diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/hash.c b/wolfcrypt/src/hash.c
index 22931c3bc..41ec31cc2 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/hash.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/hash.c
@@ -1337,7 +1337,6 @@ int wc_HashGetFlags(wc_HashAlg* hash, enum wc_HashType type, word32* flags)
     #else
         wc_Sha sha[1];
     #endif
-        int devId = INVALID_DEVID;
 
     #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
         sha = (wc_Sha*)XMALLOC(sizeof(wc_Sha), NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
@@ -1345,12 +1344,6 @@ int wc_HashGetFlags(wc_HashAlg* hash, enum wc_HashType type, word32* flags)
             return MEMORY_E;
     #endif
 
-    #ifdef WOLF_CRYPTO_CB
-        /* only use devId if its not an empty hash */
-        if (data != NULL && len > 0)
-            devId = wc_CryptoCb_GetDevIdAtIndex(0);
-    #endif
-
         if ((ret = wc_InitSha_ex(sha, heap, devId)) != 0) {
             WOLFSSL_MSG("InitSha failed");
         }
@@ -1429,7 +1422,6 @@ int wc_HashGetFlags(wc_HashAlg* hash, enum wc_HashType type, word32* flags)
     #else
         wc_Sha256 sha256[1];
     #endif
-        int devId = INVALID_DEVID;
 
     #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
         sha256 = (wc_Sha256*)XMALLOC(sizeof(wc_Sha256), NULL,
@@ -1438,12 +1430,6 @@ int wc_HashGetFlags(wc_HashAlg* hash, enum wc_HashType type, word32* flags)
             return MEMORY_E;
     #endif
 
-    #ifdef WOLF_CRYPTO_CB
-        /* only use devId if its not an empty hash */
-        if (data != NULL && len > 0)
-            devId = wc_CryptoCb_GetDevIdAtIndex(0);
-    #endif
-
         if ((ret = wc_InitSha256_ex(sha256, heap, devId)) != 0) {
             WOLFSSL_MSG("InitSha256 failed");
         }