diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b9b1f46..dc7367b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ winter_math = { version = "0.4.1", package = "winter-math", default-features = f
 winter_utils = { version = "0.4.1", package = "winter-utils", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+criterion = "0.4"
 proptest = "1.0.0"
 rand_utils = { version = "0.4", package = "winter-rand-utils" }
-criterion = "0.4"
diff --git a/benches/hash.rs b/benches/hash.rs
index c0c29d7..9460568 100644
--- a/benches/hash.rs
+++ b/benches/hash.rs
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, BatchSize, Criterion};
 use miden_crypto::{
-    hash::{Digest, Hasher},
-    ElementHasher, Felt, HashFn,
+    hash::rpo::{Rpo256, RpoDigest},
+    Felt,
 };
 use rand_utils::rand_value;
 
 fn rpo256_2to1(c: &mut Criterion) {
-    let v: [Digest; 2] = [Hasher::hash(&[1_u8]), Hasher::hash(&[2_u8])];
+    let v: [RpoDigest; 2] = [Rpo256::hash(&[1_u8]), Rpo256::hash(&[2_u8])];
     c.bench_function("RPO256 2-to-1 hashing (cached)", |bench| {
-        bench.iter(|| Hasher::merge(black_box(&v)))
+        bench.iter(|| Rpo256::merge(black_box(&v)))
     });
 
     c.bench_function("RPO256 2-to-1 hashing (random)", |bench| {
         bench.iter_batched(
             || {
                 [
-                    Hasher::hash(&rand_value::<u64>().to_le_bytes()),
-                    Hasher::hash(&rand_value::<u64>().to_le_bytes()),
+                    Rpo256::hash(&rand_value::<u64>().to_le_bytes()),
+                    Rpo256::hash(&rand_value::<u64>().to_le_bytes()),
                 ]
             },
-            |state| Hasher::merge(&state),
+            |state| Rpo256::merge(&state),
             BatchSize::SmallInput,
         )
     });
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fn rpo256_sequential(c: &mut Criterion) {
         .try_into()
         .expect("should not fail");
     c.bench_function("RPO256 sequential hashing (cached)", |bench| {
-        bench.iter(|| Hasher::hash_elements(black_box(&v)))
+        bench.iter(|| Rpo256::hash_elements(black_box(&v)))
     });
 
     c.bench_function("RPO256 sequential hashing (random)", |bench| {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fn rpo256_sequential(c: &mut Criterion) {
                     .expect("should not fail");
                 v
             },
-            |state| Hasher::hash_elements(&state),
+            |state| Rpo256::hash_elements(&state),
             BatchSize::SmallInput,
         )
     });
diff --git a/src/hash/blake/mod.rs b/src/hash/blake/mod.rs
index 23fe897..6ffbfb5 100644
--- a/src/hash/blake/mod.rs
+++ b/src/hash/blake/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use crate::{
-    ByteReader, ByteWriter, Deserializable, DeserializationError, Digest, ElementHasher, Felt,
-    FieldElement, HashFn, Serializable, StarkField,
-};
+use super::{Digest, ElementHasher, Felt, FieldElement, Hasher, StarkField};
+use crate::utils::{ByteReader, ByteWriter, Deserializable, DeserializationError, Serializable};
 use core::{
     mem::{size_of, transmute, transmute_copy},
     ops::Deref,
@@ -11,6 +9,13 @@ use core::{
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
+// CONSTANTS
+// ================================================================================================
+
+const DIGEST32_BYTES: usize = 32;
+const DIGEST24_BYTES: usize = 24;
+const DIGEST20_BYTES: usize = 20;
+
 // BLAKE3 N-BIT OUTPUT
 // ================================================================================================
 
@@ -35,6 +40,18 @@ impl<const N: usize> Deref for Blake3Digest<N> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<const N: usize> From<Blake3Digest<N>> for [u8; N] {
+    fn from(value: Blake3Digest<N>) -> Self {
+        value.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl<const N: usize> From<[u8; N]> for Blake3Digest<N> {
+    fn from(value: [u8; N]) -> Self {
+        Self(value)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<const N: usize> Serializable for Blake3Digest<N> {
     fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
         target.write_u8_slice(&self.0);
@@ -61,7 +78,7 @@ impl<const N: usize> Digest for Blake3Digest<N> {
 /// 256-bit output blake3 hasher.
 pub struct Blake3_256;
 
-impl HashFn for Blake3_256 {
+impl Hasher for Blake3_256 {
     type Digest = Blake3Digest<32>;
 
     fn hash(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self::Digest {
@@ -91,13 +108,37 @@ impl ElementHasher for Blake3_256 {
     }
 }
 
