diff --git a/src/aheader.rs b/src/aheader.rs
index 9899c1978..ac9a54f60 100644
--- a/src/aheader.rs
+++ b/src/aheader.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 
 use anyhow::{bail, Context as _, Error, Result};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::fmt;
 use std::str::FromStr;
-use std::{fmt, str};
 
-use crate::contact::addr_cmp;
-use crate::headerdef::{HeaderDef, HeaderDefMap};
 use crate::key::{DcKey, SignedPublicKey};
 
 /// Possible values for encryption preference
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for EncryptPreference {
     }
 }
 
-impl str::FromStr for EncryptPreference {
+impl FromStr for EncryptPreference {
     type Err = Error;
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self> {
@@ -69,29 +67,6 @@ impl Aheader {
             prefer_encrypt,
         }
     }
-
-    /// Tries to parse Autocrypt header.
-    ///
-    /// If there is none, returns None. If the header is present but cannot be parsed, returns an
-    /// error.
-    pub fn from_headers(
-        wanted_from: &str,
-        headers: &[mailparse::MailHeader<'_>],
-    ) -> Result<Option<Self>> {
-        if let Some(value) = headers.get_header_value(HeaderDef::Autocrypt) {
-            let header = Self::from_str(&value)?;
-            if !addr_cmp(&header.addr, wanted_from) {
-                bail!(
-                    "Autocrypt header address {:?} is not {:?}",
-                    header.addr,
-                    wanted_from
-                );
-            }
-            Ok(Some(header))
-        } else {
-            Ok(None)
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Aheader {
@@ -118,7 +93,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Aheader {
     }
 }
 
-impl str::FromStr for Aheader {
+impl FromStr for Aheader {
     type Err = Error;
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self> {
diff --git a/src/decrypt.rs b/src/decrypt.rs
index 68bcba737..b7f831ab0 100644
--- a/src/decrypt.rs
+++ b/src/decrypt.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! End-to-end decryption support.
 
 use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use mailparse::ParsedMail;
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::headerdef::{HeaderDef, HeaderDefMap};
 use crate::key::{DcKey, Fingerprint, SignedPublicKey, SignedSecretKey};
 use crate::keyring::Keyring;
-use crate::log::LogExt;
 use crate::peerstate::Peerstate;
 use crate::pgp;
 
@@ -72,9 +72,25 @@ pub(crate) async fn prepare_decryption(
         });
     }
 
-    let autocrypt_header = Aheader::from_headers(from, &mail.headers)
-        .ok_or_log_msg(context, "Failed to parse Autocrypt header")
-        .flatten();
+    let autocrypt_header =
+        if let Some(autocrypt_header_value) = mail.headers.get_header_value(HeaderDef::Autocrypt) {
+            match Aheader::from_str(&autocrypt_header_value) {
+                Ok(header) if addr_cmp(&header.addr, from) => Some(header),
+                Ok(header) => {
+                    warn!(
+                        context,
+                        "Autocrypt header address {:?} is not {:?}.", header.addr, from
+                    );
+                    None
+                }
+                Err(err) => {
+                    warn!(context, "Failed to parse Autocrypt header: {:#}.", err);
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
 
     let dkim_results = handle_authres(context, mail, from, message_time).await?;