diff --git a/aries_cloudcontroller/models/verify_request.py b/aries_cloudcontroller/models/verify_request.py
index 4fc80c53..00854dc5 100644
--- a/aries_cloudcontroller/models/verify_request.py
+++ b/aries_cloudcontroller/models/verify_request.py
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             exclude={},
             exclude_none=True,
         )
-        # override the default output from pydantic by calling `to_dict()` of doc
-        if self.doc:
-            _dict["doc"] = self.doc.to_dict()
         return _dict
 
     @classmethod