diff --git a/lib/krb5/crypto.c b/lib/krb5/crypto.c
index 236f60f86..732311bec 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/crypto.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/crypto.c
@@ -466,12 +466,6 @@ verify_checksum(krb5_context context,
 	ret = get_checksum_key(context, crypto, usage, ct, &dkey);
 	if (ret)
 	    return ret;
-    } else if (crypto) {
-	krb5_set_error_message(context, KRB5_PROG_SUMTYPE_NOSUPP,
-			       N_("Checksum type %s is unkeyed, "
-				  "but caller expected key checksum %s", ""),
-			       ct->name, crypto->et->name);
-	return KRB5_PROG_SUMTYPE_NOSUPP; /* XXX */
     } else
 	dkey = NULL;