diff --git a/polyval/src/field_element.rs b/polyval/src/field_element.rs
index 8c275fa..6004900 100644
--- a/polyval/src/field_element.rs
+++ b/polyval/src/field_element.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ cfg_if! {
         // aarch64
         mod autodetect;
         mod armv8;
-        pub(crate) use autodetect::{InitToken, has_intrinsics};
+        pub(crate) use autodetect::{InitToken, init_intrinsics};
     } else if #[cfg(all(
         any(target_arch = "x86_64", target_arch = "x86"),
         not(polyval_backend = "soft")
@@ -45,15 +45,14 @@ cfg_if! {
         // x86/x86-64
         mod autodetect;
         mod x86;
-        pub(crate) use autodetect::{InitToken, has_intrinsics};
+        pub(crate) use autodetect::{InitToken, init_intrinsics};
     } else {
         // "soft" fallback implementation for other targets written in pure Rust
         use universal_hash::array::{Array, ArraySize};
 
+        // Stub intrinsics "detection"
         pub(crate) type InitToken = ();
-        pub(crate) fn has_intrinsics() -> (InitToken, bool) {
-            ((), false)
-        }
+        pub(crate) fn init_intrinsics() {}
 
         impl FieldElement {
             /// Default degree of parallelism, i.e. how many powers of `H` to compute.
diff --git a/polyval/src/field_element/autodetect.rs b/polyval/src/field_element/autodetect.rs
index 2e3f6fa..ebb36c5 100644
--- a/polyval/src/field_element/autodetect.rs
+++ b/polyval/src/field_element/autodetect.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cpufeatures::new!(detect_intrinsics, "aes"); // `aes` implies PMULL
 #[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86_64", target_arch = "x86"))]
 cpufeatures::new!(detect_intrinsics, "pclmulqdq");
 
-pub(crate) use detect_intrinsics::{InitToken, init_get as has_intrinsics};
+pub(crate) use detect_intrinsics::{InitToken, init as init_intrinsics};
 
 impl FieldElement {
     /// Default degree of parallelism, i.e. how many powers of `H` to compute.
diff --git a/polyval/src/lib.rs b/polyval/src/lib.rs
index 2baf7dd..5cb1fc1 100644
--- a/polyval/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polyval/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub use crate::mulx::mulx;
 pub use universal_hash;
 
 use core::fmt::{self, Debug};
-use field_element::{FieldElement, InitToken, has_intrinsics};
+use field_element::{FieldElement, InitToken, init_intrinsics};
 use universal_hash::{
     KeyInit, ParBlocks, Reset, UhfBackend, UhfClosure, UniversalHash,
     array::{Array, ArraySize},
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl<const N: usize> PolyvalGeneric<N> {
     /// Initialize POLYVAL with the given `H` field element and initial block.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn new_with_init_block(h: &Key, init_block: u128) -> Self {
-        let has_intrinsics = has_intrinsics().0;
+        let has_intrinsics = init_intrinsics();
         Self {
             powers_of_h: FieldElement::from(h).powers_of_h(has_intrinsics),
             y: init_block.into(),