diff --git a/guest/rialto/Android.bp b/guest/rialto/Android.bp
index b26a1c4..4c18bf9 100644
--- a/guest/rialto/Android.bp
+++ b/guest/rialto/Android.bp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     rustlibs: [
         "libaarch64_paging",
         "libbssl_avf_nostd",
-        "libbssl_sys_nostd",
         "libciborium_io_nostd",
         "libciborium_nostd",
         "libcstr",
diff --git a/guest/rialto/src/main.rs b/guest/rialto/src/main.rs
index d35354c..9265775 100644
--- a/guest/rialto/src/main.rs
+++ b/guest/rialto/src/main.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 use crate::fdt::{read_dice_range_from, read_is_strict_boot, read_vendor_hashtree_root_digest};
 use alloc::boxed::Box;
-use bssl_sys::CRYPTO_library_init;
 use ciborium_io::Write;
 use core::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use core::slice;
@@ -133,12 +132,6 @@
         })?;
     }
 
-    // Initializes the crypto library before any crypto operations and after the heap is
-    // initialized.
-    // SAFETY: It is safe to call this function multiple times and concurrently.
-    unsafe {
-        CRYPTO_library_init();
-    }
     let bcc_handover: Box<dyn DiceArtifacts> = match vm_type(fdt)? {
         VmType::ProtectedVm => {
             let dice_range = read_dice_range_from(fdt)?;