+impl Blake3_256 {
+    /// Returns a hash of the provided sequence of bytes.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn hash(bytes: &[u8]) -> Blake3Digest<DIGEST32_BYTES> {
+        <Self as Hasher>::hash(bytes)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a hash of two digests. This method is intended for use in construction of
+    /// Merkle trees and verification of Merkle paths.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn merge(values: &[Blake3Digest<DIGEST32_BYTES>; 2]) -> Blake3Digest<DIGEST32_BYTES> {
+        <Self as Hasher>::merge(values)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a hash of the provided field elements.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn hash_elements<E>(elements: &[E]) -> Blake3Digest<DIGEST32_BYTES>
+    where
+        E: FieldElement<BaseField = Felt>,
+    {
+        <Self as ElementHasher>::hash_elements(elements)
+    }
+}
+
 // BLAKE3 192-BIT OUTPUT
 // ================================================================================================
 
 /// 192-bit output blake3 hasher.
 pub struct Blake3_192;
 
-impl HashFn for Blake3_192 {
+impl Hasher for Blake3_192 {
     type Digest = Blake3Digest<24>;
 
     fn hash(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self::Digest {
@@ -127,13 +168,37 @@ impl ElementHasher for Blake3_192 {
     }
 }
 
+impl Blake3_192 {
+    /// Returns a hash of the provided sequence of bytes.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn hash(bytes: &[u8]) -> Blake3Digest<DIGEST24_BYTES> {
+        <Self as Hasher>::hash(bytes)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a hash of two digests. This method is intended for use in construction of
+    /// Merkle trees and verification of Merkle paths.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn merge(values: &[Blake3Digest<DIGEST24_BYTES>; 2]) -> Blake3Digest<DIGEST24_BYTES> {
+        <Self as Hasher>::merge(values)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a hash of the provided field elements.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn hash_elements<E>(elements: &[E]) -> Blake3Digest<DIGEST24_BYTES>
+    where
+        E: FieldElement<BaseField = Felt>,
+    {
+        <Self as ElementHasher>::hash_elements(elements)
+    }
+}
+
 // BLAKE3 160-BIT OUTPUT
 // ================================================================================================
 
 /// 160-bit output blake3 hasher.
 pub struct Blake3_160;
 
-impl HashFn for Blake3_160 {
+impl Hasher for Blake3_160 {
     type Digest = Blake3Digest<20>;
 
     fn hash(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self::Digest {
@@ -163,6 +228,30 @@ impl ElementHasher for Blake3_160 {
     }
 }
 
+impl Blake3_160 {
+    /// Returns a hash of the provided sequence of bytes.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn hash(bytes: &[u8]) -> Blake3Digest<DIGEST20_BYTES> {
+        <Self as Hasher>::hash(bytes)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a hash of two digests. This method is intended for use in construction of
+    /// Merkle trees and verification of Merkle paths.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn merge(values: &[Blake3Digest<DIGEST20_BYTES>; 2]) -> Blake3Digest<DIGEST20_BYTES> {
+        <Self as Hasher>::merge(values)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a hash of the provided field elements.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn hash_elements<E>(elements: &[E]) -> Blake3Digest<DIGEST20_BYTES>
+    where
+        E: FieldElement<BaseField = Felt>,
+    {
+        <Self as ElementHasher>::hash_elements(elements)
+    }
+}
+
 // HELPER FUNCTIONS
 // ================================================================================================
 
diff --git a/src/hash/blake/tests.rs b/src/hash/blake/tests.rs
index d397828..8897611 100644
--- a/src/hash/blake/tests.rs
+++ b/src/hash/blake/tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::*;
-use crate::Vec;
+use crate::utils::collections::Vec;
 use proptest::prelude::*;
 
 proptest! {
diff --git a/src/hash/mod.rs b/src/hash/mod.rs
index 30562c5..9508754 100644
--- a/src/hash/mod.rs
+++ b/src/hash/mod.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,5 @@
-use crate::{ElementHasher, HashFn};
+use super::{Felt, FieldElement, StarkField, ONE, ZERO};
+use winter_crypto::{Digest, ElementHasher, Hasher};
 
-mod blake;
-pub use blake::{Blake3Digest, Blake3_160, Blake3_192, Blake3_256};
-
-mod rpo;
-pub use rpo::Rpo256 as Hasher;
-pub use rpo::{INV_MDS, MDS};
-
-// TYPE ALIASES
-// ================================================================================================
-
-pub type Digest = <Hasher as HashFn>::Digest;
-
-// HELPER FUNCTIONS
-// ================================================================================================
-
-#[inline(always)]
-pub fn merge(values: &[Digest; 2]) -> Digest {
-    Hasher::merge(values)
-}
+pub mod blake;
+pub mod rpo;
diff --git a/src/hash/rpo/digest.rs b/src/hash/rpo/digest.rs
index 6b64130..a2227fa 100644
--- a/src/hash/rpo/digest.rs
+++ b/src/hash/rpo/digest.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-use super::DIGEST_SIZE;
-use crate::{
-    ByteReader, ByteWriter, Deserializable, DeserializationError, Digest, Felt, Serializable,
-    StarkField, String, ZERO,
+use super::{Digest, Felt, StarkField, DIGEST_SIZE, ZERO};
+use crate::utils::{
+    string::String, ByteReader, ByteWriter, Deserializable, DeserializationError, Serializable,
 };
 use core::{cmp::Ordering, ops::Deref};
 
