diff --git a/pymongo/asynchronous/encryption.py b/pymongo/asynchronous/encryption.py
index 4dfd36aa49..7f4f2f2a2f 100644
--- a/pymongo/asynchronous/encryption.py
+++ b/pymongo/asynchronous/encryption.py
@@ -714,10 +714,12 @@ def __init__(
         self._io_callbacks: Optional[_EncryptionIO] = _EncryptionIO(
             None, key_vault_coll, None, opts
         )
+
+        # Pass bypass_encryption=True to skip loading crypt_shared.
         self._encryption = AsyncExplicitEncrypter(
             self._io_callbacks,
             _create_mongocrypt_options(
-                kms_providers=kms_providers, schema_map=None, key_expiration_ms=key_expiration_ms
+                kms_providers=kms_providers, schema_map=None, key_expiration_ms=key_expiration_ms, bypass_encryption=True
             ),
         )
         # Use the same key vault collection as the callback.
diff --git a/pymongo/synchronous/encryption.py b/pymongo/synchronous/encryption.py
index 2d666b9763..9ffa00cad6 100644
--- a/pymongo/synchronous/encryption.py
+++ b/pymongo/synchronous/encryption.py
@@ -707,10 +707,15 @@ def __init__(
         self._io_callbacks: Optional[_EncryptionIO] = _EncryptionIO(
             None, key_vault_coll, None, opts
         )
+
+        # Pass bypass_encryption=True to skip loading crypt_shared.
         self._encryption = ExplicitEncrypter(
             self._io_callbacks,
             _create_mongocrypt_options(
-                kms_providers=kms_providers, schema_map=None, key_expiration_ms=key_expiration_ms
+                kms_providers=kms_providers,
+                schema_map=None,
+                key_expiration_ms=key_expiration_ms,
+                bypass_encryption=True,
             ),
         )
         # Use the same key vault collection as the callback.