diff --git a/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c b/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c
index 9893dbfc1af4..812476e46821 100644
--- a/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c
+++ b/crypto/rsa-pkcs1pad.c
@@ -261,15 +261,6 @@ static int pkcs1pad_encrypt(struct akcipher_request *req)
 	pkcs1pad_sg_set_buf(req_ctx->in_sg, req_ctx->in_buf,
 			ctx->key_size - 1 - req->src_len, req->src);
 
-	req_ctx->out_buf = kmalloc(ctx->key_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!req_ctx->out_buf) {
-		kfree(req_ctx->in_buf);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	pkcs1pad_sg_set_buf(req_ctx->out_sg, req_ctx->out_buf,
-			ctx->key_size, NULL);
-
 	akcipher_request_set_tfm(&req_ctx->child_req, ctx->child);
 	akcipher_request_set_callback(&req_ctx->child_req, req->base.flags,
 			pkcs1pad_encrypt_sign_complete_cb, req);