diff --git a/src/email.rs b/src/email.rs
index 1809dce..fd86a94 100644
--- a/src/email.rs
+++ b/src/email.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn take_firstname_lastname_pair(attrs: &mut Vec<(String, String)>) -> Option<Str
 /// HTML-only-plus-remote-image spam signal flagged in postguard#197.
 const LOGO_PNG: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../templates/email/pg_logo.png");
 
-/// Inline checkmark glyph used inside the signer-verified circle in the
+/// Inline checkmark glyph shown next to the signer-verified email in the
 /// HTML email, referenced via `cid:pg-check`. Replaces the previous
 /// unicode `&#10003;` so the mark renders consistently across clients.
 const CHECK_PNG: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../templates/email/check.png");
diff --git a/templates/email/email.html b/templates/email/email.html
index 194a53e..0a0c87a 100644
--- a/templates/email/email.html
+++ b/templates/email/email.html
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@
                 {% if sender_email != "" %}
                 <div style="margin-top:40px;padding-top:30px;border-top:1px solid #C6E2F6;text-align:center;">
                     <div style="margin-bottom:12px;">
-                        <span style="display:inline-block;width:32px;height:32px;line-height:32px;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid #5F7381;text-align:center;box-sizing:border-box;">
-                            <img src="cid:pg-check" alt="" width="16" height="13" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;" />
-                        </span>
+                        <img src="cid:pg-check" alt="" width="16" height="13" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;" />
                     </div>
                     <p style="font-size:13px;color:#5F7381;margin:0 0 6px 0;">{{files_from}}</p>
                     <p style="font-size:15px;font-weight:700;color:#030E17;margin:0 0 12px 0;">{{sender_email}}</p>