diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b92238a..9c48f64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ and two required arguments:
 ```
 handshake [-t] [-s] [-f] <certsdir> <threadcount>
 -t - produce terse output
--f - freeze default context (available only with openssl >= 4.x.x)
 -s - create an ssl_ctx per connection, rather than a single thread-shared ctx
 -p - use ossl_lib_ctx per thread
 -P - use ossl_lib_ctx pool (can be combined with -s. If sharing is enabled, ssl_ctx
@@ -229,7 +228,6 @@ Three modes of operation:
 Usage: evp_hash [-h] [-t] [-f] [-o operation] [-u update-times] [-a algorithm] thread-count
 -h - print this help output
 -t - terse output
--f - freeze default context (available only with openssl >= 4.x.x)
 -o operation - mode of operation. One of [deprecated, evp_isolated, evp_shared] (default: evp_shared)
 -u update-times - times to update digest. 1 for one-shot (default: 1)
 -a algorithm - One of: [SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512] (default: SHA1)
@@ -254,7 +252,6 @@ Usage: evp_fetch [-t] [-f TYPE:ALGORITHM] [-V] [-q] [-F] threadcount
 -t - terse output
 -f - fetch only the specified algorithm
 -q - include post-quantum algorithms (available with OpenSSL >= 3.5 and PQ enabled)
--F - freeze context (available only with openssl >= 4.x.x)
 -V - print version information and exit
 threadcount - number of threads
 ```
@@ -283,7 +280,6 @@ Two modes of operation:
 Usage: evp_cipher [-h] [-t] [-f] [-o operation] [-u update-times] [-a algorithm] thread-count
 -h - print this help output
 -t - terse output
--f - freeze default context (available only with openssl >= 4.x.x)
 -o operation - mode of operation. One of [evp_isolated, evp_shared] (default: evp_shared)
 -u update-times - times to update (default: 1)
 -a algorithm - One of: [AES-128-CBC, AES-256-CBC] (default: AES-128-CBC)
@@ -333,7 +329,6 @@ Four modes of operation:
 Usage: evp_kdf [-h] [-t] [-f] [-o operation] [-V] thread-count
 -h - print this help output
 -t - terse output
--f - freeze default context (available only with openssl >= 4.x.x)
 -o operation - mode of operation. One of [evp_isolated, evp_shared, deprecated_isolated, deprecated_shared] (default: evp_shared)
 -V - print version information and exit
 thread-count - number of threads
@@ -356,7 +351,6 @@ Two modes of operation:
 Usage: evp_rand [-h] [-t] [-f] [-o operation] [-V] thread-count
 -h - print this help output
 -t - terse output
--f - freeze default context
 -o operation - mode of operation. One of [evp_isolated, evp_shared] (default: evp_shared)
 -V - print version information and exit
 thread-count - number of threads
diff --git a/source/CMakeLists.txt b/source/CMakeLists.txt
index f0e6743..1c48f90 100644
--- a/source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ else()
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 endif()
 
-check_symbol_exists(OSSL_LIB_CTX_freeze "openssl/crypto.h" HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE)
 check_symbol_exists(SSL_set1_dnsname "openssl/ssl.h" HAVE_SSL_SET1_DNSNAME)
 
 set(run_tests CACHE STRING "List of tests to run")
@@ -223,12 +222,6 @@ if( OPENSSL_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3 )
         evp_fetch "" "" "-q"
         CACHE STRING "Post-quantum option for evp_fetch")
     list(APPEND run_opts run_evp_fetch_pqs)
-    if(HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE)
-        set(run_evp_fetch_freeze
-            evp_fetch "" "" "-F"
-            CACHE STRING "Freeze LIB_CTX for evp_fetch")
-        list(APPEND run_opts run_evp_fetch_freeze)
-    endif()
 
     add_executable(providerdoall providerdoall.c)
     target_link_libraries(providerdoall PRIVATE perf)
@@ -245,12 +238,6 @@ if( OPENSSL_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3 )
         evp_cipher "" "" "-a AES-128-CBC" "-a AES-256-CBC"
         CACHE STRING "Encryption algorithms for evp_cipher")
     list(APPEND run_opts run_evp_cipher_algorithms)
-    if(HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE)
-        set(run_evp_cipher_freeze
-            evp_cipher "" "" "-f"
-            CACHE STRING "Freeze LIB_CTX for evp_cipher")
-        list(APPEND run_opts run_evp_cipher_freeze)
-    endif()
 
