diff --git a/cryptography/hazmat/bindings/openssl/backend.py b/cryptography/hazmat/bindings/openssl/backend.py
index ff2c939..844e175 100644
--- a/cryptography/hazmat/bindings/openssl/backend.py
+++ b/cryptography/hazmat/bindings/openssl/backend.py
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
     def __init__(self):
         self._ensure_ffi_initialized()
 
-        self.ciphers = Ciphers(self)
+        self._cipher_registry = {}
+        self._register_default_ciphers()
 
     @classmethod
     def _ensure_ffi_initialized(cls):
@@ -131,6 +132,60 @@
     def create_hash_ctx(self, algorithm):
         return _HashContext(self, algorithm)
 
+    def cipher_supported(self, cipher, mode):
+        try:
+            adapter = self._cipher_registry[type(cipher), type(mode)]
+        except KeyError:
+            return False
+        evp_cipher = adapter(self, cipher, mode)
+        return self.ffi.NULL != evp_cipher
+
+    def register_cipher_adapter(self, cipher_cls, mode_cls, adapter):
+        if (cipher_cls, mode_cls) in self._cipher_registry:
+            raise ValueError("Duplicate registration for: {0} {1}".format(
+                cipher_cls, mode_cls)
+            )
+        self._cipher_registry[cipher_cls, mode_cls] = adapter
+
+    def _register_default_ciphers(self):
+        for cipher_cls, mode_cls in itertools.product(
+            [AES, Camellia],
+            [CBC, CTR, ECB, OFB, CFB],
+        ):
+            self.register_cipher_adapter(
+                cipher_cls,
+                mode_cls,
+                GetCipherByName("{cipher.name}-{cipher.key_size}-{mode.name}")
+            )
+        for mode_cls in [CBC, CFB, OFB]:
+            self.register_cipher_adapter(
+                TripleDES,
+                mode_cls,
+                GetCipherByName("des-ede3-{mode.name}")
+            )
+        for mode_cls in [CBC, CFB, OFB, ECB]:
+            self.register_cipher_adapter(
+                Blowfish,
+                mode_cls,
+                GetCipherByName("bf-{mode.name}")
+            )
+        self.register_cipher_adapter(
+            CAST5,
+            ECB,
+            GetCipherByName("cast5-ecb")
+        )
+        self.register_cipher_adapter(
+            ARC4,
+            type(None),
+            GetCipherByName("rc4")
+        )
+
+    def create_symmetric_encryption_ctx(self, cipher, mode):
+        return _CipherContext(self, cipher, mode, _CipherContext._ENCRYPT)
+
+    def create_symmetric_decryption_ctx(self, cipher, mode):
+        return _CipherContext(self, cipher, mode, _CipherContext._DECRYPT)
+
 
 class GetCipherByName(object):
     def __init__(self, fmt):
@@ -153,7 +208,7 @@
         ctx = self._backend.lib.EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new()
         ctx = self._backend.ffi.gc(ctx, self._backend.lib.EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free)
 
-        registry = self._backend.ciphers._cipher_registry
+        registry = self._backend._cipher_registry
         try:
             adapter = registry[type(cipher), type(mode)]
         except KeyError:
@@ -212,69 +267,6 @@
         return self._backend.ffi.buffer(buf)[:outlen[0]]
 
