diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/signature/SignatureUtils.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/signature/SignatureUtils.java
index 1ebbdda4..cfbf4ce4 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/signature/SignatureUtils.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/signature/SignatureUtils.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import org.bouncycastle.bcpg.sig.IssuerKeyID;
 import org.bouncycastle.bcpg.sig.KeyExpirationTime;
 import org.bouncycastle.bcpg.sig.RevocationReason;
 import org.bouncycastle.bcpg.sig.SignatureExpirationTime;
-import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPCompressedData;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPException;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPObjectFactory;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPPublicKey;
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ public final class SignatureUtils {
 
     /**
      * Read and return {@link PGPSignature PGPSignatures}.
-     * This method can deal with signatures that may be armored, compressed and may contain marker packets.
+     * This method can deal with signatures that may be binary, armored and may contain marker packets.
      *
      * @param inputStream input stream
      * @param maxIterations number of loop iterations until reading is aborted
@@ -248,11 +247,6 @@ public final class SignatureUtils {
         int i = 0;
         Object nextObject;
         while (i++ < maxIterations && (nextObject = objectFactory.nextObject()) != null) {
-            if (nextObject instanceof PGPCompressedData) {
-                PGPCompressedData compressedData = (PGPCompressedData) nextObject;
-                objectFactory = ImplementationFactory.getInstance().getPGPObjectFactory(compressedData.getDataStream());
-            }
-
             if (nextObject instanceof PGPSignatureList) {
                 PGPSignatureList signatureList = (PGPSignatureList) nextObject;
                 for (PGPSignature s : signatureList) {
diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/signature/SignatureUtilsTest.java b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/signature/SignatureUtilsTest.java
index 296f20a8..87dd75c2 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/signature/SignatureUtilsTest.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/signature/SignatureUtilsTest.java
@@ -12,28 +12,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPException;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignature;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.pgpainless.key.util.KeyIdUtil;
 
 public class SignatureUtilsTest {
 
-    @Test
-    public void readSignaturesFromCompressedData() throws PGPException, IOException {
-        String compressed = "-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----\n" +
-                "Version: PGPainless\n" +
-                "\n" +
-                "owHrKGVhEOZiYGNlSoxcsJtBkVMg3OzZZKnz5jxiiiz+aTG+h46kcR9zinOECZ/o\n" +
-                "YmTYsKve/opb3v/o8J0qq1/MFFBhP9jfEq+/avK6qPMrlh70Zfinu96c+cncX9GK\n" +
-                "B4ui3fUfbUo8tFrVTIRn7kROq69H77hd6cCw9susVdls1as1gNYunnp5V8Qp+wX3\n" +
-                "+jUnwoRB1p4SfPk412lb/cSmShb211fOX07h0JxVH1JXsc/vi2mi5ieG/2Xxb5tk\n" +
-                "LE+r7WwruxSaeXLuLsOmXTPZD0/VtvlqO89RYjsA\n" +
-                "=yZ18\n" +
-                "-----END PGP MESSAGE-----";
-        List<PGPSignature> signatures = SignatureUtils.readSignatures(compressed);
-        assertEquals(2, signatures.size());
-        assertEquals(KeyIdUtil.fromLongKeyId("5736E6931ACF370C"), signatures.get(0).getKeyID());
-        assertEquals(KeyIdUtil.fromLongKeyId("F49AAA6B067BAB28"), signatures.get(1).getKeyID());
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void noIssuerResultsInKeyId0() throws PGPException, IOException {
         String sig = "-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----\n" +