diff --git a/sop-java-testfixtures/src/main/java/sop/testsuite/assertions/VerificationAssert.java b/sop-java-testfixtures/src/main/java/sop/testsuite/assertions/VerificationAssert.java
index 5267148..63fd237 100644
--- a/sop-java-testfixtures/src/main/java/sop/testsuite/assertions/VerificationAssert.java
+++ b/sop-java-testfixtures/src/main/java/sop/testsuite/assertions/VerificationAssert.java
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ public final class VerificationAssert {
     }
 
     public VerificationAssert hasDescription(String description) {
-        assertEquals(description, verification.getJsonOrDescription().get());
+        assertEquals(description, verification.getDescription().get());
         return this;
     }
 
     public VerificationAssert hasDescriptionOrNull(String description) {
-        if (verification.getJsonOrDescription().isEmpty()) {
+        if (verification.getDescription().isEmpty()) {
             return this;
         }
 
diff --git a/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Verification.kt b/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Verification.kt
index a8db800..20401a9 100644
--- a/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Verification.kt
+++ b/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Verification.kt
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ data class Verification(
     val signingKeyFingerprint: String,
     val signingCertFingerprint: String,
     val signatureMode: Optional<SignatureMode>,
-    val jsonOrDescription: Optional<String>
+    val description: Optional<String>
 ) {
-
     @JvmOverloads
     constructor(
         creationTime: Date,
@@ -32,48 +31,10 @@ data class Verification(
         Optional.ofNullable(signatureMode),
         Optional.ofNullable(description?.trim()))
 
-    @JvmOverloads
-    constructor(
-        creationTime: Date,
-        signingKeyFingerprint: String,
-        signingCertFingerprint: String,
-        signatureMode: SignatureMode? = null,
-        json: JSON,
-        jsonSerializer: JSONSerializer
-    ) : this(
-        creationTime,
-        signingKeyFingerprint,
-        signingCertFingerprint,
-        Optional.ofNullable(signatureMode),
-        Optional.of(jsonSerializer.serialize(json)))
-
-    @Deprecated("Replaced by jsonOrDescription",
-        replaceWith = ReplaceWith("jsonOrDescription")
-    )
-    val description = jsonOrDescription
-
-    /**
-     * Attempt to parse the [jsonOrDescription] field using the provided [JSONParser] and return the result.
-     * This method returns `null` if parsing fails.
-     *
-     * @param parser [JSONParser] implementation
-     * @return successfully parsed [JSON] POJO or `null`.
-     */
-    fun getJson(parser: JSONParser): JSON? {
-        return jsonOrDescription.get()
-            ?.let {
-                try {
-                    parser.parse(it)
-                } catch (e: ParseException) {
-                    null
-                }
-            }
-    }
-
     override fun toString(): String =
         "${UTCUtil.formatUTCDate(creationTime)} $signingKeyFingerprint $signingCertFingerprint" +
             (if (signatureMode.isPresent) " mode:${signatureMode.get()}" else "") +
-            (if (jsonOrDescription.isPresent) " ${jsonOrDescription.get()}" else "")
+            (if (description.isPresent) " ${description.get()}" else "")
 
     companion object {
         @JvmStatic
@@ -112,48 +73,4 @@ data class Verification(
             }
         }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * POJO data class representing JSON metadata.
-     *
-     * @param signers list of supplied CERTS objects that could have issued the signature, identified by
-     * the name given on the command line.
-     * @param comment a freeform UTF-8 encoded text describing the verification
-     * @param ext an extension object containing arbitrary, implementation-specific data
-     */
-    data class JSON(
-        val signers: List<String>,
-        val comment: String?,
-        val ext: Any?)
-
-    /**
-     * Interface abstracting a JSON parser that parses [JSON] POJOs from single-line strings.
-     */
-    fun interface JSONParser {
-        /**
-         * Parse a [JSON] POJO from the given single-line [string].
-         * If the string does not represent a JSON object matching the [JSON] definition,
-         * this method throws a [ParseException].
-         *
-         * @param string [String] representation of the [JSON] object.
-         * @return parsed [JSON] POJO
-         * @throws ParseException if the [string] is not a JSON string representing the [JSON] object.
-         */
-        @Throws(ParseException::class)
-        fun parse(string: String): JSON
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Interface abstracting a JSON serializer that converts [JSON] POJOs into single-line JSON strings.
-     */
-    fun interface JSONSerializer {
-
-        /**
-         * Serialize the given [JSON] object into a single-line JSON string.
-         *
-         * @param json JSON POJO
-         * @return JSON string
-         */
-        fun serialize(json: JSON): String
-    }
 }