diff --git a/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c b/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c
index 7750179bba4b..875ee0108468 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ int fscrypt_get_encryption_info(struct inode *inode)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	crypt_info->ci_ctfm = ctfm;
-	crypto_skcipher_clear_flags(ctfm, ~0);
 	crypto_skcipher_set_flags(ctfm, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_WEAK_KEY);
 	/*
 	 * if the provided key is longer than keysize, we use the first