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-rw-r--r--changelog.d/15748.removal1
-rw-r--r--docker/complement/conf/workers-shared-extra.yaml.j22
-rwxr-xr-xdocker/configure_workers_and_start.py1
-rw-r--r--docs/workers.md1
-rwxr-xr-xscripts-dev/complement.sh4
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/constants.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/room_versions.py61
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/generic_worker.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/experimental.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/event_auth.py40
-rw-r--r--synapse/events/__init__.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/events/utils.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/federation.py33
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/federation_event.py109
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/message.py168
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/room_batch.py466
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/room_member.py54
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/__init__.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/room_batch.py254
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/versions.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/server.py5
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py211
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py125
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/databases/main/room_batch.py47
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/test_room_batch.py302
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_event_federation.py211
28 files changed, 36 insertions, 2103 deletions
diff --git a/changelog.d/15748.removal b/changelog.d/15748.removal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcb9780178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/15748.removal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove experimental [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/2716) implementation to incrementally import history into existing rooms.
diff --git a/docker/complement/conf/workers-shared-extra.yaml.j2 b/docker/complement/conf/workers-shared-extra.yaml.j2
index 63acf86a46..2b11b487f6 100644
--- a/docker/complement/conf/workers-shared-extra.yaml.j2
+++ b/docker/complement/conf/workers-shared-extra.yaml.j2
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ allow_device_name_lookup_over_federation: true
 ## Experimental Features ##
 
 experimental_features:
-  # Enable history backfilling support
-  msc2716_enabled: true
   # client-side support for partial state in /send_join responses
   faster_joins: true
   # Enable support for polls
diff --git a/docker/configure_workers_and_start.py b/docker/configure_workers_and_start.py
index 87a740e3d4..62fb88daab 100755
--- a/docker/configure_workers_and_start.py
+++ b/docker/configure_workers_and_start.py
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ WORKERS_CONFIG: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {
             "^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|v3|unstable)/join/",
             "^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|v3|unstable)/knock/",
             "^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|v3|unstable)/profile/",
-            "^/_matrix/client/(v1|unstable/org.matrix.msc2716)/rooms/.*/batch_send",
         ],
         "shared_extra_conf": {},
         "worker_extra_conf": "",
diff --git a/docs/workers.md b/docs/workers.md
index 991814c0bc..735128762a 100644
--- a/docs/workers.md
+++ b/docs/workers.md
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ information.
     ^/_matrix/client/v1/rooms/.*/hierarchy$
     ^/_matrix/client/(v1|unstable)/rooms/.*/relations/
     ^/_matrix/client/v1/rooms/.*/threads$
-    ^/_matrix/client/unstable/org.matrix.msc2716/rooms/.*/batch_send$
     ^/_matrix/client/unstable/im.nheko.summary/rooms/.*/summary$
     ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/account/3pid$
     ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/account/whoami$
diff --git a/scripts-dev/complement.sh b/scripts-dev/complement.sh
index 131f26234e..24b83cfeb6 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/complement.sh
+++ b/scripts-dev/complement.sh
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ else
   else
     export PASS_SYNAPSE_COMPLEMENT_DATABASE=sqlite
   fi
-
-  # The tests for importing historical messages (MSC2716)
-  # only pass with monoliths, currently.
-  test_tags="$test_tags,msc2716"
 fi
 
 if [[ -n "$ASYNCIO_REACTOR" ]]; then
diff --git a/synapse/api/constants.py b/synapse/api/constants.py
index faf0770c66..dc32553d0c 100644
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ class EventTypes:
     SpaceChild: Final = "m.space.child"
     SpaceParent: Final = "m.space.parent"
 
-    MSC2716_INSERTION: Final = "org.matrix.msc2716.insertion"
-    MSC2716_BATCH: Final = "org.matrix.msc2716.batch"
-    MSC2716_MARKER: Final = "org.matrix.msc2716.marker"
-
     Reaction: Final = "m.reaction"
 
 
@@ -222,16 +218,6 @@ class EventContentFields:
     # Used in m.room.guest_access events.
     GUEST_ACCESS: Final = "guest_access"
 
