diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index b3947a7b6..88ae0f8e4 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 use App\Http\Controllers\Backend\Social\MastodonProfileDetails;
 use App\Jobs\SendVerificationEmail;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
+use Illuminate\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsToMany;
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@
  * @todo rename mapprovider to map_provider
  * @mixin Builder
  */
-class User extends Authenticatable implements MustVerifyEmail
+class User extends Authenticatable
 {
 
-    use Notifiable, HasApiTokens, HasFactory, HasRoles;
+    use Notifiable, HasApiTokens, HasFactory, HasRoles, MustVerifyEmail;
 
     protected $fillable = [
         'username', 'name', 'avatar', 'email', 'email_verified_at', 'password', 'home_id', 'privacy_ack_at',
diff --git a/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php
index e23022e87..9f1f205c0 100644
--- a/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ class EventServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      * @var array
      */
     protected $listen = [
-        Registered::class             => [
-            //SendEmailVerificationNotification::class,
-        ],
+        Registered::class             => [],
         UserCheckedIn::class          => [
             StatusCreateWebhookListener::class,
             StatusCreateCheckPolylineListener::class,