     add_executable(evp_mac evp_mac.c)
     target_link_libraries(evp_mac PRIVATE perf)
@@ -267,12 +254,6 @@ if( OPENSSL_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3 )
         evp_kdf "" "" "-o evp_shared" "-o evp_isolated" "-o deprecated_shared" "-o deprecated_isolated"
         CACHE STRING "Modes of operation for evp_kdf")
     list(APPEND run_opts run_evp_kdf_operations)
-    if(HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE)
-        set(run_evp_kdf_freeze
-            evp_kdf "" "" "-f"
-            CACHE STRING "Freeze LIB_CTX for evp_kdf")
-        list(APPEND run_opts run_evp_kdf_freeze)
-    endif()
 
     add_executable(evp_rand evp_rand.c)
     target_link_libraries(evp_rand PRIVATE perf)
@@ -281,12 +262,6 @@ if( OPENSSL_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3 )
         evp_rand "" "" "-o evp_isolated" "-o evp_shared"
         CACHE STRING "Modes of operation for evp_rand")
     list(APPEND run_opts run_evp_rand_operations)
-    if(HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE)
-        set(run_evp_rand_freeze
-            evp_rand "" "" "-f"
-            CACHE STRING "Freeze LIB_CTX for evp_rand")
-        list(APPEND run_opts run_evp_rand_freeze)
-    endif()
 
     add_executable(evp_pkey evp_pkey.c)
     target_link_libraries(evp_pkey PRIVATE perf)
@@ -435,12 +410,6 @@ if( NOT WITH_OPENSSL_FORK )
         evp_hash "" "" "-a SHA1" "-a SHA224" "-a SHA256" "-a SHA384" "-a SHA512"
         CACHE STRING "Digest hash algorithms for evp_hash")
     list(APPEND run_opts run_evp_hash_algorithms)
-    if(HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE)
-        set(run_evp_hash_freeze
-        evp_hash "" "" "-f"
-        CACHE STRING "Freeze LIB_CTX for evp_hash")
-        list(APPEND run_opts run_evp_hash_freeze)
-    endif()
 endif()
 
 set(run_add_version_dep ON
diff --git a/source/config.h.in b/source/config.h.in
index 90e79ad..041093b 100644
--- a/source/config.h.in
+++ b/source/config.h.in
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /* config.h.in */
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `OSSL_LIB_CTX_freeze' function. */
-#cmakedefine HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `SSL_set1_dnsname' function. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_SSL_SET1_DNSNAME
diff --git a/source/evp_cipher.c b/source/evp_cipher.c
index 864de37..741917d 100644
--- a/source/evp_cipher.c
+++ b/source/evp_cipher.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 #define OPENSSL_SUPPRESS_DEPRECATED
 
-#include "config.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #ifndef _WIN32
@@ -122,16 +121,9 @@ static void do_cipher_shared(size_t num)
 
 static void print_help(FILE *file)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    fprintf(file, "Usage: evp_cipher [-h] [-f] [-t] [-o operation] [-u update-times] [-a algorithm] [-V] thread-count\n");
-#else
     fprintf(file, "Usage: evp_cipher [-h] [-t] [-o operation] [-u update-times] [-a algorithm] [-V] thread-count\n");
-#endif
     fprintf(file, "-h - print this help output\n");
     fprintf(file, "-t - terse output\n");
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    fprintf(file, "-f - freeze default context\n");
-#endif
     fprintf(file, "-o operation - mode of operation. One of [evp_isolated, evp_shared] (default: evp_shared)\n");
     fprintf(file, "-u update-times - times to update (default: 1)\n");
     fprintf(file, "-a algorithm - One of: [AES-128-CBC, AES-256-CBC] (default: AES-128-CBC)\n");
@@ -148,18 +140,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int j, opt, rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
     int key_len, iv_len;
     char *getopt_options = "Vhto:u:a:";
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    int freeze = 0;
-    getopt_options = "Vhto:u:a:f";
-#endif
 
     while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, getopt_options)) != -1) {
 	switch (opt) {
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-        case 'f':
-            freeze = 1;
-            break;
-#endif
         case 't':
             terse = 1;
             break;
@@ -246,15 +229,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     max_time = ossl_time_add(ossl_time_now(), ossl_seconds2time(RUN_TIME));
 
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    if (freeze) {
-        if (OSSL_LIB_CTX_freeze(NULL, NULL) == 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Freezing LIB CTX failed\n");
-            goto err;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-
     switch (operation) {
     case EVP_ISOLATED:
         err = !perflib_run_multi_thread_test(do_cipher_isolated, threadcount, &duration) || err;
diff --git a/source/evp_fetch.c b/source/evp_fetch.c
index 851e2a8..3ec6408 100644
--- a/source/evp_fetch.c
+++ b/source/evp_fetch.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  * https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
  */
 
