diff --git a/lib/secrets/src/Cardano/Wallet/Primitive/Passphrase.hs b/lib/secrets/src/Cardano/Wallet/Primitive/Passphrase.hs
index 112de67d394..2276b426df6 100644
--- a/lib/secrets/src/Cardano/Wallet/Primitive/Passphrase.hs
+++ b/lib/secrets/src/Cardano/Wallet/Primitive/Passphrase.hs
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ checkPassphrase
     -> Either ErrWrongPassphrase ()
 checkPassphrase scheme received stored = case scheme of
     EncryptWithPBKDF2 -> PBKDF2.checkPassphrase prepared stored
-    EncryptWithScrypt -> case Scrypt.checkPassphrase prepared stored of
-        Just True -> Right ()
-        Just False -> Left ErrWrongPassphrase
-        Nothing -> Left (ErrPassphraseSchemeUnsupported scheme)
+    EncryptWithScrypt ->
+        if Scrypt.checkPassphrase prepared stored
+        then Right ()
+        else Left ErrWrongPassphrase
   where
     prepared = preparePassphrase scheme received
 
diff --git a/lib/secrets/src/Cardano/Wallet/Primitive/Passphrase/Legacy.hs b/lib/secrets/src/Cardano/Wallet/Primitive/Passphrase/Legacy.hs
index 110d8110324..664c85a8ff4 100644
--- a/lib/secrets/src/Cardano/Wallet/Primitive/Passphrase/Legacy.hs
+++ b/lib/secrets/src/Cardano/Wallet/Primitive/Passphrase/Legacy.hs
@@ -112,13 +112,8 @@ hashed passphrases that were created with `scrypt`.
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
 -- | Verify a wallet spending password using the legacy Byron scrypt encryption
 -- scheme.
-checkPassphrase :: Passphrase "encryption" -> PassphraseHash -> Maybe Bool
-#if HAVE_SCRYPT
-checkPassphrase pwd stored = Just $ checkPassphraseScrypt pwd stored
-#else
--- Stub function for when compiled without @scrypt@.
-checkPassphrase _ _ = Nothing
-#endif
+checkPassphrase :: Passphrase "encryption" -> PassphraseHash -> Bool
+checkPassphrase = checkPassphraseCryptonite
 
 -- | Encrypt a wallet spending password using
 -- the legacy Byron scrypt encryption scheme.