diff --git a/library/rsa.c b/library/rsa.c
index 9b7d346c2..680df0d8e 100644
--- a/library/rsa.c
+++ b/library/rsa.c
@@ -1311,42 +1311,7 @@ int mbedtls_rsa_rsassa_pkcs1_v15_sign( mbedtls_rsa_context *ctx,
     if( mode == MBEDTLS_RSA_PUBLIC )
         return( mbedtls_rsa_public( ctx, sig, sig ) );
 
-    /*
-     * In order to prevent Lenstra's attack, make the signature in a
-     * temporary buffer and check it before returning it.
-     */
-    sig_try = mbedtls_calloc( 1, ctx->len );
-    if( sig_try == NULL )
-        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_ALLOC_FAILED );
-
-    verif   = mbedtls_calloc( 1, ctx->len );
-    if( verif == NULL )
-    {
-        mbedtls_free( sig_try );
-        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_ALLOC_FAILED );
-    }
-
-    MBEDTLS_MPI_CHK( mbedtls_rsa_private( ctx, f_rng, p_rng, sig, sig_try ) );
-    MBEDTLS_MPI_CHK( mbedtls_rsa_public( ctx, sig_try, verif ) );
-
-    /* Compare in constant time just in case */
-    for( diff = 0, i = 0; i < ctx->len; i++ )
-        diff |= verif[i] ^ sig[i];
-    diff_no_optimize = diff;
-
-    if( diff_no_optimize != 0 )
-    {
-        ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_RSA_PRIVATE_FAILED;
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
-    memcpy( sig, sig_try, ctx->len );
-
-cleanup:
-    mbedtls_free( sig_try );
-    mbedtls_free( verif );
-
-    return( ret );
+    return( mbedtls_rsa_private( ctx, f_rng, p_rng, sig, sig ) );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_PKCS1_V15 */