-    # Used on normal messages to indicate they were historically imported after the fact
-    MSC2716_HISTORICAL: Final = "org.matrix.msc2716.historical"
-    # For "insertion" events to indicate what the next batch ID should be in
-    # order to connect to it
-    MSC2716_NEXT_BATCH_ID: Final = "next_batch_id"
-    # Used on "batch" events to indicate which insertion event it connects to
-    MSC2716_BATCH_ID: Final = "batch_id"
-    # For "marker" events
-    MSC2716_INSERTION_EVENT_REFERENCE: Final = "insertion_event_reference"
-
     # The authorising user for joining a restricted room.
     AUTHORISING_USER: Final = "join_authorised_via_users_server"
 
diff --git a/synapse/api/room_versions.py b/synapse/api/room_versions.py
index c5c71e242f..25c105a4c8 100644
--- a/synapse/api/room_versions.py
+++ b/synapse/api/room_versions.py
@@ -91,11 +91,6 @@ class RoomVersion:
     # MSC2403: Allows join_rules to be set to 'knock', changes auth rules to allow sending
     # m.room.membership event with membership 'knock'.
     msc2403_knocking: bool
-    # MSC2716: Adds m.room.power_levels -> content.historical field to control
-    # whether "insertion", "chunk", "marker" events can be sent
-    msc2716_historical: bool
-    # MSC2716: Adds support for redacting "insertion", "chunk", and "marker" events
-    msc2716_redactions: bool
     # MSC3389: Protect relation information from redaction.
     msc3389_relation_redactions: bool
     # MSC3787: Adds support for a `knock_restricted` join rule, mixing concepts of
@@ -130,8 +125,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=False,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=False,
         msc2403_knocking=False,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=False,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
@@ -153,8 +146,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=False,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=False,
         msc2403_knocking=False,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=False,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
@@ -176,8 +167,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=False,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=False,
         msc2403_knocking=False,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=False,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
@@ -199,8 +188,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=False,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=False,
         msc2403_knocking=False,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=False,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
@@ -222,8 +209,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=False,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=False,
         msc2403_knocking=False,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=False,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
@@ -245,8 +230,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=False,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=False,
         msc2403_knocking=False,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=False,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
@@ -268,8 +251,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=False,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=False,
         msc2403_knocking=False,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=False,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
@@ -291,8 +272,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=False,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=False,
         msc2403_knocking=True,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=False,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
@@ -314,8 +293,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=True,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=False,
         msc2403_knocking=True,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=False,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
@@ -337,8 +314,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=True,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=True,
         msc2403_knocking=True,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=False,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
@@ -360,8 +335,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=True,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=True,
         msc2403_knocking=True,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=True,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
@@ -383,8 +356,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=True,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=True,
         msc2403_knocking=True,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=False,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
@@ -406,8 +377,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=True,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=True,
         msc2403_knocking=True,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=True,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=True,
@@ -415,29 +384,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3931_push_features=(),
         msc3989_redaction_rules=False,
     )
-    MSC2716v4 = RoomVersion(
-        "org.matrix.msc2716v4",
-        RoomDisposition.UNSTABLE,
-        EventFormatVersions.ROOM_V4_PLUS,
-        StateResolutionVersions.V2,
-        enforce_key_validity=True,
-        special_case_aliases_auth=False,
-        strict_canonicaljson=True,
-        limit_notifications_power_levels=True,
-        msc2175_implicit_room_creator=False,
-        msc2176_redaction_rules=False,
-        msc3083_join_rules=False,
-        msc3375_redaction_rules=False,
-        msc2403_knocking=True,
-        msc2716_historical=True,
-        msc2716_redactions=True,
-        msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
-        msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=False,
-        msc3667_int_only_power_levels=False,
-        msc3821_redaction_rules=False,
-        msc3931_push_features=(),
-        msc3989_redaction_rules=False,
-    )
     MSC1767v10 = RoomVersion(
         # MSC1767 (Extensible Events) based on room version "10"
         "org.matrix.msc1767.10",
@@ -453,8 +399,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=True,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=True,
         msc2403_knocking=True,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=True,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=True,
@@ -476,8 +420,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=True,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=True,
         msc2403_knocking=True,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=True,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=True,
@@ -500,8 +442,6 @@ class RoomVersions:
         msc3083_join_rules=True,
         msc3375_redaction_rules=True,
         msc2403_knocking=True,
-        msc2716_historical=False,
-        msc2716_redactions=False,
         msc3389_relation_redactions=False,
         msc3787_knock_restricted_join_rule=True,
         msc3667_int_only_power_levels=True,
@@ -526,7 +466,6 @@ KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS: Dict[str, RoomVersion] = {
         RoomVersions.V9,
         RoomVersions.MSC3787,
         RoomVersions.V10,
-        RoomVersions.MSC2716v4,
         RoomVersions.MSC3989,
         RoomVersions.MSC3820opt2,
     )
diff --git a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
index 909ebccf78..7406c3948c 100644
--- a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ from synapse.storage.databases.main.receipts import ReceiptsWorkerStore
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.registration import RegistrationWorkerStore
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.relations import RelationsWorkerStore
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.room import RoomWorkerStore
-from synapse.storage.databases.main.room_batch import RoomBatchStore
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.roommember import RoomMemberWorkerStore
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.search import SearchStore
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.session import SessionStore
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ class GenericWorkerStore(
     # the races it creates aren't too bad.
     KeyStore,
     RoomWorkerStore,
-    RoomBatchStore,
     DirectoryWorkerStore,
     PushRulesWorkerStore,
     ApplicationServiceTransactionWorkerStore,
diff --git a/synapse/config/experimental.py b/synapse/config/experimental.py
index 1d5b5ded45..8e0f5356b4 100644
--- a/synapse/config/experimental.py
+++ b/synapse/config/experimental.py
@@ -247,9 +247,6 @@ class ExperimentalConfig(Config):
         # MSC3026 (busy presence state)
         self.msc3026_enabled: bool = experimental.get("msc3026_enabled", False)
 
