diff --git a/hop.hs b/hop.hs
--- a/hop.hs
+++ b/hop.hs
@@ -5361,7 +5361,7 @@
                         { recipientEncryptRequestTargets = targets
                         , recipientEncryptRequestPayloadShape = payloadShape
                         , recipientEncryptRequestPayload = BL.toStrict payload
-                        , recipientEncryptRequestSymmetricOverride = symmetricOverride
+                        , recipientEncryptRequestSymmetricOverride = Nothing
                         , recipientEncryptRequestOverrides =
                             RecipientEncryptRequestSEIPDv2Overrides
                                 { recipientEncryptRequestAEADOverride = Nothing
@@ -5375,7 +5375,7 @@
                         { recipientEncryptRequestTargets = targets
                         , recipientEncryptRequestPayloadShape = payloadShape
                         , recipientEncryptRequestPayload = BL.toStrict payload
-                        , recipientEncryptRequestSymmetricOverride = symmetricOverride
+                        , recipientEncryptRequestSymmetricOverride = Nothing
                         , recipientEncryptRequestOverrides =
                             RecipientEncryptRequestSEIPDv1Overrides
                                 { recipientEncryptRequestIVOverride = Nothing
@@ -5404,10 +5404,6 @@
             AsBinary -> BinaryData
             AsText -> UTF8Data
     allRecipientsSupportSEIPDv2 = all fsupportsSEIPDv2 recipients
-    symmetricOverride
-        | useStrictEncryptProfile =
-            preferredStrictSymmetric <|> Just AES256
-        | otherwise = preferredLegacySymmetric <|> Just AES256
     useStrictEncryptProfile =
         case encryptProfile of
             EncryptProfileRFC9580 ->
diff --git a/hopenpgp-tools.cabal b/hopenpgp-tools.cabal
--- a/hopenpgp-tools.cabal
+++ b/hopenpgp-tools.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       3.0
 name:                hopenpgp-tools
-version:             0.25.12
+version:             0.25.13
 synopsis:            hOpenPGP-based command-line tools
 description:         command-line tools for performing some OpenPGP-related operations
 homepage:            https://salsa.debian.org/clint/hOpenPGP-tools
@@ -132,4 +132,4 @@
 source-repository this
   type:     git
   location: https://salsa.debian.org/clint/hopenpgp-tools.git
-  tag:      hopenpgp-tools/0.25.12
+  tag:      hopenpgp-tools/0.25.13