diff --git a/src/import/pull-common.c b/src/import/pull-common.c
index 49f87bcac44..2d36bf6e4ad 100644
--- a/src/import/pull-common.c
+++ b/src/import/pull-common.c
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@ int pull_verify(ImportVerify verify,
                 PullJob *verity_job) {
 
         _cleanup_free_ char *fn = NULL;
-        VerificationStyle style;
         PullJob *verify_job;
         int r;
 
@@ -579,11 +578,6 @@ int pull_verify(ImportVerify verify,
                 return 0;
 
         assert(verify_job);
-
-        r = verification_style_from_url(verify_job->url, &style);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to determine verification style from URL '%s': %m", verify_job->url);
-
         assert(signature_job);
         assert(signature_job->state == PULL_JOB_DONE);
 
diff --git a/src/import/pull-raw.c b/src/import/pull-raw.c
index c069160cb43..900be21f59f 100644
--- a/src/import/pull-raw.c
+++ b/src/import/pull-raw.c
@@ -543,31 +543,11 @@ static void raw_pull_job_on_finished(PullJob *j) {
                 return;
 
         if (p->signature_job && p->signature_job->error != 0) {
-                VerificationStyle style;
-                PullJob *verify_job;
+                assert(p->checksum_job || p->raw_job);
 
-                /* The signature job failed. Let's see if we actually need it */
-
-                verify_job = p->checksum_job ?: p->raw_job; /* if the checksum job doesn't exist this must be
-                                                             * because the main job is the checksum file
-                                                             * itself */
-
-                assert(verify_job);
-
-                r = verification_style_from_url(verify_job->url, &style);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_error_errno(r, "Failed to determine verification style from checksum URL: %m");
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (style == VERIFICATION_PER_DIRECTORY) { /* A failed signature file download only matters
-                                                            * in per-directory verification mode, since only
-                                                            * then the signature is detached, and thus a file
-                                                            * of its own. */
-                        r = log_error_errno(p->signature_job->error,
-                                            "Failed to retrieve signature file, cannot verify. (Try --verify=no?)");
-                        goto finish;
-                }
+                r = log_error_errno(p->signature_job->error,
+                                    "Failed to retrieve signature file, cannot verify. (Try --verify=no?)");
+                goto finish;
         }
 
         PullJob *jj;
diff --git a/src/import/pull-tar.c b/src/import/pull-tar.c
index bf62b2e780d..6518c28d729 100644
--- a/src/import/pull-tar.c
+++ b/src/import/pull-tar.c
@@ -452,24 +452,11 @@ static void tar_pull_job_on_finished(PullJob *j) {
                 return;
 
         if (p->signature_job && p->signature_job->error != 0) {
-                VerificationStyle style;
-
                 assert(p->checksum_job);
 
-                r = verification_style_from_url(p->checksum_job->url, &style);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_error_errno(r, "Failed to determine verification style from checksum URL: %m");
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (style == VERIFICATION_PER_DIRECTORY) { /* A failed signature file download only matters
-                                                            * in per-directory verification mode, since only
-                                                            * then the signature is detached, and thus a file
-                                                            * of its own. */
-                        r = log_error_errno(p->signature_job->error,
-                                            "Failed to retrieve signature file, cannot verify. (Try --verify=no?)");
-                        goto finish;
-                }
+                r = log_error_errno(p->signature_job->error,
+                                    "Failed to retrieve signature file, cannot verify. (Try --verify=no?)");
+                goto finish;
         }
 
         pull_job_close_disk_fd(p->tar_job);