diff --git a/benchmark/crypto/hash-stream-creation.js b/benchmark/crypto/hash-stream-creation.js
index c21eb6eaaaed99..e480c7b6edcc41 100644
--- a/benchmark/crypto/hash-stream-creation.js
+++ b/benchmark/crypto/hash-stream-creation.js
@@ -52,11 +52,7 @@ function legacyWrite(algo, message, encoding, writes, len, outEnc) {
   while (writes-- > 0) {
     const h = crypto.createHash(algo);
     h.update(message, encoding);
-    let res = h.digest(outEnc);
-
-    // Include buffer creation costs for older versions
-    if (outEnc === 'buffer' && typeof res === 'string')
-      res = Buffer.from(res, 'binary');
+    h.digest(outEnc);
   }
 
   bench.end(gbits);