 // DIGEST TRAIT IMPLEMENTATIONS
 // ================================================================================================
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub struct RpoDigest256([Felt; DIGEST_SIZE]);
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct RpoDigest([Felt; DIGEST_SIZE]);
 
-impl RpoDigest256 {
+impl RpoDigest {
     pub fn new(value: [Felt; DIGEST_SIZE]) -> Self {
         Self(value)
     }
@@ -20,6 +19,10 @@ impl RpoDigest256 {
         self.as_ref()
     }
 
+    pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> [u8; 32] {
+        <Self as Digest>::as_bytes(self)
+    }
+
     pub fn digests_as_elements<'a, I>(digests: I) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'a Felt>
     where
         I: Iterator<Item = &'a Self>,
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ impl RpoDigest256 {
     }
 }
 
-impl Digest for RpoDigest256 {
+impl Digest for RpoDigest {
     fn as_bytes(&self) -> [u8; 32] {
         let mut result = [0; 32];
 
@@ -41,19 +44,13 @@ impl Digest for RpoDigest256 {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for RpoDigest256 {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        RpoDigest256([Felt::default(); DIGEST_SIZE])
-    }
-}
-
-impl Serializable for RpoDigest256 {
+impl Serializable for RpoDigest {
     fn write_into<W: ByteWriter>(&self, target: &mut W) {
         target.write_u8_slice(&self.as_bytes());
     }
 }
 
-impl Deserializable for RpoDigest256 {
+impl Deserializable for RpoDigest {
     fn read_from<R: ByteReader>(source: &mut R) -> Result<Self, DeserializationError> {
         let mut inner: [Felt; DIGEST_SIZE] = [ZERO; DIGEST_SIZE];
         for inner in inner.iter_mut() {
@@ -70,25 +67,25 @@ impl Deserializable for RpoDigest256 {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<[Felt; DIGEST_SIZE]> for RpoDigest256 {
+impl From<[Felt; DIGEST_SIZE]> for RpoDigest {
     fn from(value: [Felt; DIGEST_SIZE]) -> Self {
         Self(value)
     }
 }
 
-impl From<RpoDigest256> for [Felt; DIGEST_SIZE] {
-    fn from(value: RpoDigest256) -> Self {
+impl From<RpoDigest> for [Felt; DIGEST_SIZE] {
+    fn from(value: RpoDigest) -> Self {
         value.0
     }
 }
 
-impl From<RpoDigest256> for [u8; 32] {
-    fn from(value: RpoDigest256) -> Self {
+impl From<RpoDigest> for [u8; 32] {
+    fn from(value: RpoDigest) -> Self {
         value.as_bytes()
     }
 }
 
-impl Deref for RpoDigest256 {
+impl Deref for RpoDigest {
     type Target = [Felt; DIGEST_SIZE];
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
@@ -96,7 +93,7 @@ impl Deref for RpoDigest256 {
     }
 }
 
-impl Ord for RpoDigest256 {
+impl Ord for RpoDigest {
     fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
         // compare the inner u64 of both elements.
         //
@@ -120,7 +117,7 @@ impl Ord for RpoDigest256 {
     }
 }
 
-impl PartialOrd for RpoDigest256 {
+impl PartialOrd for RpoDigest {
     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
         Some(self.cmp(other))
     }
@@ -132,8 +129,8 @@ impl PartialOrd for RpoDigest256 {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 
-    use super::RpoDigest256;
-    use crate::{Deserializable, Felt, Serializable, SliceReader};
+    use super::{Deserializable, Felt, RpoDigest, Serializable};
+    use crate::utils::SliceReader;
     use rand_utils::rand_value;
 
     #[test]
@@ -143,14 +140,14 @@ mod tests {
         let e3 = Felt::new(rand_value());
         let e4 = Felt::new(rand_value());
 