-        # MSC2716 (importing historical messages)
-        self.msc2716_enabled: bool = experimental.get("msc2716_enabled", False)
-
         # MSC3244 (room version capabilities)
         self.msc3244_enabled: bool = experimental.get("msc3244_enabled", True)
 
diff --git a/synapse/event_auth.py b/synapse/event_auth.py
index b4b43ec4d7..3aaf53dfbd 100644
--- a/synapse/event_auth.py
+++ b/synapse/event_auth.py
@@ -339,13 +339,6 @@ def check_state_dependent_auth_rules(
     if event.type == EventTypes.Redaction:
         check_redaction(event.room_version, event, auth_dict)
 
-    if (
-        event.type == EventTypes.MSC2716_INSERTION
-        or event.type == EventTypes.MSC2716_BATCH
-        or event.type == EventTypes.MSC2716_MARKER
-    ):
-        check_historical(event.room_version, event, auth_dict)
-
     logger.debug("Allowing! %s", event)
 
 
@@ -365,7 +358,6 @@ LENIENT_EVENT_BYTE_LIMITS_ROOM_VERSIONS = {
     RoomVersions.V9,
     RoomVersions.MSC3787,
     RoomVersions.V10,
-    RoomVersions.MSC2716v4,
     RoomVersions.MSC1767v10,
 }
 
@@ -823,38 +815,6 @@ def check_redaction(
     raise AuthError(403, "You don't have permission to redact events")
 