 
-class Ciphers(object):
-    def __init__(self, backend):
-        self._backend = backend
-        self._cipher_registry = {}
-        self._register_default_ciphers()
-
-    def supported(self, cipher, mode):
-        try:
-            adapter = self._cipher_registry[type(cipher), type(mode)]
-        except KeyError:
-            return False
-        evp_cipher = adapter(self._backend, cipher, mode)
-        return self._backend.ffi.NULL != evp_cipher
-
-    def register_cipher_adapter(self, cipher_cls, mode_cls, adapter):
-        if (cipher_cls, mode_cls) in self._cipher_registry:
-            raise ValueError("Duplicate registration for: {0} {1}".format(
-                cipher_cls, mode_cls)
-            )
-        self._cipher_registry[cipher_cls, mode_cls] = adapter
-
-    def _register_default_ciphers(self):
-        for cipher_cls, mode_cls in itertools.product(
-            [AES, Camellia],
-            [CBC, CTR, ECB, OFB, CFB],
-        ):
-            self.register_cipher_adapter(
-                cipher_cls,
-                mode_cls,
-                GetCipherByName("{cipher.name}-{cipher.key_size}-{mode.name}")
-            )
-        for mode_cls in [CBC, CFB, OFB]:
-            self.register_cipher_adapter(
-                TripleDES,
-                mode_cls,
-                GetCipherByName("des-ede3-{mode.name}")
-            )
-        for mode_cls in [CBC, CFB, OFB, ECB]:
-            self.register_cipher_adapter(
-                Blowfish,
-                mode_cls,
-                GetCipherByName("bf-{mode.name}")
-            )
-        self.register_cipher_adapter(
-            CAST5,
-            ECB,
-            GetCipherByName("cast5-ecb")
-        )
-        self.register_cipher_adapter(
-            ARC4,
-            type(None),
-            GetCipherByName("rc4")
-        )
-
-    def create_encrypt_ctx(self, cipher, mode):
-        return _CipherContext(self._backend, cipher, mode,
-                              _CipherContext._ENCRYPT)
-
-    def create_decrypt_ctx(self, cipher, mode):
-        return _CipherContext(self._backend, cipher, mode,
-                              _CipherContext._DECRYPT)
-
-
 @interfaces.register(interfaces.HashContext)
 class _HashContext(object):
     def __init__(self, backend, algorithm, ctx=None):
diff --git a/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/ciphers/base.py b/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/ciphers/base.py
index d48f9cc..794d019 100644
--- a/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/ciphers/base.py
+++ b/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/ciphers/base.py
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
         self._backend = backend
 
     def encryptor(self):
-        return _CipherContext(
-            self._backend.ciphers.create_encrypt_ctx(self.algorithm,
-                                                     self.mode))
+        return _CipherContext(self._backend.create_symmetric_encryption_ctx(
+            self.algorithm, self.mode
+        ))
 
     def decryptor(self):
-        return _CipherContext(
-            self._backend.ciphers.create_decrypt_ctx(self.algorithm,
-                                                     self.mode))
+        return _CipherContext(self._backend.create_symmetric_decryption_ctx(
+            self.algorithm, self.mode
+        ))
 
 
 @interfaces.register(interfaces.CipherContext)
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/bindings/test_openssl.py b/tests/hazmat/bindings/test_openssl.py
index f1493e8..241c641 100644
--- a/tests/hazmat/bindings/test_openssl.py
+++ b/tests/hazmat/bindings/test_openssl.py
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
         assert backend.openssl_version_text().startswith("OpenSSL")
 
     def test_supports_cipher(self):
-        assert backend.ciphers.supported(None, None) is False
+        assert backend.cipher_supported(None, None) is False
 
     def test_register_duplicate_cipher_adapter(self):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-            backend.ciphers.register_cipher_adapter(AES, CBC, None)
+            backend.register_cipher_adapter(AES, CBC, None)
 
