diff --git a/scripts/keygeneration/increment_kernel_subkey.sh b/scripts/keygeneration/increment_kernel_subkey.sh
index 26af3fa469..b18847e75c 100755
--- a/scripts/keygeneration/increment_kernel_subkey.sh
+++ b/scripts/keygeneration/increment_kernel_subkey.sh
@@ -28,15 +28,13 @@ main() {
   new_firm_ver=$(increment_version "${KEY_DIR}" "firmware_version")
 
   backup_existing_kernel_subkeys ${CURR_FIRM_VER} ${CURR_KERNKEY_VER}
-  backup_existing_kernel_data_keys ${CURR_FIRM_VER} ${CURR_KERNKEY_VER}
 
   cat <<EOF
-Generating new kernel subkey, data keys and new kernel keyblock.
+Generating new kernel subkey and new kernel keyblock.
 
 New Firmware version (due to kernel subkey change): ${new_firm_ver}.
 EOF
   make_pair kernel_subkey ${KERNEL_SUBKEY_ALGOID} ${new_firm_ver}
-  make_pair kernel_data_key ${KERNEL_DATAKEY_ALGOID} ${CURRENT_KDATAKEY_VERSION}
   make_keyblock kernel $KERNEL_KEYBLOCK_MODE kernel_data_key kernel_subkey
 
   write_updated_version_file ${CURR_FIRMKEY_VER} ${new_firm_ver} \