diff --git a/jets/e/ripe.c b/jets/e/ripe.c
index dec5306f9..6b666f06a 100644
--- a/jets/e/ripe.c
+++ b/jets/e/ripe.c
@@ -4,77 +4,61 @@
 #include "all.h"
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 
-static void byte_reverse_in_place(c3_y *c_y,  /* in */
-                                    c3_w  n_w)   /* size */
-{
-  c3_w i_w;
-
-  for (i_w = 0; i_w < (n_w / 2) ; i_w++) {
-    c3_y lo = c_y[i_w];
-    c3_y hi = c_y[n_w - i_w - 1];
-    c_y[i_w] = hi;
-    c_y[n_w - i_w - 1] = lo;
-  }
-
-}
-
-
-
 u3_noun
 u3qe_ripe(u3_atom wid, u3_atom dat)
 {
   c3_assert(_(u3a_is_cat(wid)));
   dat = u3qc_rev(3, wid, dat);
 
-  c3_y * dat_y =  (c3_y * ) u3a_malloc(wid);  /* msg body */
-  u3r_bytes(0, wid, (void *) dat_y, dat);
+  c3_y* dat_y = (c3_y*)u3a_malloc(wid);  // msg body
+  u3r_bytes(0, wid, (void*)dat_y, dat);
 
-  const EVP_MD *rip_u = EVP_ripemd160();      /* ripem algorithm */
-  EVP_MD_CTX *  con_u = NULL;                 /* context */
+  const EVP_MD* rip_u = EVP_ripemd160(); // ripem algorithm
+  EVP_MD_CTX* con_u = NULL;              // context
 
   /* build library context object
-     once (and only once) 
+     we do this once (and only once)
   */
-  if (NULL == con_u) {
-    con_u = EVP_MD_CTX_create();
-  } 
 
-  /* perform 
-     signature
+  if (NULL == con_u)
+  {
+    con_u = EVP_MD_CTX_create();
+  }
+
+  /* perform signature
   */
-  c3_y sib_y[20];             /* signature body */
-  c3_w sil_w;                 /* signature length */
-  c3_w ret_w;                 /* return code */
-  
-  ret_w = EVP_DigestInit_ex  (con_u, rip_u, NULL);
-  if (ret_w != 1) {
-    u3a_free(dat_y );
+
+  c3_y sib_y[20]; // signature body
+  c3_w sil_w;     // signature length
+  c3_w ret_w;     // return code
+
+  ret_w = EVP_DigestInit_ex(con_u, rip_u, NULL);
+  if (ret_w != 1)
+  {
+    u3a_free(dat_y);
     fprintf(stderr, "\rripe jet: crypto library fail 1\n");
     return u3m_bail(c3__exit);
   }
 
-  ret_w = EVP_DigestUpdate   (con_u, (void *) dat_y, wid);
-
-  u3a_free(dat_y );
-
-  if (ret_w != 1) {
+  ret_w = EVP_DigestUpdate(con_u, (void*)dat_y, wid);
+  u3a_free(dat_y);
+  if (ret_w != 1)
+  {
     fprintf(stderr, "\rripe jet: crypto library fail 2\n");
     return u3m_bail(c3__exit);
   }
-  ret_w = EVP_DigestFinal_ex (con_u, sib_y, &sil_w);
-  if (ret_w != 1) {
+
+  ret_w = EVP_DigestFinal_ex(con_u, sib_y, &sil_w);
+  if (ret_w != 1)
+  {
     fprintf(stderr, "\rripe jet: crypto library fail 3\n");
     return u3m_bail(c3__exit);
   }
 
-  /* endian conversion ;
+  /* endian conversion;
      turn into noun for return
   */
-
-  byte_reverse_in_place(sib_y, 20);
-  u3_noun sig = u3i_bytes(sil_w, sib_y);   
-  
-  return(sig);
+  return(u3kc_rev(3, sil_w, u3i_bytes(sil_w, sib_y)));
 }
 
 
@@ -83,18 +67,14 @@ u3we_ripe(u3_noun cor)
 {
   u3_noun wid, dat;
 
-  fprintf(stderr, "HERE\n\r");
-  
-  if ( (c3n == u3r_mean(cor,
-                        u3x_sam_2, &wid,
-                        u3x_sam_3, &dat,
-                        0) ||
+  if ( (c3n == u3r_mean(cor, u3x_sam_2, &wid,
+                             u3x_sam_3, &dat, 0) ||
                u3ud(wid) || u3ud(dat))
      )
-    {
-      fprintf(stderr, "\rripe jet: argument error\n");
-      return u3m_bail(c3__exit);
-    } else {
+  {
+    fprintf(stderr, "\rripe jet: argument error\n");
+    return u3m_bail(c3__exit);
+  } else {
     return u3qe_ripe(wid, dat);
   }
 }