diff --git a/swarm/pss/client/client_test.go b/swarm/pss/client/client_test.go
index 0d6788d679..1c6f2e522d 100644
--- a/swarm/pss/client/client_test.go
+++ b/swarm/pss/client/client_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/network"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/pss"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/state"
-	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv5"
+	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv6"
 )
 
 type protoCtrl struct {
diff --git a/swarm/pss/forwarding_test.go b/swarm/pss/forwarding_test.go
index 2502977945..746d4dc404 100644
--- a/swarm/pss/forwarding_test.go
+++ b/swarm/pss/forwarding_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/protocols"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/network"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/pot"
-	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv5"
+	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv6"
 )
 
 type testCase struct {
diff --git a/swarm/pss/notify/notify_test.go b/swarm/pss/notify/notify_test.go
index 95121b1d8f..cda069b9e1 100644
--- a/swarm/pss/notify/notify_test.go
+++ b/swarm/pss/notify/notify_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/network"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/pss"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/state"
-	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv5"
+	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv6"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/swarm/pss/pss.go b/swarm/pss/pss.go
index ee942303c5..158ae4095d 100644
--- a/swarm/pss/pss.go
+++ b/swarm/pss/pss.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/network"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/pot"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage"
-	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv5"
+	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv6"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/sha3"
 )
 
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ func (p *Pss) processSym(envelope *whisper.Envelope) (*whisper.ReceivedMessage,
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		if !recvmsg.Validate() {
+		if !recvmsg.ValidateAndParse() {
 			return nil, "", nil, fmt.Errorf("symmetrically encrypted message has invalid signature or is corrupt")
 		}
 		p.symKeyPoolMu.Lock()
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ func (p *Pss) processAsym(envelope *whisper.Envelope) (*whisper.ReceivedMessage,
 		return nil, "", nil, fmt.Errorf("could not decrypt message: %s", err)
 	}
 	// check signature (if signed), strip padding
-	if !recvmsg.Validate() {
+	if !recvmsg.ValidateAndParse() {
 		return nil, "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid message")
 	}
 	pubkeyid := common.ToHex(crypto.FromECDSAPub(recvmsg.Src))
diff --git a/swarm/pss/pss_test.go b/swarm/pss/pss_test.go
index 0fb87be2c6..675b4cfcd6 100644
--- a/swarm/pss/pss_test.go
+++ b/swarm/pss/pss_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/network"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/pot"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/state"
-	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv5"
+	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv6"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/swarm/pss/types.go b/swarm/pss/types.go
index ba963067cb..2ce1f5cfb0 100644
--- a/swarm/pss/types.go
+++ b/swarm/pss/types.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage"
-	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv5"
+	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv6"
 )
 
 const (