diff --git a/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m b/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
index f1c45fc27..ed2e0891e 100644
--- a/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
@@ -1215,9 +1215,6 @@ static NSTimeInterval launchStartedAt;
     [self.udManager setup];
 
     [self preheatDatabaseViews];
-
-    [OWSRequestFactory requestVerificationCodeRequestWithPhoneNumber:@"+13213214321"
-                                                           transport:TSVerificationTransportVoice];
 }
 
 - (void)preheatDatabaseViews