diff --git a/src/sbsign/sbsign.c b/src/sbsign/sbsign.c
index a7e4047054c..db4216c7e5e 100644
--- a/src/sbsign/sbsign.c
+++ b/src/sbsign/sbsign.c
@@ -298,9 +298,6 @@ static int verb_sign(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
         if (!peid)
                 return log_oom();
 
-        if (ASN1_BIT_STRING_set_bit(peid->flags, 0, 1) == 0)
-                return log_oom();
-
         peid->file = TAKE_PTR(link);
 
         _cleanup_free_ uint8_t *peidraw = NULL;