diff --git a/nodeman/internal_ca.py b/nodeman/internal_ca.py
index 0f3a21b..01206ac 100644
--- a/nodeman/internal_ca.py
+++ b/nodeman/internal_ca.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     CertificateInformation,
     PrivateKey,
     get_hash_algorithm_from_key,
-    verify_x509_csr,
+    verify_x509_csr_signature,
 )
 
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def sign_csr(self, csr: x509.CertificateSigningRequest, name: str) -> Certificat
 
         self.logger.debug("Processing CSR from %s", name)
 
-        verify_x509_csr(csr=csr, name=name, validate_name=False)
+        verify_x509_csr_signature(csr=csr, name=name)
 
         now = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc)
 
diff --git a/nodeman/step.py b/nodeman/step.py
index 8ddb597..cd31b77 100644
--- a/nodeman/step.py
+++ b/nodeman/step.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from jwcrypto.jwt import JWT
 
 from .jose import jwk_to_alg
-from .x509 import CertificateAuthorityClient, CertificateInformation, verify_x509_csr
+from .x509 import CertificateAuthorityClient, CertificateInformation, verify_x509_csr_data, verify_x509_csr_signature
 
 
 class StepClient(CertificateAuthorityClient):
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ def sign_csr(self, csr: x509.CertificateSigningRequest, name: str) -> Certificat
 
         self.logger.debug("Processing CSR from %s", name)
 
-        verify_x509_csr(csr=csr, name=name, validate_name=True)
+        verify_x509_csr_signature(csr=csr, name=name)
+        verify_x509_csr_data(csr=csr, name=name)
 
         csr_pem = csr.public_bytes(encoding=serialization.Encoding.PEM).decode()
         token = self._get_token(name)
diff --git a/nodeman/x509.py b/nodeman/x509.py
index b93f0b8..dcc260f 100644
--- a/nodeman/x509.py
+++ b/nodeman/x509.py
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 import logging
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Any
 
 from cryptography import x509
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes, serialization
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import ec, rsa
-from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ec import EllipticCurvePrivateKey, EllipticCurvePublicKey
-from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ed448 import Ed448PrivateKey, Ed448PublicKey
-from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ed25519 import Ed25519PrivateKey, Ed25519PublicKey
-from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.rsa import RSAPrivateKey, RSAPublicKey
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ec import EllipticCurvePrivateKey
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ed448 import Ed448PrivateKey
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ed25519 import Ed25519PrivateKey
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.rsa import RSAPrivateKey
 from cryptography.x509.oid import ExtensionOID, NameOID
 from fastapi import HTTPException, Request, status
 
@@ -85,15 +84,8 @@ class SubjectAlternativeNameMismatchError(CertificateSigningRequestException):
     pass
 
 
-def verify_x509_csr(csr: x509.CertificateSigningRequest, name: str, validate_name: bool = True) -> None:
-    """Verify X.509 CSR"""
-
-    verify_x509_csr_signature(csr=csr, name=name)
-    verify_x509_csr_data(csr=csr, name=name, validate_name=validate_name)
-
-
-def verify_x509_csr_data(csr: x509.CertificateSigningRequest, name: str, validate_name: bool = True) -> None:
-    """Verify X.509 CSR against name"""
+def verify_x509_csr_data(csr: x509.CertificateSigningRequest, name: str) -> None:
+    """Verify X.509 CSR data"""
 
     # ensure Subject is correct
     if len(csr.subject) != 1:
@@ -112,9 +104,6 @@ def verify_x509_csr_data(csr: x509.CertificateSigningRequest, name: str, validat
     elif len(csr.extensions) > 1:
         raise CertificateSigningRequestException("Multiple extensions")
 
-    if not csr.is_signature_valid:
-        raise CertificateSigningRequestException("Invalid CSR signature")
-
     # ensure SubjectAlternativeName is correct
     san_ext = csr.extensions.get_extension_for_oid(ExtensionOID.SUBJECT_ALTERNATIVE_NAME)
     san_value = san_ext.value.get_values_for_type(x509.DNSName)
@@ -127,28 +116,8 @@ def verify_x509_csr_data(csr: x509.CertificateSigningRequest, name: str, validat
 def verify_x509_csr_signature(csr: x509.CertificateSigningRequest, name: str) -> None:
     """Verify X.509 CSR signature"""
 
-    public_key = csr.public_key()
-    verify_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {}
-
-    if isinstance(public_key, RSAPublicKey):
-        verify_kwargs = {
-            "algorithm": csr.signature_hash_algorithm,
-            "padding": csr.signature_algorithm_parameters,
-        }
-    elif isinstance(public_key, EllipticCurvePublicKey):
-        verify_kwargs = {
-            "signature_algorithm": ec.ECDSA(csr.signature_hash_algorithm),
-        }
-    elif isinstance(public_key, (Ed25519PublicKey, Ed448PublicKey)):
-        pass
-    else:
-        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported algorithm: {public_key}")
-
-    try:
-        public_key.verify(signature=csr.signature, data=csr.tbs_certrequest_bytes, **verify_kwargs)
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.error("CSR signature not valid: %s", exc, exc_info=exc)
-        raise ValueError("Invalid CSR signature") from exc
+    if not csr.is_signature_valid:
+        raise CertificateSigningRequestException("Invalid CSR signature")
 
     logger.info("Verified CSR signature for %s", name)
 
@@ -156,8 +125,6 @@ def verify_x509_csr_signature(csr: x509.CertificateSigningRequest, name: str) ->
 def process_csr_request(request: Request, csr: x509.CertificateSigningRequest, name: str) -> NodeCertificate:
     """Verify CSR and issue certificate"""
 
-    verify_x509_csr_data(name=name, csr=csr)
-
     try:
         ca_response = request.app.ca_client.sign_csr(csr, name)
     except Exception as exc: