diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/contact.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/contact.rs
index c4fb5663e..9a98a75f9 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/contact.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/contact.rs
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ pub struct ContactObject {
     /// See [`Self::verifier_id`]/`Contact.verifierId` for a guidance how to display these information.
     is_verified: bool,
 
-    /// True if the contact profile title should have a green checkmark.
-    ///
-    /// This indicates whether 1:1 chat has a green checkmark
-    /// or will have a green checkmark if created.
-    is_profile_verified: bool,
-
     /// The contact ID that verified a contact.
     ///
     /// As verifier may be unknown,
@@ -87,7 +81,6 @@ impl ContactObject {
             None => None,
         };
         let is_verified = contact.is_verified(context).await?;
-        let is_profile_verified = contact.is_profile_verified(context).await?;
 
         let verifier_id = contact
             .get_verifier_id(context)
@@ -109,7 +102,6 @@ impl ContactObject {
             is_key_contact: contact.is_key_contact(),
             e2ee_avail: contact.e2ee_avail(context).await?,
             is_verified,
-            is_profile_verified,
             verifier_id,
             last_seen: contact.last_seen(),
             was_seen_recently: contact.was_seen_recently(),
diff --git a/src/contact.rs b/src/contact.rs
index a9925a04f..84750a00d 100644
--- a/src/contact.rs
+++ b/src/contact.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use tokio::task;
 use tokio::time::{Duration, timeout};
 
 use crate::blob::BlobObject;
-use crate::chat::{ChatId, ChatIdBlocked, ProtectionStatus};
+use crate::chat::ChatId;
 use crate::color::str_to_color;
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::constants::{self, Blocked, Chattype};
@@ -1650,29 +1650,6 @@ impl Contact {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns if the contact profile title should display a green checkmark.
-    ///
-    /// This generally should be consistent with the 1:1 chat with the contact
-    /// so 1:1 chat with the contact and the contact profile
-    /// either both display the green checkmark or both don't display a green checkmark.
-    ///
-    /// UI often knows beforehand if a chat exists and can also call
-    /// `chat.is_protected()` (if there is a chat)
-    /// or `contact.is_verified()` (if there is no chat) directly.
-    /// This is often easier and also skips some database calls.
-    pub async fn is_profile_verified(&self, context: &Context) -> Result<bool> {
-        let contact_id = self.id;
-
-        if let Some(ChatIdBlocked { id: chat_id, .. }) =
-            ChatIdBlocked::lookup_by_contact(context, contact_id).await?
-        {
-            Ok(chat_id.is_protected(context).await? == ProtectionStatus::Protected)
-        } else {
-            // 1:1 chat does not exist.
-            Ok(self.is_verified(context).await?)
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Returns the number of real (i.e. non-special) contacts in the database.
     pub async fn get_real_cnt(context: &Context) -> Result<usize> {
         if !context.sql.is_open().await {
diff --git a/src/contact/contact_tests.rs b/src/contact/contact_tests.rs
index 48f2f2af4..646956539 100644
--- a/src/contact/contact_tests.rs
+++ b/src/contact/contact_tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use deltachat_contact_tools::{addr_cmp, may_be_valid_addr};
 
 use super::*;
-use crate::chat::{Chat, get_chat_contacts, send_text_msg};
+use crate::chat::{Chat, ProtectionStatus, get_chat_contacts, send_text_msg};
 use crate::chatlist::Chatlist;
 use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf;
 use crate::test_utils::{self, TestContext, TestContextManager, TimeShiftFalsePositiveNote};
@@ -1302,7 +1302,6 @@ async fn test_self_is_verified() -> Result<()> {
 
     let contact = Contact::get_by_id(&alice, ContactId::SELF).await?;
     assert_eq!(contact.is_verified(&alice).await?, true);
-    assert!(contact.is_profile_verified(&alice).await?);
     assert!(contact.get_verifier_id(&alice).await?.is_none());
     assert!(contact.is_key_contact());