diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/fe_operations.c b/wolfcrypt/src/fe_operations.c
index 6ae70e7a2..a8807d597 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/fe_operations.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/fe_operations.c
@@ -697,11 +697,11 @@ void fe_invert(fe out,const fe z)
   int i = 0;
 
   /* pow225521 */
-  fe_sq(t0,z); for (i = 1;i < 1;++i) fe_sq(t0,t0);
+  fe_sq(t0,z);
   fe_sq(t1,t0); for (i = 1;i < 2;++i) fe_sq(t1,t1);
   fe_mul(t1,z,t1);
   fe_mul(t0,t0,t1);
-  fe_sq(t2,t0); for (i = 1;i < 1;++i) fe_sq(t2,t2);
+  fe_sq(t2,t0);
   fe_mul(t1,t1,t2);
   fe_sq(t2,t1); for (i = 1;i < 5;++i) fe_sq(t2,t2);
   fe_mul(t1,t2,t1);
@@ -1313,11 +1313,11 @@ void fe_pow22523(fe out,const fe z)
   fe t2 = {0};
   int i = 0;
 
-  fe_sq(t0,z); for (i = 1;i < 1;++i) fe_sq(t0,t0);
+  fe_sq(t0,z);
   fe_sq(t1,t0); for (i = 1;i < 2;++i) fe_sq(t1,t1);
   fe_mul(t1,z,t1);
   fe_mul(t0,t0,t1);
-  fe_sq(t0,t0); for (i = 1;i < 1;++i) fe_sq(t0,t0);
+  fe_sq(t0,t0);
   fe_mul(t0,t1,t0);
   fe_sq(t1,t0); for (i = 1;i < 5;++i) fe_sq(t1,t1);
   fe_mul(t0,t1,t0);