 
-def check_historical(
-    room_version_obj: RoomVersion,
-    event: "EventBase",
-    auth_events: StateMap["EventBase"],
-) -> None:
-    """Check whether the event sender is allowed to send historical related
-    events like "insertion", "batch", and "marker".
-
-    Returns:
-        None
-
-    Raises:
-        AuthError if the event sender is not allowed to send historical related events
-        ("insertion", "batch", and "marker").
-    """
-    # Ignore the auth checks in room versions that do not support historical
-    # events
-    if not room_version_obj.msc2716_historical:
-        return
-
-    user_level = get_user_power_level(event.user_id, auth_events)
-
-    historical_level = get_named_level(auth_events, "historical", 100)
-
-    if user_level < historical_level:
-        raise UnstableSpecAuthError(
-            403,
-            'You don\'t have permission to send send historical related events ("insertion", "batch", and "marker")',
-            errcode=Codes.INSUFFICIENT_POWER,
-        )
-
-
 def _check_power_levels(
     room_version_obj: RoomVersion,
     event: "EventBase",
diff --git a/synapse/events/__init__.py b/synapse/events/__init__.py
index de7e5be42b..75b62adb33 100644
--- a/synapse/events/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/events/__init__.py
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ class _EventInternalMetadata:
     soft_failed: DictProperty[bool] = DictProperty("soft_failed")
     proactively_send: DictProperty[bool] = DictProperty("proactively_send")
     redacted: DictProperty[bool] = DictProperty("redacted")
-    historical: DictProperty[bool] = DictProperty("historical")
 
     txn_id: DictProperty[str] = DictProperty("txn_id")
     """The transaction ID, if it was set when the event was created."""
@@ -288,14 +287,6 @@ class _EventInternalMetadata:
         """
         return self._dict.get("redacted", False)
 
-    def is_historical(self) -> bool:
-        """Whether this is a historical message.
-        This is used by the batchsend historical message endpoint and
-        is needed to and mark the event as backfilled and skip some checks
-        like push notifications.
-        """
-        return self._dict.get("historical", False)
-
     def is_notifiable(self) -> bool:
         """Whether this event can trigger a push notification"""
         return not self.is_outlier() or self.is_out_of_band_membership()
diff --git a/synapse/events/utils.py b/synapse/events/utils.py
index e7b7b78b84..a55efcca56 100644
--- a/synapse/events/utils.py
+++ b/synapse/events/utils.py
@@ -164,21 +164,12 @@ def prune_event_dict(room_version: RoomVersion, event_dict: JsonDict) -> JsonDic
         if room_version.msc2176_redaction_rules:
             add_fields("invite")
 
-        if room_version.msc2716_historical:
-            add_fields("historical")
-
     elif event_type == EventTypes.Aliases and room_version.special_case_aliases_auth:
         add_fields("aliases")
     elif event_type == EventTypes.RoomHistoryVisibility:
         add_fields("history_visibility")
     elif event_type == EventTypes.Redaction and room_version.msc2176_redaction_rules:
         add_fields("redacts")
-    elif room_version.msc2716_redactions and event_type == EventTypes.MSC2716_INSERTION:
-        add_fields(EventContentFields.MSC2716_NEXT_BATCH_ID)
-    elif room_version.msc2716_redactions and event_type == EventTypes.MSC2716_BATCH:
-        add_fields(EventContentFields.MSC2716_BATCH_ID)
-    elif room_version.msc2716_redactions and event_type == EventTypes.MSC2716_MARKER:
-        add_fields(EventContentFields.MSC2716_INSERTION_EVENT_REFERENCE)
 
     # Protect the rel_type and event_id fields under the m.relates_to field.
     if room_version.msc3389_relation_redactions:
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index b7b5e21020..cc5ed97730 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -105,14 +105,12 @@ backfill_processing_before_timer = Histogram(
 )
 
 
+# TODO: We can refactor this away now that there is only one backfill point again
 class _BackfillPointType(Enum):
     # a regular backwards extremity (ie, an event which we don't yet have, but which
     # is referred to by other events in the DAG)
     BACKWARDS_EXTREMITY = enum.auto()
 
-    # an MSC2716 "insertion event"
-    INSERTION_PONT = enum.auto()
-
 
 @attr.s(slots=True, auto_attribs=True, frozen=True)
 class _BackfillPoint:
@@ -273,32 +271,10 @@ class FederationHandler:
             )
         ]
 
