diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/CryptoModule.h b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/CryptoModule.h
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/CryptoModule.h
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/CryptoModule.h
@@ -73,10 +73,8 @@
 
   EncryptedData
   encrypt(const std::string &targetUserId, const std::string &content);
-  std::string decrypt(
-      const std::string &targetUserId,
-      EncryptedData encryptedData,
-      const OlmBuffer &theirIdentityKey);
+  std::string
+  decrypt(const std::string &targetUserId, EncryptedData encryptedData);
 
   std::string signMessage(const std::string &message);
   static void verifySignature(
diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/CryptoModule.cpp b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/CryptoModule.cpp
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/CryptoModule.cpp
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/CryptoModule.cpp
@@ -341,8 +341,7 @@
 
 std::string CryptoModule::decrypt(
     const std::string &targetUserId,
-    EncryptedData encryptedData,
-    const OlmBuffer &theirIdentityKey) {
+    EncryptedData encryptedData) {
   if (!this->hasSessionFor(targetUserId)) {
     throw std::runtime_error{"error decrypt => uninitialized session"};
   }
@@ -350,13 +349,6 @@
 
   OlmBuffer tmpEncryptedMessage(encryptedData.message);
 
-  if (encryptedData.messageType == (size_t)olm::MessageType::PRE_KEY) {
-    if (!this->matchesInboundSession(
-            targetUserId, encryptedData, theirIdentityKey)) {
-      throw std::runtime_error{"error decrypt => matchesInboundSession"};
-    }
-  }
-
   size_t maxSize = ::olm_decrypt_max_plaintext_length(
       session,
       encryptedData.messageType,
diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/Notifications/BackgroundDataStorage/NotificationsCryptoModule.h b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/Notifications/BackgroundDataStorage/NotificationsCryptoModule.h
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/Notifications/BackgroundDataStorage/NotificationsCryptoModule.h
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/Notifications/BackgroundDataStorage/NotificationsCryptoModule.h
@@ -37,5 +37,9 @@
       const std::string &callingProcessName);
   static bool
   isNotificationsSessionInitialized(const std::string &callingProcessName);
+  static std::string decrypt(
+      const std::string &data,
+      const size_t messageType,
+      const std::string &callingProcessName);
 };
 } // namespace comm
diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/Notifications/BackgroundDataStorage/NotificationsCryptoModule.cpp b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/Notifications/BackgroundDataStorage/NotificationsCryptoModule.cpp
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/Notifications/BackgroundDataStorage/NotificationsCryptoModule.cpp
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/Notifications/BackgroundDataStorage/NotificationsCryptoModule.cpp
@@ -233,4 +233,18 @@
         "might be violated.");
   }
 }
+
+std::string NotificationsCryptoModule::decrypt(
+    const std::string &data,
+    const size_t messageType,
+    const std::string &callingProcessName) {
+  std::string decryptedData;
+  auto caller = [&](crypto::CryptoModule &cryptoModule) {
+    decryptedData = cryptoModule.decrypt(
+        NotificationsCryptoModule::keyserverHostedNotificationsID,
+        {std::vector<uint8_t>(data.begin(), data.end()), messageType});
+  };
+  NotificationsCryptoModule::callCryptoModule(caller, callingProcessName);
+  return decryptedData;
+}
 } // namespace comm