diff --git a/crypto/ecc.c b/crypto/ecc.c
index 6cf9a945fc6c..2808b3d5f483 100644
--- a/crypto/ecc.c
+++ b/crypto/ecc.c
@@ -90,33 +90,24 @@ void ecc_digits_from_bytes(const u8 *in, unsigned int nbytes,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ecc_digits_from_bytes);
 
-static u64 *ecc_alloc_digits_space(unsigned int ndigits)
-{
-	size_t len = ndigits * sizeof(u64);
-
-	if (!len)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
-}
-
-static void ecc_free_digits_space(u64 *space)
-{
-	kfree_sensitive(space);
-}
-
 struct ecc_point *ecc_alloc_point(unsigned int ndigits)
 {
-	struct ecc_point *p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct ecc_point *p;
+	size_t ndigits_sz;
 
+	if (!ndigits)
+		return NULL;
+
+	p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!p)
 		return NULL;
 
-	p->x = ecc_alloc_digits_space(ndigits);
+	ndigits_sz = ndigits * sizeof(u64);
+	p->x = kmalloc(ndigits_sz, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!p->x)
 		goto err_alloc_x;
 
-	p->y = ecc_alloc_digits_space(ndigits);
+	p->y = kmalloc(ndigits_sz, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!p->y)
 		goto err_alloc_y;
 
@@ -125,7 +116,7 @@ struct ecc_point *ecc_alloc_point(unsigned int ndigits)
 	return p;
 
 err_alloc_y:
-	ecc_free_digits_space(p->x);
+	kfree(p->x);
 err_alloc_x:
 	kfree(p);
 	return NULL;