diff --git a/src/Cache.cpp b/src/Cache.cpp
index 85d481e..60b7755 100644
--- a/src/Cache.cpp
+++ b/src/Cache.cpp
@@ -17,11 +17,8 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with RandomX.  If not, see<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-// Parts of this file are originally copyright (c) xmr-stak
-
 #include <cstring>
 #include "Cache.hpp"
-#include "softAes.h"
 #include "argon2.h"
 #include "argon2_core.h"
 
@@ -29,52 +26,6 @@ namespace RandomX {
 
 	static_assert(ArgonMemorySize % (ArgonLanes * ARGON2_SYNC_POINTS) == 0, "ArgonMemorySize - invalid value");
 
-	// This will shift and xor tmp1 into itself as 4 32-bit vals such as
-	// sl_xor(a1 a2 a3 a4) = a1 (a2^a1) (a3^a2^a1) (a4^a3^a2^a1)
-	static inline __m128i sl_xor(__m128i tmp1) {
-		__m128i tmp4;
-		tmp4 = _mm_slli_si128(tmp1, 0x04);
-		tmp1 = _mm_xor_si128(tmp1, tmp4);
-		tmp4 = _mm_slli_si128(tmp4, 0x04);
-		tmp1 = _mm_xor_si128(tmp1, tmp4);
-		tmp4 = _mm_slli_si128(tmp4, 0x04);
-		tmp1 = _mm_xor_si128(tmp1, tmp4);
-		return tmp1;
-	}
-
-	template<uint8_t rcon, bool soft>
-	static inline void aesGenKeys(__m128i* xout0, __m128i* xout2) {
-		__m128i xout1 = soft ? soft_aeskeygenassist(*xout2, rcon) : _mm_aeskeygenassist_si128(*xout2, rcon);
-		xout1 = _mm_shuffle_epi32(xout1, 0xFF);
-		*xout0 = sl_xor(*xout0);
-		*xout0 = _mm_xor_si128(*xout0, xout1);
-		xout1 = soft ? soft_aeskeygenassist(*xout0, 0x00) : _mm_aeskeygenassist_si128(*xout0, 0x00);
-		xout1 = _mm_shuffle_epi32(xout1, 0xAA);
-		*xout2 = sl_xor(*xout2);
-		*xout2 = _mm_xor_si128(*xout2, xout1);
-	}
-
-	template<bool soft>
-	static inline void expandAesKeys(const __m128i* seed, __m128i* keys) {
-		__m128i xout0, xout2;
-		xout0 = _mm_load_si128(seed);
-		xout2 = _mm_load_si128(seed + 1);
-		*keys++ = xout0;
-		*keys++ = xout2;
-		aesGenKeys<0x01, soft>(&xout0, &xout2);
-		*keys++ = xout0;
-		*keys++ = xout2;
-		aesGenKeys<0x02, soft>(&xout0, &xout2);
-		*keys++ = xout0;
-		*keys++ = xout2;
-		aesGenKeys<0x04, soft>(&xout0, &xout2);
-		*keys++ = xout0;
-		*keys++ = xout2;
-		aesGenKeys<0x08, soft>(&xout0, &xout2);
-		*keys++ = xout0;
-		*keys++ = xout2;
-	}
-
 	void Cache::argonFill(const void* seed, size_t seedSize) {
 		uint32_t memory_blocks, segment_length;
 		argon2_instance_t instance;
@@ -128,16 +79,8 @@ namespace RandomX {
 		fill_memory_blocks(&instance);
 	}
 
