diff --git a/crypto/evp/p_ec_asn1.c b/crypto/evp/p_ec_asn1.c
index c88fb1ea..e12508db 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/p_ec_asn1.c
+++ b/crypto/evp/p_ec_asn1.c
@@ -240,38 +240,6 @@ static int eckey_priv_decode(EVP_PKEY *pkey, PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO *p8) {
     goto ecerr;
   }
 
-  /* calculate public key (if necessary) */
-  if (EC_KEY_get0_public_key(eckey) == NULL) {
-    const BIGNUM *priv_key;
-    const EC_GROUP *group;
-    EC_POINT *pub_key;
-    /* the public key was not included in the SEC1 private
-     * key => calculate the public key */
-    group = EC_KEY_get0_group(eckey);
-    pub_key = EC_POINT_new(group);
-    if (pub_key == NULL) {
-      OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(EVP, ERR_R_EC_LIB);
-      goto ecliberr;
-    }
-    if (!EC_POINT_copy(pub_key, EC_GROUP_get0_generator(group))) {
-      EC_POINT_free(pub_key);
-      OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(EVP, ERR_R_EC_LIB);
-      goto ecliberr;
-    }
-    priv_key = EC_KEY_get0_private_key(eckey);
-    if (!EC_POINT_mul(group, pub_key, priv_key, NULL, NULL, NULL)) {
-      EC_POINT_free(pub_key);
-      OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(EVP, ERR_R_EC_LIB);
-      goto ecliberr;
-    }
-    if (EC_KEY_set_public_key(eckey, pub_key) == 0) {
-      EC_POINT_free(pub_key);
-      OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(EVP, ERR_R_EC_LIB);
-      goto ecliberr;
-    }
-    EC_POINT_free(pub_key);
-  }
-
   EVP_PKEY_assign_EC_KEY(pkey, eckey);
   return 1;