diff --git a/org_apg/res/values/strings.xml b/org_apg/res/values/strings.xml
index b7d9d1cc9..3f1692023 100644
--- a/org_apg/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/org_apg/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@
     <string name="error_wrongPassPhrase">wrong passphrase</string>
     <string name="error_savingKeys">error saving some key(s)</string>
     <string name="error_couldNotExtractPrivateKey">could not extract private key</string>
-    <string name="error_couldNotAddDSASubkey">Master key must be DSA to add DSA subkeys</string>
     
     <!-- progress_lowerCase: lowercase, phrases, usually ending in '…' -->
     <string name="progress_done">done.</string>
diff --git a/org_apg/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/helper/PGPMain.java b/org_apg/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/helper/PGPMain.java
index e93fe0892..902c996b8 100644
--- a/org_apg/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/helper/PGPMain.java
+++ b/org_apg/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/helper/PGPMain.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.spongycastle.bcpg.ArmoredOutputStream;
 import org.spongycastle.bcpg.BCPGOutputStream;
 import org.spongycastle.bcpg.CompressionAlgorithmTags;
 import org.spongycastle.bcpg.HashAlgorithmTags;
-import org.spongycastle.bcpg.PublicKeyAlgorithmTags;
 import org.spongycastle.bcpg.SymmetricKeyAlgorithmTags;
 import org.spongycastle.bcpg.sig.KeyFlags;
 import org.spongycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;
@@ -231,11 +230,6 @@ public class PGPMain {
 
         switch (algorithmChoice) {
         case Id.choice.algorithm.dsa: {
-            if (masterSecretKey != null
-                    && masterSecretKey.getPublicKey().getAlgorithm() != PublicKeyAlgorithmTags.DSA) {
-                throw new ApgGeneralException(
-                        context.getString(R.string.error_couldNotAddDSASubkey));
-            }
             keyGen = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance("DSA", BOUNCY_CASTLE_PROVIDER_NAME);
             keyGen.initialize(keySize, new SecureRandom());
             algorithm = PGPPublicKey.DSA;
@@ -290,7 +284,7 @@ public class PGPMain {
         if (masterSecretKey == null) {
             certificationSignerBuilder = new JcaPGPContentSignerBuilder(keyPair.getPublicKey()
                     .getAlgorithm(), HashAlgorithmTags.SHA1);
-            
+
             // build keyRing with only this one master key in it!
             ringGen = new PGPKeyRingGenerator(PGPSignature.POSITIVE_CERTIFICATION, keyPair, "",
                     sha1Calc, null, null, certificationSignerBuilder, keyEncryptor);