--- Libc/Libc-498/gen/crypt.c
+++ Libc/Libc-391/gen/crypt.c
@@ -342,11 +342,6 @@
 #endif /* BUILDING_VARIANT */
 #endif /* LARGEDATA */
 
-#ifndef BUILDING_VARIANT
-__private_extern__ int __crypt_des_setkey_called = 0;
-#else /* BUILDING_VARIANT */
-__private_extern__ int __crypt_des_setkey_called;
-#endif /* BUILDING_VARIANT */
 
 /* =====  (mostly) Standard DES Tables ==================== */
 
@@ -644,7 +639,6 @@
 		PERM6464(K,K0,K1,(unsigned char *)key,ptabp);
 		STORE(K&~0x03030303L, K0&~0x03030303L, K1, *(C_block *)key);
 	}
-	__crypt_des_setkey_called = 1;
 	return (0);
 }
 
@@ -989,12 +983,6 @@
 	register int i, j, k;
 	C_block cblock;
 
-	/* Prevent encrypt from crashing if setkey was never called.
-	 * This does not make a good cypher */
-	if (!__crypt_des_setkey_called) {
-		cblock.b32.i0 = cblock.b32.i1 = 0;
-		__crypt_des_setkey((char *)cblock.b);
-	}
 	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
 		k = 0;
 		for (j = 0; j < 8; j++) {