diff --git a/trezor_agent/gpg/encode.py b/trezor_agent/gpg/encode.py
index 43e10eb..0513472 100644
--- a/trezor_agent/gpg/encode.py
+++ b/trezor_agent/gpg/encode.py
@@ -55,24 +55,6 @@ class HardwareSigner(object):
         self.client_wrapper.connection.close()
 
 
-class AgentSigner(object):
-    """Sign messages and get public keys using gpg-agent tool."""
-
-    def __init__(self, user_id):
-        """Connect to the agent and retrieve required public key."""
-        self.sock = keyring.connect_to_agent()
-        self.keygrip = keyring.get_keygrip(user_id)
-
-    def sign(self, digest):
-        """Sign the digest and return an ECDSA/RSA/DSA signature."""
-        return keyring.sign_digest(sock=self.sock,
-                                   keygrip=self.keygrip, digest=digest)
-
-    def close(self):
-        """Close the connection to gpg-agent."""
-        self.sock.close()
-
-
 def _time_format(t):
     return time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', time.localtime(t))
 
@@ -160,7 +142,7 @@ def create_subkey(primary_bytes, pubkey, signer_func):
 
     log.info('confirm signing with primary key')
     if not primary['_is_custom']:
-        signer_func = AgentSigner(primary['user_id']).sign
+        signer_func = keyring.create_agent_signer(primary['user_id'])
 
     signature = protocol.make_signature(
         signer_func=signer_func,
diff --git a/trezor_agent/gpg/keyring.py b/trezor_agent/gpg/keyring.py
index caf9cdf..e515a33 100644
--- a/trezor_agent/gpg/keyring.py
+++ b/trezor_agent/gpg/keyring.py
@@ -204,3 +204,15 @@ def export_public_key(user_id, sp=subprocess):
         log.error('could not find public key %r in local GPG keyring', user_id)
         raise KeyError(user_id)
     return result
+
+
+def create_agent_signer(user_id):
+    """Sign digest with existing GPG keys using gpg-agent tool."""
+    sock = connect_to_agent()
+    keygrip = get_keygrip(user_id)
+
+    def sign(digest):
+        """Sign the digest and return an ECDSA/RSA/DSA signature."""
+        return sign_digest(sock=sock, keygrip=keygrip, digest=digest)
+
+    return sign