diff --git a/crypto/pcrypt.c b/crypto/pcrypt.c
index 001a3a3..ee9cfb9 100644
--- a/crypto/pcrypt.c
+++ b/crypto/pcrypt.c
@@ -295,9 +295,7 @@
 	ctx = aead_instance_ctx(inst);
 	crypto_set_aead_spawn(&ctx->spawn, aead_crypto_instance(inst));
 
-	err = crypto_grab_aead(&ctx->spawn, name,
-			       algt->type & CRYPTO_ALG_AEAD_NEW,
-			       algt->mask & CRYPTO_ALG_AEAD_NEW);
+	err = crypto_grab_aead(&ctx->spawn, name, 0, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_inst;
 
@@ -307,7 +305,6 @@
 		goto out_drop_aead;
 
 	inst->alg.base.cra_flags = CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC;
-	inst->alg.base.cra_flags |= alg->base.cra_flags & CRYPTO_ALG_AEAD_NEW;
 
 	inst->alg.ivsize = crypto_aead_alg_ivsize(alg);
 	inst->alg.maxauthsize = crypto_aead_alg_maxauthsize(alg);