diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/CleanupMailboxMessagesService.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/CleanupMailboxMessagesService.java
index eab604b6..a013e832 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/CleanupMailboxMessagesService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/CleanupMailboxMessagesService.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 package haveno.core.trade;
 
-import haveno.common.crypto.PubKeyRing;
 import haveno.common.proto.network.NetworkEnvelope;
 import haveno.core.trade.messages.TradeMessage;
 import haveno.network.p2p.AckMessage;
@@ -116,15 +115,6 @@ public class CleanupMailboxMessagesService {
     }
 
     private boolean isPubKeyValid(DecryptedMessageWithPubKey decryptedMessageWithPubKey, Trade trade) {
-        // We can only validate the peers pubKey if we have it already. If we are the taker we get it from the offer
-        // Otherwise it depends on the state of the trade protocol if we have received the peers pubKeyRing already.
-        PubKeyRing peersPubKeyRing = trade.getTradePeer().getPubKeyRing();
-        boolean isValid = true;
-        if (peersPubKeyRing != null &&
-                !decryptedMessageWithPubKey.getSignaturePubKey().equals(peersPubKeyRing.getSignaturePubKey())) {
-            isValid = false;
-            log.warn("SignaturePubKey in decryptedMessageWithPubKey does not match the SignaturePubKey we have set for our trading peer.");
-        }
-        return isValid;
+        return trade.getProtocol().isPubKeyValid(decryptedMessageWithPubKey);
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/TradeProtocol.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/TradeProtocol.java
index a0e11c91..0fe0320b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/TradeProtocol.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/TradeProtocol.java
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ public abstract class TradeProtocol implements DecryptedDirectMessageListener, D
       return peer.getPubKeyRing();
     }
 
-    private boolean isPubKeyValid(DecryptedMessageWithPubKey message) {
+    public boolean isPubKeyValid(DecryptedMessageWithPubKey message) {
         if (this instanceof ArbitratorProtocol) {
 
             // valid if traders unknown