diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3998beb0..016dec97 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ DAEMON_SRC_DIR := daemon
 # import source files lists
 include filelist.mk
 
-USE_AESNI       := $(or $(USE_AESNI),yes)
 USE_STATIC      := $(or $(USE_STATIC),no)
 USE_UPNP        := $(or $(USE_UPNP),no)
 DEBUG           := $(or $(DEBUG),yes)
diff --git a/Makefile.homebrew b/Makefile.homebrew
index e14ea955..ced8c117 100644
--- a/Makefile.homebrew
+++ b/Makefile.homebrew
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ ifeq ($(USE_UPNP),yes)
 	INCFLAGS += -I${UPNPROOT}/include
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(USE_AESNI),yes)
-ifneq (, $(findstring i386, $(SYS))$(findstring i686, $(SYS))$(findstring x86_64, $(SYS))) # only x86-based CPU supports that
-	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -maes
-	DEFINES += -D__AES__
-endif
-endif
-
 install: all
 	install -d ${PREFIX}/bin
 	install -m 755 ${I2PD} ${PREFIX}/bin
diff --git a/Makefile.linux b/Makefile.linux
index 9c3e6895..5dfed6a8 100644
--- a/Makefile.linux
+++ b/Makefile.linux
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@ ifeq ($(USE_UPNP),yes)
 	DEFINES += -DUSE_UPNP
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(USE_AESNI),yes)
-ifneq (, $(findstring i386, $(SYS))$(findstring i686, $(SYS))$(findstring x86_64, $(SYS))) # only x86-based CPU supports that
-	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -maes
-	DEFINES += -D__AES__
-endif
-endif
-
 install: all
 	install -d ${PREFIX}/bin
 	install -m 755 ${I2PD} ${PREFIX}/bin
diff --git a/Makefile.mingw b/Makefile.mingw
index fc92e9b0..32d60764 100644
--- a/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/Makefile.mingw
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ ifeq ($(USE_WIN32_APP), yes)
 	DAEMON_OBJS += $(patsubst %.rc,obj/%.o,$(DAEMON_RC))
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(USE_AESNI),yes)
-	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -maes
-	LDFLAGS += -maes
-	DEFINES += -D__AES__
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(USE_ASLR),yes)
 	LDFLAGS += -Wl,--nxcompat -Wl,--high-entropy-va -Wl,--dynamicbase,--export-all-symbols
 endif
diff --git a/Makefile.osx b/Makefile.osx
index 48eb1a51..c509ea7c 100644
--- a/Makefile.osx
+++ b/Makefile.osx
@@ -25,9 +25,5 @@ endif
 OSARCH = $(shell uname -p)
 
 ifneq ($(OSARCH),powerpc)
-	ifeq ($(USE_AESNI),yes)
-		CXXFLAGS += -D__AES__ -maes
-	else
-		CXXFLAGS += -msse
-	endif
+	CXXFLAGS += -msse
 endif
diff --git a/build/CMakeLists.txt b/build/CMakeLists.txt
index 954f5de9..bc936e18 100644
--- a/build/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ project(
 )
 
 # configurable options
-option(WITH_AESNI           "Use AES-NI instructions set"             ON)
 option(WITH_HARDENING       "Use hardening compiler flags"            OFF)
 option(WITH_LIBRARY         "Build library"                           ON)
 option(WITH_BINARY          "Build binary"                            ON)
@@ -185,16 +184,6 @@ if(UNIX)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# Note: AES-NI and AVX is available on x86-based CPU's.
-# Here also ARM64 implementation, but currently we don't support it.
-# MSVC is not supported due to different ASM processing, so we hope OpenSSL has its own checks to run optimized code.
-if(WITH_AESNI AND (ARCHITECTURE MATCHES "x86_64" OR ARCHITECTURE MATCHES "i386"))
-  if(NOT MSVC)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -maes")
-  endif()
-  add_definitions(-D__AES__)
-endif()
-
 if(WITH_ADDRSANITIZER)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
   set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address")
@@ -335,7 +324,6 @@ message(STATUS "Architecture       : ${ARCHITECTURE}")
 message(STATUS "Compiler flags     : ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 message(STATUS "Install prefix:    : ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
 message(STATUS "Options:")
-message(STATUS "  AESNI            : ${WITH_AESNI}")
 message(STATUS "  HARDENING        : ${WITH_HARDENING}")
 message(STATUS "  LIBRARY          : ${WITH_LIBRARY}")
 message(STATUS "  BINARY           : ${WITH_BINARY}")
diff --git a/daemon/Daemon.cpp b/daemon/Daemon.cpp
index b572944f..e2fdf2d4 100644
--- a/daemon/Daemon.cpp
+++ b/daemon/Daemon.cpp
@@ -149,12 +149,10 @@ namespace util
 		LogPrint(eLogDebug, "FS: Certificates directory: ", certsdir);
 
