diff --git a/server/pairing/config.go b/server/pairing/config.go
index 3a16ce9ff..62e6cee59 100644
--- a/server/pairing/config.go
+++ b/server/pairing/config.go
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ type SenderConfig struct {
 	// DeviceType SendPairInstallation need this information
 	DeviceType string `json:"deviceType" validate:"required"`
 
-	KeyUID          string `json:"keyUID" validate:"required,keyuid"`
-	Password        string `json:"password" validate:"required"`
-	ChatKey         string `json:"chatKey"` // set only in case of a Keycard user, otherwise empty
-	KeycardPairings string `json:"keycardPairings"`
+	KeyUID   string `json:"keyUID" validate:"required,keyuid"`
+	Password string `json:"password" validate:"required"`
+	ChatKey  string `json:"chatKey"` // set only in case of a Keycard user, otherwise empty
 
 	DB *multiaccounts.Database `json:"-"`
 }
diff --git a/server/pairing/events.go b/server/pairing/events.go
index 855d3921e..3b2310baa 100644
--- a/server/pairing/events.go
+++ b/server/pairing/events.go
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 type AccountData struct {
-	Account         *multiaccounts.Account `json:"account,omitempty"`
-	Password        string                 `json:"password,omitempty"`
-	ChatKey         string                 `json:"chatKey,omitempty"`
-	KeycardPairings string                 `json:"keycardPairings,omitempty"`
+	Account  *multiaccounts.Account `json:"account,omitempty"`
+	Password string                 `json:"password,omitempty"`
+	ChatKey  string                 `json:"chatKey,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/server/pairing/payload_management.go b/server/pairing/payload_management.go
index 1fd68edc9..a4d379a5b 100644
--- a/server/pairing/payload_management.go
+++ b/server/pairing/payload_management.go
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ var (
 
 // AccountPayload represents the payload structure a Server handles
 type AccountPayload struct {
-	keys            map[string][]byte // nolint: structcheck
-	multiaccount    *multiaccounts.Account
-	password        string
-	chatKey         string
-	keycardPairings string
+	keys         map[string][]byte // nolint: structcheck
+	multiaccount *multiaccounts.Account
+	password     string
+	chatKey      string
 	//flag if account already exist before sync account
 	exist bool
 }
@@ -46,10 +45,9 @@ func NewPairingPayloadMarshaller(ap *AccountPayload, logger *zap.Logger) *Accoun
 
 func (ppm *AccountPayloadMarshaller) MarshalProtobuf() ([]byte, error) {
 	lpp := &protobuf.LocalPairingPayload{
-		Keys:            ppm.accountKeysToProtobuf(),
-		Password:        ppm.password,
-		ChatKey:         ppm.chatKey,
-		KeycardPairings: ppm.keycardPairings,
+		Keys:     ppm.accountKeysToProtobuf(),
+		Password: ppm.password,
+		ChatKey:  ppm.chatKey,
 	}
 	if ppm.multiaccount != nil {
 		lpp.Multiaccount = ppm.multiaccount.ToProtobuf()
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ func (ppm *AccountPayloadMarshaller) UnmarshalProtobuf(data []byte) error {
 	}
 	ppm.password = pb.Password
 	ppm.chatKey = pb.ChatKey
-	ppm.keycardPairings = pb.KeycardPairings
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/server/pairing/payload_mounter.go b/server/pairing/payload_mounter.go
index 24006c3e2..dbaba5632 100644
--- a/server/pairing/payload_mounter.go
+++ b/server/pairing/payload_mounter.go
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ func NewAccountPayloadLoader(p *AccountPayload, config *SenderConfig) (*AccountP
 	ppr.keyUID = config.KeyUID
 	ppr.password = config.Password
 	ppr.chatKey = config.ChatKey
-	ppr.keycardPairings = config.KeycardPairings
 	ppr.keystorePath = config.KeystorePath
 	return ppr, nil
 }
diff --git a/server/pairing/payload_receiver.go b/server/pairing/payload_receiver.go
index 95767a7d5..f1c6a4212 100644
--- a/server/pairing/payload_receiver.go
+++ b/server/pairing/payload_receiver.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func NewAccountPayloadReceiver(e *PayloadEncryptor, p *AccountPayload, config *R
 
 	return NewBasePayloadReceiver(e, NewPairingPayloadMarshaller(p, l), aps,
 		func() {
-			data := AccountData{Account: p.multiaccount, Password: p.password, ChatKey: p.chatKey, KeycardPairings: p.keycardPairings}
+			data := AccountData{Account: p.multiaccount, Password: p.password, ChatKey: p.chatKey}
 			signal.SendLocalPairingEvent(Event{Type: EventReceivedAccount, Action: ActionPairingAccount, Data: data})
 		},
 	), nil