diff --git a/src/invidious/channels/about.cr b/src/invidious/channels/about.cr
index d48fd1fb..4f82a0f1 100644
--- a/src/invidious/channels/about.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/channels/about.cr
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ record AboutChannel,
   joined : Time,
   is_family_friendly : Bool,
   allowed_regions : Array(String),
-  tabs : Array(String),
-  verified : Bool
+  tabs : Array(String)
 
 record AboutRelatedChannel,
   ucid : String,
@@ -71,9 +70,6 @@ def get_about_info(ucid, locale) : AboutChannel
     # if banner.includes? "channels/c4/default_banner"
     #  banner = nil
     # end
-    # author_verified_badges = initdata["header"]?.try &.["c4TabbedHeaderRenderer"]?.try &.["badges"]?
-    author_verified_badge = initdata["header"].dig?("c4TabbedHeaderRenderer", "badges", 0, "metadataBadgeRenderer", "tooltip")
-    author_verified = (author_verified_badge && author_verified_badge == "Verified")
 
     description = initdata["metadata"]["channelMetadataRenderer"]?.try &.["description"]?.try &.as_s? || ""
     description_html = HTML.escape(description)
@@ -132,7 +128,6 @@ def get_about_info(ucid, locale) : AboutChannel
     is_family_friendly: is_family_friendly,
     allowed_regions: allowed_regions,
     tabs: tabs,
-    verified: author_verified || false,
   )
 end
 
diff --git a/src/invidious/comments.cr b/src/invidious/comments.cr
index 3ae49aa6..c6e7fd17 100644
--- a/src/invidious/comments.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/comments.cr
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ def fetch_youtube_comments(id, cursor, format, locale, thin_mode, region, sort_b
               content_html = node_comment["contentText"]?.try { |t| parse_content(t) } || ""
               author = node_comment["authorText"]?.try &.["simpleText"]? || ""
 
-              json.field "verified", (node_comment["authorCommentBadge"]? != nil)
-
               json.field "author", author
               json.field "authorThumbnails" do
                 json.array do
@@ -331,11 +329,7 @@ def template_youtube_comments(comments, locale, thin_mode, is_replies = false)
       end
 
       author_name = HTML.escape(child["author"].as_s)
-      if child["verified"]?.try &.as_bool && child["authorIsChannelOwner"]?.try &.as_bool
-        author_name += "&nbsp;<i class=\"icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle\"></i>"
-      elsif child["verified"]?.try &.as_bool
-        author_name += "&nbsp;<i class=\"icon ion ion-md-checkmark\"></i>"
-      end
+
       html << <<-END_HTML
       <div class="pure-g" style="width:100%">
         <div class="channel-profile pure-u-4-24 pure-u-md-2-24">
diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/serialized_yt_data.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/serialized_yt_data.cr
index 3918bd13..bfbc237c 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/serialized_yt_data.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/serialized_yt_data.cr
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ struct SearchVideo
   property live_now : Bool
   property premium : Bool
   property premiere_timestamp : Time?
-  property author_verified : Bool
 
   def to_xml(auto_generated, query_params, xml : XML::Builder)
     query_params["v"] = self.id
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ struct SearchPlaylist
   property video_count : Int32
   property videos : Array(SearchPlaylistVideo)
   property thumbnail : String?
-  property author_verified : Bool
 
   def to_json(locale : String?, json : JSON::Builder)
     json.object do
@@ -143,8 +141,6 @@ struct SearchPlaylist
       json.field "authorId", self.ucid
       json.field "authorUrl", "/channel/#{self.ucid}"
 
