diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.tsx b/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.tsx
index eb59fbb15d..881dac33d4 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.tsx
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ export default class VerificationPanel extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IStat
 
         return (
             <div className="mx_UserInfo_container mx_VerificationPanel_verified_section">
-                <h3>{ _t("Verified") }</h3>
                 <p>{ description }</p>
                 <E2EIcon isUser={true} status={E2EState.Verified} size={128} hideTooltip={true} />
                 { text ? <p>{ text }</p> : null }
@@ -325,7 +324,6 @@ export default class VerificationPanel extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IStat
                                 isSelf={request.isSelfVerification}
                             /> : <Spinner />;
                         return <div className="mx_UserInfo_container">
-                            <h3>{ _t("Compare emoji") }</h3>
                             { emojis }
                         </div>;
                     }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index cfe8726325..51fd51316a 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1931,7 +1931,6 @@
     "You've successfully verified your device!": "You've successfully verified your device!",
     "You've successfully verified %(deviceName)s (%(deviceId)s)!": "You've successfully verified %(deviceName)s (%(deviceId)s)!",
     "You've successfully verified %(displayName)s!": "You've successfully verified %(displayName)s!",
-    "Verified": "Verified",
     "Got it": "Got it",
     "Start verification again from the notification.": "Start verification again from the notification.",
     "Start verification again from their profile.": "Start verification again from their profile.",
@@ -1940,7 +1939,6 @@
     "%(displayName)s cancelled verification.": "%(displayName)s cancelled verification.",
     "You cancelled verification.": "You cancelled verification.",
     "Verification cancelled": "Verification cancelled",
-    "Compare emoji": "Compare emoji",
     "Call declined": "Call declined",
     "Call back": "Call back",
     "No answer": "No answer",