diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_cipher.cc b/src/crypto/crypto_cipher.cc
index f61ef772e30a95..e96604f267bb62 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_cipher.cc
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_cipher.cc
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ void CipherBase::SetAuthTag(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   } else {
     // At this point, the tag length is already known and must match the
     // length of the given authentication tag.
-    CHECK(Cipher::FromCtx(cipher->ctx_).isSupportedAuthenticatedMode());
     CHECK_NE(cipher->auth_tag_len_, kNoAuthTagLength);
     is_valid = cipher->auth_tag_len_ == tag_len;
   }