diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v1_0/routes.py b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v1_0/routes.py
index cd1b68a134..e986aac1f0 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v1_0/routes.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v1_0/routes.py
@@ -817,16 +817,6 @@ async def presentation_exchange_verify_presentation(request: web.BaseRequest):
                 )
             )
 
-        connection_id = pres_ex_record.connection_id
-
-        try:
-            connection_record = await ConnRecord.retrieve_by_id(session, connection_id)
-        except StorageError as err:
-            raise web.HTTPBadRequest(reason=err.roll_up) from err
-
-    if not connection_record.is_ready:
-        raise web.HTTPForbidden(reason=f"Connection {connection_id} not ready")
-
     presentation_manager = PresentationManager(context.profile)
     try:
         pres_ex_record = await presentation_manager.verify_presentation(pres_ex_record)
diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v1_0/tests/test_routes.py b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v1_0/tests/test_routes.py
index f8335341c4..41424eb20e 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v1_0/tests/test_routes.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v1_0/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -1299,92 +1299,6 @@ async def test_presentation_exchange_verify_presentation_px_rec_not_found(self):
                 )
             assert "no such record" in str(context.exception)
 
-    async def test_presentation_exchange_verify_presentation_not_found(self):
-        self.request.match_info = {"pres_ex_id": "dummy"}
-        self.profile.context.injector.bind_instance(
-            BaseLedger,
-            async_mock.MagicMock(
-                __aenter__=async_mock.CoroutineMock(),
-                __aexit__=async_mock.CoroutineMock(),
-            ),
-        )
-        self.profile.context.injector.bind_instance(
-            IndyVerifier,
-            async_mock.MagicMock(
-                verify_presentation=async_mock.CoroutineMock(),
-            ),
-        )
-
-        with async_mock.patch(
-            "aries_cloudagent.connections.models.conn_record.ConnRecord",
-            autospec=True,
-        ) as mock_connection_record, async_mock.patch(
-            "aries_cloudagent.protocols.present_proof.v1_0.manager.PresentationManager",
-            autospec=True,
-        ) as mock_presentation_manager, async_mock.patch(
-            (
-                "aries_cloudagent.protocols.present_proof.v1_0."
-                "models.presentation_exchange.V10PresentationExchange"
-            ),
-            autospec=True,
-        ) as mock_presentation_exchange:
-
-            # Since we are mocking import
-            importlib.reload(test_module)
-
-            mock_presentation_exchange.retrieve_by_id = async_mock.CoroutineMock(
-                return_value=async_mock.MagicMock(
-                    state=mock_presentation_exchange.STATE_PRESENTATION_RECEIVED,
-                    connection_id="dummy",
-                )
-            )
-
-            mock_connection_record.retrieve_by_id = async_mock.CoroutineMock(
-                side_effect=StorageNotFoundError
-            )
-
-            with self.assertRaises(test_module.web.HTTPBadRequest):
-                await test_module.presentation_exchange_verify_presentation(
-                    self.request
-                )
-
-    async def test_presentation_exchange_verify_presentation_not_ready(self):
-        self.request.match_info = {"pres_ex_id": "dummy"}
-
-        with async_mock.patch(
-            "aries_cloudagent.connections.models.conn_record.ConnRecord",
-            autospec=True,
-        ) as mock_connection_record, async_mock.patch(
-            "aries_cloudagent.protocols.present_proof.v1_0.manager.PresentationManager",
-            autospec=True,
-        ) as mock_presentation_manager, async_mock.patch(
-            (
-                "aries_cloudagent.protocols.present_proof.v1_0."
-                "models.presentation_exchange.V10PresentationExchange"
-            ),
-            autospec=True,
-        ) as mock_presentation_exchange:
-
-            # Since we are mocking import
-            importlib.reload(test_module)
-
-            mock_presentation_exchange.retrieve_by_id = async_mock.CoroutineMock(
-                return_value=async_mock.MagicMock(
-                    state=mock_presentation_exchange.STATE_PRESENTATION_RECEIVED,
-                    connection_id="dummy",
-                )
-            )
-
-            mock_connection_record.is_ready = False
-            mock_connection_record.retrieve_by_id = async_mock.CoroutineMock(
-                return_value=mock_connection_record
-            )
-
-            with self.assertRaises(test_module.web.HTTPForbidden):
-                await test_module.presentation_exchange_verify_presentation(
-                    self.request
-                )
-
     async def test_presentation_exchange_verify_presentation_bad_state(self):
         self.request.json = async_mock.CoroutineMock()
         self.request.match_info = {"pres_ex_id": "dummy"}
diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v2_0/routes.py b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v2_0/routes.py
index 14024379d6..afcf317ab7 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v2_0/routes.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v2_0/routes.py
@@ -1093,16 +1093,6 @@ async def present_proof_verify_presentation(request: web.BaseRequest):
                 )
             )
 
