diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
index 23cf0161b4..62a192e8f8 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
@@ -341,10 +341,7 @@ ut_setup(void)
 	/* Reconfigure device to default parameters */
 	ts_params->conf.nb_queue_pairs = DEFAULT_NUM_QPS_PER_QAT_DEVICE;
 	ts_params->conf.socket_id = SOCKET_ID_ANY;
-	ts_params->conf.session_mp.nb_objs =
-			(gbl_cryptodev_type == RTE_CRYPTODEV_QAT_SYM_PMD) ?
-					DEFAULT_NUM_OPS_INFLIGHT :
-					DEFAULT_NUM_OPS_INFLIGHT;
+	ts_params->conf.session_mp.nb_objs = DEFAULT_NUM_OPS_INFLIGHT;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT_SUCCESS(rte_cryptodev_configure(ts_params->valid_devs[0],
 			&ts_params->conf),