diff --git a/openssl/src/ssl/mod.rs b/openssl/src/ssl/mod.rs
index 1bb4a2d8085fd32763d423b9ab073c991702889d..9ef272389f8fe733eec0025ea4a9099e184d5bdd 100644
--- a/openssl/src/ssl/mod.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/ssl/mod.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ extern "C" {
     fn rust_SSL_CTX_clone(cxt: *mut ffi::SSL_CTX);
 }
 
-static mut VERIFY_IDX: c_int = -1;
 static mut SNI_IDX: c_int = -1;
 
 /// Manually initialize SSL.
@@ -56,10 +55,6 @@ pub fn init() {
         INIT.call_once(|| {
             ffi::init();
 
-            let verify_idx = ffi::SSL_CTX_get_ex_new_index(0, ptr::null(), None, None, None);
-            assert!(verify_idx >= 0);
-            VERIFY_IDX = verify_idx;
-
             let sni_idx = ffi::SSL_CTX_get_ex_new_index(0, ptr::null(), None, None, None);
             assert!(sni_idx >= 0);
             SNI_IDX = sni_idx;
@@ -291,47 +286,19 @@ fn get_new_ssl_idx<T>() -> c_int {
     }
 }
 
-extern "C" fn raw_verify(preverify_ok: c_int, x509_ctx: *mut ffi::X509_STORE_CTX) -> c_int {
-    unsafe {
-        let idx = ffi::SSL_get_ex_data_X509_STORE_CTX_idx();
-        let ssl = ffi::X509_STORE_CTX_get_ex_data(x509_ctx, idx);
-        let ssl_ctx = ffi::SSL_get_SSL_CTX(ssl);
-        let verify = ffi::SSL_CTX_get_ex_data(ssl_ctx, VERIFY_IDX);
-        let verify: Option<VerifyCallback> = mem::transmute(verify);
-
-        let ctx = X509StoreContext::new(x509_ctx);
-
-        match verify {
-            None => preverify_ok,
-            Some(verify) => verify(preverify_ok != 0, &ctx) as c_int,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-extern "C" fn raw_verify_with_data<T>(preverify_ok: c_int,
-                                      x509_ctx: *mut ffi::X509_STORE_CTX)
-                                      -> c_int
-    where T: Any + 'static
+extern "C" fn raw_verify<F>(preverify_ok: c_int, x509_ctx: *mut ffi::X509_STORE_CTX) -> c_int
+    where F: Fn(bool, &X509StoreContext) -> bool + Any + 'static + Sync + Send
 {
     unsafe {
         let idx = ffi::SSL_get_ex_data_X509_STORE_CTX_idx();
         let ssl = ffi::X509_STORE_CTX_get_ex_data(x509_ctx, idx);
         let ssl_ctx = ffi::SSL_get_SSL_CTX(ssl);
-
-        let verify = ffi::SSL_CTX_get_ex_data(ssl_ctx, VERIFY_IDX);
-        let verify: Option<VerifyCallbackData<T>> = mem::transmute(verify);
-
-        let data = ffi::SSL_CTX_get_ex_data(ssl_ctx, get_verify_data_idx::<T>());
-        let data: &T = mem::transmute(data);
+        let verify = ffi::SSL_CTX_get_ex_data(ssl_ctx, get_verify_data_idx::<F>());
+        let verify: &F = mem::transmute(verify);
 
         let ctx = X509StoreContext::new(x509_ctx);
 
-        let res = match verify {
-            None => preverify_ok,
-            Some(verify) => verify(preverify_ok != 0, &ctx, data) as c_int,
-        };
-
-        res
+        verify(preverify_ok != 0, &ctx) as c_int
     }
 }
 
@@ -498,14 +465,6 @@ fn ssl_encode_byte_strings(strings: &[&[u8]]) -> Vec<u8> {
     enc
 }
 
-/// The signature of functions that can be used to manually verify certificates
-pub type VerifyCallback = fn(preverify_ok: bool, x509_ctx: &X509StoreContext) -> bool;
-
-/// The signature of functions that can be used to manually verify certificates
-/// when user-data should be carried for all verification process
-pub type VerifyCallbackData<T> = fn(preverify_ok: bool, x509_ctx: &X509StoreContext, data: &T)
-                                    -> bool;
-
 /// The signature of functions that can be used to choose the context depending on the server name
 pub type ServerNameCallback = fn(ssl: &mut Ssl, ad: &mut i32) -> i32;
 
