1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/crypto/cipher.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/crypto/cipher.ts
index 2141edc76..a1449cd87 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/crypto/cipher.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/crypto/cipher.ts
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export class Cipheriv extends Transform implements Cipher {
   ): Buffer | string {
     // TODO(kt3k): throw ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE if data is not string, Buffer, or ArrayBufferView
     let buf = data;
-    if (typeof data === "string" && typeof inputEncoding === "string") {
+    if (typeof data === "string") {
       buf = Buffer.from(data, inputEncoding);
     }
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ export class Decipheriv extends Transform implements Cipher {
   ): Buffer | string {
     // TODO(kt3k): throw ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE if data is not string, Buffer, or ArrayBufferView
     let buf = data;
-    if (typeof data === "string" && typeof inputEncoding === "string") {
+    if (typeof data === "string") {
       buf = Buffer.from(data, inputEncoding);
     }