diff --git a/lib/hx509/crypto.c b/lib/hx509/crypto.c
index d6ac3eea2..aeb3231d0 100644
--- a/lib/hx509/crypto.c
+++ b/lib/hx509/crypto.c
@@ -65,15 +65,6 @@ struct hx509_private_key_ops {
 				struct hx509_generate_private_context *,
 				hx509_private_key);
     BIGNUM *(*get_internal)(hx509_context, hx509_private_key, const char *);
-    int (*handle_alg)(const hx509_private_key,
-		      const AlgorithmIdentifier *,
-		      enum crypto_op_type);
-    int (*sign)(hx509_context context,
-		const hx509_private_key,
-		const AlgorithmIdentifier *,
-		const heim_octet_string *,
-		AlgorithmIdentifier *,
-		heim_octet_string *);
 };
 
 struct hx509_private_key {
@@ -1416,13 +1407,6 @@ _hx509_create_signature(hx509_context context,
 {
     const struct signature_alg *md;
 
-    if (signer && signer->ops && signer->ops->handle_alg &&
-	(*signer->ops->handle_alg)(signer, alg, COT_SIGN))
-    {
-	return (*signer->ops->sign)(context, signer, alg, data,
-				    signatureAlgorithm, sig);
-    }
-
     md = find_sig_alg(&alg->algorithm);
     if (md == NULL) {
 	hx509_set_error_string(context, 0, HX509_SIG_ALG_NO_SUPPORTED,