diff --git a/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js b/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js
index 61d26c60cc..5125e20261 100644
--- a/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js
+++ b/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ export default class VerificationRequestToast extends React.PureComponent {
                 let {counter} = this.state;
                 counter = Math.max(0, counter - 1);
                 this.setState({counter});
-
-                if (counter == 0) {
-                    clearInterval(this._intervalHandle);
-                    this.cancel();
-                }
             }, 1000);
         }
         request.on("change", this._checkRequestIsPending);