diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/display_name.js b/app/soapbox/components/display_name.js
index eca526679..87947af46 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/display_name.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/display_name.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 import HoverRefWrapper from 'soapbox/components/hover_ref_wrapper';
-import { isVerified } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
 import { displayFqn } from 'soapbox/utils/state';
 
 import { getAcct } from '../utils/accounts';
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ class DisplayName extends React.PureComponent {
     const { account, displayFqn, others, children, withDate } = this.props;
 
     let displayName, suffix;
-    const verified = isVerified(account);
+    const verified = account.get('verified');
 
     const createdAt = account.get('created_at');
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/account/components/header.js b/app/soapbox/features/account/components/header.js
index 8b5a5f258..4881d6b7d 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/account/components/header.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/account/components/header.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import {
   isStaff,
   isAdmin,
   isModerator,
-  isVerified,
   isLocal,
   isRemote,
   getDomain,
@@ -451,7 +450,7 @@ class Header extends ImmutablePureComponent {
         }
       }
 
-      if (isVerified(account)) {
+      if (account.get('verified')) {
         menu.push({
           text: intl.formatMessage(messages.unverifyUser, { name: account.get('username') }),
           action: this.props.onUnverifyUser,
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/components/profile_preview.js b/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/components/profile_preview.js
index 3b73e48f8..ad1db11ed 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/components/profile_preview.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/components/profile_preview.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import StillImage from 'soapbox/components/still_image';
 import VerificationBadge from 'soapbox/components/verification_badge';
-import { getAcct, isVerified } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
+import { getAcct } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
 import { displayFqn } from 'soapbox/utils/state';
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const ProfilePreview = ({ account, displayFqn }) => (
           <bdi>
             <strong className='emojify p-name'>
               {account.get('display_name')}
-              {isVerified(account) && <VerificationBadge />}
+              {account.get('verified') && <VerificationBadge />}
             </strong>
           </bdi>
           <span>@{getAcct(account, displayFqn)}</span>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.js b/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.js
index 5205f4eb6..300d965a7 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
   SimpleTextarea,
 } from 'soapbox/features/forms';
 import { makeGetAccount } from 'soapbox/selectors';
-import { isVerified } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
 import { getFeatures } from 'soapbox/utils/features';
 import resizeImage from 'soapbox/utils/resize_image';
 
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ class EditProfile extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   render() {
     const { intl, maxFields, account, verifiedCanEditName, supportsBirthdays, supportsEmailList } = this.props;
-    const verified = isVerified(account);
+    const verified = account.get('verified');
     const canEditName = verifiedCanEditName || !verified;
 
     return (
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_info_panel.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_info_panel.js
index bb0db2677..72e033e1e 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_info_panel.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_info_panel.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import Icon from 'soapbox/components/icon';
 import VerificationBadge from 'soapbox/components/verification_badge';
 import BundleContainer from 'soapbox/features/ui/containers/bundle_container';
 import { CryptoAddress } from 'soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components';
-import { getAcct, isAdmin, isModerator, isLocal, isVerified } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
+import { getAcct, isAdmin, isModerator, isLocal } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
 import { displayFqn } from 'soapbox/utils/state';
 
 import ProfileStats from './profile_stats';
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class ProfileInfoPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const deactivated = !account.getIn(['pleroma', 'is_active'], true);
     const displayNameHtml = deactivated ? { __html: intl.formatMessage(messages.deactivated) } : { __html: account.get('display_name_html') };
     const memberSinceDate = intl.formatDate(account.get('created_at'), { month: 'long', year: 'numeric' });
-    const verified = isVerified(account);
+    const verified = account.get('verified');
     const badges = this.getBadges();
 
     return (
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/user_panel.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/user_panel.js
index 9bf52c4da..36a48ce56 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/user_panel.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/user_panel.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import Avatar from 'soapbox/components/avatar';
 import StillImage from 'soapbox/components/still_image';
 import VerificationBadge from 'soapbox/components/verification_badge';
-import { getAcct, isVerified } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
+import { getAcct } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
 import { shortNumberFormat } from 'soapbox/utils/numbers';
 import { displayFqn } from 'soapbox/utils/state';
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class UserPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
               <h1>
                 <Link to={`/@${account.get('acct')}`}>
                   <span className='user-panel__account__name' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={displayNameHtml} />
-                  {isVerified(account) && <VerificationBadge />}
+                  {account.get('verified') && <VerificationBadge />}
                   <small className='user-panel__account__username'>@{getAcct(account, displayFqn)}</small>
                 </Link>
               </h1>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.js b/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.js
index af6dfdbbb..b72b4b97c 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.js
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ export const isLocal = account => {
 
 export const isRemote = account => !isLocal(account);
 
-export const isVerified = account => account.get('verified') === true;
-
 export const accountToMention = account => {
   return ImmutableMap({
     id: account.get('id'),