-        let d1 = RpoDigest256([e1, e2, e3, e4]);
+        let d1 = RpoDigest([e1, e2, e3, e4]);
 
         let mut bytes = vec![];
         d1.write_into(&mut bytes);
         assert_eq!(32, bytes.len());
 
         let mut reader = SliceReader::new(&bytes);
-        let d2 = RpoDigest256::read_from(&mut reader).unwrap();
+        let d2 = RpoDigest::read_from(&mut reader).unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(d1, d2);
     }
diff --git a/src/hash/rpo/mds_freq.rs b/src/hash/rpo/mds_freq.rs
index 217ef51..ed4b449 100644
--- a/src/hash/rpo/mds_freq.rs
+++ b/src/hash/rpo/mds_freq.rs
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@ const fn block3(x: [i64; 3], y: [i64; 3]) -> [i64; 3] {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::super::Rpo256;
-    use crate::hash::rpo::MDS;
-    use crate::{Felt, FieldElement};
+    use super::super::{Felt, FieldElement, Rpo256, MDS};
     use proptest::prelude::*;
 
     const STATE_WIDTH: usize = 12;
diff --git a/src/hash/rpo/mod.rs b/src/hash/rpo/mod.rs
index 4f82205..4ccd5b7 100644
--- a/src/hash/rpo/mod.rs
+++ b/src/hash/rpo/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-use super::{ElementHasher, HashFn};
-use crate::{Felt, FieldElement, StarkField, ONE, ZERO};
+use super::{Digest, ElementHasher, Felt, FieldElement, Hasher, StarkField, ONE, ZERO};
 use core::{convert::TryInto, ops::Range};
 
 mod digest;
-pub use digest::RpoDigest256;
+pub use digest::RpoDigest;
 
 mod mds_freq;
 use mds_freq::mds_multiply_freq;
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ const INV_ALPHA: u64 = 10540996611094048183;
 // HASHER IMPLEMENTATION
 // ================================================================================================
 
-/// Implementation of [Hasher] trait for Rescue Prime Optimized (Rpo256) hash function with 256-bit output.
+/// Implementation of the Rescue Prime Optimized hash function with 256-bit output.
 ///
 /// The hash function is implemented according to the Rescue Prime Optimized
 /// [specifications](https://github.com/ASDiscreteMathematics/rpo)
@@ -91,8 +90,8 @@ const INV_ALPHA: u64 = 10540996611094048183;
 /// using [hash()](Rpo256::hash) function.
 pub struct Rpo256();
 
-impl HashFn for Rpo256 {
-    type Digest = RpoDigest256;
+impl Hasher for Rpo256 {
+    type Digest = RpoDigest;
 
     fn hash(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self::Digest {
         // compute the number of elements required to represent the string; we will be processing
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ impl HashFn for Rpo256 {
         }
 
         // return the first 4 elements of the state as hash result
-        RpoDigest256::new(state[DIGEST_RANGE].try_into().unwrap())
+        RpoDigest::new(state[DIGEST_RANGE].try_into().unwrap())
     }
 
     fn merge(values: &[Self::Digest; 2]) -> Self::Digest {
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ impl HashFn for Rpo256 {
 
         // apply the RPO permutation and return the first four elements of the state
         Self::apply_permutation(&mut state);
-        RpoDigest256::new(state[DIGEST_RANGE].try_into().unwrap())
+        RpoDigest::new(state[DIGEST_RANGE].try_into().unwrap())
     }
 
     fn merge_with_int(seed: Self::Digest, value: u64) -> Self::Digest {
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ impl HashFn for Rpo256 {
 
         // apply the RPO permutation and return the first four elements of the state
         Self::apply_permutation(&mut state);
-        RpoDigest256::new(state[DIGEST_RANGE].try_into().unwrap())
+        RpoDigest::new(state[DIGEST_RANGE].try_into().unwrap())
     }
 }
 
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ impl ElementHasher for Rpo256 {
         }
 
         // return the first 4 elements of the state as hash result
-        RpoDigest256::new(state[DIGEST_RANGE].try_into().unwrap())
+        RpoDigest::new(state[DIGEST_RANGE].try_into().unwrap())
     }
 }
 
@@ -245,10 +244,61 @@ impl ElementHasher for Rpo256 {
 // ================================================================================================
 
