diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
index 807040c1c7..a86c27fdbe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
@@ -630,16 +630,6 @@ build-coroutine-sigaltstack:
 #
 # These jobs test old gcrypt and nettle from RHEL7
 # which had some API differences.
-crypto-old-nettle:
-  extends: .native_build_job_template
-  needs:
-    job: amd64-centos7-container
-  variables:
-    IMAGE: centos7
-    TARGETS: x86_64-softmmu x86_64-linux-user
-    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-gcrypt --enable-nettle
-    MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check
-
 crypto-old-gcrypt:
   extends: .native_build_job_template
   needs:
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ae629a3127..fddda94c63 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2871,10 +2871,9 @@ has_libgcrypt() {
 
 if test "$nettle" != "no"; then
     pass="no"
-    if $pkg_config --exists "nettle >= 2.7.1"; then
+    if $pkg_config --exists "nettle >= 3.4"; then
         nettle_cflags=$($pkg_config --cflags nettle)
         nettle_libs=$($pkg_config --libs nettle)
-        nettle_version=$($pkg_config --modversion nettle)
         # Link test to make sure the given libraries work (e.g for static).
         write_c_skeleton
         if compile_prog "" "$nettle_libs" ; then
@@ -5730,7 +5729,6 @@ if test "$gcrypt" = "yes" ; then
 fi
 if test "$nettle" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_NETTLE=y" >> $config_host_mak
-  echo "CONFIG_NETTLE_VERSION_MAJOR=${nettle_version%%.*}" >> $config_host_mak
   echo "NETTLE_CFLAGS=$nettle_cflags" >> $config_host_mak
   echo "NETTLE_LIBS=$nettle_libs" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
diff --git a/crypto/cipher-nettle.c.inc b/crypto/cipher-nettle.c.inc
index cac771e4ff..490472656c 100644
--- a/crypto/cipher-nettle.c.inc
+++ b/crypto/cipher-nettle.c.inc
@@ -39,41 +39,10 @@ typedef void (*QCryptoCipherNettleFuncWrapper)(const void *ctx,
                                                uint8_t *dst,
                                                const uint8_t *src);
 
-#if CONFIG_NETTLE_VERSION_MAJOR < 3
-typedef nettle_crypt_func * QCryptoCipherNettleFuncNative;
-typedef void *       cipher_ctx_t;
-typedef unsigned     cipher_length_t;
-#define CONST_CTX
-
-#define cast5_set_key cast128_set_key
-
-#define aes128_ctx aes_ctx
-#define aes192_ctx aes_ctx
-#define aes256_ctx aes_ctx
-#define aes128_set_encrypt_key(c, k) \
-    aes_set_encrypt_key(c, 16, k)
-#define aes192_set_encrypt_key(c, k) \
-    aes_set_encrypt_key(c, 24, k)
-#define aes256_set_encrypt_key(c, k) \
-    aes_set_encrypt_key(c, 32, k)
-#define aes128_set_decrypt_key(c, k) \
-    aes_set_decrypt_key(c, 16, k)
-#define aes192_set_decrypt_key(c, k) \
-    aes_set_decrypt_key(c, 24, k)
-#define aes256_set_decrypt_key(c, k) \
-    aes_set_decrypt_key(c, 32, k)
-#define aes128_encrypt aes_encrypt
-#define aes192_encrypt aes_encrypt
-#define aes256_encrypt aes_encrypt
-#define aes128_decrypt aes_decrypt
-#define aes192_decrypt aes_decrypt
-#define aes256_decrypt aes_decrypt
-#else
 typedef nettle_cipher_func * QCryptoCipherNettleFuncNative;
 typedef const void * cipher_ctx_t;
 typedef size_t       cipher_length_t;
 #define CONST_CTX    const
-#endif
 
 static inline bool qcrypto_length_check(size_t len, size_t blocksize,
                                         Error **errp)
diff --git a/crypto/hash-nettle.c b/crypto/hash-nettle.c
index 2a6ee7c7d5..5c8977fb80 100644
--- a/crypto/hash-nettle.c
+++ b/crypto/hash-nettle.c
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@
 #include <nettle/sha.h>
 #include <nettle/ripemd160.h>
 
-#if CONFIG_NETTLE_VERSION_MAJOR < 3
-typedef unsigned int     hash_length_t;
-#else
 typedef size_t       hash_length_t;
-#endif
 
 typedef void (*qcrypto_nettle_init)(void *ctx);
 typedef void (*qcrypto_nettle_write)(void *ctx,
diff --git a/crypto/hmac-nettle.c b/crypto/hmac-nettle.c
index 1152b741fd..da6b6fa014 100644
--- a/crypto/hmac-nettle.c
+++ b/crypto/hmac-nettle.c
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@
 #include "hmacpriv.h"
 #include <nettle/hmac.h>
 
-#if CONFIG_NETTLE_VERSION_MAJOR < 3
-typedef unsigned int hmac_length_t;
-#else
 typedef size_t hmac_length_t;
-#endif
 
 typedef void (*qcrypto_nettle_hmac_setkey)(void *ctx,
                                            hmac_length_t key_length,