-#include "config.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -39,16 +38,6 @@
 # define PQ_USAGE_DESC ""
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-#define FREEZE_GETOPT "F"
-#define FREEZE_USAGE_OPT " [-F]"
-#define FREEZE_USAGE_DESC "-F - freeze context\n"
-#else
-#define FREEZE_GETOPT ""
-#define FREEZE_USAGE_OPT ""
-#define FREEZE_USAGE_DESC ""
-#endif
-
 #define RUN_TIME 5
 
 /*
@@ -301,12 +290,11 @@ void do_fetch(size_t num)
 static void
 usage(const char *progname)
 {
-    printf("Usage: %s [-t] [-f TYPE:ALGORITHM]" PQ_USAGE_OPT " [-V]" FREEZE_USAGE_OPT
+    printf("Usage: %s [-t] [-f TYPE:ALGORITHM]" PQ_USAGE_OPT " [-V]"
            " threadcount\n"
            "-t - terse output\n"
            "-f - fetch only the specified algorithm\n"
            PQ_USAGE_DESC
-           FREEZE_USAGE_DESC
            "-V - print version information and exit\n"
            "\nEnvironment variables:\n"
            "  EVP_FETCH_TYPE - if no -f option is provided, fetch only\n"
@@ -333,17 +321,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
     char *fetch_type = getenv("EVP_FETCH_TYPE");
     int opt;
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    int freeze = 0;
-#endif
 
-    while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "tf:" PQ_GETOPT "V" FREEZE_GETOPT)) != -1) {
+    while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "tf:" PQ_GETOPT "V")) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-        case 'F':
-            freeze = 1;
-            break;
-#endif
         case 't':
             terse = 1;
             break;
@@ -401,15 +381,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (ctx == NULL)
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    if (freeze) {
-        if (OSSL_LIB_CTX_freeze(ctx, NULL) == 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Freezing LIB CTX failed\n");
-            goto out;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-
     counts = OPENSSL_malloc(sizeof(size_t) * threadcount);
     if (counts == NULL) {
         printf("Failed to create counts array\n");
diff --git a/source/evp_hash.c b/source/evp_hash.c
index 7c07316..9b29bae 100644
--- a/source/evp_hash.c
+++ b/source/evp_hash.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 #define OPENSSL_SUPPRESS_DEPRECATED
 
-#include "config.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #ifndef _WIN32
@@ -251,16 +250,9 @@ static void do_hash_evp_shared(size_t num)
 
 static void print_help()
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    printf("Usage: evp_hash [-h] [-t] [-f] [-o operation] [-u update-times] [-a algorithm] [-V] thread-count\n");
-#else
     printf("Usage: evp_hash [-h] [-t] [-o operation] [-u update-times] [-a algorithm] [-V] thread-count\n");
-#endif
     printf("-h - print this help output\n");
     printf("-t - terse output\n");
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    printf("-f - freeze default context\n");
-#endif
     printf("-o operation - mode of operation. One of [deprecated, evp_isolated, evp_shared] (default: evp_shared)\n");
     printf("-u update-times - times to update digest. 1 for one-shot (default: 1)\n");
     printf("-a algorithm - One of: [SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512] (default: SHA1)\n");
@@ -276,18 +268,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int terse = 0, operation = EVP_SHARED, hash_algorithm = SHA1_ALG;
     int j, opt, rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
     char *getopt_options = "hto:u:a:V";
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    int freeze = 0;
-    getopt_options = "hto:u:a:Vf";
-#endif
 
     while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, getopt_options)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-        case 'f':
-            freeze = 1;
-            break;
-#endif
         case 't':
             terse = 1;
             break;
@@ -365,15 +348,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     max_time = ossl_time_add(ossl_time_now(), ossl_seconds2time(RUN_TIME));
 
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    if (freeze) {
-        if (OSSL_LIB_CTX_freeze(NULL, NULL) == 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Freezing LIB CTX failed\n");
-            goto out;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-
     switch (operation) {
     case DEPRECATED:
         switch (hash_algorithm) {
diff --git a/source/evp_kdf.c b/source/evp_kdf.c
index 2ba4d64..9170872 100644
--- a/source/evp_kdf.c
+++ b/source/evp_kdf.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 #define OPENSSL_SUPPRESS_DEPRECATED
 