-      json.field "authorVerified", self.author_verified
-
       json.field "videoCount", self.video_count
       json.field "videos" do
         json.array do
@@ -186,7 +182,6 @@ struct SearchChannel
   property video_count : Int32
   property description_html : String
   property auto_generated : Bool
-  property author_verified : Bool
 
   def to_json(locale : String?, json : JSON::Builder)
     json.object do
@@ -194,7 +189,7 @@ struct SearchChannel
       json.field "author", self.author
       json.field "authorId", self.ucid
       json.field "authorUrl", "/channel/#{self.ucid}"
-      json.field "authorVerified", self.author_verified
+
       json.field "authorThumbnails" do
         json.array do
           qualities = {32, 48, 76, 100, 176, 512}
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr b/src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr
index b5b58399..f7f7b426 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Feeds
         paid:               false,
         premium:            false,
         premiere_timestamp: nil,
-        author_verified:    false, # 	¯\_(ツ)_/¯
       })
     end
 
diff --git a/src/invidious/videos.cr b/src/invidious/videos.cr
index 4cb049ca..27c2b6d1 100644
--- a/src/invidious/videos.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/videos.cr
@@ -609,10 +609,6 @@ struct Video
     info["authorThumbnail"]?.try &.as_s || ""
   end
 
-  def author_verified : Bool
-    info["authorVerified"].try &.as_bool || false
-  end
-
   def sub_count_text : String
     info["subCountText"]?.try &.as_s || "-"
   end
@@ -864,12 +860,6 @@ def parse_related_video(related : JSON::Any) : Hash(String, JSON::Any)?
     .try &.dig?("runs", 0)
 
   author = channel_info.try &.dig?("text")
-  author_verified_badge = related["ownerBadges"]?.try do |badges_array|
-    badges_array.as_a.find(&.dig("metadataBadgeRenderer", "tooltip").as_s.== "Verified")
-  end
-
-  author_verified = (author_verified_badge && author_verified_badge.size > 0).to_s
-
   ucid = channel_info.try { |ci| HelperExtractors.get_browse_id(ci) }
 
   # "4,088,033 views", only available on compact renderer
@@ -893,7 +883,6 @@ def parse_related_video(related : JSON::Any) : Hash(String, JSON::Any)?
     "length_seconds"   => JSON::Any.new(length || "0"),
     "view_count"       => JSON::Any.new(view_count || "0"),
     "short_view_count" => JSON::Any.new(short_view_count || "0"),
-    "author_verified"  => JSON::Any.new(author_verified),
   }
 end
 
@@ -1088,9 +1077,6 @@ def extract_video_info(video_id : String, proxy_region : String? = nil, context_
   author_info = video_secondary_renderer.try &.dig?("owner", "videoOwnerRenderer")
   author_thumbnail = author_info.try &.dig?("thumbnail", "thumbnails", 0, "url")
 
-  author_verified_badge = author_info.try &.dig?("badges", 0, "metadataBadgeRenderer", "tooltip")
-  params["authorVerified"] = JSON::Any.new((author_verified_badge && author_verified_badge == "Verified"))
-
   params["authorThumbnail"] = JSON::Any.new(author_thumbnail.try &.as_s || "")
 
