diff --git a/src/crypto/internal/mlkem768/mlkem768.go b/src/crypto/internal/mlkem768/mlkem768.go
index 527c93ffe36..0daf3594466 100644
--- a/src/crypto/internal/mlkem768/mlkem768.go
+++ b/src/crypto/internal/mlkem768/mlkem768.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func pkeEncrypt(cc *[CiphertextSize]byte, ex *encryptionKey, m *[messageSize]byt
 // If the ciphertext is not valid, Decapsulate returns an error.
 //
 // The shared key must be kept secret.
-func Decapsulate(dk *DecapsulationKey, ciphertext []byte) (sharedKey []byte, err error) {
+func (dk *DecapsulationKey) Decapsulate(ciphertext []byte) (sharedKey []byte, err error) {
 	if len(ciphertext) != CiphertextSize {
 		return nil, errors.New("mlkem768: invalid ciphertext length")
 	}
diff --git a/src/crypto/internal/mlkem768/mlkem768_test.go b/src/crypto/internal/mlkem768/mlkem768_test.go
index 7d32805b2f7..5d129e11dfd 100644
--- a/src/crypto/internal/mlkem768/mlkem768_test.go
+++ b/src/crypto/internal/mlkem768/mlkem768_test.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func TestRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	Kd, err := Decapsulate(dk, c)
+	Kd, err := dk.Decapsulate(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -263,14 +263,14 @@ func TestBadLengths(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(c)-1; i++ {
-		if _, err := Decapsulate(dk, c[:i]); err == nil {
+		if _, err := dk.Decapsulate(c[:i]); err == nil {
 			t.Errorf("expected error for c length %d", i)
 		}
 	}
 	cLong := c
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		cLong = append(cLong, 0)
-		if _, err := Decapsulate(dk, cLong); err == nil {
+		if _, err := dk.Decapsulate(cLong); err == nil {
 			t.Errorf("expected error for c length %d", len(cLong))
 		}
 	}
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func TestAccumulated(t *testing.T) {
 		o.Write(ct)
 		o.Write(k)
 
-		kk, err := Decapsulate(dk, ct)
+		kk, err := dk.Decapsulate(ct)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func TestAccumulated(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		s.Read(ct1)
-		k1, err := Decapsulate(dk, ct1)
+		k1, err := dk.Decapsulate(ct1)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func BenchmarkRoundTrip(b *testing.B) {
 			ekS := dkS.EncapsulationKey()
 			sink ^= ekS[0]
 
-			Ks, err := Decapsulate(dk, c)
+			Ks, err := dk.Decapsulate(c)
 			if err != nil {
 				b.Fatal(err)
 			}
diff --git a/src/crypto/tls/key_schedule.go b/src/crypto/tls/key_schedule.go
index 9c76ebe3670..e8ee9ce9c2f 100644
--- a/src/crypto/tls/key_schedule.go
+++ b/src/crypto/tls/key_schedule.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type keySharePrivateKeys struct {
 
 // kyberDecapsulate implements decapsulation according to Kyber Round 3.
 func kyberDecapsulate(dk *mlkem768.DecapsulationKey, c []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	K, err := mlkem768.Decapsulate(dk, c)
+	K, err := dk.Decapsulate(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}