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diff --git a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py
index 3a889344..ede35ec0 100644
--- a/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py
+++ b/src/cryptography/hazmat/backends/openssl/backend.py
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@ class Backend(object):
self._ffi = self._binding.ffi
self._lib = self._binding.lib
- # Set the default string mask for encoding ASN1 strings to UTF8. This
- # is the default for newer OpenSSLs for several years (1.0.1h+) and is
- # recommended in RFC 2459.
- res = self._lib.ASN1_STRING_set_default_mask_asc(b"utf8only")
- self.openssl_assert(res == 1)
-
self._cipher_registry = {}
self._register_default_ciphers()
self.activate_osrandom_engine()