 impl Rpo256 {
+    // CONSTANTS
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /// The number of rounds is set to 7 to target 128-bit security level.
+    pub const NUM_ROUNDS: usize = NUM_ROUNDS;
+
+    /// Sponge state is set to 12 field elements or 768 bytes; 8 elements are reserved for rate and
+    /// the remaining 4 elements are reserved for capacity.
+    pub const STATE_WIDTH: usize = STATE_WIDTH;
+
+    /// The rate portion of the state is located in elements 4 through 11 (inclusive).
+    pub const RATE_RANGE: Range<usize> = RATE_RANGE;
+
+    /// The capacity portion of the state is located in elements 0, 1, 2, and 3.
+    pub const CAPACITY_RANGE: Range<usize> = CAPACITY_RANGE;
+
+    /// The output of the hash function can be read from state elements 4, 5, 6, and 7.
+    pub const DIGEST_RANGE: Range<usize> = DIGEST_RANGE;
+
+    /// MDS matrix used for computing the linear layer in a RPO round.
+    pub const MDS: [[Felt; STATE_WIDTH]; STATE_WIDTH] = MDS;
+
+    /// Round constants added to the hasher state in the first half of the RPO round.
+    pub const ARK1: [[Felt; STATE_WIDTH]; NUM_ROUNDS] = ARK1;
+
+    /// Round constants added to the hasher state in the second half of the RPO round.
+    pub const ARK2: [[Felt; STATE_WIDTH]; NUM_ROUNDS] = ARK2;
+
+    // TRAIT PASS-THROUGH FUNCTIONS
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /// Returns a hash of the provided sequence of bytes.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn hash(bytes: &[u8]) -> RpoDigest {
+        <Self as Hasher>::hash(bytes)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a hash of two digests. This method is intended for use in construction of
+    /// Merkle trees and verification of Merkle paths.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn merge(values: &[RpoDigest; 2]) -> RpoDigest {
+        <Self as Hasher>::merge(values)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a hash of the provided field elements.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn hash_elements<E: FieldElement<BaseField = Felt>>(elements: &[E]) -> RpoDigest {
+        <Self as ElementHasher>::hash_elements(elements)
+    }
+
     // RESCUE PERMUTATION
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     /// Applies RPO permutation to the provided state.
+    #[inline(always)]
     pub fn apply_permutation(state: &mut [Felt; STATE_WIDTH]) {
         for i in 0..NUM_ROUNDS {
             Self::apply_round(state, i);
@@ -378,7 +428,7 @@ impl Rpo256 {
 // MDS
 // ================================================================================================
 /// RPO MDS matrix
-pub const MDS: [[Felt; STATE_WIDTH]; STATE_WIDTH] = [
+const MDS: [[Felt; STATE_WIDTH]; STATE_WIDTH] = [
     [
         Felt::new(7),
         Felt::new(23),
@@ -549,178 +599,6 @@ pub const MDS: [[Felt; STATE_WIDTH]; STATE_WIDTH] = [
     ],
 ];
 
