diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_cipher.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_cipher.function
index 6073421a9..4e616d3ef 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_cipher.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_cipher.function
@@ -21,10 +21,129 @@ void mbedtls_cipher_list(  )
 }
 /* END_CASE */
 
-/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_CHECK_PARAMS:!MBEDTLS_PARAM_FAILED_ALT */
-void cipher_invalid_param( )
+/* BEGIN_CASE */
+void cipher_invalid_param_unconditional( )
 {
+    mbedtls_cipher_context_t valid_ctx;
     mbedtls_cipher_context_t invalid_ctx;
+    mbedtls_operation_t valid_operation = MBEDTLS_ENCRYPT;
+    mbedtls_cipher_padding_t valid_mode = MBEDTLS_PADDING_ZEROS;
+    unsigned char valid_buffer[] = { 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07 };
+    int valid_size = sizeof(valid_buffer);
+    int valid_bitlen = valid_size * 8;
+    const mbedtls_cipher_info_t *valid_info = mbedtls_cipher_info_from_type(
+        *( mbedtls_cipher_list() ) );
+    size_t size_t_var;
+
+    mbedtls_cipher_init( &valid_ctx );
+    mbedtls_cipher_setup( &valid_ctx, valid_info );
+    mbedtls_cipher_init( &invalid_ctx );
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_setup() */
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_setup( &valid_ctx, NULL ) ==
+                 MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_get_block_size() */
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_get_block_size( &invalid_ctx ) == 0 );
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_get_cipher_mode() */
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_get_cipher_mode( &invalid_ctx ) ==
+                 MBEDTLS_MODE_NONE );
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_get_iv_size() */
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_get_iv_size( &invalid_ctx ) == 0 );
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_get_type() */
+    TEST_ASSERT(
+        mbedtls_cipher_get_type( &invalid_ctx ) ==
+        MBEDTLS_CIPHER_NONE);
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_get_name() */
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_get_name( &invalid_ctx ) == 0 );
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_get_key_bitlen() */
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_get_key_bitlen( &invalid_ctx ) ==
+                 MBEDTLS_KEY_LENGTH_NONE );
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_get_operation() */
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_get_operation( &invalid_ctx ) ==
+                 MBEDTLS_OPERATION_NONE );
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_setkey() */
+    TEST_ASSERT(
+        mbedtls_cipher_setkey( &invalid_ctx,
+                               valid_buffer,
+                               valid_bitlen,
+                               valid_operation ) ==
+        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_set_iv() */
+    TEST_ASSERT(
+        mbedtls_cipher_set_iv( &invalid_ctx,
+                               valid_buffer,
+                               valid_size ) ==
+        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_reset() */
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_reset( &invalid_ctx ) ==
+                 MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_GCM_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_CHACHAPOLY_C)
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_update_ad() */
+    TEST_ASSERT(
+        mbedtls_cipher_update_ad( &invalid_ctx,
+                                  valid_buffer,
+                                  valid_size ) ==
+        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+#endif /* defined(MBEDTLS_GCM_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_CHACHAPOLY_C) */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_WITH_PADDING)
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_set_padding_mode() */
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_set_padding_mode( &invalid_ctx, valid_mode ) ==
+                 MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+#endif
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_update() */
+    TEST_ASSERT(
+        mbedtls_cipher_update( &invalid_ctx,
+                               valid_buffer,
+                               valid_size,
+                               valid_buffer,
+                               &size_t_var ) ==
+        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_finish() */
+    TEST_ASSERT(
+        mbedtls_cipher_finish( &invalid_ctx,
+                               valid_buffer,
+                               &size_t_var ) ==
+        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_GCM_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_CHACHAPOLY_C)
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_write_tag() */
+    TEST_ASSERT(
+        mbedtls_cipher_write_tag( &invalid_ctx,
+                                  valid_buffer,
+                                  valid_size ) ==
+        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    /* mbedtls_cipher_check_tag() */
+    TEST_ASSERT(
+        mbedtls_cipher_check_tag( &invalid_ctx,
+                                  valid_buffer,
+                                  valid_size ) ==
+        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+#endif /* defined(MBEDTLS_GCM_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_CHACHAPOLY_C) */
+
+exit:
+    mbedtls_cipher_free( &invalid_ctx );
+    mbedtls_cipher_free( &valid_ctx );
+}
+/* END_CASE */
+
+/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_CHECK_PARAMS:!MBEDTLS_PARAM_FAILED_ALT */
+void cipher_invalid_param_conditional( )
+{
     mbedtls_cipher_context_t valid_ctx;
 
     mbedtls_operation_t valid_operation = MBEDTLS_ENCRYPT;
@@ -39,58 +158,43 @@ void cipher_invalid_param( )
     size_t size_t_var;
 
     /* mbedtls_cipher_init() */
-    TEST_VALID_PARAM( mbedtls_cipher_init( &invalid_ctx ) );
     TEST_VALID_PARAM( mbedtls_cipher_init( &valid_ctx ) );
-
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM( mbedtls_cipher_init( NULL ) );
 
     /* mbedtls_cipher_setup() */
+    TEST_VALID_PARAM( mbedtls_cipher_setup( &valid_ctx, valid_info ) );
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
         MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
         mbedtls_cipher_setup( NULL, valid_info ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_setup( &valid_ctx, NULL ) ==
-                 MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
 
     /* mbedtls_cipher_get_block_size() */
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( 0, mbedtls_cipher_get_block_size( NULL ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_get_block_size( &invalid_ctx ) == 0 );
 
     /* mbedtls_cipher_get_cipher_mode() */
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
         MBEDTLS_MODE_NONE,
         mbedtls_cipher_get_cipher_mode( NULL ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_get_cipher_mode( &invalid_ctx ) ==
-                 MBEDTLS_MODE_NONE );
 
