diff --git a/gpgmymail b/gpgmymail
index 92fded4..ad5fe67 100755
--- a/gpgmymail
+++ b/gpgmymail
@@ -305,10 +305,6 @@ def encrypt(
         if key.lower() not in headers_not_to_override:
             encmsg[key] = value
 
-    # mark as confirming to pEp: https://blog.jak-linux.org/2019/06/13/encrypted-email-storage/#pretty-easy-privacy-pp
-    set_email_header(encmsg, 'Subject', PEP_SUBJECT)
-    set_email_header(encmsg, 'X-pEp-Version', '2.1')
-
     # we have encrypted the email, set our gpgmymail header appropriately
     set_email_header(encmsg, 'X-gpgmymail-Status', 'encrypted')