diff --git a/crypto/fipsmodule/ec/ec.c b/crypto/fipsmodule/ec/ec.c
index 9644abe..eecd76b 100644
--- a/crypto/fipsmodule/ec/ec.c
+++ b/crypto/fipsmodule/ec/ec.c
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
 int EC_GROUP_get_curve_name(const EC_GROUP *group) { return group->curve_name; }
 
 unsigned EC_GROUP_get_degree(const EC_GROUP *group) {
-  return ec_GFp_simple_group_get_degree(group);
+  return BN_num_bits(&group->field);
 }
 
 const char *EC_curve_nid2nist(int nid) {
diff --git a/crypto/fipsmodule/ec/internal.h b/crypto/fipsmodule/ec/internal.h
index e84e670..056fa7c 100644
--- a/crypto/fipsmodule/ec/internal.h
+++ b/crypto/fipsmodule/ec/internal.h
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@
                                   const BIGNUM *b, BN_CTX *);
 int ec_GFp_simple_group_get_curve(const EC_GROUP *, BIGNUM *p, BIGNUM *a,
                                   BIGNUM *b);
-unsigned ec_GFp_simple_group_get_degree(const EC_GROUP *);
 void ec_GFp_simple_point_init(EC_RAW_POINT *);
 void ec_GFp_simple_point_copy(EC_RAW_POINT *, const EC_RAW_POINT *);
 void ec_GFp_simple_point_set_to_infinity(const EC_GROUP *, EC_RAW_POINT *);
diff --git a/crypto/fipsmodule/ec/simple.c b/crypto/fipsmodule/ec/simple.c
index 93a0d72..8b862ff 100644
--- a/crypto/fipsmodule/ec/simple.c
+++ b/crypto/fipsmodule/ec/simple.c
@@ -171,10 +171,6 @@
   return 1;
 }
 
-unsigned ec_GFp_simple_group_get_degree(const EC_GROUP *group) {
-  return BN_num_bits(&group->field);
-}
-
 void ec_GFp_simple_point_init(EC_RAW_POINT *point) {
   OPENSSL_memset(&point->X, 0, sizeof(EC_FELEM));
   OPENSSL_memset(&point->Y, 0, sizeof(EC_FELEM));