-	template<bool softAes>
 	void Cache::initialize(const void* seed, size_t seedSize) {
 		//Argon2d memory fill
 		argonFill(seed, seedSize);
-
-		//AES keys
-		expandAesKeys<softAes>((__m128i*)seed, keys.data());
 	}
-
-	template void Cache::initialize<true>(const void*, size_t);
-
-	template void Cache::initialize<false>(const void*, size_t);
 }
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diff --git a/src/Cache.hpp b/src/Cache.hpp
index bc3d6ed..927c5e4 100644
--- a/src/Cache.hpp
+++ b/src/Cache.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace RandomX {
 		}
 		static void dealloc(Cache* cache, bool largePages) {
 			if (largePages) {
-				//allocLargePagesMemory(sizeof(Cache));
+				freePagedMemory(cache, sizeof(Cache));
 			}
 			else {
 				_mm_free(cache);
@@ -59,18 +59,12 @@ namespace RandomX {
 			_mm_free(ptr);
 		}*/
 
-		template<bool softAes>
 		void initialize(const void* seed, size_t seedSize);
 
-		const KeysContainer& getKeys() const {
-			return keys;
-		}
-
 		const uint8_t* getCache() const {
 			return memory;
 		}
 	private:
-		alignas(16) KeysContainer keys;
 		uint8_t memory[CacheSize];
 		void argonFill(const void* seed, size_t seedSize);
 	};
diff --git a/src/InterpretedVirtualMachine.cpp b/src/InterpretedVirtualMachine.cpp
index f44a391..08d4536 100644
--- a/src/InterpretedVirtualMachine.cpp
+++ b/src/InterpretedVirtualMachine.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ namespace RandomX {
 				mem.mx &= CacheLineAlignMask;
 				Cache* cache = mem.ds.cache;
 				uint64_t datasetLine[CacheLineSize / sizeof(uint64_t)];
-				initBlock(cache->getCache(), (uint8_t*)datasetLine, mem.ma / CacheLineSize, cache->getKeys());
+				initBlock(cache->getCache(), (uint8_t*)datasetLine, mem.ma / CacheLineSize);
 				for (int i = 0; i < RegistersCount; ++i)
 					r[i] ^= datasetLine[i];
 				std::swap(mem.mx, mem.ma);
diff --git a/src/LightClientAsyncWorker.cpp b/src/LightClientAsyncWorker.cpp
index f79d03d..d9f62a2 100644
--- a/src/LightClientAsyncWorker.cpp
+++ b/src/LightClientAsyncWorker.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace RandomX {
 #endif
 		uint32_t currentBlock = addr / CacheLineSize;
 		if (currentBlock != startBlock || output != currentLine.data()) {
-			initBlock(cache->getCache(), (uint8_t*)currentLine.data(), currentBlock, cache->getKeys());
+			initBlock(cache->getCache(), (uint8_t*)currentLine.data(), currentBlock);
 		}
 		else {
 			sync();
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace RandomX {
 	template<bool softAes>
 	void LightClientAsyncWorker<softAes>::getBlocks(void* out, uint32_t startBlock, uint32_t blockCount) {
 		for (uint32_t i = 0; i < blockCount; ++i) {
-			initBlock(cache->getCache(), (uint8_t*)out + CacheLineSize * i, startBlock + i, cache->getKeys());
+			initBlock(cache->getCache(), (uint8_t*)out + CacheLineSize * i, startBlock + i);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace RandomX {
 			std::cout << sw.getElapsed() << ": runWorker-getBlocks " << startBlock << "/" << blockCount << std::endl;
 #endif
 			//getBlocks(output, startBlock, blockCount);
-			initBlock(cache->getCache(), (uint8_t*)output, startBlock, cache->getKeys());
+			initBlock(cache->getCache(), (uint8_t*)output, startBlock);
 			hasWork = false;
 #ifdef TRACE
 			std::cout << sw.getElapsed() << ": runWorker-finished " << startBlock << "/" << blockCount << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/dataset.cpp b/src/dataset.cpp
index 4a6a5e6..a5132fd 100644
--- a/src/dataset.cpp
+++ b/src/dataset.cpp
@@ -39,36 +39,36 @@ along with RandomX.  If not, see<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 namespace RandomX {
 
-	void initBlock(const uint8_t* cache, uint8_t* out, uint32_t blockNumber, const KeysContainer& keys) {
-		uint64_t r0, r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6, r7;
+	void initBlock(const uint8_t* cache, uint8_t* out, uint32_t blockNumber) {
+		uint64_t c0, c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, c6, c7;
 
