diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index a358eb2e5..b7690318e 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -23865,7 +23865,6 @@ WOLFSSL_RSA* wolfSSL_EVP_PKEY_get1_RSA(WOLFSSL_EVP_PKEY* key)
         wolfSSL_RSA_free(local);
         local = NULL;
     }
-    key->rsa = local;
     return local;
 }