diff --git a/barbican/plugin/dogtag.py b/barbican/plugin/dogtag.py
index 3d2f68a7c..71b6ae03d 100644
--- a/barbican/plugin/dogtag.py
+++ b/barbican/plugin/dogtag.py
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ class DogtagKRAPlugin(sstore.SecretStoreBase):
         # key encoded data.
         return {DogtagKRAPlugin.ALG: key_spec.alg,
                 DogtagKRAPlugin.BIT_LENGTH: key_spec.bit_length,
-                DogtagKRAPlugin.SECRET_MODE: key_spec.mode,
                 DogtagKRAPlugin.KEY_ID: response.get_key_id(),
                 DogtagKRAPlugin.GENERATED: True}
 
diff --git a/functionaltests/api/v1/functional/test_orders.py b/functionaltests/api/v1/functional/test_orders.py
index 0dafc21dc..2e69207b1 100644
--- a/functionaltests/api/v1/functional/test_orders.py
+++ b/functionaltests/api/v1/functional/test_orders.py
@@ -401,6 +401,16 @@ class OrdersTestCase(base.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(202, create_resp.status_code)
         self.assertIsNotNone(order_ref)
 
+    @testcase.attr('positive')
+    def test_order_create_with_no_mode(self):
+        """Covers creating orders with no mode specified."""
+        test_model = order_models.OrderModel(**self.create_default_data)
+        del test_model.meta['mode']
+
+        create_resp, order_ref = self.behaviors.create_order(test_model)
+        self.assertEqual(202, create_resp.status_code)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(order_ref)
+
     @utils.parameterized_dataset({
         'int': [123]
     })