diff --git a/crypto/evp/evp_lib.c b/crypto/evp/evp_lib.c
index 63226566c2..50f12b4323 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/evp_lib.c
+++ b/crypto/evp/evp_lib.c
@@ -262,13 +262,6 @@ void *EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher_data(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx)
     return ctx->cipher_data;
 }
 
-/* FIXME: temporary until EVP_CIPHER goes opaque */
-void EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new_cipher_data(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, size_t size)
-{
-    if (ctx->cipher_data == NULL && ctx->cipher->ctx_size == 0)
-        ctx->cipher_data = OPENSSL_zalloc(size);
-}
-
 int EVP_CIPHER_iv_length(const EVP_CIPHER *cipher)
 {
     return cipher->iv_len;
diff --git a/include/openssl/evp.h b/include/openssl/evp.h
index df57fb2e71..66fb612bf2 100644
--- a/include/openssl/evp.h
+++ b/include/openssl/evp.h
@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ int EVP_CIPHER_CTX_copy(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *out, const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *in);
 void *EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_app_data(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
 void EVP_CIPHER_CTX_set_app_data(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, void *data);
 void *EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher_data(const EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx);
-void EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new_cipher_data(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, size_t size);
 # define EVP_CIPHER_CTX_type(c)         EVP_CIPHER_type(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher(c))
 # define EVP_CIPHER_CTX_mode(c)         EVP_CIPHER_mode(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cipher(c))