-/// RPO Inverse MDS matrix
-pub const INV_MDS: [[Felt; STATE_WIDTH]; STATE_WIDTH] = [
-    [
-        Felt::new(14868391535953158196),
-        Felt::new(13278298489594233127),
-        Felt::new(389999932707070822),
-        Felt::new(9782021734907796003),
-        Felt::new(4829905704463175582),
-        Felt::new(7567822018949214430),
-        Felt::new(14205019324568680367),
-        Felt::new(15489674211196160593),
-        Felt::new(17636013826542227504),
-        Felt::new(16254215311946436093),
-        Felt::new(3641486184877122796),
-        Felt::new(11069068059762973582),
-    ],
-    [
-        Felt::new(11069068059762973582),
-        Felt::new(14868391535953158196),
-        Felt::new(13278298489594233127),
-        Felt::new(389999932707070822),
-        Felt::new(9782021734907796003),
-        Felt::new(4829905704463175582),
-        Felt::new(7567822018949214430),
-        Felt::new(14205019324568680367),
-        Felt::new(15489674211196160593),
-        Felt::new(17636013826542227504),
-        Felt::new(16254215311946436093),
-        Felt::new(3641486184877122796),
-    ],
-    [
-        Felt::new(3641486184877122796),
-        Felt::new(11069068059762973582),
-        Felt::new(14868391535953158196),
-        Felt::new(13278298489594233127),
-        Felt::new(389999932707070822),
-        Felt::new(9782021734907796003),
-        Felt::new(4829905704463175582),
-        Felt::new(7567822018949214430),
-        Felt::new(14205019324568680367),
-        Felt::new(15489674211196160593),
-        Felt::new(17636013826542227504),
-        Felt::new(16254215311946436093),
-    ],
-    [
-        Felt::new(16254215311946436093),
-        Felt::new(3641486184877122796),
-        Felt::new(11069068059762973582),
-        Felt::new(14868391535953158196),
-        Felt::new(13278298489594233127),
-        Felt::new(389999932707070822),
-        Felt::new(9782021734907796003),
-        Felt::new(4829905704463175582),
-        Felt::new(7567822018949214430),
-        Felt::new(14205019324568680367),
-        Felt::new(15489674211196160593),
-        Felt::new(17636013826542227504),
-    ],
-    [
-        Felt::new(17636013826542227504),
-        Felt::new(16254215311946436093),
-        Felt::new(3641486184877122796),
-        Felt::new(11069068059762973582),
-        Felt::new(14868391535953158196),
-        Felt::new(13278298489594233127),
-        Felt::new(389999932707070822),
-        Felt::new(9782021734907796003),
-        Felt::new(4829905704463175582),
-        Felt::new(7567822018949214430),
-        Felt::new(14205019324568680367),
-        Felt::new(15489674211196160593),
-    ],
-    [
-        Felt::new(15489674211196160593),
-        Felt::new(17636013826542227504),
-        Felt::new(16254215311946436093),
-        Felt::new(3641486184877122796),
-        Felt::new(11069068059762973582),
-        Felt::new(14868391535953158196),
-        Felt::new(13278298489594233127),
-        Felt::new(389999932707070822),
-        Felt::new(9782021734907796003),
-        Felt::new(4829905704463175582),
-        Felt::new(7567822018949214430),
-        Felt::new(14205019324568680367),
-    ],
-    [
-        Felt::new(14205019324568680367),
-        Felt::new(15489674211196160593),
-        Felt::new(17636013826542227504),
-        Felt::new(16254215311946436093),
-        Felt::new(3641486184877122796),
-        Felt::new(11069068059762973582),
-        Felt::new(14868391535953158196),
-        Felt::new(13278298489594233127),
-        Felt::new(389999932707070822),
-        Felt::new(9782021734907796003),
-        Felt::new(4829905704463175582),
-        Felt::new(7567822018949214430),
-    ],
-    [
-        Felt::new(7567822018949214430),
-        Felt::new(14205019324568680367),
-        Felt::new(15489674211196160593),
-        Felt::new(17636013826542227504),
-        Felt::new(16254215311946436093),
-        Felt::new(3641486184877122796),
-        Felt::new(11069068059762973582),
-        Felt::new(14868391535953158196),
-        Felt::new(13278298489594233127),
-        Felt::new(389999932707070822),
-        Felt::new(9782021734907796003),
-        Felt::new(4829905704463175582),
-    ],
-    [
-        Felt::new(4829905704463175582),
-        Felt::new(7567822018949214430),
-        Felt::new(14205019324568680367),
-        Felt::new(15489674211196160593),
-        Felt::new(17636013826542227504),
-        Felt::new(16254215311946436093),
-        Felt::new(3641486184877122796),
-        Felt::new(11069068059762973582),
-        Felt::new(14868391535953158196),
-        Felt::new(13278298489594233127),
-        Felt::new(389999932707070822),
-        Felt::new(9782021734907796003),
-    ],
-    [
-        Felt::new(9782021734907796003),
-        Felt::new(4829905704463175582),
-        Felt::new(7567822018949214430),
-        Felt::new(14205019324568680367),
-        Felt::new(15489674211196160593),
-        Felt::new(17636013826542227504),
-        Felt::new(16254215311946436093),
-        Felt::new(3641486184877122796),
-        Felt::new(11069068059762973582),
-        Felt::new(14868391535953158196),
-        Felt::new(13278298489594233127),
-        Felt::new(389999932707070822),
-    ],
-    [
-        Felt::new(389999932707070822),
-        Felt::new(9782021734907796003),
-        Felt::new(4829905704463175582),
-        Felt::new(7567822018949214430),
-        Felt::new(14205019324568680367),
-        Felt::new(15489674211196160593),
-        Felt::new(17636013826542227504),
-        Felt::new(16254215311946436093),
-        Felt::new(3641486184877122796),
-        Felt::new(11069068059762973582),
-        Felt::new(14868391535953158196),
-        Felt::new(13278298489594233127),
-    ],
-    [
-        Felt::new(13278298489594233127),
-        Felt::new(389999932707070822),
-        Felt::new(9782021734907796003),
-        Felt::new(4829905704463175582),
-        Felt::new(7567822018949214430),
-        Felt::new(14205019324568680367),
-        Felt::new(15489674211196160593),
-        Felt::new(17636013826542227504),
-        Felt::new(16254215311946436093),
-        Felt::new(3641486184877122796),
-        Felt::new(11069068059762973582),
-        Felt::new(14868391535953158196),
-    ],
-];
-
 // ROUND CONSTANTS
 // ================================================================================================
 
diff --git a/src/hash/rpo/tests.rs b/src/hash/rpo/tests.rs
index 5d2be38..03f69f9 100644
--- a/src/hash/rpo/tests.rs
+++ b/src/hash/rpo/tests.rs
@@ -1,32 +1,9 @@
 use super::{
-    ElementHasher, Felt, FieldElement, HashFn, Rpo256, RpoDigest256, StarkField, ALPHA, INV_ALPHA,
-    INV_MDS, MDS, STATE_WIDTH, ZERO,
+    Felt, FieldElement, Hasher, Rpo256, RpoDigest, StarkField, ALPHA, INV_ALPHA, STATE_WIDTH, ZERO,
 };
 use core::convert::TryInto;
 use rand_utils::rand_value;
 