@@ -573,33 +532,21 @@ impl SslContext {
     }
 
     /// Configures the certificate verification method for new connections.
-    pub fn set_verify(&mut self, mode: SslVerifyMode, verify: Option<VerifyCallback>) {
+    pub fn set_verify(&mut self, mode: SslVerifyMode) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::SSL_CTX_set_ex_data(self.ctx, VERIFY_IDX, mem::transmute(verify));
-            let f: extern "C" fn(c_int, *mut ffi::X509_STORE_CTX) -> c_int = raw_verify;
-
-            ffi::SSL_CTX_set_verify(self.ctx, mode.bits as c_int, Some(f));
+            ffi::SSL_CTX_set_verify(self.ctx, mode.bits as c_int, None);
         }
     }
 
-    /// Configures the certificate verification method for new connections also
-    /// carrying supplied data.
-    // Note: no option because there is no point to set data without providing
-    // a function handling it
-    pub fn set_verify_with_data<T>(&mut self,
-                                   mode: SslVerifyMode,
-                                   verify: VerifyCallbackData<T>,
-                                   data: T)
-        where T: Any + 'static
+    /// Configures the certificate verification method for new connections and
+    /// registers a verification callback.
+    pub fn set_verify_callback<F>(&mut self, mode: SslVerifyMode, verify: F)
+        where F: Fn(bool, &X509StoreContext) -> bool + Any + 'static + Sync + Send
     {
-        let data = Box::new(data);
         unsafe {
-            ffi::SSL_CTX_set_ex_data(self.ctx, VERIFY_IDX, mem::transmute(Some(verify)));
-            ffi::SSL_CTX_set_ex_data(self.ctx, get_verify_data_idx::<T>(), mem::transmute(data));
-            let f: extern "C" fn(c_int, *mut ffi::X509_STORE_CTX) -> c_int =
-                raw_verify_with_data::<T>;
-
-            ffi::SSL_CTX_set_verify(self.ctx, mode.bits as c_int, Some(f));
+            let verify = Box::new(verify);
+            ffi::SSL_CTX_set_ex_data(self.ctx, get_verify_data_idx::<F>(), mem::transmute(verify));
+            ffi::SSL_CTX_set_verify(self.ctx, mode.bits as c_int, Some(raw_verify::<F>));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/openssl/src/ssl/tests/mod.rs b/openssl/src/ssl/tests/mod.rs
index e3b0a34003adc76e375403a8e5fb14a48273b7a2..cc376cf40199e6864e9eb93a8dcabb634d114225 100644
--- a/openssl/src/ssl/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/ssl/tests/mod.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use ssl::SSL_VERIFY_PEER;
 use ssl::SslMethod::Sslv23;
 use ssl::SslMethod;
 use ssl::error::Error;
-use ssl::{SslContext, SslStream, VerifyCallback};
+use ssl::{SslContext, SslStream};
 use x509::X509StoreContext;
 use x509::X509FileType;
 use x509::X509;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ macro_rules! run_test(
             use std::net::TcpStream;
             use ssl;
             use ssl::SslMethod;
-            use ssl::{SslContext, Ssl, SslStream, VerifyCallback};
+            use ssl::{SslContext, Ssl, SslStream};
             use ssl::SSL_VERIFY_PEER;
             use crypto::hash::Type::SHA256;
             use x509::X509StoreContext;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ run_test!(get_ssl_method, |method, _| {
 
 run_test!(verify_untrusted, |method, stream| {
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
 
     match SslStream::connect(&ctx, stream) {
         Ok(_) => panic!("expected failure"),
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ run_test!(verify_untrusted, |method, stream| {
 
 run_test!(verify_trusted, |method, stream| {
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
 
