diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.6.0] - 2026-10-31
+
+### Removed
+
+- No longer does this module expose the destroyContext function.
+  Context is now only destroyed safely by the garbage collector.
+
 ## [1.5.1] - 2026-10-31
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/secp256k1-haskell.cabal b/secp256k1-haskell.cabal
--- a/secp256k1-haskell.cabal
+++ b/secp256k1-haskell.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           secp256k1-haskell
-version:        1.5.1
+version:        1.6.0
 synopsis:       Bindings for secp256k1
 description:    Sign and verify signatures using the secp256k1 library.
 category:       Crypto
diff --git a/src/Crypto/Secp256k1.hs b/src/Crypto/Secp256k1.hs
--- a/src/Crypto/Secp256k1.hs
+++ b/src/Crypto/Secp256k1.hs
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
   ( -- * Context
     Ctx (..),
     withContext,
-    randomizeContext,
-    createContext,
-    cloneContext,
-    destroyContext,
 
     -- * Messages
     Msg (..),
diff --git a/src/Crypto/Secp256k1/Internal/Context.hs b/src/Crypto/Secp256k1/Internal/Context.hs
--- a/src/Crypto/Secp256k1/Internal/Context.hs
+++ b/src/Crypto/Secp256k1/Internal/Context.hs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import GHC.Conc (writeTVar)
 import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
 
-newtype Ctx = Ctx {get :: ForeignPtr LCtx}
+data Ctx = Ctx (ForeignPtr LCtx)
 
 randomizeContext :: Ctx -> IO ()
 randomizeContext (Ctx fctx) = withForeignPtr fctx $ \ctx -> do
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@
   withForeignPtr fctx $ \ctx -> mask_ $ do
     ctx' <- contextClone ctx
     Ctx <$> newForeignPtr contextDestroyFunPtr ctx'
-
-destroyContext :: Ctx -> IO ()
-destroyContext (Ctx fctx)= finalizeForeignPtr fctx
 
 withContext :: (Ctx -> IO a) -> IO a
 withContext = (createContext >>=)