diff --git a/crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c b/crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c
index 2b17b29f1d23905488f79ff4db7475e7fc847c8e..6fc08c4a26897d2de3391807e0ae00771425e4b8 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c
@@ -2171,11 +2171,10 @@ int X509_STORE_CTX_init(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, X509_STORE *store, X509 *x509,
     /* Zero ex_data to make sure we're cleanup-safe */
     memset(&ctx->ex_data, 0, sizeof(ctx->ex_data));
 
-    if (store) {
-        ctx->verify_cb = store->verify_cb;
-        /* Seems to always be 0 in OpenSSL, else must be idempotent */
+    /* store->cleanup is always 0 in OpenSSL, if set must be idempotent */
+    if (store)
         ctx->cleanup = store->cleanup;
-    } else
+    else
         ctx->cleanup = 0;
 
     if (store && store->check_issued)