diff --git a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/proof_primitive/dory/setup.rs b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/proof_primitive/dory/setup.rs
index 3654fb46..d6ae43af 100644
--- a/crates/proof-of-sql/src/proof_primitive/dory/setup.rs
+++ b/crates/proof-of-sql/src/proof_primitive/dory/setup.rs
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ impl VerifierSetup {
         reader.read_to_end(&mut serialized_data)?;
 
         // Deserialize the data into a PublicParameters instance
-        Self::deserialize_with_mode(&mut &serialized_data[..], Compress::No, Validate::Yes)
+        Self::deserialize_with_mode(&mut &serialized_data[..], Compress::No, Validate::No)
             .map_err(|e| Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, format!("{e}")))
     }
 }