-#include "config.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #ifndef _WIN32
@@ -170,16 +169,9 @@ static void do_deprecated_shared(size_t num)
 
 static void print_help(FILE *file)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    fprintf(file, "Usage: evp_kdf [-h] [-t] [-f] [-o operation] [-V] thread-count\n");
-#else
     fprintf(file, "Usage: evp_kdf [-h] [-t] [-o operation] [-V] thread-count\n");
-#endif
     fprintf(file, "-h - print this help output\n");
     fprintf(file, "-t - terse output\n");
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    printf("-f - freeze default context\n");
-#endif
     fprintf(file, "-o operation - mode of operation. One of [evp_isolated, evp_shared, deprecated_isolated, deprecated_shared] (default: evp_shared)\n");
     fprintf(file, "-V - print version information and exit\n");
     fprintf(file, "thread-count - number of threads\n");
@@ -193,18 +185,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int terse = 0, operation = EVP_SHARED;
     int j, opt, rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
     char *getopt_options = "Vhto:";
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    int freeze = 0;
-    getopt_options = "Vhto:f";
-#endif
 
     while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, getopt_options)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-        case 'f':
-            freeze = 1;
-            break;
-#endif
         case 't':
             terse = 1;
             break;
@@ -260,14 +243,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     max_time = ossl_time_add(ossl_time_now(), ossl_seconds2time(RUN_TIME));
 
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    if (freeze) {
-        if (OSSL_LIB_CTX_freeze(NULL, NULL) == 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Freezing LIB CTX failed\n");
-            goto err;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
     switch (operation) {
     case EVP_SHARED:
         run_err = !perflib_run_multi_thread_test(do_evp_shared, threadcount, &duration) || run_err;
diff --git a/source/evp_rand.c b/source/evp_rand.c
index 0252dd6..b15b6c5 100644
--- a/source/evp_rand.c
+++ b/source/evp_rand.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 #define OPENSSL_SUPPRESS_DEPRECATED
 
-#include "config.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #ifndef _WIN32
@@ -122,16 +121,9 @@ static void do_evp_shared(size_t num)
 
 static void print_help(FILE *file)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    fprintf(file, "Usage: evp_rand [-h] [-t] [-f] [-o operation] [-V] thread-count\n");
-#else
     fprintf(file, "Usage: evp_rand [-h] [-t] [-o operation] [-V] thread-count\n");
-#endif
     fprintf(file, "-h - print this help output\n");
     fprintf(file, "-t - terse output\n");
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    fprintf(file, "-f - freeze default context\n");
-#endif
     fprintf(file, "-o operation - mode of operation. One of [evp_isolated, evp_shared] (default: evp_shared)\n");
     fprintf(file, "-V - print version information and exit\n");
     fprintf(file, "thread-count - number of threads\n");
@@ -144,24 +136,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     double av;
     int terse = 0, operation = EVP_SHARED;
     int j, opt, rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    int freeze = 0;
-    char *getopt_options = "Vhtfo:";
-#else
     char *getopt_options = "Vhto:";
-#endif
-
 
     while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, getopt_options)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
         case 't':
             terse = 1;
             break;
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-        case 'f':
-            freeze = 1;
-            break;
-#endif
         case 'o':
             if (strcmp(optarg, "evp_isolated") == 0) {
                 operation = EVP_ISOLATED;
@@ -204,15 +185,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         goto err;
     }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    if (freeze) {
-        if (OSSL_LIB_CTX_freeze(NULL, NULL) == 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Freezing LIB CTX failed\n");
-            goto err;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-
     max_time = ossl_time_add(ossl_time_now(), ossl_seconds2time(RUN_TIME));
 
     switch (operation) {
diff --git a/source/handshake.c b/source/handshake.c
index c18e92e..06c1f7f 100644
--- a/source/handshake.c
+++ b/source/handshake.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  * https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
  */
 
-#include "config.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -337,9 +336,6 @@ void usage(const char *progname)
     printf("-P - use ossl_lib_ctx pool\n");
     printf("-l - use ssl ctx pool\n");
     printf("-o - set ossl_lib_ctx pool size\n");
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    printf("-f - freeze default context\n");
 #endif
     printf("-S [n] - use secure memory\n");
     printf("-V - print version information and exit\n");
@@ -358,20 +354,12 @@ int main(int argc, char * const argv[])
     int p_flag = 0, P_flag = 0, l_flag = 0;
     char *endptr = NULL;
     char *getopt_options = "tsS:V";
-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L && defined(HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE)
-    int freeze = 0;
-    getopt_options =  "tspPo:lS:Vf";
-#else
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L
     getopt_options =  "tspPo:lS:V";
 #endif
 
     while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, getopt_options)) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-        case 'f':
-            freeze = 1;
-            break;
-#endif
         case 't':
             terse = 1;
             break;
@@ -484,15 +472,6 @@ int main(int argc, char * const argv[])
 
     max_time = ossl_time_add(ossl_time_now(), ossl_seconds2time(RUN_TIME));
 
-#ifdef HAVE_OSSL_LIB_CTX_FREEZE
-    if (freeze) {
-        if (OSSL_LIB_CTX_freeze(NULL, NULL) == 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Freezing LIB CTX failed\n");
-            goto err;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-
     switch (test_case) {
     case TC_SSL_CTX: {
         if (share_ctx == 1) {