diff --git a/examples/federation-actix/activities/accept.rs b/examples/federation-actix/activities/accept.rs
index 1022685..a08048f 100644
--- a/examples/federation-actix/activities/accept.rs
+++ b/examples/federation-actix/activities/accept.rs
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Accept {
         self.actor.inner()
     }
 
-    async fn verify(
-        &self,
-        _data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
-        _request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     async fn receive(
         self,
         _data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
diff --git a/examples/federation-actix/activities/create_note.rs b/examples/federation-actix/activities/create_note.rs
index 3d28878..7ec2060 100644
--- a/examples/federation-actix/activities/create_note.rs
+++ b/examples/federation-actix/activities/create_note.rs
@@ -50,15 +50,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CreateNote {
         self.actor.inner()
     }
 
-    async fn verify(
-        &self,
-        data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
-        request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        MyPost::verify(&self.object, self.id(), data, request_counter).await?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     async fn receive(
         self,
         data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
diff --git a/examples/federation-actix/activities/follow.rs b/examples/federation-actix/activities/follow.rs
index 0cc58f2..73a7f92 100644
--- a/examples/federation-actix/activities/follow.rs
+++ b/examples/federation-actix/activities/follow.rs
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Follow {
         self.actor.inner()
     }
 
-    async fn verify(
-        &self,
-        _data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
-        _request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     // Ignore clippy false positive: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/6446
     #[allow(clippy::await_holding_lock)]
     async fn receive(
diff --git a/examples/federation-actix/objects/note.rs b/examples/federation-actix/objects/note.rs
index d59b1c4..d6b58d6 100644
--- a/examples/federation-actix/objects/note.rs
+++ b/examples/federation-actix/objects/note.rs
@@ -64,15 +64,6 @@ impl ApubObject for MyPost {
         })
     }
 
-    async fn verify(
-        _apub: &Self::ApubType,
-        _expected_domain: &Url,
-        _data: &Self::DataType,
-        _request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     async fn from_apub(
         apub: Self::ApubType,
         data: &Self::DataType,
diff --git a/examples/federation-actix/objects/person.rs b/examples/federation-actix/objects/person.rs
index 9b7d19c..311d4fa 100644
--- a/examples/federation-actix/objects/person.rs
+++ b/examples/federation-actix/objects/person.rs
@@ -159,15 +159,6 @@ impl ApubObject for MyUser {
         })
     }
 
-    async fn verify(
-        _apub: &Self::ApubType,
-        _expected_domain: &Url,
-        _data: &Self::DataType,
-        _request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     async fn from_apub(
         apub: Self::ApubType,
         _data: &Self::DataType,
diff --git a/examples/federation-axum/activities/accept.rs b/examples/federation-axum/activities/accept.rs
index 1022685..a08048f 100644
--- a/examples/federation-axum/activities/accept.rs
+++ b/examples/federation-axum/activities/accept.rs
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Accept {
         self.actor.inner()
     }
 
-    async fn verify(
-        &self,
-        _data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
-        _request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     async fn receive(
         self,
         _data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
diff --git a/examples/federation-axum/activities/create_note.rs b/examples/federation-axum/activities/create_note.rs
index 3d28878..7ec2060 100644
--- a/examples/federation-axum/activities/create_note.rs
+++ b/examples/federation-axum/activities/create_note.rs
@@ -50,15 +50,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CreateNote {
         self.actor.inner()
     }
 
-    async fn verify(
-        &self,
-        data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
-        request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        MyPost::verify(&self.object, self.id(), data, request_counter).await?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     async fn receive(
         self,
         data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
diff --git a/examples/federation-axum/activities/follow.rs b/examples/federation-axum/activities/follow.rs
index 0cc58f2..73a7f92 100644
--- a/examples/federation-axum/activities/follow.rs
+++ b/examples/federation-axum/activities/follow.rs
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Follow {
         self.actor.inner()
     }
 
-    async fn verify(
-        &self,
-        _data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
-        _request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     // Ignore clippy false positive: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/6446
     #[allow(clippy::await_holding_lock)]
     async fn receive(
diff --git a/examples/federation-axum/objects/note.rs b/examples/federation-axum/objects/note.rs
index d59b1c4..d6b58d6 100644
--- a/examples/federation-axum/objects/note.rs
+++ b/examples/federation-axum/objects/note.rs
@@ -64,15 +64,6 @@ impl ApubObject for MyPost {
         })
     }
 
