diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js b/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js
index a8d4ce733b..69eb55f9b2 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export default class VerificationPanel extends React.PureComponent {
                 <p>{_t("You've successfully verified %(displayName)s!", {
                     displayName: member.displayName || member.name || member.userId,
                 })}</p>
-                <E2EIcon isUser={true} status="verified" size={128} />
+                <E2EIcon isUser={true} status="verified" size={128} hideTooltip={true}/>
                 <p>Verify all users in a room to ensure it's secure.</p>
 
                 <AccessibleButton kind="primary" className="mx_UserInfo_wideButton" onClick={this.props.onClose}>
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/E2EIcon.js b/src/components/views/rooms/E2EIcon.js
index 39a90d1bec..a2c99fad99 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/E2EIcon.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/E2EIcon.js
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ const legacyRoomTitles = {
     [E2E_STATE.VERIFIED]: _td("All sessions in this encrypted room are trusted"),
 };
 
-const E2EIcon = ({isUser, status, className, size, onClick}) => {
-    const sizeThreshold = 25; // the size of an avatar + 1
-
+const E2EIcon = ({isUser, status, className, size, onClick, hideTooltip}) => {
     const [hover, setHover] = useState(false);
 
     const classes = classNames({
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ const E2EIcon = ({isUser, status, className, size, onClick}) => {
     const onMouseOut = () => setHover(false);
 
     let tip;
-    if (hover && (!size || size <= sizeThreshold)) {
+    if (hover && !hideTooltip) {
         tip = <Tooltip label={e2eTitle ? _t(e2eTitle) : ""} />;
     }