 		bool precomputation; i2p::config::GetOption("precomputation.elgamal", precomputation);
-		bool aesni; i2p::config::GetOption("cpuext.aesni", aesni);
-		bool forceCpuExt; i2p::config::GetOption("cpuext.force", forceCpuExt);
 		bool ssu; i2p::config::GetOption("ssu", ssu);
 		if (!ssu && i2p::config::IsDefault ("precomputation.elgamal"))
 			precomputation = false; // we don't elgamal table if no ssu, unless it's specified explicitly
-		i2p::crypto::InitCrypto (precomputation, aesni, forceCpuExt);
+		i2p::crypto::InitCrypto (precomputation);
 
 		i2p::transport::InitAddressFromIface (); // get address4/6 from interfaces
 
diff --git a/libi2pd/Config.cpp b/libi2pd/Config.cpp
index dfddeb7b..fc1b2272 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Config.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/Config.cpp
@@ -315,11 +315,11 @@ namespace config {
 			("persist.addressbook", value<bool>()->default_value(true),    "Persist full addresses (default: true)")
 		;
 
-		options_description cpuext("CPU encryption extensions options");
+		options_description cpuext("CPU encryption extensions options. Deprecated");
 		cpuext.add_options()
-			("cpuext.aesni", bool_switch()->default_value(true),                     "Use auto detection for AESNI CPU extensions. If false, AESNI will be not used")
+			("cpuext.aesni", bool_switch()->default_value(true),                     "Deprecated option")
 			("cpuext.avx", bool_switch()->default_value(false),                      "Deprecated option")
-			("cpuext.force", bool_switch()->default_value(false),                    "Force usage of CPU extensions. Useful when cpuinfo is not available on virtual machines")
+			("cpuext.force", bool_switch()->default_value(false),                    "Deprecated option")
 		;
 
 		options_description meshnets("Meshnet transports options");
diff --git a/libi2pd/Crypto.cpp b/libi2pd/Crypto.cpp
index 604c6287..76963a18 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Crypto.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/Crypto.cpp
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ namespace crypto
 		}
 	}*/
 
-	void InitCrypto (bool precomputation, bool aesni, bool force)
+	void InitCrypto (bool precomputation)
 	{
 /*		auto numLocks = CRYPTO_num_locks();
 		for (int i = 0; i < numLocks; i++)
diff --git a/libi2pd/Crypto.h b/libi2pd/Crypto.h
index a996728e..d153ee89 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Crypto.h
+++ b/libi2pd/Crypto.h
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ namespace crypto
 	void InitNoiseIKState (NoiseSymmetricState& state, const uint8_t * pub); // Noise_IK (ratchets)
 
 // init and terminate
-	void InitCrypto (bool precomputation, bool aesni, bool force);
+	void InitCrypto (bool precomputation);
 	void TerminateCrypto ();
 }
 }
diff --git a/libi2pd/api.cpp b/libi2pd/api.cpp
index 05f962f3..7dc11157 100644
--- a/libi2pd/api.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/api.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ namespace api
 		i2p::fs::Init();
 
 		bool precomputation; i2p::config::GetOption("precomputation.elgamal", precomputation);
-		bool aesni; i2p::config::GetOption("cpuext.aesni", aesni);
-		bool forceCpuExt; i2p::config::GetOption("cpuext.force", forceCpuExt);
-		i2p::crypto::InitCrypto (precomputation, aesni, forceCpuExt);
+		i2p::crypto::InitCrypto (precomputation);
 
 		int netID; i2p::config::GetOption("netid", netID);
 		i2p::context.SetNetID (netID);