diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/actions/identity_proofs.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/actions/identity_proofs.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 449debf6..00000000
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/actions/identity_proofs.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import api from '../api';
-
-export const IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_REQUEST = 'IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_REQUEST';
-export const IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_SUCCESS = 'IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_SUCCESS';
-export const IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_FAIL    = 'IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_FAIL';
-
-export const fetchAccountIdentityProofs = accountId => (dispatch, getState) => {
-  dispatch(fetchAccountIdentityProofsRequest(accountId));
-
-  api(getState).get(`/api/v1/accounts/${accountId}/identity_proofs`)
-    .then(({ data }) => dispatch(fetchAccountIdentityProofsSuccess(accountId, data)))
-    .catch(err => dispatch(fetchAccountIdentityProofsFail(accountId, err)));
-};
-
-export const fetchAccountIdentityProofsRequest = id => ({
-  type: IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_REQUEST,
-  id,
-});
-
-export const fetchAccountIdentityProofsSuccess = (accountId, identity_proofs) => ({
-  type: IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_SUCCESS,
-  accountId,
-  identity_proofs,
-});
-
-export const fetchAccountIdentityProofsFail = (accountId, err) => ({
-  type: IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_FAIL,
-  accountId,
-  err,
-});
diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/panel/profile_info_panel.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/panel/profile_info_panel.js
index 2f5ca887..1000827d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/panel/profile_info_panel.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/panel/profile_info_panel.js
@@ -18,21 +18,11 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   memberSince: { id: 'account.member_since', defaultMessage: 'Member since {date}' },
 })
 
-const mapStateToProps = (state, { account }) => {
-  const identityProofs = !!account ? state.getIn(['identity_proofs', account.get('id')], ImmutableList()) : ImmutableList()
-  return {
-    identityProofs,
-    domain: state.getIn(['meta', 'domain']),
-  }
-}
-
 export default
-@connect(mapStateToProps, null)
 @injectIntl
 class ProfileInfoPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
-    identityProofs: ImmutablePropTypes.list,
     account: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     noPanel: PropTypes.bool,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
@@ -42,7 +32,6 @@ class ProfileInfoPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const {
       intl,
       account,
-      identityProofs,
       noPanel
     } = this.props
 
@@ -112,35 +101,9 @@ class ProfileInfoPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             </Fragment>
           }
 
-          {(fields.size > 0 || identityProofs.size > 0) && (
+          {
+            fields.size > 0 && 
             <div className={[_s.default]}>
-              {identityProofs.map((proof, i) => (
-                <Fragment>
-                  <Divider isSmall />
-                  <dl className={[_s.default, _s.flexRow, _s.alignItemsCenter].join(' ')} key={`profile-identity-proof-${i}`}>
-                    <dt
-                      className={_s.dangerousContent}
-                      dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: proof.get('provider') }}
-                    />
-
-                    { /* : todo : */}
-                    <dd className='verified'>
-                      <a href={proof.get('proof_url')} target='_blank' rel={DEFAULT_REL}>
-                        <span title={intl.formatMessage(messages.linkVerifiedOn, { date: intl.formatDate(proof.get('updated_at'), dateFormatOptions) })}>
-                          <Icon id='check' size='12px' className='verified__mark' />
-                        </span>
-                      </a>
-                      <a href={proof.get('profile_url')} target='_blank' rel={DEFAULT_REL}>
-                        <span
-                          className={_s.dangerousContent}
-                          dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: ' ' + proof.get('provider_username') }}
-                        />
-                      </a>
-                    </dd>
-                  </dl>
-                </Fragment>
-              ))}
-
               {
                 fields.map((pair, i) => (
                   <Fragment>
@@ -160,9 +123,8 @@ class ProfileInfoPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                   </Fragment>
                 ))
               }
-
             </div>
-          )}
+          }
 
