diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec2_oct.c b/crypto/ec/ec2_oct.c
index f245fb5bc5373a1afc1c02c8191ade121b5a8c3b..f1d75e5ddf66a126b9afd9096f94e056048bde57 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec2_oct.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec2_oct.c
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#define OPENSSL_FIPSAPI
-
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 
 #include "ec_lcl.h"