-		r0 = 4ULL * blockNumber;
-		r1 = r2 = r3 = r4 = r5 = r6 = r7 = 0;
+		c0 = 4ULL * blockNumber;
+		c1 = c2 = c3 = c4 = c5 = c6 = c7 = 0;
 
 		constexpr uint32_t mask = (CacheSize - 1) & CacheLineAlignMask;
 
 		for (auto i = 0; i < DatasetIterations; ++i) {
-			const uint8_t* mixBlock = cache + (r0 & mask);
+			const uint8_t* mixBlock = cache + (c0 & mask);
 			PREFETCHNTA(mixBlock);
-			r0 = squareHash(r0);
-			r0 ^= load64(mixBlock + 0);
-			r1 ^= load64(mixBlock + 8);
-			r2 ^= load64(mixBlock + 16);
-			r3 ^= load64(mixBlock + 24);
-			r4 ^= load64(mixBlock + 32);
-			r5 ^= load64(mixBlock + 40);
-			r6 ^= load64(mixBlock + 48);
-			r7 ^= load64(mixBlock + 56);
+			c0 = squareHash(c0);
+			c0 ^= load64(mixBlock + 0);
+			c1 ^= load64(mixBlock + 8);
+			c2 ^= load64(mixBlock + 16);
+			c3 ^= load64(mixBlock + 24);
+			c4 ^= load64(mixBlock + 32);
+			c5 ^= load64(mixBlock + 40);
+			c6 ^= load64(mixBlock + 48);
+			c7 ^= load64(mixBlock + 56);
 		}
 
-		store64(out + 0, r0);
-		store64(out + 8, r1);
-		store64(out + 16, r2);
-		store64(out + 24, r3);
-		store64(out + 32, r4);
-		store64(out + 40, r5);
-		store64(out + 48, r6);
-		store64(out + 56, r7);
+		store64(out + 0, c0);
+		store64(out + 8, c1);
+		store64(out + 16, c2);
+		store64(out + 24, c3);
+		store64(out + 32, c4);
+		store64(out + 40, c5);
+		store64(out + 48, c6);
+		store64(out + 56, c7);
 	}
 
 	void datasetRead(addr_t addr, MemoryRegisters& memory, RegisterFile& reg) {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace RandomX {
 		memory.mx &= CacheLineAlignMask; //align to cache line
 		Cache* cache = memory.ds.cache;
 		uint64_t datasetLine[CacheLineSize / sizeof(uint64_t)];
-		initBlock(cache->getCache(), (uint8_t*)datasetLine, memory.ma / CacheLineSize, cache->getKeys());
+		initBlock(cache->getCache(), (uint8_t*)datasetLine, memory.ma / CacheLineSize);
 		for (int i = 0; i < RegistersCount; ++i)
 			reg[i] ^= datasetLine[i];
 		std::swap(memory.mx, memory.ma);
@@ -119,31 +119,12 @@ namespace RandomX {
 
 	void datasetInit(Cache* cache, dataset_t ds, uint32_t startBlock, uint32_t blockCount) {
 		for (uint32_t i = startBlock; i < startBlock + blockCount; ++i) {
-			initBlock(cache->getCache(), ds.dataset + i * CacheLineSize, i, cache->getKeys());
+			initBlock(cache->getCache(), ds.dataset + i * CacheLineSize, i);
 		}
 	}
 