-    async fn verify(
-        _apub: &Self::ApubType,
-        _expected_domain: &Url,
-        _data: &Self::DataType,
-        _request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     async fn from_apub(
         apub: Self::ApubType,
         data: &Self::DataType,
diff --git a/examples/federation-axum/objects/person.rs b/examples/federation-axum/objects/person.rs
index 9b7d19c..311d4fa 100644
--- a/examples/federation-axum/objects/person.rs
+++ b/examples/federation-axum/objects/person.rs
@@ -159,15 +159,6 @@ impl ApubObject for MyUser {
         })
     }
 
-    async fn verify(
-        _apub: &Self::ApubType,
-        _expected_domain: &Url,
-        _data: &Self::DataType,
-        _request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     async fn from_apub(
         apub: Self::ApubType,
         _data: &Self::DataType,
diff --git a/src/core/actix/inbox.rs b/src/core/actix/inbox.rs
index 6848723..185fbe1 100644
--- a/src/core/actix/inbox.rs
+++ b/src/core/actix/inbox.rs
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ where
         actor.public_key(),
     )?;
 
-    debug!("Verifying activity {}", activity.id().to_string());
-    activity.verify(data, request_counter).await?;
-
     debug!("Receiving activity {}", activity.id().to_string());
     activity.receive(data, request_counter).await?;
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
diff --git a/src/core/axum/inbox.rs b/src/core/axum/inbox.rs
index 70b0b6c..da08cf8 100644
--- a/src/core/axum/inbox.rs
+++ b/src/core/axum/inbox.rs
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ where
 
     verify_signature(&headers, &method, &uri, actor.public_key())?;
 
-    debug!("Verifying activity {}", activity.id().to_string());
-    activity.verify(data, request_counter).await?;
-
     debug!("Receiving activity {}", activity.id().to_string());
     activity.receive(data, request_counter).await?;
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/core/object_id.rs b/src/core/object_id.rs
index 7bd9c61..5b74e31 100644
--- a/src/core/object_id.rs
+++ b/src/core/object_id.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ where
 
         let res2 = res?;
 
-        Kind::verify(&res2, self.inner(), data, request_counter).await?;
         Kind::from_apub(res2, data, request_counter).await
     }
 }
@@ -216,15 +215,6 @@ mod tests {
             todo!()
         }
 
-        async fn verify(
-            _apub: &Self::ApubType,
-            _expected_domain: &Url,
-            _data: &Self::DataType,
-            _request_counter: &mut i32,
-        ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-            todo!()
-        }
-
         async fn from_apub(
             _apub: Self::ApubType,
             _data: &Self::DataType,
diff --git a/src/deser/context.rs b/src/deser/context.rs
index d5ca763..c9fa38b 100644
--- a/src/deser/context.rs
+++ b/src/deser/context.rs
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@ where
         self.inner.actor()
     }
 
-    async fn verify(
-        &self,
-        data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
-        request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        self.inner.verify(data, request_counter).await
-    }
-
     async fn receive(
         self,
         data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
diff --git a/src/traits.rs b/src/traits.rs
index ad7c85b..7a21bba 100644
--- a/src/traits.rs
+++ b/src/traits.rs
@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@ pub trait ActivityHandler {
     /// `actor` field of activity
     fn actor(&self) -> &Url;
 
-    /// Verify that the activity is valid. If this method returns an error, the activity will be
-    /// discarded. This is separate from receive(), so that it can be called recursively on nested
-    /// objects, without storing something in the database by accident.
-    async fn verify(
-        &self,
-        data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
-        request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
-
     /// Receives the activity and stores its action in database.
     async fn receive(
         self,
@@ -50,14 +41,6 @@ where
         self.deref().actor()
     }
 
-    async fn verify(
-        &self,
-        data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
-        request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        self.deref().verify(data, request_counter).await
-    }
-
     async fn receive(
         self,
         data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
@@ -100,16 +83,6 @@ pub trait ApubObject {
     /// Trait for converting an object or actor into the respective ActivityPub type.
     async fn into_apub(self, data: &Self::DataType) -> Result<Self::ApubType, Self::Error>;
 
-    /// Verify that the object is valid. If this method returns an error, it will be
-    /// discarded. This is separate from from_apub(), so that it can be called recursively on nested
-    /// objects, without storing something in the database by accident.
-    async fn verify(
-        apub: &Self::ApubType,
-        expected_domain: &Url,
-        data: &Self::DataType,
-        request_counter: &mut i32,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
-
     /// Converts an object from ActivityPub type to Lemmy internal type.
     ///
     /// * `apub` The object to read from