diff --git a/activitypub.c b/activitypub.c
index 1e4130c..f23c5e0 100644
--- a/activitypub.c
+++ b/activitypub.c
@@ -805,14 +805,6 @@ int process_message(snac *snac, char *msg, char *req)
 
     /* check the signature */
     if (!check_signature(snac, req)) {
-        {
-            xs *j = xs_json_dumps_pp(req, 4);
-            FILE *f;
-            if ((f = fopen("/tmp/snac-bad-signature.json", "w")) != NULL) {
-                fwrite(j, strlen(j), 1, f);
-                fclose(f);
-            }
-        }
         snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("bad signature"));
         return 1;
     }