diff --git a/packages/pds/src/auth-verifier.ts b/packages/pds/src/auth-verifier.ts
index 05a61ecdf5b..e12e0e8acfe 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/auth-verifier.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/auth-verifier.ts
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ export class AuthVerifier {
         'BadJwtAudience',
       )
     }
-
-    payload.aud
     return {
       credentials: {
         type: 'mod_service',