         "@waku/core": "*",
         "@waku/create": "*",
         "@waku/enr": "*",
-        "@waku/interfaces": "*"
+        "@waku/interfaces": "*",
+        "@waku/message-encryption": "*"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
@@ -27702,6 +27703,7 @@
         "@waku/create": "*",
         "@waku/enr": "*",
         "@waku/interfaces": "*",
+        "@waku/message-encryption": "*",
         "cspell": "^5.14.0",
         "eslint": "^8.6.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/message-encryption/src/index.ts b/packages/message-encryption/src/index.ts
index baccaef194..feb42d6115 100644
--- a/packages/message-encryption/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/message-encryption/src/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ import type { Decoder, Encoder, Message, ProtoMessage } from "@waku/interfaces";
 import debug from "debug";
 
 import { Symmetric } from "./constants.js";
-import { keccak256, randomBytes, sign } from "./crypto.js";
+import {
+  generatePrivateKey,
+  generateSymmetricKey,
+  getPublicKey,
+  keccak256,
+  randomBytes,
+  sign,
+} from "./crypto.js";
 import * as ecies from "./ecies.js";
 import * as symmetric from "./symmetric.js";
 
@@ -22,6 +29,8 @@ const PaddingTarget = 256;
 const SignatureLength = 65;
 const OneMillion = BigInt(1_000_000);
 
+export { generatePrivateKey, generateSymmetricKey, getPublicKey };
+
 export const Version = 1;
 
 export type Signature = {
diff --git a/packages/tests/package.json b/packages/tests/package.json
index 1adbe1806a..7bc92a924d 100644
--- a/packages/tests/package.json
+++ b/packages/tests/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
     "@waku/enr": "*",
     "@waku/create": "*",
     "@waku/interfaces": "*",
-    "@waku/byte-utils": "*"
+    "@waku/byte-utils": "*",
+    "@waku/message-encryption": "*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.1",
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/relay.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/relay.node.spec.ts
index 604439a503..2ed42b7e13 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/relay.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/relay.node.spec.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,24 @@
 import { PeerId } from "@libp2p/interface-peer-id";
 import { bytesToUtf8, utf8ToBytes } from "@waku/byte-utils";
-import {
-  DefaultPubSubTopic,
-  generatePrivateKey,
-  generateSymmetricKey,
-  getPublicKey,
-} from "@waku/core";
+import { DefaultPubSubTopic } from "@waku/core";
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from "@waku/core/lib/wait_for_remote_peer";
 import {
   DecoderV0,
   EncoderV0,
   MessageV0,
 } from "@waku/core/lib/waku_message/version_0";
-import {
-  AsymDecoder,
-  AsymEncoder,
-  SymDecoder,
-  SymEncoder,
-} from "@waku/core/lib/waku_message/version_1";
 import { createPrivacyNode } from "@waku/create";
 import type { Message, WakuPrivacy } from "@waku/interfaces";
 import { Protocols } from "@waku/interfaces";
+import {
+  AsymDecoder,
+  AsymEncoder,
+  generatePrivateKey,
+  generateSymmetricKey,
+  getPublicKey,
+  SymDecoder,
+  SymEncoder,
+} from "@waku/message-encryption";
 import { expect } from "chai";
 import debug from "debug";
 
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts
index b63392b911..38b076bb67 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 import { bytesToUtf8, utf8ToBytes } from "@waku/byte-utils";
-import {
-  generatePrivateKey,
-  generateSymmetricKey,
-  getPublicKey,
-} from "@waku/core";
 import { PageDirection } from "@waku/core";
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from "@waku/core/lib/wait_for_remote_peer";
 import { DecoderV0, EncoderV0 } from "@waku/core/lib/waku_message/version_0";
-import {
-  AsymDecoder,
-  AsymEncoder,
-  SymDecoder,
-  SymEncoder,
-} from "@waku/core/lib/waku_message/version_1";
 import { createFullNode } from "@waku/create";
 import type { Message, WakuFull } from "@waku/interfaces";
 import { Protocols } from "@waku/interfaces";
+import {
+  AsymDecoder,
+  AsymEncoder,
+  generatePrivateKey,
+  generateSymmetricKey,
+  getPublicKey,
+  SymDecoder,
+  SymEncoder,
+} from "@waku/message-encryption";
 import { expect } from "chai";
 import debug from "debug";
 
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
index 07c4e69010..9c3965c6fb 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import type { PeerId } from "@libp2p/interface-peer-id";
 import { bytesToUtf8, utf8ToBytes } from "@waku/byte-utils";
-import { generateSymmetricKey } from "@waku/core";
 import { PeerDiscoveryStaticPeers } from "@waku/core/lib/peer_discovery_static_list";
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from "@waku/core/lib/wait_for_remote_peer";
-import { SymDecoder, SymEncoder } from "@waku/core/lib/waku_message/version_1";
 import { createLightNode, createPrivacyNode } from "@waku/create";
 import type { Message, Waku, WakuLight, WakuPrivacy } from "@waku/interfaces";
 import { Protocols } from "@waku/interfaces";
+import {
+  generateSymmetricKey,
+  SymDecoder,
+  SymEncoder,
+} from "@waku/message-encryption";
 import { expect } from "chai";
 
 import { makeLogFileName, NOISE_KEY_1, NOISE_KEY_2, Nwaku } from "../src/";