diff --git a/src/evmctl.c b/src/evmctl.c
index f6e3fac..abcc4f8 100644
--- a/src/evmctl.c
+++ b/src/evmctl.c
@@ -1590,7 +1590,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			break;
 		case 'a':
 			params.hash_algo = optarg;
-			params.user_hash_algo = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'p':
 			keypass = optarg;
diff --git a/src/libevm.c b/src/libevm.c
index ed70354..abf6abb 100644
--- a/src/libevm.c
+++ b/src/libevm.c
@@ -491,16 +491,13 @@ int ima_verify_signature(const char *file, unsigned char *sig, int siglen)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	/* If user specified an hash algo on command line, let it override */
-	if (!params.user_hash_algo) {
-		sig_hash_algo = get_hash_algo_from_sig(sig + 1);
-		if (sig_hash_algo < 0) {
-			log_err("Invalid signature\n");
-			return -1;
-		}
-		/* Use hash algorithm as retrieved from signature */
-		params.hash_algo = pkey_hash_algo[sig_hash_algo];
+	sig_hash_algo = get_hash_algo_from_sig(sig + 1);
+	if (sig_hash_algo < 0) {
+		log_err("Invalid signature\n");
+		return -1;
 	}
+	/* Use hash algorithm as retrieved from signature */
+	params.hash_algo = pkey_hash_algo[sig_hash_algo];
 
 	hashlen = ima_calc_hash(file, hash);
 	if (hashlen <= 1)
diff --git a/src/libevm.h b/src/libevm.h
index 841bfc4..1481e9b 100644
--- a/src/libevm.h
+++ b/src/libevm.h
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ typedef int (*verify_hash_fn_t)(const unsigned char *hash, int size, unsigned ch
 struct libevm_params {
 	int verbose;
 	const char *hash_algo;
-	int user_hash_algo;
 	int x509;
 	char *keyfile;
 	verify_hash_fn_t verify_hash;