-#[test]
-#[allow(clippy::needless_range_loop)]
-fn mds_inv_test() {
-    let mut mul_result = [[Felt::new(0); STATE_WIDTH]; STATE_WIDTH];
-    for i in 0..STATE_WIDTH {
-        for j in 0..STATE_WIDTH {
-            let result = {
-                let mut result = Felt::new(0);
-                for k in 0..STATE_WIDTH {
-                    result += MDS[i][k] * INV_MDS[k][j]
-                }
-                result
-            };
-            mul_result[i][j] = result;
-            if i == j {
-                assert_eq!(result, Felt::new(1));
-            } else {
-                assert_eq!(result, Felt::new(0));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
 #[test]
 fn test_alphas() {
     let e: Felt = Felt::new(rand_value());
@@ -64,9 +41,9 @@ fn test_inv_sbox() {
 fn hash_elements_vs_merge() {
     let elements = [Felt::new(rand_value()); 8];
 
-    let digests: [RpoDigest256; 2] = [
-        RpoDigest256::new(elements[..4].try_into().unwrap()),
-        RpoDigest256::new(elements[4..].try_into().unwrap()),
+    let digests: [RpoDigest; 2] = [
+        RpoDigest::new(elements[..4].try_into().unwrap()),
+        RpoDigest::new(elements[4..].try_into().unwrap()),
     ];
 
     let m_result = Rpo256::merge(&digests);
@@ -77,7 +54,7 @@ fn hash_elements_vs_merge() {
 #[test]
 fn hash_elements_vs_merge_with_int() {
     let tmp = [Felt::new(rand_value()); 4];
-    let seed = RpoDigest256::new(tmp);
+    let seed = RpoDigest::new(tmp);
 
     // ----- value fits into a field element ------------------------------------------------------
     let val: Felt = Felt::new(rand_value());
@@ -147,9 +124,9 @@ fn hash_elements() {
         Felt::new(7),
     ];
 
-    let digests: [RpoDigest256; 2] = [
-        RpoDigest256::new(elements[..4].try_into().unwrap()),
-        RpoDigest256::new(elements[4..8].try_into().unwrap()),
+    let digests: [RpoDigest; 2] = [
+        RpoDigest::new(elements[..4].try_into().unwrap()),
+        RpoDigest::new(elements[4..8].try_into().unwrap()),
     ];
 
     let m_result = Rpo256::merge(&digests);
@@ -182,7 +159,7 @@ fn hash_test_vectors() {
     ];
 
     for i in 0..elements.len() {
-        let expected = RpoDigest256::new(EXPECTED[i]);
+        let expected = RpoDigest::new(EXPECTED[i]);
         let result = Rpo256::hash_elements(&elements[..(i + 1)]);
         assert_eq!(result, expected);
     }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index edb814e..ff2eb43 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,31 +4,32 @@
 #[cfg_attr(test, macro_use)]
 extern crate alloc;
 
-pub use winter_crypto::{Digest, ElementHasher, Hasher as HashFn};
-pub use winter_math::{
-    fields::{f64::BaseElement as Felt, QuadExtension},
-    log2, ExtensionOf, FieldElement, StarkField,
-};
-pub use winter_utils::{
-    collections::{BTreeMap, Vec},
-    string::String,
-    uninit_vector, ByteReader, ByteWriter, Deserializable, DeserializationError, Serializable,
-    SliceReader,
-};
-
 pub mod hash;
 pub mod merkle;
 
+// RE-EXPORTS
+// ================================================================================================
+
+pub use winter_math::{fields::f64::BaseElement as Felt, FieldElement, StarkField};
+
+pub mod utils {
+    pub use winter_utils::{
+        collections, string, uninit_vector, ByteReader, ByteWriter, Deserializable,
+        DeserializationError, Serializable, SliceReader,
+    };
+}
+
 // TYPE ALIASES
 // ================================================================================================
 
+/// A group of four field elements in the Miden base field.
 pub type Word = [Felt; 4];
 
 // CONSTANTS
 // ================================================================================================
 
-/// Field element representing ZERO in the base field of the VM.
+/// Field element representing ZERO in the Miden base filed.
 pub const ZERO: Felt = Felt::ZERO;
 
-/// Field element representing ONE in the base field of the VM.
+/// Field element representing ONE in the Miden base filed.
 pub const ONE: Felt = Felt::ONE;
diff --git a/src/merkle/merkle_path_set.rs b/src/merkle/merkle_path_set.rs
index 9221757..da61bed 100644
--- a/src/merkle/merkle_path_set.rs
+++ b/src/merkle/merkle_path_set.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-use super::{MerkleError, Word};
-use crate::{hash::merge, BTreeMap, Vec, ZERO};
+use super::{BTreeMap, MerkleError, Rpo256, Vec, Word, ZERO};
 
