1 files changed, 0 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/cryptography/x509/ocsp.py b/src/cryptography/x509/ocsp.py
index 4e0c985a..7db92b90 100644
--- a/src/cryptography/x509/ocsp.py
+++ b/src/cryptography/x509/ocsp.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import six
 
 from cryptography import x509
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes
-from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import ed25519, ed448
 from cryptography.x509.base import (
     _EARLIEST_UTC_TIME, _convert_to_naive_utc_time, _reject_duplicate_extension
 )
@@ -242,15 +241,6 @@ class OCSPResponseBuilder(object):
         if self._responder_id is None:
             raise ValueError("You must add a responder_id before signing")
 
-        if isinstance(private_key,
-                      (ed25519.Ed25519PrivateKey, ed448.Ed448PrivateKey)):
-            if algorithm is not None:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "algorithm must be None when signing via ed25519 or ed448"
-                )
-        elif not isinstance(algorithm, hashes.HashAlgorithm):
-            raise TypeError("Algorithm must be a registered hash algorithm.")
-
         return backend.create_ocsp_response(
             OCSPResponseStatus.SUCCESSFUL, self, private_key, algorithm
         )