   params["subCountText"] = JSON::Any.new(author_info.try &.["subscriberCountText"]?
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/channel.ecr b/src/invidious/views/channel.ecr
index 92f81ee4..40b553a9 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/channel.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/channel.ecr
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <div class="pure-u-2-3">
         <div class="channel-profile">
             <img src="/ggpht<%= URI.parse(channel.author_thumbnail).request_target %>">
-            <span><%= author %></span><% if !channel.verified.nil? && channel.verified %>&nbsp;<i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %>
+            <span><%= author %></span>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="pure-u-1-3">
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/community.ecr b/src/invidious/views/community.ecr
index 3bc29e55..f0add06b 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/community.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/community.ecr
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <div class="pure-u-2-3">
         <div class="channel-profile">
             <img src="/ggpht<%= URI.parse(channel.author_thumbnail).request_target %>">
-            <span><%= author %></span><% if !channel.verified.nil? && channel.verified %>&nbsp;<i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %>
+            <span><%= author %></span>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="pure-u-1-3" style="text-align:right">
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/components/item.ecr b/src/invidious/views/components/item.ecr
index fb7ad1dc..ce7af783 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/components/item.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/item.ecr
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                         <img loading="lazy" style="width:56.25%" src="/ggpht<%= URI.parse(item.author_thumbnail).request_target.gsub(/=s\d+/, "=s176") %>"/>
                     </center>
                 <% end %>
-                <p dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %>&nbsp;<i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></p>
+                <p dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %></p>
             </a>
             <p><%= translate_count(locale, "generic_subscribers_count", item.subscriber_count, NumberFormatting::Separator) %></p>
             <% if !item.auto_generated %><p><%= translate_count(locale, "generic_videos_count", item.video_count, NumberFormatting::Separator) %></p><% end %>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                 <p dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.title) %></p>
             </a>
             <a href="/channel/<%= item.ucid %>">
-                <p dir="auto"><b><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.is_a?(InvidiousPlaylist) && !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %>&nbsp;<i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></b></p>
+                <p dir="auto"><b><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %></b></p>
             </a>
         <% when MixVideo %>
             <a href="/watch?v=<%= item.id %>&list=<%= item.rdid %>">
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
             <div class="video-card-row flexible">
                 <div class="flex-left"><a href="/channel/<%= item.ucid %>">
-                    <p class="channel-name" dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.is_a?(ChannelVideo) && !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %>&nbsp;<i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></p>
+                    <p class="channel-name" dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %></p>
                 </a></div>
 
                 <% endpoint_params = "?v=#{item.id}" %>
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/playlists.ecr b/src/invidious/views/playlists.ecr
index c8718e7b..12dba088 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/playlists.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/playlists.ecr
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <div class="pure-u-2-3">
         <div class="channel-profile">
             <img src="/ggpht<%= URI.parse(channel.author_thumbnail).request_target %>">
-            <span><%= author %></span><% if !channel.verified.nil? && channel.verified %>&nbsp;<i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %>
+            <span><%= author %></span>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="pure-u-1-3" style="text-align:right">
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
index 8b6eb903..2e493f4c 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ we're going to need to do it here in order to allow for translations.
                     <% if !video.author_thumbnail.empty? %>
                         <img src="/ggpht<%= URI.parse(video.author_thumbnail).request_target %>">
                     <% end %>
-                    <span id="channel-name"><%= author %><% if !video.author_verified.nil? && video.author_verified %>&nbsp;<i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></span>
+                    <span id="channel-name"><%= author %></span>
                 </div>
             </a>
 
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ we're going to need to do it here in order to allow for translations.
                                 <h5 class="pure-g">
                                     <div class="pure-u-14-24">
                                         <% if rv["ucid"]? %>
-                                            <b style="width:100%"><a href="/channel/<%= rv["ucid"] %>"><%= rv["author"]? %><% if rv["author_verified"]? == "true" %>&nbsp;<i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></a></b>
+                                            <b style="width:100%"><a href="/channel/<%= rv["ucid"] %>"><%= rv["author"]? %></a></b>
                                         <% else %>
-                                            <b style="width:100%"><%= rv["author"]? %><% if rv["author_verified"]? == "true" %>&nbsp;<i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></b>
+                                            <b style="width:100%"><%= rv["author"]? %></b>
                                         <% end %>
                                     </div>
 
diff --git a/src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr b/src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr
index 4657bb1d..ce39bc28 100644
--- a/src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr
@@ -102,11 +102,7 @@ private module Parsers
       premium = false
 
       premiere_timestamp = item_contents.dig?("upcomingEventData", "startTime").try { |t| Time.unix(t.as_s.to_i64) }
-      author_verified_badge = item_contents["ownerBadges"]?.try do |badges_array|
-        badges_array.as_a.find(&.dig("metadataBadgeRenderer", "tooltip").as_s.== "Verified")
-      end
 
