diff --git a/token/client/src/token.rs b/token/client/src/token.rs
index 90e73351..863bc2fb 100644
--- a/token/client/src/token.rs
+++ b/token/client/src/token.rs
@@ -1558,7 +1558,6 @@ where
                 &self.program_id,
                 token_account,
                 &self.pubkey,
-                elgamal_keypair.public.into(),
                 decryptable_zero_balance,
                 maximum_pending_balance_credit_counter,
                 &authority.pubkey(),
diff --git a/token/program-2022/src/extension/confidential_transfer/instruction.rs b/token/program-2022/src/extension/confidential_transfer/instruction.rs
index 1b02da23..71a7b017 100644
--- a/token/program-2022/src/extension/confidential_transfer/instruction.rs
+++ b/token/program-2022/src/extension/confidential_transfer/instruction.rs
@@ -423,8 +423,6 @@ pub enum ConfidentialTransferInstruction {
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Pod, Zeroable)]
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct ConfigureAccountInstructionData {
-    /// The public key associated with the account
-    pub encryption_pubkey: EncryptionPubkey,
     /// The decryptable balance (always 0) once the configure account succeeds
     pub decryptable_zero_balance: DecryptableBalance,
     /// The maximum number of despots and transfers that an account can receiver before the
@@ -562,7 +560,6 @@ pub fn inner_configure_account(
     token_program_id: &Pubkey,
     token_account: &Pubkey,
     mint: &Pubkey,
-    encryption_pubkey: EncryptionPubkey,
     decryptable_zero_balance: AeCiphertext,
     maximum_pending_balance_credit_counter: u64,
     authority: &Pubkey,
@@ -587,7 +584,6 @@ pub fn inner_configure_account(
         TokenInstruction::ConfidentialTransferExtension,
         ConfidentialTransferInstruction::ConfigureAccount,
         &ConfigureAccountInstructionData {
-            encryption_pubkey,
             decryptable_zero_balance: decryptable_zero_balance.into(),
             maximum_pending_balance_credit_counter: maximum_pending_balance_credit_counter.into(),
             proof_instruction_offset,
@@ -602,7 +598,6 @@ pub fn configure_account(
     token_program_id: &Pubkey,
     token_account: &Pubkey,
     mint: &Pubkey,
-    encryption_pubkey: EncryptionPubkey,
     decryptable_zero_balance: AeCiphertext,
     maximum_pending_balance_credit_counter: u64,
     authority: &Pubkey,
@@ -614,7 +609,6 @@ pub fn configure_account(
             token_program_id,
             token_account,
             mint,
-            encryption_pubkey,
             decryptable_zero_balance,
             maximum_pending_balance_credit_counter,
             authority,
diff --git a/token/program-2022/src/extension/confidential_transfer/processor.rs b/token/program-2022/src/extension/confidential_transfer/processor.rs
index 4ddb5857..0067e773 100644
--- a/token/program-2022/src/extension/confidential_transfer/processor.rs
+++ b/token/program-2022/src/extension/confidential_transfer/processor.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ fn process_update_mint(
 fn process_configure_account(
     program_id: &Pubkey,
     accounts: &[AccountInfo],
-    encryption_pubkey: &EncryptionPubkey,
     decryptable_zero_balance: &DecryptableBalance,
     maximum_pending_balance_credit_counter: &PodU64,
     proof_instruction_offset: i64,
@@ -139,18 +138,13 @@ fn process_configure_account(
         ProofInstruction::VerifyPubkeyValidity,
         &zkp_instruction,
     )?;
-    // Check that the encryption public key associated with the confidential extension account is
-    // consistent with what was actually used to generate the zkp.
-    if proof_data.pubkey != *encryption_pubkey {
-        return Err(TokenError::ConfidentialTransferElGamalPubkeyMismatch.into());
-    }
 
     // Note: The caller is expected to use the `Reallocate` instruction to ensure there is
     // sufficient room in their token account for the new `ConfidentialTransferAccount` extension
     let mut confidential_transfer_account =
         token_account.init_extension::<ConfidentialTransferAccount>(false)?;
     confidential_transfer_account.approved = confidential_transfer_mint.auto_approve_new_accounts;
-    confidential_transfer_account.encryption_pubkey = *encryption_pubkey;
+    confidential_transfer_account.encryption_pubkey = proof_data.pubkey;
     confidential_transfer_account.maximum_pending_balance_credit_counter =
         *maximum_pending_balance_credit_counter;
 
@@ -1204,7 +1198,6 @@ pub(crate) fn process_instruction(
             process_configure_account(
                 program_id,
                 accounts,
-                &data.encryption_pubkey,
                 &data.decryptable_zero_balance,
                 &data.maximum_pending_balance_credit_counter,
                 data.proof_instruction_offset as i64,