diff --git a/projects/e2fsprogs/fuzz/ext2fs_image_read_write_fuzzer.cc b/projects/e2fsprogs/fuzz/ext2fs_image_read_write_fuzzer.cc
index cc175d0e4..863c483f2 100644
--- a/projects/e2fsprogs/fuzz/ext2fs_image_read_write_fuzzer.cc
+++ b/projects/e2fsprogs/fuzz/ext2fs_image_read_write_fuzzer.cc
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
 
   FuzzedDataProvider stream(data, size);
   const FuzzerType f = stream.ConsumeEnum<FuzzerType>();
-  int flags = stream.ConsumeIntegral<int>();
-  flags &= (~EXT2_FLAG_NOFREE_ON_ERROR); // Unset EXT2_FLAG_NOFREE_ON_ERROR
 
   static const char* fname = "ext2_test_file";
 
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
   ext2_filsys fs;
   errcode_t retval = ext2fs_open(
       fspath.c_str(),
-      flags | EXT2_FLAG_IGNORE_CSUM_ERRORS, 0, 0,
+      EXT2_FLAG_IGNORE_CSUM_ERRORS, 0, 0,
       unix_io_manager,
       &fs);
 
diff --git a/projects/e2fsprogs/fuzz/ext2fs_read_bitmap_fuzzer.cc b/projects/e2fsprogs/fuzz/ext2fs_read_bitmap_fuzzer.cc
index d8a8c1eda..97e7cf0af 100644
--- a/projects/e2fsprogs/fuzz/ext2fs_read_bitmap_fuzzer.cc
+++ b/projects/e2fsprogs/fuzz/ext2fs_read_bitmap_fuzzer.cc
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
 
   FuzzedDataProvider stream(data, size);
   const FuzzerType f = stream.ConsumeEnum<FuzzerType>();
-  int flags = stream.ConsumeIntegral<int>();
-  flags &= (~EXT2_FLAG_NOFREE_ON_ERROR); // Unset EXT2_FLAG_NOFREE_ON_ERROR
 
   static const char* fname = "ext2_test_file";
 
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
   ext2_filsys fs;
   errcode_t retval = ext2fs_open(
       fspath.c_str(),
-      flags | EXT2_FLAG_IGNORE_CSUM_ERRORS, 0, 0,
+      EXT2_FLAG_IGNORE_CSUM_ERRORS, 0, 0,
       unix_io_manager,
       &fs);