diff --git a/include/odp/api/spec/crypto_types.h b/include/odp/api/spec/crypto_types.h
index 27aeb40537..365857e214 100644
--- a/include/odp/api/spec/crypto_types.h
+++ b/include/odp/api/spec/crypto_types.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright (c) 2014-2018 Linaro Limited
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2024 Nokia
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Nokia
  */
 
 /**
@@ -920,8 +920,10 @@ typedef struct odp_crypto_session_param_t {
 
 	/** Output pool
 	 *
-	 *  In ODP_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_BASIC and ODP_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_OOP
-	 *  operation types this must be set to ODP_POOL_INVALID.
+	 *  This field is unused and will be deprecated later.
+	 *  The value must be left to the default value.
+	 *
+	 *  Default value is ODP_POOL_INVALID.
 	 */
 	odp_pool_t output_pool;
 
diff --git a/test/performance/pipeline/crypto_parser.c b/test/performance/pipeline/crypto_parser.c
index e5b48f22e9..a1aa051877 100644
--- a/test/performance/pipeline/crypto_parser.c
+++ b/test/performance/pipeline/crypto_parser.c
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ static odp_bool_t parse_crypto_entry(config_setting_t *cs, crypto_parse_t *crypt
 	crypto->param.op_mode = ODP_CRYPTO_ASYNC;
 	crypto->param.cipher_key.data = NULL;
 	crypto->param.auth_key.data = NULL;
-	crypto->param.output_pool = ODP_POOL_INVALID;
 
 	if (config_setting_lookup_string(cs, CONF_STR_NAME, &val_str) == CONFIG_FALSE) {
 		ODPH_ERR("No \"" CONF_STR_NAME "\" found\n");
diff --git a/test/validation/api/crypto/odp_crypto_test_inp.c b/test/validation/api/crypto/odp_crypto_test_inp.c
index 72b2e9c738..13c3249eb0 100644
--- a/test/validation/api/crypto/odp_crypto_test_inp.c
+++ b/test/validation/api/crypto/odp_crypto_test_inp.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static void test_defaults(uint8_t fill)
 	CU_ASSERT(param.auth_alg == ODP_AUTH_ALG_NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT(param.auth_iv_len == 0);
 	CU_ASSERT(param.auth_aad_len == 0);
+	CU_ASSERT(param.output_pool == ODP_POOL_INVALID);
 }
 
 static void test_default_values(void)
@@ -212,7 +213,6 @@ static int session_create(crypto_session_t *session,
 	ses_params.cipher_alg = ref->cipher;
 	ses_params.auth_alg = ref->auth;
 	ses_params.compl_queue = suite_context.queue;
-	ses_params.output_pool = ODP_POOL_INVALID;
 	ses_params.cipher_key = cipher_key;
 	ses_params.cipher_iv_len = ref->cipher_iv_length;
 	ses_params.auth_iv_len = ref->auth_iv_length;