diff --git a/src/securejoin.rs b/src/securejoin.rs
index 1a50c39c1..4c9f34508 100644
--- a/src/securejoin.rs
+++ b/src/securejoin.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::aheader::EncryptPreference;
 use crate::chat::{self, Chat, ChatId, ChatIdBlocked, ProtectionStatus};
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::constants::{Blocked, Chattype};
-use crate::contact::{Contact, ContactId, Origin, VerifiedStatus};
+use crate::contact::{Contact, ContactId, Origin};
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::e2ee::ensure_secret_key_exists;
 use crate::events::EventType;
@@ -478,62 +478,48 @@ pub(crate) async fn handle_securejoin_handshake(
             }
             Ok(HandshakeMessage::Ignore) // "Done" would delete the message and break multi-device (the key from Autocrypt-header is needed)
         }
-        "vg-member-added" | "vc-contact-confirm" => {
-            /*=======================================================
-            ====             Bob - the joiner's side             ====
-            ====   Step 7 in "Setup verified contact" protocol   ====
-            =======================================================*/
+        /*=======================================================
+        ====             Bob - the joiner's side             ====
+        ====   Step 7 in "Setup verified contact" protocol   ====
+        =======================================================*/
+        "vc-contact-confirm" => match BobState::from_db(&context.sql).await? {
+            Some(bobstate) => bob::handle_contact_confirm(context, bobstate, mime_message).await,
+            None => Ok(HandshakeMessage::Ignore),
+        },
 
-            if let Some(member_added) = mime_message
+        "vg-member-added" => {
+            let Some(member_added) = mime_message
                 .get_header(HeaderDef::ChatGroupMemberAdded)
                 .map(|s| s.as_str())
-            {
-                if !context.is_self_addr(member_added).await? {
-                    info!(
-                        context,
-                        "Member {member_added} added by unrelated SecureJoin process"
-                    );
-                    return Ok(HandshakeMessage::Propagate);
-                }
+            else {
+                warn!(
+                    context,
+                    "vg-member-added without Chat-Group-Member-Added header"
+                );
+                return Ok(HandshakeMessage::Propagate);
+            };
+            if !context.is_self_addr(member_added).await? {
+                info!(
+                    context,
+                    "Member {member_added} added by unrelated SecureJoin process"
+                );
+                return Ok(HandshakeMessage::Propagate);
             }
             match BobState::from_db(&context.sql).await? {
                 Some(bobstate) => {
                     bob::handle_contact_confirm(context, bobstate, mime_message).await
                 }
-                None => match join_vg {
-                    true => Ok(HandshakeMessage::Propagate),
-                    false => Ok(HandshakeMessage::Ignore),
-                },
+                None => Ok(HandshakeMessage::Propagate),
             }
         }
+
         "vg-member-added-received" | "vc-contact-confirm-received" => {
             /*==========================================================
             ====              Alice - the inviter side              ====
             ====  Step 8 in "Out-of-band verified groups" protocol  ====
             ==========================================================*/
 
-            if let Ok(contact) = Contact::get_by_id(context, contact_id).await {
-                if contact.is_verified(context).await? == VerifiedStatus::Unverified {
-                    warn!(context, "{} invalid.", step);
-                    return Ok(HandshakeMessage::Ignore);
-                }
-                if join_vg {
-                    let field_grpid = mime_message
-                        .get_header(HeaderDef::SecureJoinGroup)
-                        .map(|s| s.as_str())
-                        .unwrap_or_else(|| "");
-                    if let Err(err) = chat::get_chat_id_by_grpid(context, field_grpid).await {
-                        warn!(context, "Failed to lookup chat_id from grpid: {}", err);
-                        return Err(
-                            err.context(format!("Chat for group {} not found", &field_grpid))
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-                Ok(HandshakeMessage::Ignore) // "Done" deletes the message and breaks multi-device
-            } else {
-                warn!(context, "{} invalid.", step);
-                Ok(HandshakeMessage::Ignore)
-            }
+            Ok(HandshakeMessage::Done) // "Done" deletes the message
         }
         _ => {
             warn!(context, "invalid step: {}", step);
diff --git a/src/securejoin/bob.rs b/src/securejoin/bob.rs
index bd448938f..1d0898d3a 100644
--- a/src/securejoin/bob.rs
+++ b/src/securejoin/bob.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub(super) async fn handle_auth_required(
 /// Handles `vc-contact-confirm` and `vg-member-added` handshake messages.
 ///
 /// # Bob - the joiner's side
-/// ## Step 4 in the "Setup Contact protocol"
+/// ## Step 7 in the "Setup Contact protocol"
 pub(super) async fn handle_contact_confirm(
     context: &Context,
     mut bobstate: BobState,
diff --git a/src/securejoin/bobstate.rs b/src/securejoin/bobstate.rs
index b46b45bed..a32c4348b 100644
--- a/src/securejoin/bobstate.rs
+++ b/src/securejoin/bobstate.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //! The [`BobState`] is only directly used to initially create it when starting the
 //! protocol.
 
-use anyhow::{Error, Result};
+use anyhow::Result;
 use rusqlite::Connection;
 
 use super::qrinvite::QrInvite;
@@ -335,36 +335,6 @@ impl BobState {
             context,
             "Bob Step 7 - handling vc-contact-confirm/vg-member-added message"
         );
-        let vg_expect_encrypted = match self.invite {
-            QrInvite::Contact { .. } => {
-                // setup-contact is always encrypted
-                true
-            }
-            QrInvite::Group { ref grpid, .. } => {
-                // This is buggy, result will always be
-                // false since the group is created by receive_imf for
-                // the very handshake message we're handling now.  But
-                // only after we have returned.  It does not impact
-                // the security invariants of secure-join however.
-
-                chat::get_chat_id_by_grpid(context, grpid)
-                    .await?
-                    .map_or(false, |(_chat_id, is_protected, _blocked)| is_protected)
-                // when joining a non-verified group
-                // the vg-member-added message may be unencrypted
-                // when not all group members have keys or prefer encryption.
-                // So only expect encryption if this is a verified group
-            }
-        };
-        if vg_expect_encrypted
-            && !encrypted_and_signed(context, mime_message, Some(self.invite.fingerprint()))
-        {
-            self.update_next(&context.sql, SecureJoinStep::Terminated)
-                .await?;
-            return Ok(Some(BobHandshakeStage::Terminated(
-                "Contact confirm message not encrypted",
-            )));
-        }
         mark_peer_as_verified(
             context,
             self.invite.fingerprint().clone(),
@@ -375,17 +345,6 @@ impl BobState {
             .await?;
         context.emit_event(EventType::ContactsChanged(None));
 
-        if let QrInvite::Group { .. } = self.invite {
-            let member_added = mime_message
-                .get_header(HeaderDef::ChatGroupMemberAdded)
-                .map(|s| s.as_str())
-                .ok_or_else(|| Error::msg("Missing Chat-Group-Member-Added header"))?;
-            if !context.is_self_addr(member_added).await? {
-                info!(context, "Message belongs to a different handshake (scaled up contact anyway to allow creation of group).");
-                return Ok(None);
-            }
-        }
-
         self.send_handshake_message(context, BobHandshakeMsg::ContactConfirmReceived)
             .await
             .map_err(|_| {