Remove the engine parameter from the provider MAC documentations

[openssl.git] / doc / man7 / provider-mac.pod

diff --git a/doc/man7/provider-mac.pod b/doc/man7/provider-mac.pod
index 14fb3afb6766d1c2252064c653de7e4ff2615565..77feab6b9b2fc0bbf950fe713915e9a126cffe45 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man7/provider-mac.pod
+++ b/doc/man7/provider-mac.pod
@@ -185,22 +185,12 @@ Gets flags associated with the MAC.
 Sets the name of the underlying cipher or digest to be used.
 It must name a suitable algorithm for the MAC that's being used.
 
-=item B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_ENGINE> (utf8 string)
-
-Sets the name of an engine that implements the underlying algorithm.
-This must be given together with the algorithm naming parameter to be
-considered valid.
-
 =item B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_PROPERTIES> (utf8 string)
 
 Sets the properties to be queried when trying to fetch the underlying algorithm.
 This must be given together with the algorithm naming parameter to be
 considered valid.
 
-Note that both this and B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_ENGINE> can be given at the same time.
-If the underlying algorithm ends up being fetched from a provider, offered by
-and engine, or a built in legacy function depends on what is available.
-
 =item B<OSSL_MAC_PARAM_SIZE> (int)
 
 Can be used to get the resulting MAC size.