diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.c
index d97ee1000045..b88febf53a19 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.c
@@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ int adf_cfg_add_key_value_param(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev,
 			 "%ld", (*((long *)val)));
 	} else if (type == ADF_STR) {
 		strscpy(key_val->val, (char *)val);
-	} else if (type == ADF_HEX) {
-		snprintf(key_val->val, ADF_CFG_MAX_VAL_LEN_IN_BYTES,
-			 "0x%lx", (unsigned long)val);
 	} else {
 		dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev), "Unknown type given.\n");
 		kfree(key_val);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_common.h b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_common.h
index d63f4dcccbb5..5922d018f5b9 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_common.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_common.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ enum adf_cfg_service_type {
 
 enum adf_cfg_val_type {
 	ADF_DEC,
-	ADF_HEX,
 	ADF_STR
 };