diff --git a/docs/Protocol.md b/docs/Protocol.md
index f83bf59..dcefc7f 100644
--- a/docs/Protocol.md
+++ b/docs/Protocol.md
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ Example:
                   "region": "New York",
                   "country": "USA",
                   "profile_url": "https://friendica.mrpetovan.com/profile/hypolite",
-                  "dfrn_request": "https://friendica.mrpetovan.com/dfrn_request/hypolite",
                   "photo": "https://friendica.mrpetovan.com/photo/27330388315ae4ed2b03e3c116980490-4.jpg?ts=1541567135",
                   "tags": "videogame gaming boardgame politics philosophy development programming php",
                   "last_activity": "2018-45",
diff --git a/src/classes/Models/Profile.php b/src/classes/Models/Profile.php
index 5f31792..131a070 100644
--- a/src/classes/Models/Profile.php
+++ b/src/classes/Models/Profile.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Profile extends \Friendica\Directory\Model
 		]);
 
 		$stmt = 'SELECT p.`id`, p.`name`, p.`username`, p.`addr`, p.`account_type`, p.`language`,
-				p.`pdesc`, p.`locality`, p.`region`, p.`country`, p.`profile_url`, p.`dfrn_request`,
+				p.`pdesc`, p.`locality`, p.`region`, p.`country`, p.`profile_url`,
 				p.`photo`, p.`tags`, p.`last_activity`, s.`version`
 			FROM `profile` p
 			JOIN `server` s ON s.`id` = p.`server_id` AND s.`available` AND NOT s.`hidden`
diff --git a/src/classes/Pollers/Profile.php b/src/classes/Pollers/Profile.php
index 70db56e..9dd546f 100644
--- a/src/classes/Pollers/Profile.php
+++ b/src/classes/Pollers/Profile.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use Friendica\Directory\Utils\Network;
  */
 class Profile
 {
-	const PROFILE_MISSING_REQUEST = 1;
 	const PROFILE_MISSING_CONFIRM = 2;
 	const PROFILE_MISSING_NOTIFY = 4;
 	const PROFILE_MISSING_POLL = 8;
@@ -177,9 +176,6 @@ class Profile
 		// This is most likely a problem with the site configuration. Ignore.
 		if ($error = self::validateParams($params)) {
 			$this->logger->warning('Poll aborted, parameters invalid.', ['params' => $params]);
-			if ($error & Profile::PROFILE_MISSING_REQUEST) {
-				$this->logger->notice('dfrn-request parameter is empty.');
-			}
 			if ($error & Profile::PROFILE_MISSING_CONFIRM) {
 				$this->logger->notice('dfrn-confirm parameter is empty.');
 			}
@@ -232,7 +228,6 @@ class Profile
 			'region'       => $params['region'] ?? '',
 			'country'      => $params['country-name'] ?? '',
 			'profile_url'  => $profile_uri,
-			'dfrn_request' => $params['dfrn-request'] ?? null,
 			'photo'        => $params['photo'],
 			'tags'         => implode(' ', $tags),
 			'addr'         => $addr,
@@ -254,7 +249,6 @@ class Profile
 			`region`        = :region,
 			`country`       = :country,
 			`profile_url`   = :profile_url,
-			`dfrn_request`  = :dfrn_request,
 			`photo`         = :photo,
 			`tags`          = :tags,
 			`addr`          = :addr,
@@ -274,7 +268,6 @@ class Profile
 			`region`        = :region,
 			`country`       = :country,
 			`profile_url`   = :profile_url,
-			`dfrn_request`  = :dfrn_request,
 			`photo`         = :photo,
 			`tags`          = :tags,
 			`addr`          = :addr,
@@ -361,9 +354,6 @@ class Profile
 	private static function validateParams(array $params): int
 	{
 		$errors = 0;
-		if (empty($params['dfrn-request'])) {
-			$errors &= self::PROFILE_MISSING_REQUEST;
-		}
 		if (empty($params['dfrn-confirm'])) {
 			$errors &= self::PROFILE_MISSING_CONFIRM;
 		}