diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/DeviceVerifyDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/DeviceVerifyDialog.js
index f8d66ae641..835b7daf02 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/DeviceVerifyDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/DeviceVerifyDialog.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export default class DeviceVerifyDialog extends React.Component {
                 const roomId = await ensureDMExistsAndOpen(this.props.userId);
                 // throws upon cancellation before having started
                 const request = await client.requestVerificationDM(
-                    this.props.userId, roomId, [verificationMethods.SAS],
+                    this.props.userId, roomId,
                 );
                 await request.waitFor(r => r.ready || r.started);
                 if (request.ready) {
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/NewSessionReviewDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/NewSessionReviewDialog.js
index 643a5a3c5d..53e97de9e0 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/NewSessionReviewDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/NewSessionReviewDialog.js
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ export default class NewSessionReviewDialog extends React.PureComponent {
         const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
         const request = await cli.requestVerification(
             userId,
-            [
-                verificationMethods.SAS,
-                SHOW_QR_CODE_METHOD,
-                SCAN_QR_CODE_METHOD,
-                verificationMethods.RECIPROCATE_QR_CODE,
-            ],
             [device.deviceId],
         );
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js
index 9db8de1ae3..db73f510a0 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js
@@ -157,12 +157,6 @@ async function verifyDevice(userId, device) {
             const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
             const verificationRequest = await cli.requestVerification(
                 userId,
-                [
-                    verificationMethods.SAS,
-                    SHOW_QR_CODE_METHOD,
-                    SCAN_QR_CODE_METHOD,
-                    verificationMethods.RECIPROCATE_QR_CODE,
-                ],
                 [device.deviceId],
             );
             dis.dispatch({