diff --git a/fs/jbd2/Kconfig b/fs/jbd2/Kconfig
index 4ad2c67f93f15..9c19e1512101e 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/jbd2/Kconfig
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 config JBD2
 	tristate
 	select CRC32
-	select CRYPTO
-	select CRYPTO_CRC32C
 	help
 	  This is a generic journaling layer for block devices that support
 	  both 32-bit and 64-bit block numbers.  It is currently used by
 	  the ext4 and OCFS2 filesystems, but it could also be used to add
 	  journal support to other file systems or block devices such
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 97f487c3d8fcf..56cea5a738a70 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1373,24 +1373,16 @@ static int journal_check_superblock(journal_t *journal)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "JBD2: Can't enable checksumming v1 and v2/3 "
 		       "at the same time!\n");
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	/* Load the checksum driver */
 	if (jbd2_journal_has_csum_v2or3_feature(journal)) {
 		if (sb->s_checksum_type != JBD2_CRC32C_CHKSUM) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "JBD2: Unknown checksum type\n");
 			return err;
 		}
 
-		journal->j_chksum_driver = crypto_alloc_shash("crc32c", 0, 0);
-		if (IS_ERR(journal->j_chksum_driver)) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "JBD2: Cannot load crc32c driver.\n");
-			err = PTR_ERR(journal->j_chksum_driver);
-			journal->j_chksum_driver = NULL;
-			return err;
-		}
 		/* Check superblock checksum */
 		if (sb->s_checksum != jbd2_superblock_csum(journal, sb)) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "JBD2: journal checksum error\n");
 			err = -EFSBADCRC;
 			return err;
@@ -1611,12 +1603,10 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
 
 	return journal;
 
 err_cleanup:
 	percpu_counter_destroy(&journal->j_checkpoint_jh_count);
-	if (journal->j_chksum_driver)
-		crypto_free_shash(journal->j_chksum_driver);
 	kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
 	jbd2_journal_destroy_revoke(journal);
 	journal_fail_superblock(journal);
 	kfree(journal);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
@@ -2194,12 +2184,10 @@ int jbd2_journal_destroy(journal_t *journal)
 	if (journal->j_proc_entry)
 		jbd2_stats_proc_exit(journal);
 	iput(journal->j_inode);
 	if (journal->j_revoke)
 		jbd2_journal_destroy_revoke(journal);
-	if (journal->j_chksum_driver)
-		crypto_free_shash(journal->j_chksum_driver);
 	kfree(journal->j_fc_wbuf);
 	kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
 	kfree(journal);
 
 	return err;
@@ -2340,23 +2328,14 @@ int jbd2_journal_set_features(journal_t *journal, unsigned long compat,
 			pr_err("JBD2: Cannot enable fast commits.\n");
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Load the checksum driver if necessary */
-	if ((journal->j_chksum_driver == NULL) &&
-	    INCOMPAT_FEATURE_ON(JBD2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_CSUM_V3)) {
-		journal->j_chksum_driver = crypto_alloc_shash("crc32c", 0, 0);
-		if (IS_ERR(journal->j_chksum_driver)) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "JBD2: Cannot load crc32c driver.\n");
-			journal->j_chksum_driver = NULL;
-			return 0;
-		}
-		/* Precompute checksum seed for all metadata */
+	/* Precompute checksum seed for all metadata */
+	if (INCOMPAT_FEATURE_ON(JBD2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_CSUM_V3))
 		journal->j_csum_seed = jbd2_chksum(journal, ~0, sb->s_uuid,
 						   sizeof(sb->s_uuid));
-	}
 
 	lock_buffer(journal->j_sb_buffer);
 
 	/* If enabling v3 checksums, update superblock */
 	if (INCOMPAT_FEATURE_ON(JBD2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_CSUM_V3)) {
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
index 8aef9bb6ad573..33d25a3d15f14 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/bit_spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
-#include <crypto/hash.h>
+#include <linux/crc32c.h>
 #endif
 
 #define journal_oom_retry 1
 
 /*
@@ -1239,17 +1239,10 @@ struct journal_s
 	 * An opaque pointer to fs-private information.  ext3 puts its
 	 * superblock pointer here.
 	 */
 	void *j_private;
 
-	/**
-	 * @j_chksum_driver:
-	 *
-	 * Reference to checksum algorithm driver via cryptoapi.
-	 */
-	struct crypto_shash *j_chksum_driver;
-
 	/**
 	 * @j_csum_seed:
 	 *
 	 * Precomputed journal UUID checksum for seeding other checksums.
 	 */
@@ -1748,14 +1741,11 @@ static inline bool jbd2_journal_has_csum_v2or3_feature(journal_t *j)
 	return jbd2_has_feature_csum2(j) || jbd2_has_feature_csum3(j);
 }
 
 static inline int jbd2_journal_has_csum_v2or3(journal_t *journal)
 {
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(jbd2_journal_has_csum_v2or3_feature(journal) &&
-		     journal->j_chksum_driver == NULL);
-
-	return journal->j_chksum_driver != NULL;
+	return jbd2_journal_has_csum_v2or3_feature(journal);
 }
 
 static inline int jbd2_journal_get_num_fc_blks(journal_superblock_t *jsb)
 {
 	int num_fc_blocks = be32_to_cpu(jsb->s_num_fc_blks);
@@ -1794,26 +1784,11 @@ static inline unsigned long jbd2_log_space_left(journal_t *journal)
 #define JBD_MAX_CHECKSUM_SIZE 4
 
 static inline u32 jbd2_chksum(journal_t *journal, u32 crc,
 			      const void *address, unsigned int length)
 {
-	struct {
-		struct shash_desc shash;
-		char ctx[JBD_MAX_CHECKSUM_SIZE];
-	} desc;
-	int err;
-
-	BUG_ON(crypto_shash_descsize(journal->j_chksum_driver) >
-		JBD_MAX_CHECKSUM_SIZE);
-
-	desc.shash.tfm = journal->j_chksum_driver;
-	*(u32 *)desc.ctx = crc;
-
-	err = crypto_shash_update(&desc.shash, address, length);
-	BUG_ON(err);
-
-	return *(u32 *)desc.ctx;
+	return crc32c(crc, address, length);
 }
 
 /* Return most recent uncommitted transaction */
 static inline tid_t  jbd2_get_latest_transaction(journal_t *journal)
 {
