diff --git a/block/crypto.c b/block/crypto.c
index 21eed909c1..4eed3ffa6a 100644
--- a/block/crypto.c
+++ b/block/crypto.c
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ static int block_crypto_open_generic(QCryptoBlockFormat format,
                                        block_crypto_read_func,
                                        bs,
                                        cflags,
-                                       1,
                                        errp);
 
     if (!crypto->block) {
diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
index ca8e1d5ec8..c2f89db055 100644
--- a/block/qcow.c
+++ b/block/qcow.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int qcow_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
                 cflags |= QCRYPTO_BLOCK_OPEN_NO_IO;
             }
             s->crypto = qcrypto_block_open(crypto_opts, "encrypt.",
-                                           NULL, NULL, cflags, 1, errp);
+                                           NULL, NULL, cflags, errp);
             if (!s->crypto) {
                 ret = -EINVAL;
                 goto fail;
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 956128b409..10883a2494 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ qcow2_read_extensions(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t start_offset,
             }
             s->crypto = qcrypto_block_open(s->crypto_opts, "encrypt.",
                                            qcow2_crypto_hdr_read_func,
-                                           bs, cflags, QCOW2_MAX_THREADS, errp);
+                                           bs, cflags, errp);
             if (!s->crypto) {
                 return -EINVAL;
             }
@@ -1701,8 +1701,7 @@ qcow2_do_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
                 cflags |= QCRYPTO_BLOCK_OPEN_NO_IO;
             }
             s->crypto = qcrypto_block_open(s->crypto_opts, "encrypt.",
-                                           NULL, NULL, cflags,
-                                           QCOW2_MAX_THREADS, errp);
+                                           NULL, NULL, cflags, errp);
             if (!s->crypto) {
                 ret = -EINVAL;
                 goto fail;
diff --git a/crypto/block-luks.c b/crypto/block-luks.c
index 3357852c0a..5b777c15d3 100644
--- a/crypto/block-luks.c
+++ b/crypto/block-luks.c
@@ -1189,7 +1189,6 @@ qcrypto_block_luks_open(QCryptoBlock *block,
                         QCryptoBlockReadFunc readfunc,
                         void *opaque,
                         unsigned int flags,
-                        size_t n_threads,
                         Error **errp)
 {
     QCryptoBlockLUKS *luks = NULL;
diff --git a/crypto/block-qcow.c b/crypto/block-qcow.c
index 02305058e3..42e9556e42 100644
--- a/crypto/block-qcow.c
+++ b/crypto/block-qcow.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ qcrypto_block_qcow_has_format(const uint8_t *buf G_GNUC_UNUSED,
 static int
 qcrypto_block_qcow_init(QCryptoBlock *block,
                         const char *keysecret,
-                        size_t n_threads,
                         Error **errp)
 {
     char *password;
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ qcrypto_block_qcow_open(QCryptoBlock *block,
                         QCryptoBlockReadFunc readfunc G_GNUC_UNUSED,
                         void *opaque G_GNUC_UNUSED,
                         unsigned int flags,
-                        size_t n_threads,
                         Error **errp)
 {
     if (flags & QCRYPTO_BLOCK_OPEN_NO_IO) {
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ qcrypto_block_qcow_open(QCryptoBlock *block,
             return -1;
         }
         return qcrypto_block_qcow_init(block, options->u.qcow.key_secret,
-                                       n_threads, errp);
+                                       errp);
     }
 }
 
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ qcrypto_block_qcow_create(QCryptoBlock *block,
         return -1;
     }
     /* QCow2 has no special header, since everything is hardwired */
-    return qcrypto_block_qcow_init(block, options->u.qcow.key_secret, 1, errp);
+    return qcrypto_block_qcow_init(block, options->u.qcow.key_secret, errp);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/crypto/block.c b/crypto/block.c
index ba6d1cebc7..3bcc4270c3 100644
--- a/crypto/block.c
+++ b/crypto/block.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ QCryptoBlock *qcrypto_block_open(QCryptoBlockOpenOptions *options,
                                  QCryptoBlockReadFunc readfunc,
                                  void *opaque,
                                  unsigned int flags,
-                                 size_t n_threads,
                                  Error **errp)
 {
     QCryptoBlock *block = g_new0(QCryptoBlock, 1);
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ QCryptoBlock *qcrypto_block_open(QCryptoBlockOpenOptions *options,
     block->driver = qcrypto_block_drivers[options->format];
 
     if (block->driver->open(block, options, optprefix,
-                            readfunc, opaque, flags, n_threads, errp) < 0)
+                            readfunc, opaque, flags, errp) < 0)
     {
         g_free(block);
         return NULL;
diff --git a/crypto/blockpriv.h b/crypto/blockpriv.h
index 4bf6043d5d..b8f77cb5eb 100644
--- a/crypto/blockpriv.h
+++ b/crypto/blockpriv.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ struct QCryptoBlockDriver {
                 QCryptoBlockReadFunc readfunc,
                 void *opaque,
                 unsigned int flags,
-                size_t n_threads,
                 Error **errp);
 
     int (*create)(QCryptoBlock *block,
diff --git a/include/crypto/block.h b/include/crypto/block.h
index 92e823c9f2..5b5d039800 100644
--- a/include/crypto/block.h
+++ b/include/crypto/block.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ typedef enum {
  * @readfunc: callback for reading data from the volume
  * @opaque: data to pass to @readfunc
  * @flags: bitmask of QCryptoBlockOpenFlags values
- * @n_threads: allow concurrent I/O from up to @n_threads threads
  * @errp: pointer to a NULL-initialized error object
  *
  * Create a new block encryption object for an existing
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ QCryptoBlock *qcrypto_block_open(QCryptoBlockOpenOptions *options,
                                  QCryptoBlockReadFunc readfunc,
                                  void *opaque,
                                  unsigned int flags,
-                                 size_t n_threads,
                                  Error **errp);
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-crypto-block.c b/tests/unit/test-crypto-block.c
index 6cfc817a92..42cfab6067 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-crypto-block.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-crypto-block.c
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ static void test_block(gconstpointer opaque)
                              test_block_read_func,
                              &header,
                              0,
-                             1,
                              NULL);
     g_assert(blk == NULL);
 
@@ -312,7 +311,6 @@ static void test_block(gconstpointer opaque)
                              test_block_read_func,
                              &header,
                              QCRYPTO_BLOCK_OPEN_NO_IO,
-                             1,
                              &error_abort);
 
     g_assert(qcrypto_block_get_cipher(blk) == NULL);
@@ -327,7 +325,6 @@ static void test_block(gconstpointer opaque)
                              test_block_read_func,
                              &header,
                              0,
-                             1,
                              &error_abort);
     g_assert(blk);
 
@@ -384,7 +381,6 @@ test_luks_bad_header(gconstpointer data)
                              test_block_read_func,
                              &buf,
                              0,
-                             1,
                              &err);
     g_assert(!blk);
     g_assert(err);