diff --git a/package/openssl/Makefile b/package/openssl/Makefile
index 3b99c0868..ef0edb0da 100644
--- a/package/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/openssl/Makefile
@@ -82,11 +82,7 @@ else
   OPENSSL_OPTIONS += no-engines
 endif
 
-ifdef CONFIG_arm
-OPENSSL_MAKEFLAGS := AES_ASM_OBJ="aes-armv4.o aes_cbc.o"
-else
 OPENSSL_OPTIONS += no-perlasm
-endif
 
 define Build/Configure
 	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); \
diff --git a/package/openssl/patches/310-arm_asm.patch b/package/openssl/patches/310-arm_asm.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b53a22c7..000000000
--- a/package/openssl/patches/310-arm_asm.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---- a/crypto/aes/Makefile
-+++ b/crypto/aes/Makefile
-@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
- 
- $(LIBOBJ): $(LIBSRC)
- 
-+aes-armv4.s: asm/aes-armv4.pl
-+	$(PERL) $^ > $@
-+
- aes-ia64.s: asm/aes-ia64.S
- 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -E asm/aes-ia64.S > $@
-