diff --git a/src/main/java/com/joemelsha/crypto/hash/Keccak.java b/src/main/java/com/joemelsha/crypto/hash/Keccak.java
index 2a0baac68..215423092 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/joemelsha/crypto/hash/Keccak.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/joemelsha/crypto/hash/Keccak.java
@@ -41,14 +41,8 @@ public final class Keccak extends MessageDigest {
 
     public Keccak(int digestSizeBits) {
         super(getAlgName(digestSizeBits));
-        int rateSizeBits = rateSizeBitsFor(digestSizeBits);
-//        if (rateSizeBits + digestSizeBits * 2 != MAX_STATE_SIZE)
-//            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid rateSizeBits + digestSizeBits * 2: " + rateSizeBits + " + " + digestSizeBits + " * 2 != " + MAX_STATE_SIZE);
-//        if (rateSizeBits <= 0 || (rateSizeBits & 0x3f) != 0)
-//            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid rateSizeBits: " + rateSizeBits);
         this.digestSizeBytes = digestSizeBits >>> 3;
-
-        this.rateSizeBits = rateSizeBits;
+        this.rateSizeBits = rateSizeBitsFor(digestSizeBits);
         this.rateSizeWords = rateSizeBits >>> 6;
     }