diff --git a/plans/versioned-localstorage-sessions.md b/plans/versioned-localstorage-sessions.md
index 4ba95a0031..6b65c1d285 100644
--- a/plans/versioned-localstorage-sessions.md
+++ b/plans/versioned-localstorage-sessions.md
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Tab A action:        broadcast update notification
 
 Broadcasting after a failed write would tell Tab B to reread localStorage while it still contains `(7, A)`, spreading the stale generation instead of the new one.
 
-After successfully writing and verifying localStorage, notify other tabs:
+After successfully writing localStorage, notify other tabs:
 
 ```ts
 broadcast.postMessage({
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ Read authoritative localStorage state
 Conditionally commit against active base jti
    |
    v
-Write and verify localStorage
+Write localStorage
    |
    +-- failure -> report or retry; do not broadcast
    |
diff --git a/src/state/persisted/index.web.ts b/src/state/persisted/index.web.ts
index 3525307ef2..058a66c9d1 100644
--- a/src/state/persisted/index.web.ts
+++ b/src/state/persisted/index.web.ts
@@ -208,9 +208,6 @@ function writeToStorage(value: Schema) {
   }
   try {
     localStorage.setItem(BSKY_STORAGE, rawData)
-    if (localStorage.getItem(BSKY_STORAGE) !== rawData) {
-      throw new Error('Failed to verify persisted state')
-    }
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('persisted state: failed writing root state to storage', {
       message: error,