diff --git a/arch/arm/crypto/aes-ce-glue.c b/arch/arm/crypto/aes-ce-glue.c
index b668c97663ec0cf6b683f0ad1b763697dae48b56..f5b66f4cf45d96eac9b2f3658ce8efced7f68008 100644
--- a/arch/arm/crypto/aes-ce-glue.c
+++ b/arch/arm/crypto/aes-ce-glue.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static int __init aes_init(void)
 		algname = aes_algs[i].base.cra_name + 2;
 		drvname = aes_algs[i].base.cra_driver_name + 2;
 		basename = aes_algs[i].base.cra_driver_name;
-		simd = simd_skcipher_create_compat(algname, drvname, basename);
+		simd = simd_skcipher_create_compat(aes_algs + i, algname, drvname, basename);
 		err = PTR_ERR(simd);
 		if (IS_ERR(simd))
 			goto unregister_simds;
diff --git a/arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-glue.c b/arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-glue.c
index fd04f855b2f502ff7b9ee4f6298e35a2e9e0e74b..f6be80b5938b141a04b6158e154092aff16dbfa1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-glue.c
+++ b/arch/arm/crypto/aes-neonbs-glue.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static int __init aes_init(void)
 		algname = aes_algs[i].base.cra_name + 2;
 		drvname = aes_algs[i].base.cra_driver_name + 2;
 		basename = aes_algs[i].base.cra_driver_name;
-		simd = simd_skcipher_create_compat(algname, drvname, basename);
+		simd = simd_skcipher_create_compat(aes_algs + i, algname, drvname, basename);
 		err = PTR_ERR(simd);
 		if (IS_ERR(simd))
 			goto unregister_simds;
diff --git a/crypto/simd.c b/crypto/simd.c
index 2aa4f72e224fd9f365d375a0c2e870e04cc0478b..b07721d1f3f6ea37ff7f4d9dc9fce0688ca59d57 100644
--- a/crypto/simd.c
+++ b/crypto/simd.c
@@ -136,27 +136,19 @@ static int simd_skcipher_init(struct crypto_skcipher *tfm)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct simd_skcipher_alg *simd_skcipher_create_compat(const char *algname,
+struct simd_skcipher_alg *simd_skcipher_create_compat(struct skcipher_alg *ialg,
+						      const char *algname,
 						      const char *drvname,
 						      const char *basename)
 {
 	struct simd_skcipher_alg *salg;
-	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm;
-	struct skcipher_alg *ialg;
 	struct skcipher_alg *alg;
 	int err;
 
-	tfm = crypto_alloc_skcipher(basename, CRYPTO_ALG_INTERNAL,
-				    CRYPTO_ALG_INTERNAL | CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
-	if (IS_ERR(tfm))
-		return ERR_CAST(tfm);
-
-	ialg = crypto_skcipher_alg(tfm);
-
 	salg = kzalloc(sizeof(*salg), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!salg) {
 		salg = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		goto out_put_tfm;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	salg->ialg_name = basename;
@@ -195,30 +187,16 @@ struct simd_skcipher_alg *simd_skcipher_create_compat(const char *algname,
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_salg;
 
-out_put_tfm:
-	crypto_free_skcipher(tfm);
+out:
 	return salg;
 
 out_free_salg:
 	kfree(salg);
 	salg = ERR_PTR(err);
-	goto out_put_tfm;
+	goto out;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(simd_skcipher_create_compat);
 
-struct simd_skcipher_alg *simd_skcipher_create(const char *algname,
-					       const char *basename)
-{
-	char drvname[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
-
-	if (snprintf(drvname, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME, "simd-%s", basename) >=
-	    CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
-
-	return simd_skcipher_create_compat(algname, drvname, basename);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(simd_skcipher_create);
-
 void simd_skcipher_free(struct simd_skcipher_alg *salg)
 {
 	crypto_unregister_skcipher(&salg->alg);
@@ -246,7 +224,7 @@ int simd_register_skciphers_compat(struct skcipher_alg *algs, int count,
 		algname = algs[i].base.cra_name + 2;
 		drvname = algs[i].base.cra_driver_name + 2;
 		basename = algs[i].base.cra_driver_name;
-		simd = simd_skcipher_create_compat(algname, drvname, basename);
+		simd = simd_skcipher_create_compat(algs + i, algname, drvname, basename);
 		err = PTR_ERR(simd);
 		if (IS_ERR(simd))
 			goto err_unregister;
@@ -383,27 +361,19 @@ static int simd_aead_init(struct crypto_aead *tfm)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct simd_aead_alg *simd_aead_create_compat(const char *algname,
-					      const char *drvname,
-					      const char *basename)
+static struct simd_aead_alg *simd_aead_create_compat(struct aead_alg *ialg,
+						     const char *algname,
+						     const char *drvname,
+						     const char *basename)
 {
 	struct simd_aead_alg *salg;
-	struct crypto_aead *tfm;
-	struct aead_alg *ialg;
 	struct aead_alg *alg;
 	int err;
 
