diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 09775564c..4a3dbdc9d 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_set_chat_protection(
         return 0;
     }
     let ctx = &*context;
-    let protect = if let Some(s) = contact::ProtectionStatus::from_i32(protect) {
+    let protect = if let Some(s) = ProtectionStatus::from_i32(protect) {
         s
     } else {
         eprintln!("bad protect-value for dc_set_chat_protection()");
@@ -1078,10 +1078,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_set_chat_protection(
     block_on(async move {
         match ChatId::new(chat_id).set_protection(&ctx, protect).await {
             Ok(()) => 1,
-            Err(err) => {
-                error!(ctx, "Cannot protect chat. Are all members verified?");
-                0
-            }
+            Err(_) => 0,
         }
     })
 }
@@ -1207,7 +1204,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_create_group_chat(
         return 0;
     }
     let ctx = &*context;
-    let protect = if let Some(s) = contact::ProtectionStatus::from_i32(protect) {
+    let protect = if let Some(s) = ProtectionStatus::from_i32(protect) {
         s
     } else {
         return 0;
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/chat.py b/python/src/deltachat/chat.py
index 30cce4c72..bd3890b70 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/chat.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/chat.py
@@ -57,10 +57,7 @@ class Chat(object):
 
         :returns: True if chat is a group-chat, false if it's a contact 1:1 chat.
         """
-        return lib.dc_chat_get_type(self._dc_chat) in (
-            const.DC_CHAT_TYPE_GROUP,
-            const.DC_CHAT_TYPE_VERIFIED_GROUP
-        )
+        return lib.dc_chat_get_type(self._dc_chat) == const.DC_CHAT_TYPE_GROUP
 
     def is_deaddrop(self):
         """ return true if this chat is a deaddrop chat.
@@ -86,9 +83,9 @@ class Chat(object):
         return not lib.dc_chat_is_unpromoted(self._dc_chat)
 
     def is_protected(self):
-        """ return True if this chat is a verified group.
+        """ return True if this chat is a protected chat.
 
-        :returns: True if chat is verified, False otherwise.
+        :returns: True if chat is protected, False otherwise.
         """
         return lib.dc_chat_is_protected(self._dc_chat)
 
diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 3c6a9647a..ef863b231 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ pub struct ChatInfo {
     ///
     /// On the C API this number is one of the
     /// `DC_CHAT_TYPE_UNDEFINED`, `DC_CHAT_TYPE_SINGLE`,
-    /// `DC_CHAT_TYPE_GROUP` or `DC_CHAT_TYPE_VERIFIED_GROUP`
+    /// or `DC_CHAT_TYPE_GROUP`
     /// constants.
     #[serde(rename = "type")]
     pub type_: u32,