diff --git a/src/go.sum b/src/go.sum
index 1ea081750c0..862533a2bd5 100644
--- a/src/go.sum
+++ b/src/go.sum
@@ -815,8 +815,6 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.7.0/go.mod h1:mrYo+phRRbMaCq/xk9113O4dZlRixOauAjOtrjsXDZ8=
 golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 h1:ScX5w1eTa3QqT8oi6+ziP7dTV1S2+ALU0bI+0zXKWiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.14.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20190308202827-9d24e82272b4/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
-golang.org/x/time v0.4.0 h1:Z81tqI5ddIoXDPvVQ7/7CC9TnLM7ubaFG2qXYd5BbYY=
-golang.org/x/time v0.4.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
 golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 h1:o7cqy6amK/52YcAKIPlM3a+Fpj35zvRj2TP+e1xFSfk=
 golang.org/x/time v0.5.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
diff --git a/src/server/middleware/security/v2_token.go b/src/server/middleware/security/v2_token.go
index 0a1494cec9a..5e00dd29134 100644
--- a/src/server/middleware/security/v2_token.go
+++ b/src/server/middleware/security/v2_token.go
@@ -36,14 +36,6 @@ type v2TokenClaims struct {
 	Access []*registry_token.ResourceActions `json:"access"`
 }
 
-func (vtc *v2TokenClaims) Valid() error {
-	var v = jwt.NewValidator(jwt.WithLeeway(60*time.Second), jwt.WithAudience(svc_token.Registry))
-	if err := v.Validate(vtc.Claims); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 type v2Token struct{}
 
 func (vt *v2Token) Generate(req *http.Request) security.Context {
@@ -67,7 +59,7 @@ func (vt *v2Token) Generate(req *http.Request) security.Context {
 		logger.Warningf("failed to decode bearer token: %v", err)
 		return nil
 	}
-	var v = jwt.NewValidator(jwt.WithLeeway(60 * time.Second))
+	var v = jwt.NewValidator(jwt.WithLeeway(60 * time.Second), jwt.WithAudience(svc_token.Registry))
 	if err := v.Validate(t.Claims); err != nil {
 		logger.Warningf("failed to decode bearer token: %v", err)
 		return nil