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -255,12 +255,8 @@ run_test!(verify_trusted, |method, stream| {
 });
 
 run_test!(verify_untrusted_callback_override_ok, |method, stream| {
-    fn callback(_preverify_ok: bool, _x509_ctx: &X509StoreContext) -> bool {
-        true
-    }
-
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, Some(callback as VerifyCallback));
+    ctx.set_verify_callback(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, |_, _| true);
 
     match SslStream::connect(&ctx, stream) {
         Ok(_) => (),
@@ -269,23 +265,15 @@ run_test!(verify_untrusted_callback_override_ok, |method, stream| {
 });
 
 run_test!(verify_untrusted_callback_override_bad, |method, stream| {
-    fn callback(_preverify_ok: bool, _x509_ctx: &X509StoreContext) -> bool {
-        false
-    }
-
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, Some(callback as VerifyCallback));
+    ctx.set_verify_callback(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, |_, _| false);
 
     assert!(SslStream::connect(&ctx, stream).is_err());
 });
 
 run_test!(verify_trusted_callback_override_ok, |method, stream| {
-    fn callback(_preverify_ok: bool, _x509_ctx: &X509StoreContext) -> bool {
-        true
-    }
-
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, Some(callback as VerifyCallback));
+    ctx.set_verify_callback(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, |_, _| true);
 
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -298,12 +286,8 @@ run_test!(verify_trusted_callback_override_ok, |method, stream| {
 });
 
 run_test!(verify_trusted_callback_override_bad, |method, stream| {
-    fn callback(_preverify_ok: bool, _x509_ctx: &X509StoreContext) -> bool {
-        false
-    }
-
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, Some(callback as VerifyCallback));
+    ctx.set_verify_callback(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, |_, _| false);
 
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -313,25 +297,21 @@ run_test!(verify_trusted_callback_override_bad, |method, stream| {
 });
 
 run_test!(verify_callback_load_certs, |method, stream| {
-    fn callback(_preverify_ok: bool, x509_ctx: &X509StoreContext) -> bool {
+    let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
+    ctx.set_verify_callback(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, |_, x509_ctx| {
         assert!(x509_ctx.get_current_cert().is_some());
         true
-    }
-
-    let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, Some(callback as VerifyCallback));
+    });
 
     assert!(SslStream::connect(&ctx, stream).is_ok());
 });
 
 run_test!(verify_trusted_get_error_ok, |method, stream| {
-    fn callback(_preverify_ok: bool, x509_ctx: &X509StoreContext) -> bool {
+    let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
+    ctx.set_verify_callback(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, |_, x509_ctx| {
         assert!(x509_ctx.get_error().is_none());
         true
-    }
-
-    let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, Some(callback as VerifyCallback));
+    });
 
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -341,29 +321,16 @@ run_test!(verify_trusted_get_error_ok, |method, stream| {
 });
 
 run_test!(verify_trusted_get_error_err, |method, stream| {
-    fn callback(_preverify_ok: bool, x509_ctx: &X509StoreContext) -> bool {
+    let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
+    ctx.set_verify_callback(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, |_, x509_ctx| {
         assert!(x509_ctx.get_error().is_some());
         false
-    }
-
-    let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, Some(callback as VerifyCallback));
+    });
 
     assert!(SslStream::connect(&ctx, stream).is_err());
 });
 
 run_test!(verify_callback_data, |method, stream| {
-    fn callback(_preverify_ok: bool, x509_ctx: &X509StoreContext,
-                node_id: &Vec<u8>) -> bool {
-        let cert = x509_ctx.get_current_cert();
-        match cert {
-            None => false,
-            Some(cert) => {
-                let fingerprint = cert.fingerprint(SHA256).unwrap();
-                &fingerprint == node_id
-            }
-        }
-    }
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(method).unwrap();
 
     // Node id was generated as SHA256 hash of certificate "test/cert.pem"
@@ -372,7 +339,16 @@ run_test!(verify_callback_data, |method, stream| {
     // Please update if "test/cert.pem" will ever change
     let node_hash_str = "db400bb62f1b1f29c3b8f323b8f7d9dea724fdcd67104ef549c772ae3749655b";
     let node_id = node_hash_str.from_hex().unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify_with_data(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, callback, node_id);
+    ctx.set_verify_callback(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, move |_preverify_ok, x509_ctx| {
+        let cert = x509_ctx.get_current_cert();
+        match cert {
+            None => false,
+            Some(cert) => {
+                let fingerprint = cert.fingerprint(SHA256).unwrap();
+                fingerprint == node_id
+            }
+        }
+    });
     ctx.set_verify_depth(1);
 
     match SslStream::connect(&ctx, stream) {
@@ -427,7 +403,7 @@ fn test_write_hits_stream() {
     });
 
