diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_cca_key.h b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_cca_key.h
index 6229ba9c56d9..5d68b61c9fe1 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_cca_key.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_cca_key.h
@@ -89,10 +89,7 @@ struct cca_pvt_ext_crt_sec {
 #define CCA_PVT_EXT_CRT_SEC_FMT_CL 0x40
 
 /**
- * Set up private key fields of a type6 MEX message. The _pad variant
- * strips leading zeroes from the b_key.
- * Note that all numerics in the key token are big-endian,
- * while the entries in the key block header are little-endian.
+ * Set up private key fields of a type6 MEX message.
  *
  * @mex: pointer to user input data
  * @p: pointer to memory area for the key
@@ -111,10 +108,9 @@ static inline int zcrypt_type6_mex_key_en(struct ica_rsa_modexpo *mex, void *p)
 		struct t6_keyblock_hdr t6_hdr;
 		struct cca_token_hdr pubhdr;
 		struct cca_public_sec pubsec;
-		char exponent[0];
+		char exponent[];
 	} __packed *key = p;
-	unsigned char *temp;
-	int i;
+	unsigned char *ptr;
 
 	/*
 	 * The inputdatalength was a selection criteria in the dispatching
@@ -131,37 +127,29 @@ static inline int zcrypt_type6_mex_key_en(struct ica_rsa_modexpo *mex, void *p)
 	key->pubsec = static_pub_sec;
 
 	/* key parameter block */
-	temp = key->exponent;
-	if (copy_from_user(temp, mex->b_key, mex->inputdatalength))
+	ptr = key->exponent;
+	if (copy_from_user(ptr, mex->b_key, mex->inputdatalength))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	/* Strip leading zeroes from b_key. */
-	for (i = 0; i < mex->inputdatalength; i++)
-		if (temp[i])
-			break;
-	if (i >= mex->inputdatalength)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	memmove(temp, temp + i, mex->inputdatalength - i);
-	temp += mex->inputdatalength - i;
+	ptr += mex->inputdatalength;
 	/* modulus */
-	if (copy_from_user(temp, mex->n_modulus, mex->inputdatalength))
+	if (copy_from_user(ptr, mex->n_modulus, mex->inputdatalength))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	key->pubsec.modulus_bit_len = 8 * mex->inputdatalength;
 	key->pubsec.modulus_byte_len = mex->inputdatalength;
-	key->pubsec.exponent_len = mex->inputdatalength - i;
+	key->pubsec.exponent_len = mex->inputdatalength;
 	key->pubsec.section_length = sizeof(key->pubsec) +
-					2 * mex->inputdatalength - i;
+					2 * mex->inputdatalength;
 	key->pubhdr.token_length =
 		key->pubsec.section_length + sizeof(key->pubhdr);
 	key->t6_hdr.ulen = key->pubhdr.token_length + 4;
 	key->t6_hdr.blen = key->pubhdr.token_length + 6;
-	return sizeof(*key) + 2 * mex->inputdatalength - i;
+
+	return sizeof(*key) + 2 * mex->inputdatalength;
 }
 
 /**
  * Set up private key fields of a type6 CRT message.
- * Note that all numerics in the key token are big-endian,
- * while the entries in the key block header are little-endian.
  *
  * @mex: pointer to user input data
  * @p: pointer to memory area for the key
@@ -242,6 +230,7 @@ static inline int zcrypt_type6_crt_key(struct ica_rsa_modexpo_crt *crt, void *p)
 	 * used.
 	 */
 	memcpy((char *)(pub + 1), pk_exponent, 3);
+
 	return size;
 }