diff --git a/crypto/aes/asm/aesni-sha256-x86_64.pl b/crypto/aes/asm/aesni-sha256-x86_64.pl
index 16fea488173f587adbf8b077de7b4049ae355e45..d19439e4be6b616207b67e7067d2b7df0abd272a 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/asm/aesni-sha256-x86_64.pl
+++ b/crypto/aes/asm/aesni-sha256-x86_64.pl
@@ -1267,10 +1267,6 @@ $code.=<<___;
 	mov	%r14,232($context)	# restore context->R14
 	mov	%r15,240($context)	# restore context->R15
 
-	lea	.Lepilogue(%rip),%r10
-	cmp	%r10,%rbx
-	jb	.Lin_prologue		# non-AVX code
-
 	lea	16*$SZ+8*8(%rsi),%rsi	# Xmm6- save area
 	lea	512($context),%rdi	# &context.Xmm6
 	mov	\$20,%ecx