diff --git a/protos/SignalService.proto b/protos/SignalService.proto
index dce4018ae35..5fc976738bb 100644
--- a/protos/SignalService.proto
+++ b/protos/SignalService.proto
@@ -689,10 +689,10 @@ message ContactDetails {
   optional string   aci           = 9;
   optional string   name          = 2;
   optional Avatar   avatar        = 3;
-  optional string   color         = 4;
-  optional Verified verified      = 5;
-  optional bytes    profileKey    = 6;
-  optional bool     blocked       = 7;
+  // reserved           4; // formerly color
+  // reserved           5; // formerly verified
+  // reserved           6; // formerly profileKey
+  // reserved           7; // formerly blocked
   optional uint32   expireTimer   = 8;
   optional uint32   inboxPosition = 10;
 }
diff --git a/ts/textsecure/ContactsParser.ts b/ts/textsecure/ContactsParser.ts
index 14b639b9f0c..d309bc0fe6d 100644
--- a/ts/textsecure/ContactsParser.ts
+++ b/ts/textsecure/ContactsParser.ts
@@ -197,24 +197,8 @@ function prepareContact(
       ? DurationInSeconds.fromSeconds(proto.expireTimer)
       : undefined;
 
-  const verified =
-    proto.verified && proto.verified.destinationAci
-      ? {
-          ...proto.verified,
-
-          destinationAci: normalizeAci(
-            proto.verified.destinationAci,
-            'ContactBuffer.verified.destinationAci'
-          ),
-        }
-      : proto.verified;
-
   // We reject incoming contacts with invalid aci information
-  if (
-    (proto.aci && !isAciString(proto.aci)) ||
-    (proto.verified?.destinationAci &&
-      !isAciString(proto.verified.destinationAci))
-  ) {
+  if (proto.aci && !isAciString(proto.aci)) {
     log.warn('ParseContactsTransform: Dropping contact with invalid aci');
 
     return undefined;
@@ -224,7 +208,6 @@ function prepareContact(
     ...proto,
     expireTimer,
     aci,
-    verified,
     avatar,
     number: dropNull(proto.number),
   };