diff --git a/classes/swupdate-common.bbclass b/classes/swupdate-common.bbclass
index 564700d..578f305 100644
--- a/classes/swupdate-common.bbclass
+++ b/classes/swupdate-common.bbclass
@@ -32,20 +32,13 @@ def swupdate_extract_keys(keyfile_path):

     key = data['key'].rstrip('\n')
     iv = data['iv'].rstrip('\n')
-    salt = data['salt'].rstrip('\n')

-    return key,iv,salt
+    return key,iv

-def swupdate_encrypt_file(f, out, key, ivt, salt):
+def swupdate_encrypt_file(f, out, key, ivt):
     import subprocess
     encargs = ["openssl", "enc", "-aes-256-cbc", "-in", f, "-out", out]
-    encargs += ["-K", key, "-iv", ivt, "-S", salt]
-    cmd = "openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -in '%s' -out '%s' -K '%s' -iv '%s' -S '%s'" % (
-                f,
-                out,
-                key,
-                ivt,
-                salt)
+    encargs += ["-K", key, "-iv", ivt, "-nosalt"]
     subprocess.run(encargs, check=True)

 def swupdate_write_sha256(s, filename, hash):
@@ -109,8 +102,8 @@ def prepare_sw_description(d, s, list_for_cpio):
     if encrypt:
         bb.note("Encryption of sw-description")
         shutil.copyfile(os.path.join(s, 'sw-description'), os.path.join(s, 'sw-description.plain'))
-        key,iv,salt = swupdate_extract_keys(d.getVar('SWUPDATE_AES_FILE', True))
-        swupdate_encrypt_file(os.path.join(s, 'sw-description.plain'), os.path.join(s, 'sw-description'), key, iv, salt)
+        key,iv = swupdate_extract_keys(d.getVar('SWUPDATE_AES_FILE', True))
+        swupdate_encrypt_file(os.path.join(s, 'sw-description.plain'), os.path.join(s, 'sw-description'), key, iv)

     signing = d.getVar('SWUPDATE_SIGNING', True)
     if signing == "1":
diff --git a/classes/swupdate-enc.bbclass b/classes/swupdate-enc.bbclass
index 198ae98..dc421c0 100644
--- a/classes/swupdate-enc.bbclass
+++ b/classes/swupdate-enc.bbclass
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #
 # The key must be generated as described in doc
 # with
-# openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -k <PASSPHRASE> -P -md sha1
+# openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -k <PASSPHRASE> -P -md sha1 -nosalt
 # The file is in the format
-# salt=
 # key=
 # iv=
 # parameters: $1 = input file, $2 = output file
@@ -12,11 +11,10 @@ swu_encrypt_file() {
 	output=$2
 	key=`cat ${SWUPDATE_AES_FILE} | grep ^key | cut -d '=' -f 2`
 	iv=`cat ${SWUPDATE_AES_FILE} | grep ^iv | cut -d '=' -f 2`
-	salt=`cat ${SWUPDATE_AES_FILE} | grep ^salt | cut -d '=' -f 2`
-	if [ -z ${salt} ] || [ -z ${key} ] || [ -z ${iv} ];then
+	if [ -z ${key} ] || [ -z ${iv} ];then
 		bbfatal "SWUPDATE_AES_FILE=$SWUPDATE_AES_FILE does not contain valid keys"
 	fi
-	openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -in ${input} -out ${output} -K ${key} -iv ${iv} -S ${salt}
+	openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -in ${input} -out ${output} -K ${key} -iv ${iv} -nosalt
 }

 CONVERSIONTYPES += "enc"
diff --git a/classes/swupdate.bbclass b/classes/swupdate.bbclass
index 81bbc0c..fe7b6ec 100644
--- a/classes/swupdate.bbclass
+++ b/classes/swupdate.bbclass
@@ -101,15 +101,15 @@ python do_swuimage () {
         filename = os.path.basename(local)
         aes_file = d.getVar('SWUPDATE_AES_FILE', True)
         if aes_file:
-            key,iv,salt = swupdate_extract_keys(d.getVar('SWUPDATE_AES_FILE', True))
+            key,iv = swupdate_extract_keys(d.getVar('SWUPDATE_AES_FILE', True))
         if (filename != 'sw-description') and (os.path.isfile(local)):
             encrypted = (d.getVarFlag("SWUPDATE_IMAGES_ENCRYPTED", filename, True) or "")
             dst = os.path.join(s, "%s" % filename )
             if encrypted == '1':
                 bb.note("Encryption requested for %s" %(filename))
-                if not key or not iv or not salt:
+                if not key or not iv:
                     bb.fatal("Encryption required, but no key found")
-                swupdate_encrypt_file(local, dst, key, iv, salt)
+                swupdate_encrypt_file(local, dst, key, iv)
             else:
                 shutil.copyfile(local, dst)
             list_for_cpio.append(filename)
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ python do_swuimage () {
         target_imagename = os.path.basename(imagename)  # allow images in subfolders of DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE
         dst = os.path.join(s, target_imagename)
         if encrypt == '1':
-            key,iv,salt = swupdate_extract_keys(d.getVar('SWUPDATE_AES_FILE', True))
+            key,iv = swupdate_extract_keys(d.getVar('SWUPDATE_AES_FILE', True))
             bb.note("Encryption requested for %s" %(imagename))
-            swupdate_encrypt_file(src, dst, key, iv, salt)
+            swupdate_encrypt_file(src, dst, key, iv)
         else:
             shutil.copyfile(src, dst)
         list_for_cpio.append(target_imagename)
