diff --git a/crypto/algapi.c b/crypto/algapi.c
index 8ff8c2656d9c..8383282de1dd 100644
--- a/crypto/algapi.c
+++ b/crypto/algapi.c
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ static void crypto_remove_spawn(struct crypto_spawn *spawn,
 		return;
 
 	inst->alg.cra_flags |= CRYPTO_ALG_DEAD;
+	if (hlist_unhashed(&inst->list))
+		return;
+
 	if (!tmpl || !crypto_tmpl_get(tmpl))
 		return;
 
@@ -335,9 +338,6 @@ int crypto_register_instance(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
-	if (inst->alg.cra_destroy)
-		goto err;
-
 	err = crypto_check_alg(&inst->alg);
 	if (err)
 		goto err;
diff --git a/crypto/authenc.c b/crypto/authenc.c
index 0b29a6ae673d..126a529b496d 100644
--- a/crypto/authenc.c
+++ b/crypto/authenc.c
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ static int crypto_authenc_hash(struct aead_request *req)
 		.tfm = auth,
 	};
 	u8 *hash = aead_request_ctx(req);
-	struct scatterlist *dst;
-	unsigned int cryptlen;
+	struct scatterlist *dst = req->dst;
+	unsigned int cryptlen = req->cryptlen;
 	int err;
 
 	hash = (u8 *)ALIGN((unsigned long)hash + crypto_hash_alignmask(auth), 
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ static int crypto_authenc_hash(struct aead_request *req)
 	if (err)
 		goto auth_unlock;
 
-	cryptlen = req->cryptlen;
-	dst = req->dst;
 	err = crypto_hash_update(&desc, dst, cryptlen);
 	if (err)
 		goto auth_unlock;
@@ -159,8 +157,8 @@ static int crypto_authenc_verify(struct aead_request *req)
 	};
 	u8 *ohash = aead_request_ctx(req);
 	u8 *ihash;
-	struct scatterlist *src;
-	unsigned int cryptlen;
+	struct scatterlist *src = req->src;
+	unsigned int cryptlen = req->cryptlen;
 	unsigned int authsize;
 	int err;
 
@@ -177,8 +175,6 @@ static int crypto_authenc_verify(struct aead_request *req)
 	if (err)
 		goto auth_unlock;
 
-	cryptlen = req->cryptlen;
-	src = req->src;
 	err = crypto_hash_update(&desc, src, cryptlen);
 	if (err)
 		goto auth_unlock;