diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/components/profile_preview.js b/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/components/profile_preview.js
index 32ca15cb5..dbb6881d5 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/components/profile_preview.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/components/profile_preview.js
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
-import { getAcct } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
+import { getAcct, isVerified } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
 import StillImage from 'soapbox/components/still_image';
 import VerificationBadge from 'soapbox/components/verification_badge';
-import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
 import { displayFqn } from 'soapbox/utils/state';
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ const ProfilePreview = ({ account, displayFqn }) => (
           <bdi>
             <strong className='emojify p-name'>
               {account.get('display_name')}
-              {account.getIn(['pleroma', 'tags'], ImmutableList()).includes('verified') && <VerificationBadge />}
+              {isVerified(account) && <VerificationBadge />}
             </strong>
           </bdi>
           <span>@{getAcct(account, displayFqn)}</span>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/user_panel.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/user_panel.js
index 41fa65916..f7b3bcd31 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/user_panel.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/user_panel.js
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import Avatar from 'soapbox/components/avatar';
 import { shortNumberFormat } from 'soapbox/utils/numbers';
-import { getAcct } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
+import { getAcct, isVerified } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
 import { displayFqn } from 'soapbox/utils/state';
 import StillImage from 'soapbox/components/still_image';
 import VerificationBadge from 'soapbox/components/verification_badge';
-import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
 
 class UserPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ class UserPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     if (!account) return null;
     const displayNameHtml = { __html: account.get('display_name_html') };
     const acct = account.get('acct').indexOf('@') === -1 && domain ? `${account.get('acct')}@${domain}` : account.get('acct');
-    const verified = account.getIn(['pleroma', 'tags'], ImmutableList()).includes('verified');
     const header = account.get('header');
 
     return (
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ class UserPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
               <h1>
                 <Link to={`/@${account.get('acct')}`}>
                   <span className='user-panel__account__name' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={displayNameHtml} />
-                  {verified && <VerificationBadge />}
+                  {isVerified(account) && <VerificationBadge />}
                   <small className='user-panel__account__username'>@{getAcct(account, displayFqn)}</small>
                 </Link>
               </h1>