-        connection_id = pres_ex_record.connection_id
-
-        try:
-            conn_record = await ConnRecord.retrieve_by_id(session, connection_id)
-        except StorageError as err:
-            raise web.HTTPBadRequest(reason=err.roll_up) from err
-
-    if not conn_record.is_ready:
-        raise web.HTTPForbidden(reason=f"Connection {connection_id} not ready")
-
     pres_manager = V20PresManager(context.profile)
     try:
         pres_ex_record = await pres_manager.verify_pres(pres_ex_record)
diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v2_0/tests/test_routes.py b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v2_0/tests/test_routes.py
index 297e9a0eda..6c54e7742f 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v2_0/tests/test_routes.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/present_proof/v2_0/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -2082,59 +2082,6 @@ async def test_present_proof_verify_presentation_px_rec_not_found(self):
                 await test_module.present_proof_verify_presentation(self.request)
             assert "no such record" in str(context.exception)
 
-    async def test_present_proof_verify_presentation_not_found(self):
-        self.request.match_info = {"pres_ex_id": "dummy"}
-
-        with async_mock.patch.object(
-            test_module, "ConnRecord", autospec=True
-        ) as mock_conn_rec_cls, async_mock.patch.object(
-            test_module, "V20PresExRecord", autospec=True
-        ) as mock_px_rec_cls:
-            mock_px_rec_inst = async_mock.MagicMock(
-                connection_id="dummy",
-                state=test_module.V20PresExRecord.STATE_PRESENTATION_RECEIVED,
-                serialize=async_mock.MagicMock(
-                    return_value={"thread_id": "sample-thread-id"}
-                ),
-            )
-            mock_px_rec_cls.retrieve_by_id = async_mock.CoroutineMock(
-                return_value=mock_px_rec_inst
-            )
-
-            mock_conn_rec_inst = async_mock.MagicMock(is_ready=True)
-            mock_conn_rec_cls.retrieve_by_id = async_mock.CoroutineMock(
-                side_effect=StorageNotFoundError()
-            )
-
-            with self.assertRaises(test_module.web.HTTPBadRequest):
-                await test_module.present_proof_verify_presentation(self.request)
-
-    async def test_present_proof_verify_presentation_not_ready(self):
-        self.request.match_info = {"pres_ex_id": "dummy"}
-
-        with async_mock.patch.object(
-            test_module, "ConnRecord", autospec=True
-        ) as mock_conn_rec_cls, async_mock.patch.object(
-            test_module, "V20PresExRecord", autospec=True
-        ) as mock_px_rec_cls:
-            mock_px_rec_inst = async_mock.MagicMock(
-                connection_id="dummy",
-                state=test_module.V20PresExRecord.STATE_PRESENTATION_RECEIVED,
-                serialize=async_mock.MagicMock(
-                    return_value={"thread_id": "sample-thread-id"}
-                ),
-            )
-            mock_px_rec_cls.retrieve_by_id = async_mock.CoroutineMock(
-                return_value=mock_px_rec_inst
-            )
-            mock_conn_rec_inst = async_mock.MagicMock(is_ready=False)
-            mock_conn_rec_cls.retrieve_by_id = async_mock.CoroutineMock(
-                return_value=mock_conn_rec_inst
-            )
-
-            with self.assertRaises(test_module.web.HTTPForbidden):
-                await test_module.present_proof_verify_presentation(self.request)
-
     async def test_present_proof_verify_presentation_bad_state(self):
         self.request.match_info = {"pres_ex_id": "dummy"}