diff --git a/crypto/ahash.c b/crypto/ahash.c
index fe19bf7f15eb..bcd9de009a91 100644
--- a/crypto/ahash.c
+++ b/crypto/ahash.c
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ static int crypto_ahash_init_tfm(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 	struct ahash_alg *alg = crypto_ahash_alg(hash);
 
 	crypto_ahash_set_statesize(hash, alg->halg.statesize);
-	crypto_ahash_set_reqsize(hash, alg->reqsize);
 
 	if (tfm->__crt_alg->cra_type == &crypto_shash_type)
 		return crypto_init_ahash_using_shash(tfm);
@@ -639,9 +638,6 @@ static int ahash_prepare_alg(struct ahash_alg *alg)
 	if (alg->halg.statesize == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (alg->reqsize && alg->reqsize < alg->halg.statesize)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = hash_prepare_alg(&alg->halg);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/include/crypto/hash.h b/include/crypto/hash.h
index 20dbb24a8cbe..38511727b2ff 100644
--- a/include/crypto/hash.h
+++ b/include/crypto/hash.h
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ struct ahash_request {
  *	      This is a counterpart to @init_tfm, used to remove
  *	      various changes set in @init_tfm.
  * @clone_tfm: Copy transform into new object, may allocate memory.
- * @reqsize: Size of the request context.
  * @halg: see struct hash_alg_common
  */
 struct ahash_alg {
@@ -149,8 +148,6 @@ struct ahash_alg {
 	void (*exit_tfm)(struct crypto_ahash *tfm);
 	int (*clone_tfm)(struct crypto_ahash *dst, struct crypto_ahash *src);
 
-	unsigned int reqsize;
-
 	struct hash_alg_common halg;
 };