diff --git a/src/share/classes/sun/security/provider/certpath/PKIXCertPathValidator.java b/src/share/classes/sun/security/provider/certpath/PKIXCertPathValidator.java
index a4f83c87bbbeac0ca38a2c65e08f04fcc855ee1b..63989de46eed7d3e61ccdce79a101f6300bcef74 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/sun/security/provider/certpath/PKIXCertPathValidator.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/security/provider/certpath/PKIXCertPathValidator.java
@@ -231,13 +231,6 @@ public class PKIXCertPathValidator extends CertPathValidatorSpi {
         AdaptableX509CertSelector issuerSelector =
                         new AdaptableX509CertSelector();
 
-        // check trusted certificate's key usage
-        boolean[] usages = trustedCert.getKeyUsage();
-        if (usages != null) {
-            usages[5] = true;    // keyCertSign
-            issuerSelector.setKeyUsage(usages);
-        }
-
         // check trusted certificate's subject
         issuerSelector.setSubject(firstCert.getIssuerX500Principal());