-      author_verified = (author_verified_badge && author_verified_badge.size > 0)
       item_contents["badges"]?.try &.as_a.each do |badge|
         b = badge["metadataBadgeRenderer"]
         case b["label"].as_s
@@ -133,7 +129,6 @@ private module Parsers
         live_now:           live_now,
         premium:            premium,
         premiere_timestamp: premiere_timestamp,
-        author_verified:    author_verified || false,
       })
     end
 
@@ -161,11 +156,7 @@ private module Parsers
     private def self.parse(item_contents, author_fallback)
       author = extract_text(item_contents["title"]) || author_fallback.name
       author_id = item_contents["channelId"]?.try &.as_s || author_fallback.id
-      author_verified_badge = item_contents["ownerBadges"]?.try do |badges_array|
-        badges_array.as_a.find(&.dig("metadataBadgeRenderer", "tooltip").as_s.== "Verified")
-      end
 
-      author_verified = (author_verified_badge && author_verified_badge.size > 0)
       author_thumbnail = HelperExtractors.get_thumbnails(item_contents)
       # When public subscriber count is disabled, the subscriberCountText isn't sent by InnerTube.
       # Always simpleText
@@ -188,7 +179,6 @@ private module Parsers
         video_count:      video_count,
         description_html: description_html,
         auto_generated:   auto_generated,
-        author_verified:  author_verified || false,
       })
     end
 
@@ -216,23 +206,18 @@ private module Parsers
     private def self.parse(item_contents, author_fallback)
       title = extract_text(item_contents["title"]) || ""
       plid = item_contents["playlistId"]?.try &.as_s || ""
-      author_verified_badge = item_contents["ownerBadges"]?.try do |badges_array|
-        badges_array.as_a.find(&.dig("metadataBadgeRenderer", "tooltip").as_s.== "Verified")
-      end
 
-      author_verified = (author_verified_badge && author_verified_badge.size > 0)
       video_count = HelperExtractors.get_video_count(item_contents)
       playlist_thumbnail = HelperExtractors.get_thumbnails(item_contents)
 
       SearchPlaylist.new({
-        title:           title,
-        id:              plid,
-        author:          author_fallback.name,
-        ucid:            author_fallback.id,
-        video_count:     video_count,
-        videos:          [] of SearchPlaylistVideo,
-        thumbnail:       playlist_thumbnail,
-        author_verified: author_verified || false,
+        title:       title,
+        id:          plid,
+        author:      author_fallback.name,
+        ucid:        author_fallback.id,
+        video_count: video_count,
+        videos:      [] of SearchPlaylistVideo,
+        thumbnail:   playlist_thumbnail,
       })
     end
 
@@ -266,11 +251,7 @@ private module Parsers
       author_info = item_contents.dig?("shortBylineText", "runs", 0)
       author = author_info.try &.["text"].as_s || author_fallback.name
       author_id = author_info.try { |x| HelperExtractors.get_browse_id(x) } || author_fallback.id
-      author_verified_badge = item_contents["ownerBadges"]?.try do |badges_array|
-        badges_array.as_a.find(&.dig("metadataBadgeRenderer", "tooltip").as_s.== "Verified")
-      end
 
-      author_verified = (author_verified_badge && author_verified_badge.size > 0)
       videos = item_contents["videos"]?.try &.as_a.map do |v|
         v = v["childVideoRenderer"]
         v_title = v.dig?("title", "simpleText").try &.as_s || ""
@@ -286,14 +267,13 @@ private module Parsers
       # TODO: item_contents["publishedTimeText"]?
 
       SearchPlaylist.new({
-        title:           title,
-        id:              plid,
-        author:          author,
-        ucid:            author_id,
-        video_count:     video_count,
-        videos:          videos,
-        thumbnail:       playlist_thumbnail,
-        author_verified: author_verified || false,
+        title:       title,
+        id:          plid,
+        author:      author,
+        ucid:        author_id,
+        video_count: video_count,
+        videos:      videos,
+        thumbnail:   playlist_thumbnail,
       })
     end