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
     ctx.set_certificate_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem"), X509FileType::PEM).unwrap();
     ctx.set_private_key_file(&Path::new("test/key.pem"), X509FileType::PEM).unwrap();
     let stream = listener.accept().unwrap().0;
@@ -577,7 +553,7 @@ fn test_state() {
 fn test_connect_with_unilateral_alpn() {
     let (_s, stream) = Server::new();
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
     ctx.set_alpn_protocols(&[b"http/1.1", b"spdy/3.1"]);
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -599,7 +575,7 @@ fn test_connect_with_unilateral_alpn() {
 fn test_connect_with_unilateral_npn() {
     let (_s, stream) = Server::new();
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
     ctx.set_npn_protocols(&[b"http/1.1", b"spdy/3.1"]);
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -621,7 +597,7 @@ fn test_connect_with_unilateral_npn() {
 fn test_connect_with_alpn_successful_multiple_matching() {
     let (_s, stream) = Server::new_alpn();
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
     ctx.set_alpn_protocols(&[b"spdy/3.1", b"http/1.1"]);
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -643,7 +619,7 @@ fn test_connect_with_alpn_successful_multiple_matching() {
 fn test_connect_with_npn_successful_multiple_matching() {
     let (_s, stream) = Server::new_alpn();
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
     ctx.set_npn_protocols(&[b"spdy/3.1", b"http/1.1"]);
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -666,7 +642,7 @@ fn test_connect_with_npn_successful_multiple_matching() {
 fn test_connect_with_alpn_successful_single_match() {
     let (_s, stream) = Server::new_alpn();
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
     ctx.set_alpn_protocols(&[b"spdy/3.1"]);
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -690,7 +666,7 @@ fn test_connect_with_alpn_successful_single_match() {
 fn test_connect_with_npn_successful_single_match() {
     let (_s, stream) = Server::new_alpn();
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
     ctx.set_npn_protocols(&[b"spdy/3.1"]);
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -715,7 +691,7 @@ fn test_npn_server_advertise_multiple() {
     // We create a different context instance for the server...
     let listener_ctx = {
         let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-        ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+        ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
         ctx.set_npn_protocols(&[b"http/1.1", b"spdy/3.1"]);
         assert!(ctx.set_certificate_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem"), X509FileType::PEM)
                    .is_ok());
@@ -730,7 +706,7 @@ fn test_npn_server_advertise_multiple() {
     });
 
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
     ctx.set_npn_protocols(&[b"spdy/3.1"]);
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -756,7 +732,7 @@ fn test_alpn_server_advertise_multiple() {
     // We create a different context instance for the server...
     let listener_ctx = {
         let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-        ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+        ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
         ctx.set_alpn_protocols(&[b"http/1.1", b"spdy/3.1"]);
         assert!(ctx.set_certificate_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem"), X509FileType::PEM)
                    .is_ok());
@@ -771,7 +747,7 @@ fn test_alpn_server_advertise_multiple() {
     });
 
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
     ctx.set_alpn_protocols(&[b"spdy/3.1"]);
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -797,7 +773,7 @@ fn test_alpn_server_select_none() {
     // We create a different context instance for the server...
     let listener_ctx = {
         let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-        ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+        ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
         ctx.set_alpn_protocols(&[b"http/1.1", b"spdy/3.1"]);
         assert!(ctx.set_certificate_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem"), X509FileType::PEM)
                    .is_ok());
@@ -812,7 +788,7 @@ fn test_alpn_server_select_none() {
     });
 
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(Sslv23).unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
     ctx.set_alpn_protocols(&[b"http/2"]);
     match ctx.set_CA_file(&Path::new("test/cert.pem")) {
         Ok(_) => {}
@@ -840,7 +816,7 @@ mod dtlsv1 {
     use crypto::hash::Type::SHA256;
     use ssl::SslMethod;
     use ssl::SslMethod::Dtlsv1;
-    use ssl::{SslContext, SslStream, VerifyCallback};
+    use ssl::{SslContext, SslStream};
     use ssl::SSL_VERIFY_PEER;
     use x509::X509StoreContext;
 
@@ -1087,7 +1063,7 @@ fn refcount_ssl_context() {
 fn default_verify_paths() {
     let mut ctx = SslContext::new(SslMethod::Sslv23).unwrap();
     ctx.set_default_verify_paths().unwrap();
-    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER, None);
+    ctx.set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_PEER);
     let s = TcpStream::connect("google.com:443").unwrap();
     let mut socket = SslStream::connect(&ctx, s).unwrap();