1 files changed, 5 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/mail.py b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/mail.py
index 6980da9..768b0d9 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/mail.py
+++ b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/mail.py
@@ -344,33 +344,17 @@ async def send_off_loop(db, fn, *args, purpose: str, sender: str = "", **kwargs)
     return True
 
 
-def send_verification_code(to: str, code: str, recovery_key: str | None = None) -> None:
+def send_verification_code(to: str, code: str) -> None:
     """
-    Registration verification e-mail. When `recovery_key` is given it is
-    appended to the body so the recipient's mailbox becomes the backup for it
-    (docs/MESHBAY_DESIGN.md §3.6).
-
-    `recovery_key` is a **pass-through**: it is generated on the client, never
-    stored anywhere on the hub, and never logged — only whether one was present.
+    Registration verification e-mail: the code and nothing else. The recovery
+    key is never in it — the hub does not see that key (docs/MESHBAY_DESIGN.md
+    §3.6); the person mails it to themselves from their own application.
     """
     body = (
         f"Your verification code is: {code}\n"
         "\n"
         "Enter this code to verify your email address.\n"
         "This code expires in 24 hours.\n"
-    )
-    if recovery_key:
-        body += (
-            "\n"
-            "---- Account recovery key ----\n"
-            "\n"
-            "Keep this message. If you ever forget your passphrase, this key is\n"
-            "what restores your access to your groups. It is not stored on the\n"
-            f"server and nobody at {_hub_domain} can recover it for you.\n"
-            "\n"
-            f"    {recovery_key}\n"
-        )
-    body += (
         "\n"
         "If you did not create a MeshBay account, ignore this email.\n"
         "\n"
@@ -382,8 +366,7 @@ def send_verification_code(to: str, code: str, recovery_key: str | None = None)
     msg["Subject"] = f"MeshBay — Your verification code: {code}"
     msg.set_content(body)
     _send(msg, purpose="registration")
-    log.info("Verification code sent to %s (recovery_key=%s)",
-             _mask_email(to), bool(recovery_key))
+    log.info("Verification code sent to %s", _mask_email(to))
 
 
 def send_email_change_code(to: str, code: str) -> None: