diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index 7196f50..a86a55c 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -828,9 +828,7 @@
 		mutex_unlock(&crypt_stat->cs_tfm_mutex);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	crypto_blkcipher_set_flags(crypt_stat->tfm,
-				   (ECRYPTFS_DEFAULT_CHAINING_MODE
-				    | CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_WEAK_KEY));
+	crypto_blkcipher_set_flags(crypt_stat->tfm, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_WEAK_KEY);
 	mutex_unlock(&crypt_stat->cs_tfm_mutex);
 	rc = 0;
 out:
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index afb64bd..0f89710 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@
 #define ECRYPTFS_FILE_SIZE_BYTES 8
 #define ECRYPTFS_DEFAULT_CIPHER "aes"
 #define ECRYPTFS_DEFAULT_KEY_BYTES 16
-#define ECRYPTFS_DEFAULT_CHAINING_MODE CRYPTO_TFM_MODE_CBC
 #define ECRYPTFS_DEFAULT_HASH "md5"
 #define ECRYPTFS_TAG_3_PACKET_TYPE 0x8C
 #define ECRYPTFS_TAG_11_PACKET_TYPE 0xED