diff --git a/lib/ssh/src/ssh_transport.erl b/lib/ssh/src/ssh_transport.erl
index ef42ef78d7c5..13310f5f2b91 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/src/ssh_transport.erl
+++ b/lib/ssh/src/ssh_transport.erl
@@ -1586,14 +1586,6 @@ do_verify(PlainText, HashAlg, Sig, {#'ECPoint'{},_} = Key, _) when HashAlg =/= u
         _ ->
             false
     end;
-
-do_verify(PlainText, HashAlg, Sig, #'RSAPublicKey'{}=Key, #ssh{role = server,
-                                                               c_version = "SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_7."++_})
-  when HashAlg == sha256; HashAlg == sha512 ->
-    %% Public key signing bug in OpenSSH >= 7.2
-    public_key:verify(PlainText, HashAlg, Sig, Key)
-        orelse public_key:verify(PlainText, sha, Sig, Key);
-
 do_verify(PlainText, HashAlg, Sig, Key, _) ->
     public_key:verify(PlainText, HashAlg, Sig, Key).