diff --git a/app/custom_domain_validation.py b/app/custom_domain_validation.py
index f8bc90d9f..ce4b844e1 100644
--- a/app/custom_domain_validation.py
+++ b/app/custom_domain_validation.py
@@ -186,22 +186,9 @@ def validate_dmarc_records(
             Session.commit()
             return DomainValidationResult(success=True, errors=[])
         else:
-            cleaned_records = self.__clean_dmarc_records(txt_records, custom_domain)
             custom_domain.dmarc_verified = False
             Session.commit()
-            return DomainValidationResult(success=False, errors=cleaned_records)
-
-    def __clean_dmarc_records(
-        self, txt_records: List[str], custom_domain: CustomDomain
-    ) -> List[str]:
-        final_records = []
-        verification_record = self.get_ownership_verification_record(custom_domain)
-        spf_record = self.get_expected_spf_record(custom_domain)
-        for record in txt_records:
-            if record != verification_record and record != spf_record:
-                final_records.append(record)
-
-        return final_records
+            return DomainValidationResult(success=False, errors=txt_records)
 
     def __clean_spf_records(
         self, txt_records: List[str], custom_domain: CustomDomain
diff --git a/tests/test_custom_domain_validation.py b/tests/test_custom_domain_validation.py
index ccbd40db3..d0de3dbe9 100644
--- a/tests/test_custom_domain_validation.py
+++ b/tests/test_custom_domain_validation.py
@@ -543,26 +543,3 @@ def test_custom_domain_validation_validate_dmarc_records_success():
 
     db_domain = CustomDomain.get_by(id=domain.id)
     assert db_domain.dmarc_verified is True
-
-
-def test_custom_domain_validation_validate_dmarc_cleans_verification_and_spf_records():
-    dns_client = InMemoryDNSClient()
-    validator = CustomDomainValidation(random_domain(), dns_client)
-
-    domain = create_custom_domain(random_domain())
-
-    wrong_record = random_string()
-    dns_client.set_txt_record(
-        hostname=f"_dmarc.{domain.domain}",
-        txt_list=[
-            wrong_record,
-            validator.get_expected_spf_record(domain),
-            validator.get_ownership_verification_record(domain),
-        ],
-    )
-
-    res = validator.validate_dmarc_records(domain)
-
-    assert res.success is False
-    assert len(res.errors) == 1
-    assert res.errors[0] == wrong_record