diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index 4b5ea7c5d2..d5e7fdf304 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -2173,7 +2173,6 @@ usage:
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_RESTARTABLE)
     if (opt.ec_max_ops != DFL_EC_MAX_OPS) {
         psa_interruptible_set_max_ops(opt.ec_max_ops);
-        mbedtls_ecp_set_max_ops(opt.ec_max_ops);
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.function
index 1276941147..09b248e8fe 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.function
@@ -681,7 +681,6 @@ void x509_verify_restart(char *crt_file, char *ca_file,
     TEST_EQUAL(mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_file(&ca, ca_file), 0);
 
     psa_interruptible_set_max_ops(max_ops);
-    mbedtls_ecp_set_max_ops(max_ops);
 
     cnt_restart = 0;
     do {