diff --git a/src/eap_peer/eap_pwd.c b/src/eap_peer/eap_pwd.c
index 1c915ed4d..059bbeecb 100644
--- a/src/eap_peer/eap_pwd.c
+++ b/src/eap_peer/eap_pwd.c
@@ -952,7 +952,6 @@ int eap_peer_pwd_register(void)
 	struct eap_method *eap;
 	int ret;
 
-	EVP_add_digest(EVP_sha256());
 	eap = eap_peer_method_alloc(EAP_PEER_METHOD_INTERFACE_VERSION,
 				    EAP_VENDOR_IETF, EAP_TYPE_PWD, "PWD");
 	if (eap == NULL)
diff --git a/src/eap_server/eap_server_pwd.c b/src/eap_server/eap_server_pwd.c
index 7e1278dde..3102e9324 100644
--- a/src/eap_server/eap_server_pwd.c
+++ b/src/eap_server/eap_server_pwd.c
@@ -1028,8 +1028,6 @@ int eap_server_pwd_register(void)
 	struct timezone tz;
 	u32 sr;
 
-	EVP_add_digest(EVP_sha256());
-
 	sr = 0xdeaddada;
 	(void) gettimeofday(&tp, &tz);
 	sr ^= (tp.tv_sec ^ tp.tv_usec);