diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index e3515315..e068c421 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ if (OPENSSL_FOUND)
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARIES})
     check_function_exists(CRYPTO_ctr128_encrypt HAVE_OPENSSL_CRYPTO_CTR128_ENCRYPT)
 
-    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARIES})
-    check_function_exists(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new HAVE_OPENSSL_EVP_CIPHER_CTX_NEW)
-
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARIES})
     check_function_exists(EVP_KDF_CTX_new_id HAVE_OPENSSL_EVP_KDF_CTX_NEW_ID)
diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index e708dd0b..b7a1c954 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -129,9 +129,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `CRYPTO_ctr128_encrypt' function. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_OPENSSL_CRYPTO_CTR128_ENCRYPT 1
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new' function. */
-#cmakedefine HAVE_OPENSSL_EVP_CIPHER_CTX_NEW 1
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `EVP_KDF_CTX_new_id' function. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_OPENSSL_EVP_KDF_CTX_NEW_ID 1
 
diff --git a/src/libcrypto-compat.c b/src/libcrypto-compat.c
index 8700a9b5..33b8dffd 100644
--- a/src/libcrypto-compat.c
+++ b/src/libcrypto-compat.c
@@ -236,23 +236,6 @@ void EVP_MD_CTX_free(EVP_MD_CTX *ctx)
     OPENSSL_free(ctx);
 }
 
-#ifndef HAVE_OPENSSL_EVP_CIPHER_CTX_NEW
-EVP_CIPHER_CTX *EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new(void)
-{
-    EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx = OPENSSL_malloc(sizeof(EVP_CIPHER_CTX));
-    if (ctx != NULL) {
-        EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(ctx);
-    }
-    return ctx;
-}
-
-void EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx)
-{
-    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(ctx);
-    OPENSSL_free(ctx);
-}
-#endif
-
 void DH_get0_pqg(const DH *dh,
                  const BIGNUM **p, const BIGNUM **q, const BIGNUM **g)
 {