     /* mbedtls_cipher_get_iv_size() */
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( 0, mbedtls_cipher_get_iv_size( NULL ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_get_iv_size( &invalid_ctx ) == 0 );
 
     /* mbedtls_cipher_get_type() */
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
         MBEDTLS_CIPHER_NONE,
         mbedtls_cipher_get_type( NULL ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT(
-        mbedtls_cipher_get_type( &invalid_ctx ) ==
-        MBEDTLS_CIPHER_NONE);
 
     /* mbedtls_cipher_get_name() */
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( 0, mbedtls_cipher_get_name( NULL ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_get_name( &invalid_ctx ) == 0 );
 
     /* mbedtls_cipher_get_key_bitlen() */
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
         MBEDTLS_KEY_LENGTH_NONE,
         mbedtls_cipher_get_key_bitlen( NULL ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_get_key_bitlen( &invalid_ctx ) ==
-                 MBEDTLS_KEY_LENGTH_NONE );
 
     /* mbedtls_cipher_get_operation() */
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
         MBEDTLS_OPERATION_NONE,
         mbedtls_cipher_get_operation( NULL ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_get_operation( &invalid_ctx ) ==
-                 MBEDTLS_OPERATION_NONE );
 
     /* mbedtls_cipher_setkey() */
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
@@ -99,12 +203,6 @@ void cipher_invalid_param( )
                                valid_buffer,
                                valid_bitlen,
                                valid_operation ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT(
-        mbedtls_cipher_setkey( &invalid_ctx,
-                               valid_buffer,
-                               valid_bitlen,
-                               valid_operation ) ==
-        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
         MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
         mbedtls_cipher_setkey( &valid_ctx,
@@ -124,11 +222,6 @@ void cipher_invalid_param( )
         mbedtls_cipher_set_iv( NULL,
                                valid_buffer,
                                valid_size ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT(
-        mbedtls_cipher_set_iv( &invalid_ctx,
-                               valid_buffer,
-                               valid_size ) ==
-        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
         MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
         mbedtls_cipher_set_iv( &valid_ctx,
@@ -138,8 +231,6 @@ void cipher_invalid_param( )
     /* mbedtls_cipher_reset() */
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
                             mbedtls_cipher_reset( NULL ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_reset( &invalid_ctx ) ==
-                 MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_GCM_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_CHACHAPOLY_C)
     /* mbedtls_cipher_update_ad() */
@@ -148,11 +239,6 @@ void cipher_invalid_param( )
         mbedtls_cipher_update_ad( NULL,
                                   valid_buffer,
                                   valid_size ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT(
-        mbedtls_cipher_update_ad( &invalid_ctx,
-                                  valid_buffer,
-                                  valid_size ) ==
-        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
         MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
         mbedtls_cipher_update_ad( &valid_ctx,
@@ -164,8 +250,6 @@ void cipher_invalid_param( )
     /* mbedtls_cipher_set_padding_mode() */
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
                             mbedtls_cipher_set_padding_mode( NULL, valid_mode ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_cipher_set_padding_mode( &invalid_ctx, valid_mode ) ==
-                 MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
 #endif
 
     /* mbedtls_cipher_update() */
@@ -176,13 +260,6 @@ void cipher_invalid_param( )
                                valid_size,
                                valid_buffer,
                                &size_t_var ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT(
-        mbedtls_cipher_update( &invalid_ctx,
-                               valid_buffer,
-                               valid_size,
-                               valid_buffer,
-                               &size_t_var ) ==
-        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
         MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
         mbedtls_cipher_update( &valid_ctx,
@@ -208,11 +285,6 @@ void cipher_invalid_param( )
         mbedtls_cipher_finish( NULL,
                                valid_buffer,
                                &size_t_var ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT(
-        mbedtls_cipher_finish( &invalid_ctx,
-                               valid_buffer,
-                               &size_t_var ) ==
-        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
         MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
         mbedtls_cipher_finish( &valid_ctx,
@@ -231,11 +303,6 @@ void cipher_invalid_param( )
         mbedtls_cipher_write_tag( NULL,
                                   valid_buffer,
                                   valid_size ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT(
-        mbedtls_cipher_write_tag( &invalid_ctx,
-                                  valid_buffer,
-                                  valid_size ) ==
-        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
         MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
         mbedtls_cipher_write_tag( &valid_ctx,
@@ -248,11 +315,6 @@ void cipher_invalid_param( )
         mbedtls_cipher_check_tag( NULL,
                                   valid_buffer,
                                   valid_size ) );
-    TEST_ASSERT(
-        mbedtls_cipher_check_tag( &invalid_ctx,
-                                  valid_buffer,
-                                  valid_size ) ==
-        MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
     TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET(
         MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
         mbedtls_cipher_check_tag( &valid_ctx,
@@ -413,7 +475,6 @@ void cipher_invalid_param( )
     /* mbedtls_cipher_free() */
     TEST_VALID_PARAM( mbedtls_cipher_free( NULL ) );
 exit:
-    TEST_VALID_PARAM( mbedtls_cipher_free( &invalid_ctx ) );
     TEST_VALID_PARAM( mbedtls_cipher_free( &valid_ctx ) );
 }
 /* END_CASE */
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_cipher.misc.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_cipher.misc.data
index 07783c300..25bfd407d 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_cipher.misc.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_cipher.misc.data
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-CIPHER - Invalid parameters
-cipher_invalid_param:
+CIPHER - Conditional invalid parameter checks
+cipher_invalid_param_conditional:
+
+CIPHER - Unconditional invalid parameter checks
+cipher_invalid_param_unconditional: