diff --git a/crypto/algapi.c b/crypto/algapi.c
index 8084a76e01d8..9895cafcce7e 100644
--- a/crypto/algapi.c
+++ b/crypto/algapi.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ static void crypto_remove_instance(struct crypto_instance *inst,
 	if (!tmpl || !crypto_tmpl_get(tmpl))
 		return;
 
-	crypto_notify(CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_UNREGISTER, &inst->alg);
 	list_move(&inst->alg.cra_list, list);
 	hlist_del(&inst->list);
 	inst->alg.cra_destroy = crypto_destroy_instance;
@@ -380,7 +379,6 @@ static int crypto_remove_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg, struct list_head *list)
 
 	alg->cra_flags |= CRYPTO_ALG_DEAD;
 
-	crypto_notify(CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_UNREGISTER, alg);
 	list_del_init(&alg->cra_list);
 	crypto_remove_spawns(alg, list, NULL);
 
@@ -458,7 +456,6 @@ int crypto_register_template(struct crypto_template *tmpl)
 	}
 
 	list_add(&tmpl->list, &crypto_template_list);
-	crypto_notify(CRYPTO_MSG_TMPL_REGISTER, tmpl);
 	err = 0;
 out:
 	up_write(&crypto_alg_sem);
@@ -485,8 +482,6 @@ void crypto_unregister_template(struct crypto_template *tmpl)
 		BUG_ON(err);
 	}
 
-	crypto_notify(CRYPTO_MSG_TMPL_UNREGISTER, tmpl);
-
 	up_write(&crypto_alg_sem);
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(inst, n, list, list) {
diff --git a/crypto/internal.h b/crypto/internal.h
index 1388af6da85a..5ac27fba10e8 100644
--- a/crypto/internal.h
+++ b/crypto/internal.h
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 enum {
 	CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_REQUEST,
 	CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_REGISTER,
-	CRYPTO_MSG_ALG_UNREGISTER,
-	CRYPTO_MSG_TMPL_REGISTER,
-	CRYPTO_MSG_TMPL_UNREGISTER,
 };
 
 struct crypto_instance;