-	tfm = crypto_alloc_aead(basename, CRYPTO_ALG_INTERNAL,
-				CRYPTO_ALG_INTERNAL | CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
-	if (IS_ERR(tfm))
-		return ERR_CAST(tfm);
-
-	ialg = crypto_aead_alg(tfm);
-
 	salg = kzalloc(sizeof(*salg), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!salg) {
 		salg = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		goto out_put_tfm;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	salg->ialg_name = basename;
@@ -442,36 +412,20 @@ struct simd_aead_alg *simd_aead_create_compat(const char *algname,
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_salg;
 
-out_put_tfm:
-	crypto_free_aead(tfm);
+out:
 	return salg;
 
 out_free_salg:
 	kfree(salg);
 	salg = ERR_PTR(err);
-	goto out_put_tfm;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(simd_aead_create_compat);
-
-struct simd_aead_alg *simd_aead_create(const char *algname,
-				       const char *basename)
-{
-	char drvname[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
-
-	if (snprintf(drvname, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME, "simd-%s", basename) >=
-	    CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
-
-	return simd_aead_create_compat(algname, drvname, basename);
+	goto out;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(simd_aead_create);
 
-void simd_aead_free(struct simd_aead_alg *salg)
+static void simd_aead_free(struct simd_aead_alg *salg)
 {
 	crypto_unregister_aead(&salg->alg);
 	kfree(salg);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(simd_aead_free);
 
 int simd_register_aeads_compat(struct aead_alg *algs, int count,
 			       struct simd_aead_alg **simd_algs)
@@ -493,7 +447,7 @@ int simd_register_aeads_compat(struct aead_alg *algs, int count,
 		algname = algs[i].base.cra_name + 2;
 		drvname = algs[i].base.cra_driver_name + 2;
 		basename = algs[i].base.cra_driver_name;
-		simd = simd_aead_create_compat(algname, drvname, basename);
+		simd = simd_aead_create_compat(algs + i, algname, drvname, basename);
 		err = PTR_ERR(simd);
 		if (IS_ERR(simd))
 			goto err_unregister;
diff --git a/include/crypto/internal/simd.h b/include/crypto/internal/simd.h
index d2316242a98843deed0128ef9470bcba3750caa0..be97b97a75dd2d0ab66fad8a6260c18ddf9eda3b 100644
--- a/include/crypto/internal/simd.h
+++ b/include/crypto/internal/simd.h
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@
 struct simd_skcipher_alg;
 struct skcipher_alg;
 
-struct simd_skcipher_alg *simd_skcipher_create_compat(const char *algname,
+struct simd_skcipher_alg *simd_skcipher_create_compat(struct skcipher_alg *ialg,
+						      const char *algname,
 						      const char *drvname,
 						      const char *basename);
-struct simd_skcipher_alg *simd_skcipher_create(const char *algname,
-					       const char *basename);
 void simd_skcipher_free(struct simd_skcipher_alg *alg);
 
 int simd_register_skciphers_compat(struct skcipher_alg *algs, int count,
@@ -32,13 +31,6 @@ void simd_unregister_skciphers(struct skcipher_alg *algs, int count,
 struct simd_aead_alg;
 struct aead_alg;
 
-struct simd_aead_alg *simd_aead_create_compat(const char *algname,
-					      const char *drvname,
-					      const char *basename);
-struct simd_aead_alg *simd_aead_create(const char *algname,
-				       const char *basename);
-void simd_aead_free(struct simd_aead_alg *alg);
-
 int simd_register_aeads_compat(struct aead_alg *algs, int count,
 			       struct simd_aead_alg **simd_algs);