diff --git a/src/openvpn/crypto.c b/src/openvpn/crypto.c
index 0aa76e05..b0a3cf81 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/crypto.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/crypto.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "error.h"
 #include "integer.h"
 #include "platform.h"
-#include "openssl_compat.h"
 
 #include "memdbg.h"
 
@@ -1704,16 +1703,6 @@ print_cipher(const char *ciphername)
     {
         printf(", TLS client/server mode only");
     }
-#ifdef OPENSSL_FIPS
-    evp_cipher_type *cipher = EVP_CIPHER_fetch(NULL, ciphername, NULL);
-
-    if (FIPS_mode() && cipher
-        && !(EVP_CIPHER_flags(cipher) & EVP_CIPH_FLAG_FIPS))
-    {
-        printf(", disabled by FIPS mode");
-    }
-    EVP_CIPHER_free(cipher);
-#endif
 
     printf(")\n");
 }