-	template<bool softAes>
 	void datasetInitCache(const void* seed, dataset_t& ds, bool largePages) {
 		ds.cache = new(Cache::alloc(largePages)) Cache();
-		ds.cache->initialize<softAes>(seed, SeedSize);
+		ds.cache->initialize(seed, SeedSize);
 	}
-
-	template
-		void datasetInitCache<false>(const void*, dataset_t&, bool);
-
-	template
-		void datasetInitCache<true>(const void*, dataset_t&, bool);
-
-	template<bool softAes>
-	void aesBench(uint32_t blockCount) {
-		alignas(16) KeysContainer keys;
-		alignas(16) uint8_t buffer[CacheLineSize];
-		for (uint32_t block = 0; block < blockCount; ++block) {
-			initBlock(buffer, buffer, 0, keys);
-		}
-	}
-
-	template void aesBench<false>(uint32_t blockCount);
-	template void aesBench<true>(uint32_t blockCount);
 }
diff --git a/src/dataset.hpp b/src/dataset.hpp
index 9438173..c01835a 100644
--- a/src/dataset.hpp
+++ b/src/dataset.hpp
@@ -20,18 +20,15 @@ along with RandomX.  If not, see<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cstdint>
-#include <array>
 #include "intrinPortable.h"
 #include "common.hpp"
 
 namespace RandomX {
 
-	using KeysContainer = std::array<__m128i, 10>;
-
 	template<bool soft, bool enc>
-	void initBlock(const uint8_t* in, uint8_t* out, uint32_t blockNumber, const KeysContainer& keys);
+	void initBlock(const uint8_t* in, uint8_t* out, uint32_t blockNumber);
 
-	void initBlock(const uint8_t* cache, uint8_t* block, uint32_t blockNumber, const KeysContainer& keys);
+	void initBlock(const uint8_t* cache, uint8_t* block, uint32_t blockNumber);
 
 	void datasetAlloc(dataset_t& ds, bool largePages);
 
@@ -39,14 +36,10 @@ namespace RandomX {
 
 	void datasetRead(addr_t addr, MemoryRegisters& memory, RegisterFile&);
 
-	template<bool softAes>
 	void datasetInitCache(const void* seed, dataset_t& dataset, bool largePages);
 
 	void datasetReadLight(addr_t addr, MemoryRegisters& memory, int_reg_t(&reg)[RegistersCount]);
 
 	void datasetReadLightAsync(addr_t addr, MemoryRegisters& memory, int_reg_t(&reg)[RegistersCount]);
-
-	template<bool softAes>
-	void aesBench(uint32_t blockCount);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b6efceb..ad6e856 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -256,18 +256,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
 	try {
 		Stopwatch sw(true);
-		if (softAes) {
-			RandomX::datasetInitCache<true>(seed, dataset, largePages);
-		}
-		else {
-			RandomX::datasetInitCache<false>(seed, dataset, largePages);
-		}
+		RandomX::datasetInitCache(seed, dataset, largePages);
 		if (RandomX::trace) {
-			std::cout << "Keys: " << std::endl;
-			for (unsigned i = 0; i < dataset.cache->getKeys().size(); ++i) {
-				outputHex(std::cout, (char*)&dataset.cache->getKeys()[i], sizeof(__m128i));
-			}
-			std::cout << std::endl;
 			std::cout << "Cache: " << std::endl;
 			outputHex(std::cout, (char*)dataset.cache->getCache(), sizeof(__m128i));
 			std::cout << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/virtualMemory.cpp b/src/virtualMemory.cpp
index f324e95..17b91da 100644
--- a/src/virtualMemory.cpp
+++ b/src/virtualMemory.cpp
@@ -109,4 +109,12 @@ void* allocLargePagesMemory(std::size_t bytes) {
 		throw std::runtime_error("allocLargePagesMemory - mmap failed");
 #endif
 	return mem;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+void freePagedMemory(void* ptr, std::size_t bytes) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	VirtualFree(ptr, 0, MEM_RELEASE);
+#else
+	munmap(ptr, bytes);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/virtualMemory.hpp b/src/virtualMemory.hpp
index c80d33e..239f24c 100644
--- a/src/virtualMemory.hpp
+++ b/src/virtualMemory.hpp
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ along with RandomX.  If not, see<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <cstddef>
 
 void* allocExecutableMemory(std::size_t);
-void* allocLargePagesMemory(std::size_t);
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+void* allocLargePagesMemory(std::size_t);
+void freePagedMemory(void*, std::size_t);