Remove the now no-op classes PK_Encrypting_Key,

PK_Decrypting_Key, PK_Signing_Key, PK_Verifying_with_MR_Key, and
PK_Verifying_wo_MR_Key.

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/cert/x509/x509self.cpp b/src/cert/x509/x509self.cpp
index f915c6ff5..e85317462 100644
--- a/src/cert/x509/x509self.cpp
+++ b/src/cert/x509/x509self.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ namespace {
 MemoryVector<byte> shared_setup(const X509_Cert_Options& opts,
                                 const Private_Key& key)
    {
-   const Private_Key* key_pointer = &key;
-   if(!dynamic_cast<const PK_Signing_Key*>(key_pointer))
-      throw Invalid_Argument("Key type " + key.algo_name() + " cannot sign");
-
    opts.sanity_check();
 
    Pipe key_encoder;