     def test_instances_share_ffi(self):
         b = Backend()
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
     def test_nonexistent_cipher(self):
         b = Backend()
-        b.ciphers.register_cipher_adapter(
+        b.register_cipher_adapter(
             FakeCipher,
             FakeMode,
             lambda backend, cipher, mode: backend.ffi.NULL
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_aes.py b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_aes.py
index 7c8cab7..d178da7 100644
--- a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_aes.py
+++ b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_aes.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         ["aes-128-ctr.txt", "aes-192-ctr.txt", "aes-256-ctr.txt"],
         lambda key, iv: algorithms.AES(binascii.unhexlify(key)),
         lambda key, iv: modes.CTR(binascii.unhexlify(iv)),
-        only_if=lambda backend: backend.ciphers.supported(
+        only_if=lambda backend: backend.cipher_supported(
             algorithms.AES("\x00" * 16), modes.CTR("\x00" * 16)
         ),
         skip_message="Does not support AES CTR",
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_arc4.py b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_arc4.py
index 302658f..d233bec 100644
--- a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_arc4.py
+++ b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_arc4.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             "rfc-6229-256.txt",
         ],
         lambda key: algorithms.ARC4(binascii.unhexlify((key))),
-        only_if=lambda backend: backend.ciphers.supported(
+        only_if=lambda backend: backend.cipher_supported(
             algorithms.ARC4("\x00" * 16), None
         ),
         skip_message="Does not support ARC4",
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_blowfish.py b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_blowfish.py
index eea0ac3..d5fbed6 100644
--- a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_blowfish.py
+++ b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_blowfish.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         ["bf-ecb.txt"],
         lambda key: algorithms.Blowfish(binascii.unhexlify(key)),
         lambda key: modes.ECB(),
-        only_if=lambda backend: backend.ciphers.supported(
+        only_if=lambda backend: backend.cipher_supported(
             algorithms.Blowfish("\x00" * 56), modes.ECB()
         ),
         skip_message="Does not support Blowfish ECB",
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         ["bf-cbc.txt"],
         lambda key, iv: algorithms.Blowfish(binascii.unhexlify(key)),
         lambda key, iv: modes.CBC(binascii.unhexlify(iv)),
-        only_if=lambda backend: backend.ciphers.supported(
+        only_if=lambda backend: backend.cipher_supported(
             algorithms.Blowfish("\x00" * 56), modes.CBC("\x00" * 8)
         ),
         skip_message="Does not support Blowfish CBC",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         ["bf-ofb.txt"],
         lambda key, iv: algorithms.Blowfish(binascii.unhexlify(key)),
         lambda key, iv: modes.OFB(binascii.unhexlify(iv)),
-        only_if=lambda backend: backend.ciphers.supported(
+        only_if=lambda backend: backend.cipher_supported(
             algorithms.Blowfish("\x00" * 56), modes.OFB("\x00" * 8)
         ),
         skip_message="Does not support Blowfish OFB",
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         ["bf-cfb.txt"],
         lambda key, iv: algorithms.Blowfish(binascii.unhexlify(key)),
         lambda key, iv: modes.CFB(binascii.unhexlify(iv)),
-        only_if=lambda backend: backend.ciphers.supported(
+        only_if=lambda backend: backend.cipher_supported(
             algorithms.Blowfish("\x00" * 56), modes.CFB("\x00" * 8)
         ),
         skip_message="Does not support Blowfish CFB",
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_camellia.py b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_camellia.py
index 223269a..a2c935d 100644
--- a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_camellia.py
+++ b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_camellia.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         ],
         lambda key: algorithms.Camellia(binascii.unhexlify((key))),
         lambda key: modes.ECB(),
-        only_if=lambda backend: backend.ciphers.supported(
+        only_if=lambda backend: backend.cipher_supported(
             algorithms.Camellia("\x00" * 16), modes.ECB()
         ),
         skip_message="Does not support Camellia ECB",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         ["camellia-cbc.txt"],
         lambda key, iv: algorithms.Camellia(binascii.unhexlify(key)),
         lambda key, iv: modes.CBC(binascii.unhexlify(iv)),
-        only_if=lambda backend: backend.ciphers.supported(
+        only_if=lambda backend: backend.cipher_supported(
             algorithms.Camellia("\x00" * 16), modes.CBC("\x00" * 16)
         ),
         skip_message="Does not support Camellia CBC",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         ["camellia-ofb.txt"],
         lambda key, iv: algorithms.Camellia(binascii.unhexlify(key)),
         lambda key, iv: modes.OFB(binascii.unhexlify(iv)),
-        only_if=lambda backend: backend.ciphers.supported(
+        only_if=lambda backend: backend.cipher_supported(
             algorithms.Camellia("\x00" * 16), modes.OFB("\x00" * 16)
         ),
         skip_message="Does not support Camellia OFB",
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         ["camellia-cfb.txt"],
         lambda key, iv: algorithms.Camellia(binascii.unhexlify(key)),
         lambda key, iv: modes.CFB(binascii.unhexlify(iv)),
-        only_if=lambda backend: backend.ciphers.supported(
+        only_if=lambda backend: backend.cipher_supported(
             algorithms.Camellia("\x00" * 16), modes.CFB("\x00" * 16)
         ),
         skip_message="Does not support Camellia CFB",
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_cast5.py b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_cast5.py
index 486b5b5..a283daf 100644
--- a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_cast5.py
+++ b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_cast5.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         ["cast5-ecb.txt"],
         lambda key: algorithms.CAST5(binascii.unhexlify((key))),
         lambda key: modes.ECB(),
-        only_if=lambda backend: backend.ciphers.supported(
+        only_if=lambda backend: backend.cipher_supported(
             algorithms.CAST5("\x00" * 16), modes.ECB()
         ),
         skip_message="Does not support CAST5 ECB",