 // MERKLE PATH SET
 // ================================================================================================
 
 /// A set of Merkle paths.
-///
-/// This struct is intended to be used as one of the variants of the MerkleSet enum.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct MerklePathSet {
     root: Word,
@@ -208,9 +205,9 @@ fn is_even(pos: u64) -> bool {
 /// - sibling — neighboring vertex in the tree
 fn calculate_parent_hash(node: Word, node_pos: u64, sibling: Word) -> Word {
     if is_even(node_pos) {
-        merge(&[node.into(), sibling.into()]).into()
+        Rpo256::merge(&[node.into(), sibling.into()]).into()
     } else {
-        merge(&[sibling.into(), node.into()]).into()
+        Rpo256::merge(&[sibling.into(), node.into()]).into()
     }
 }
 
@@ -220,7 +217,7 @@ fn compute_path_trace(path: &[Word], depth: u32, index: u64) -> (Vec<Word>, Word
 
     let mut computed_hashes = Vec::<Word>::new();
 
-    let mut comp_hash = merge(&[path[0].into(), path[1].into()]).into();
+    let mut comp_hash = Rpo256::merge(&[path[0].into(), path[1].into()]).into();
 
     if path.len() != 2 {
         for path_hash in path.iter().skip(2) {
@@ -238,7 +235,7 @@ fn compute_path_root(path: &[Word], depth: u32, index: u64) -> Word {
     let mut pos = 2u64.pow(depth) + index;
 
     // hash that is obtained after calculating the current hash and path hash
-    let mut comp_hash = merge(&[path[0].into(), path[1].into()]).into();
+    let mut comp_hash = Rpo256::merge(&[path[0].into(), path[1].into()]).into();
 
     for path_hash in path.iter().skip(2) {
         pos /= 2;
diff --git a/src/merkle/merkle_tree.rs b/src/merkle/merkle_tree.rs
index e367a1c..8763d96 100644
--- a/src/merkle/merkle_tree.rs
+++ b/src/merkle/merkle_tree.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
-use super::MerkleError;
-use crate::{
-    hash::{merge, Digest},
-    log2, uninit_vector, Felt, FieldElement, Vec, Word,
-};
+use super::{Digest, Felt, MerkleError, Rpo256, Vec, Word};
+use crate::{utils::uninit_vector, FieldElement};
 use core::slice;
+use winter_math::log2;
 
 // MERKLE TREE
 // ================================================================================================
 
 /// A fully-balanced binary Merkle tree (i.e., a tree where the number of leaves is a power of two).
-///
-/// This struct is intended to be used as one of the variants of the MerkleSet enum.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct MerkleTree {
     nodes: Vec<Word>,
@@ -43,7 +39,7 @@ impl MerkleTree {
 
         // calculate all internal tree nodes
         for i in (1..n).rev() {
-            nodes[i] = merge(&two_nodes[i]).into();
+            nodes[i] = Rpo256::merge(&two_nodes[i]).into();
         }
 
         Ok(Self { nodes })
@@ -131,7 +127,7 @@ impl MerkleTree {
 
         for _ in 0..depth {
             index /= 2;
-            self.nodes[index] = merge(&two_nodes[index]).into();
+            self.nodes[index] = Rpo256::merge(&two_nodes[index]).into();
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -143,7 +139,10 @@ impl MerkleTree {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use crate::{hash::Hasher, merkle::int_to_node, ElementHasher, HashFn, Word};
+    use super::{
+        super::{int_to_node, Rpo256},
+        Word,
+    };
 
     const LEAVES4: [Word; 4] = [
         int_to_node(1),
@@ -244,9 +243,9 @@ mod tests {
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     fn compute_internal_nodes() -> (Word, Word, Word) {
-        let node2 = Hasher::hash_elements(&[LEAVES4[0], LEAVES4[1]].concat());
-        let node3 = Hasher::hash_elements(&[LEAVES4[2], LEAVES4[3]].concat());
-        let root = Hasher::merge(&[node2, node3]);
+        let node2 = Rpo256::hash_elements(&[LEAVES4[0], LEAVES4[1]].concat());
+        let node3 = Rpo256::hash_elements(&[LEAVES4[2], LEAVES4[3]].concat());
+        let root = Rpo256::merge(&[node2, node3]);
 
         (root.into(), node2.into(), node3.into())
     }
diff --git a/src/merkle/mod.rs b/src/merkle/mod.rs
index 38b4075..1b137b9 100644
--- a/src/merkle/mod.rs
+++ b/src/merkle/mod.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-use crate::{Vec, Word};
+use super::{
+    hash::rpo::{Rpo256, RpoDigest as Digest},
+    utils::collections::{BTreeMap, Vec},
+    Felt, Word, ZERO,
+};
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-use crate::{Felt, ZERO};
+mod merkle_tree;
+pub use merkle_tree::MerkleTree;
 
-pub mod merkle_path_set;
-pub mod merkle_tree;
+mod merkle_path_set;
+pub use merkle_path_set::MerklePathSet;
 
 // ERRORS
 // ================================================================================================