diff --git a/fs/pstore/platform.c b/fs/pstore/platform.c
index cbc0b468c1ab..ef0bc3ae161b 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/platform.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/platform.c
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(kmsg_bytes, "amount of kernel log to snapshot (in bytes)");
 /* Compression parameters */
 static struct crypto_comp *tfm;
 
-struct pstore_zbackend {
-	int (*zbufsize)(size_t size);
-	const char *name;
-};
-
 static char *big_oops_buf;
 static size_t big_oops_buf_sz;
 
@@ -168,105 +163,6 @@ static bool pstore_cannot_block_path(enum kmsg_dump_reason reason)
 	}
 }
 
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_DEFLATE_COMPRESS)
-static int zbufsize_deflate(size_t size)
-{
-	size_t cmpr;
-
-	switch (size) {
-	/* buffer range for efivars */
-	case 1000 ... 2000:
-		cmpr = 56;
-		break;
-	case 2001 ... 3000:
-		cmpr = 54;
-		break;
-	case 3001 ... 3999:
-		cmpr = 52;
-		break;
-	/* buffer range for nvram, erst */
-	case 4000 ... 10000:
-		cmpr = 45;
-		break;
-	default:
-		cmpr = 60;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return (size * 100) / cmpr;
-}
-#endif
-
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_LZO_COMPRESS)
-static int zbufsize_lzo(size_t size)
-{
-	return lzo1x_worst_compress(size);
-}
-#endif
-
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_LZ4_COMPRESS) || IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_LZ4HC_COMPRESS)
-static int zbufsize_lz4(size_t size)
-{
-	return LZ4_compressBound(size);
-}
-#endif
-
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_842_COMPRESS)
-static int zbufsize_842(size_t size)
-{
-	return size;
-}
-#endif
-
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_ZSTD_COMPRESS)
-static int zbufsize_zstd(size_t size)
-{
-	return zstd_compress_bound(size);
-}
-#endif
-
-static const struct pstore_zbackend *zbackend __ro_after_init;
-
-static const struct pstore_zbackend zbackends[] = {
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_DEFLATE_COMPRESS)
-	{
-		.zbufsize	= zbufsize_deflate,
-		.name		= "deflate",
-	},
-#endif
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_LZO_COMPRESS)
-	{
-		.zbufsize	= zbufsize_lzo,
-		.name		= "lzo",
-	},
-#endif
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_LZ4_COMPRESS)
-	{
-		.zbufsize	= zbufsize_lz4,
-		.name		= "lz4",
-	},
-#endif
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_LZ4HC_COMPRESS)
-	{
-		.zbufsize	= zbufsize_lz4,
-		.name		= "lz4hc",
-	},
-#endif
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_842_COMPRESS)
-	{
-		.zbufsize	= zbufsize_842,
-		.name		= "842",
-	},
-#endif
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_ZSTD_COMPRESS)
-	{
-		.zbufsize	= zbufsize_zstd,
-		.name		= "zstd",
-	},
-#endif
-	{ }
-};
-
 static int pstore_compress(const void *in, void *out,
 			   unsigned int inlen, unsigned int outlen)
 {
@@ -291,36 +187,31 @@ static void allocate_buf_for_compression(void)
 	char *buf;
 
 	/* Skip if not built-in or compression backend not selected yet. */
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_COMPRESS) || !zbackend)
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PSTORE_COMPRESS) || !compress)
 		return;
 
 	/* Skip if no pstore backend yet or compression init already done. */
 	if (!psinfo || tfm)
 		return;
 
-	if (!crypto_has_comp(zbackend->name, 0, 0)) {
-		pr_err("Unknown compression: %s\n", zbackend->name);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	size = zbackend->zbufsize(psinfo->bufsize);
-	if (size <= 0) {
-		pr_err("Invalid compression size for %s: %d\n",
-		       zbackend->name, size);
+	if (!crypto_has_comp(compress, 0, 0)) {
+		pr_err("Unknown compression: %s\n", compress);
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* Worst-case compression should never be more than uncompressed. */
+	size = psinfo->bufsize;
 	buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf) {
 		pr_err("Failed %d byte compression buffer allocation for: %s\n",
-		       size, zbackend->name);
+		       size, compress);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ctx = crypto_alloc_comp(zbackend->name, 0, 0);
+	ctx = crypto_alloc_comp(compress, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ctx)) {
 		kfree(buf);
-		pr_err("crypto_alloc_comp('%s') failed: %ld\n", zbackend->name,
+		pr_err("crypto_alloc_comp('%s') failed: %ld\n", compress,
 		       PTR_ERR(ctx));
 		return;
 	}
@@ -330,7 +221,7 @@ static void allocate_buf_for_compression(void)
 	big_oops_buf_sz = size;
 	big_oops_buf = buf;
 
-	pr_info("Using crash dump compression: %s\n", zbackend->name);
+	pr_info("Using crash dump compression: %s\n", compress);
 }
 
 static void free_buf_for_compression(void)
@@ -818,27 +709,10 @@ static void pstore_timefunc(struct timer_list *unused)
 	pstore_timer_kick();
 }
 
-static void __init pstore_choose_compression(void)
-{
-	const struct pstore_zbackend *step;
-
-	if (!compress)
-		return;
-
-	for (step = zbackends; step->name; step++) {
-		if (!strcmp(compress, step->name)) {
-			zbackend = step;
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 static int __init pstore_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	pstore_choose_compression();
-
 	/*
 	 * Check if any pstore backends registered earlier but did not
 	 * initialize compression because crypto was not ready. If so,
