diff --git a/src/openvpn/crypto_openssl.c b/src/openvpn/crypto_openssl.c
index bfc5e37..13dfa8c 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/crypto_openssl.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/crypto_openssl.c
@@ -846,10 +846,6 @@
     evp_cipher_type *kt = cipher_get(ciphername);
 
     EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset(ctx);
-    if (!EVP_CipherInit(ctx, kt, NULL, NULL, enc))
-    {
-        crypto_msg(M_FATAL, "EVP cipher init #1");
-    }
     if (!EVP_CipherInit_ex(ctx, NULL, NULL, key, NULL, enc))
     {
         crypto_msg(M_FATAL, "EVP cipher init #2");