         </div>
       </Wrapper>
diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/features/account_timeline.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/features/account_timeline.js
index eb9a16df..f25ad168 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/features/account_timeline.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/features/account_timeline.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component'
 import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable'
 import { injectIntl, defineMessages } from 'react-intl'
 import { expandAccountFeaturedTimeline, expandAccountTimeline } from '../actions/timelines'
-import { fetchAccountIdentityProofs } from '../actions/identity_proofs'
 import StatusList from '../components/status_list'
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
@@ -46,8 +45,6 @@ class AccountTimeline extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const { accountId, commentsOnly } = this.props
 
     if (accountId && accountId !== -1) {
-      this.props.dispatch(fetchAccountIdentityProofs(accountId))
-
       if (!commentsOnly) {
         this.props.dispatch(expandAccountFeaturedTimeline(accountId))
       }
@@ -58,8 +55,6 @@ class AccountTimeline extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
     if (nextProps.accountId && nextProps.accountId !== -1 && (nextProps.accountId !== this.props.accountId && nextProps.accountId) || nextProps.commentsOnly !== this.props.commentsOnly) {
-      this.props.dispatch(fetchAccountIdentityProofs(nextProps.accountId))
-
       if (!nextProps.commentsOnly) {
         this.props.dispatch(expandAccountFeaturedTimeline(nextProps.accountId))
       }
diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/identity_proofs.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/identity_proofs.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 58af0a5f..00000000
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/identity_proofs.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import { Map as ImmutableMap, fromJS } from 'immutable';
-import {
-  IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_REQUEST,
-  IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_SUCCESS,
-  IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_FAIL,
-} from '../actions/identity_proofs';
-
-const initialState = ImmutableMap();
-
-export default function identityProofsReducer(state = initialState, action) {
-  switch(action.type) {
-  case IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_REQUEST:
-    return state.set('isLoading', true);
-  case IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_FAIL:
-    return state.set('isLoading', false);
-  case IDENTITY_PROOFS_ACCOUNT_FETCH_SUCCESS:
-    return state.update(identity_proofs => identity_proofs.withMutations(map => {
-      map.set('isLoading', false);
-      map.set('loaded', true);
-      map.set(action.accountId, fromJS(action.identity_proofs));
-    }));
-  default:
-    return state;
-  }
-};
diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/index.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/index.js
index 86c6c4aa..607954a2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/reducers/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import group_lists from './group_lists'
 import group_relationships from './group_relationships'
 import hashtags from './hashtags'
 import height_cache from './height_cache'
-import identity_proofs from './identity_proofs'
 import lists from './lists'
 import listAdder from './list_adder'
 import listEditor from './list_editor'
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ const reducers = {
   group_relationships,
   hashtags,
   height_cache,
-  identity_proofs,
   lists,
   listAdder,
   listEditor,
diff --git a/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
index 115d8474..b79b4c43 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
@@ -44,15 +44,6 @@
             = fields_f.input :name, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.account.fields.name'), input_html: { maxlength: 255 }
             = fields_f.input :value, placeholder: t('simple_form.labels.account.fields.value'), input_html: { maxlength: 255 }
 
-    .fields-row__column.fields-group.fields-row__column-6
-      %h6= t('verification.verification')
-      %p.hint= t('verification.explanation_html')
-
-      .input-copy
-        .input-copy__wrapper
-          %input{ type: :text, maxlength: '999', spellcheck: 'false', readonly: 'true', value: link_to('Gab Social', ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.url_for(@account), rel: 'me').to_str }
-        %button{ type: :button }= t('generic.copy')
-
   .actions
     = f.button :button, t('generic.save_changes'), type: :submit
 
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 5162d13a..258bd245 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
         resources :followers, only: :index, controller: 'accounts/follower_accounts'
         resources :following, only: :index, controller: 'accounts/following_accounts'
         resources :lists, only: :index, controller: 'accounts/lists'
-        resources :identity_proofs, only: :index, controller: 'accounts/identity_proofs'
 
         member do
           post :follow