diff --git a/crypto/evp/p_ec_asn1.c b/crypto/evp/p_ec_asn1.c
index 670ee74..6c4afb1 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/p_ec_asn1.c
+++ b/crypto/evp/p_ec_asn1.c
@@ -142,23 +142,14 @@
     }
   } else if (ptype == V_ASN1_OBJECT) {
     ASN1_OBJECT *poid = pval;
-    EC_GROUP *group;
 
     /* type == V_ASN1_OBJECT => the parameters are given
      * by an asn1 OID */
-    eckey = EC_KEY_new();
+    eckey = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(OBJ_obj2nid(poid));
     if (eckey == NULL) {
       OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(EVP, eckey_type2param, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
       goto err;
     }
-    group = EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name(OBJ_obj2nid(poid));
-    if (group == NULL) {
-      goto err;
-    }
-    if (EC_KEY_set_group(eckey, group) == 0) {
-      goto err;
-    }
-    EC_GROUP_free(group);
   } else {
     OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(EVP, eckey_type2param, EVP_R_DECODE_ERROR);
     goto err;
diff --git a/ssl/s3_clnt.c b/ssl/s3_clnt.c
index 910a051..5f891d4 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_clnt.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_clnt.c
@@ -1222,7 +1222,6 @@
   } else if (alg_k & SSL_kEECDH) {
     uint16_t curve_id;
     int curve_nid = 0;
-    EC_GROUP *ngroup;
     const EC_GROUP *group;
     CBS point;
 
@@ -1243,25 +1242,13 @@
       goto f_err;
     }
 
-    ecdh = EC_KEY_new();
+    ecdh = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(curve_nid);
     if (ecdh == NULL) {
       OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, ssl3_get_server_key_exchange,
-                        ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
+                        ERR_R_EC_LIB);
       goto err;
     }
 
-    ngroup = EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name(curve_nid);
-    if (ngroup == NULL) {
-      OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, ssl3_get_server_key_exchange, ERR_R_EC_LIB);
-      goto err;
-    }
-    if (!EC_KEY_set_group(ecdh, ngroup)) {
-      EC_GROUP_free(ngroup);
-      OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, ssl3_get_server_key_exchange, ERR_R_EC_LIB);
-      goto err;
-    }
-    EC_GROUP_free(ngroup);
-
     group = EC_KEY_get0_group(ecdh);
 
     /* Next, get the encoded ECPoint */