diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MKeyVerificationRequest.js b/src/components/views/messages/MKeyVerificationRequest.js
index 32f75d9895..ae793556d8 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MKeyVerificationRequest.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MKeyVerificationRequest.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export default class MKeyVerificationRequest extends React.Component {
 
     _openRequest = () => {
         const {verificationRequest} = this.props.mxEvent;
-        dis.dispatch({action: "show_right_panel"});
         dis.dispatch({
             action: "set_right_panel_phase",
             phase: RIGHT_PANEL_PHASES.EncryptionPanel,
diff --git a/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js b/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js
index c681ca0951..479a3e3f93 100644
--- a/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js
+++ b/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ export default class VerificationRequestToast extends React.PureComponent {
         }
         try {
             await request.accept();
-            dis.dispatch({action: "show_right_panel"});
             dis.dispatch({
                 action: "set_right_panel_phase",
                 phase: RIGHT_PANEL_PHASES.EncryptionPanel,
diff --git a/src/stores/RightPanelStorePhases.js b/src/stores/RightPanelStorePhases.js
index 7783f960d6..d9af320233 100644
--- a/src/stores/RightPanelStorePhases.js
+++ b/src/stores/RightPanelStorePhases.js
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ export const RIGHT_PANEL_PHASES = Object.freeze({
     FilePanel: 'FilePanel',
     NotificationPanel: 'NotificationPanel',
     RoomMemberInfo: 'RoomMemberInfo',
-    Room3pidMemberInfo: 'Room3pidMemberInfo',
     EncryptionPanel: 'EncryptionPanel',
+
+    Room3pidMemberInfo: 'Room3pidMemberInfo',
     // Group stuff
     GroupMemberList: 'GroupMemberList',
     GroupRoomList: 'GroupRoomList',