diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/TrustIndicatorView.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/TrustIndicatorView.java
index 464fd0aa7..f858624f0 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/TrustIndicatorView.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/TrustIndicatorView.java
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ public class TrustIndicatorView extends AppCompatImageView {
 	public void setTrustLevel(Status status) {
 		int res;
 		switch (status) {
-			case ANONYMOUS:
-				res = R.drawable.trust_indicator_anonymous;
-				break;
 			case UNVERIFIED:
 				res = R.drawable.trust_indicator_unverified;
 				break;
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/drawable/trust_indicator_anonymous.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/drawable/trust_indicator_anonymous.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f7d402db..000000000
--- a/briar-android/src/main/res/drawable/trust_indicator_anonymous.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
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-        android:width="31dp"
-        android:height="12dp"
-        android:viewportHeight="20"
-        android:viewportWidth="49">
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-</vector>
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diff --git a/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/identity/AuthorInfo.java b/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/identity/AuthorInfo.java
index c6bf5549c..098531aa3 100644
--- a/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/identity/AuthorInfo.java
+++ b/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/identity/AuthorInfo.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 public class AuthorInfo {
 
 	public enum Status {
-		NONE, ANONYMOUS, UNKNOWN, UNVERIFIED, VERIFIED, OURSELVES;
+		NONE, UNKNOWN, UNVERIFIED, VERIFIED, OURSELVES;
 
 		public boolean isContact() {
 			return this == UNVERIFIED || this == VERIFIED;
diff --git a/briar-headless/README.md b/briar-headless/README.md
index 0b446467a..4afcbdb70 100644
--- a/briar-headless/README.md
+++ b/briar-headless/README.md
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ are:
   identity key. This happens for contacts added remotely or via introduction.
   * `verified`: The author is one of our contacts and we verified their identity key.
   * `ourselves`: The user is the author of the blog post.
-  * `anonymous`: This status is deprecated and no longer used. It will be removed in future versions.
 
 ### Writing a blog post