diff --git a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/VerificationTile.ts b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/VerificationTile.ts
index dcfcb0e4..89d4c2f1 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/VerificationTile.ts
+++ b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/VerificationTile.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {TileShape} from "./ITile";
 import {SimpleTile} from "./SimpleTile";
 import {UpdateAction} from "../UpdateAction.js"
 import {VerificationEventType} from "../../../../../matrix/verification/SAS/channel/types";
-import type {SASVerification} from "../../../../../matrix/verification/SAS/SASVerification";
 import type {EventEntry} from "../../../../../matrix/room/timeline/entries/EventEntry.js";
 import type {Options} from "./SimpleTile";
 
@@ -38,12 +37,6 @@ export class VerificationTile extends SimpleTile {
     constructor(entry: EventEntry, options: Options) {
         super(entry, options);
         this.request = new SASRequest(this.lowerEntry);
-        const crossSigning = this.getOption("session").crossSigning.get();
-        this.track(
-            crossSigning.sasVerificationObservable.subscribe((sas) => {
-                this.subscribeToSASVerification(sas);
-            })
-        );
         // Calculate status based on available context-for entries
         this.updateStatusFromAvailableContextForEntries();
     }
@@ -82,29 +75,6 @@ export class VerificationTile extends SimpleTile {
         this.navigation.applyPath(path);
     }
 
-    private subscribeToSASVerification(sas: SASVerification | undefined) {
-        if (!sas || sas.channel.id !== this.eventId) {
-            return;
-        }
-        /**
-         * Subscribe to SAS events so that we can update the UI when each stage is
-         * completed.
-         */
-        this.track(
-            sas.disposableOn("VerificationCancelled", (cancellation) => {
-                this.isCancelledByUs = cancellation?.cancelledByUs!;
-                this.status = Status.Cancelled;
-                this.emitChange("status");
-            })
-        );
-        this.track(
-            sas.disposableOn("VerificationCompleted", () => {
-                this.status = Status.Completed;
-                this.emitChange("status");
-            })
-        );
-    }
-
     updateEntry(entry: any, param: any) {
         if (param === "context-added") {
             // We received a new contextForEntry, maybe it tells us that
diff --git a/src/matrix/verification/CrossSigning.ts b/src/matrix/verification/CrossSigning.ts
index d240a56f..8e569f2d 100644
--- a/src/matrix/verification/CrossSigning.ts
+++ b/src/matrix/verification/CrossSigning.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import {verifyEd25519Signature, SignatureVerification} from "../e2ee/common";
 import {BaseObservableValue, RetainedObservableValue} from "../../observable/value";
-import {ObservableValue} from "../../observable/value";
 import {pkSign} from "./common";
 import {SASVerification} from "./SAS/SASVerification";
 import {ToDeviceChannel} from "./SAS/channel/ToDeviceChannel";
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ export class CrossSigning {
     private _isMasterKeyTrusted: boolean = false;
     private readonly observedUsers: Map<string, RetainedObservableValue<UserTrust | undefined>> = new Map();
     private readonly deviceId: string;
-    public sasVerificationObservable: ObservableValue<SASVerification | undefined> = new ObservableValue(undefined);
+    private sasVerificationInProgress?: SASVerification;
     public receivedSASVerifications: ObservableMap<string, SASRequest> = new ObservableMap();
 
     constructor(options: {
@@ -187,8 +186,7 @@ export class CrossSigning {
     startVerification(requestOrUserId: string, logOrRoom: Room, _log: ILogItem): SASVerification | undefined;
     startVerification(requestOrUserId: string | SASRequest, logOrRoom: Room | ILogItem, _log?: ILogItem): SASVerification | undefined {
         const log: ILogItem = _log ?? logOrRoom;
-        const sasVerificationInProgress = this.sasVerificationObservable.get();
-        if (sasVerificationInProgress && !sasVerificationInProgress.finished) {
+        if (this.sasVerificationInProgress && !this.sasVerificationInProgress.finished) {
             log.log({ sasVerificationAlreadyInProgress: true });
             return;
         }
@@ -216,7 +214,7 @@ export class CrossSigning {
             }, startingMessage);
         }
 
-        const sas = new SASVerification({
+        this.sasVerificationInProgress =  new SASVerification({
             olm: this.olm,
             olmUtil: this.olmUtil,
             ourUserId: this.ownUserId,
@@ -229,8 +227,7 @@ export class CrossSigning {
             hsApi: this.hsApi,
             clock: this.platform.clock,
         });
-        this.sasVerificationObservable.set(sas);
-        return sas;
+        return this.sasVerificationInProgress;
     }
 
     private handleSASDeviceMessage({ unencrypted: event }) {
@@ -240,8 +237,7 @@ export class CrossSigning {
          * SAS verification, we should ignore it because the device channel
          * object (who also listens for to_device messages) will take care of it (if needed).
          */
-        const sasVerificationInProgress = this.sasVerificationObservable.get();
-        const shouldIgnoreEvent = sasVerificationInProgress?.channel.id === txnId;
+        const shouldIgnoreEvent = this.sasVerificationInProgress?.channel.id === txnId;
         if (shouldIgnoreEvent) { return; }
         /**
          * 1. If we receive the cancel message, we need to update the requests map.