diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_public_key.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_public_key.c
index b8135c38f584f6ddb0f51ffb1a22a235bdb84032..7fd56df8b91944cd586e361eca840dac4110c1f9 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_public_key.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_public_key.c
@@ -128,15 +128,6 @@ int x509_check_for_self_signed(struct x509_certificate *cert)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = -EKEYREJECTED;
-	if (strcmp(cert->pub->pkey_algo, cert->sig->pkey_algo) != 0)
-		goto out;
-
-	if (cert->unsupported_sig) {
-		ret = 0;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	ret = public_key_verify_signature(cert->pub, cert->sig);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		if (ret == -ENOPKG) {