-        insertion_events_to_be_backfilled: List[_BackfillPoint] = []
-        if self.hs.config.experimental.msc2716_enabled:
-            insertion_events_to_be_backfilled = [
-                _BackfillPoint(event_id, depth, _BackfillPointType.INSERTION_PONT)
-                for event_id, depth in await self.store.get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room(
-                    room_id=room_id,
-                    current_depth=current_depth,
-                    # We only need to end up with 5 extremities combined with
-                    # the backfill points to make the `/backfill` request ...
-                    # (see the other comment above for more context).
-                    limit=50,
-                )
-            ]
-        logger.debug(
-            "_maybe_backfill_inner: backwards_extremities=%s insertion_events_to_be_backfilled=%s",
-            backwards_extremities,
-            insertion_events_to_be_backfilled,
-        )
-
         # we now have a list of potential places to backpaginate from. We prefer to
         # start with the most recent (ie, max depth), so let's sort the list.
         sorted_backfill_points: List[_BackfillPoint] = sorted(
-            itertools.chain(
-                backwards_extremities,
-                insertion_events_to_be_backfilled,
-            ),
+            backwards_extremities,
             key=lambda e: -int(e.depth),
         )
 
@@ -411,10 +387,7 @@ class FederationHandler:
             #   event but not anything before it. This would require looking at the
             #   state *before* the event, ignoring the special casing certain event
             #   types have.
-            if bp.type == _BackfillPointType.INSERTION_PONT:
-                event_ids_to_check = [bp.event_id]
-            else:
-                event_ids_to_check = await self.store.get_successor_events(bp.event_id)
+            event_ids_to_check = await self.store.get_successor_events(bp.event_id)
 
             events_to_check = await self.store.get_events_as_list(
                 event_ids_to_check,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation_event.py b/synapse/handlers/federation_event.py
index 42141d3670..d32d224d56 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation_event.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation_event.py
@@ -601,18 +601,6 @@ class FederationEventHandler:
                 room_id, [(event, context)]
             )
 
-            # If we're joining the room again, check if there is new marker
-            # state indicating that there is new history imported somewhere in
-            # the DAG. Multiple markers can exist in the current state with
-            # unique state_keys.
-            #
-            # Do this after the state from the remote join was persisted (via
-            # `persist_events_and_notify`). Otherwise we can run into a
-            # situation where the create event doesn't exist yet in the
-            # `current_state_events`
-            for e in state:
-                await self._handle_marker_event(origin, e)
-
             return stream_id_after_persist
 
     async def update_state_for_partial_state_event(
@@ -915,13 +903,6 @@ class FederationEventHandler:
             )
         )
 
-        # We construct the event lists in source order from `/backfill` response because
-        # it's a) easiest, but also b) the order in which we process things matters for
-        # MSC2716 historical batches because many historical events are all at the same
-        # `depth` and we rely on the tenuous sort that the other server gave us and hope
-        # they're doing their best. The brittle nature of this ordering for historical
-        # messages over federation is one of the reasons why we don't want to continue
-        # on MSC2716 until we have online topological ordering.
         events_with_failed_pull_attempts, fresh_events = partition(
             new_events, lambda e: e.event_id in event_ids_with_failed_pull_attempts
         )
@@ -1460,8 +1441,6 @@ class FederationEventHandler:
 
         await self._run_push_actions_and_persist_event(event, context, backfilled)
 
-        await self._handle_marker_event(origin, event)
-
         if backfilled or context.rejected:
             return
 
@@ -1559,94 +1538,6 @@ class FederationEventHandler:
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("Failed to resync device for %s", sender)
 
-    @trace
-    async def _handle_marker_event(self, origin: str, marker_event: EventBase) -> None:
-        """Handles backfilling the insertion event when we receive a marker
-        event that points to one.
-
-        Args:
-            origin: Origin of the event. Will be called to get the insertion event
-            marker_event: The event to process
-        """
-
-        if marker_event.type != EventTypes.MSC2716_MARKER:
-            # Not a marker event
-            return
-
-        if marker_event.rejected_reason is not None:
-            # Rejected event
-            return
-
-        # Skip processing a marker event if the room version doesn't
-        # support it or the event is not from the room creator.
-        room_version = await self._store.get_room_version(marker_event.room_id)
-        create_event = await self._store.get_create_event_for_room(marker_event.room_id)
-        if not room_version.msc2175_implicit_room_creator:
-            room_creator = create_event.content.get(EventContentFields.ROOM_CREATOR)
-        else:
-            room_creator = create_event.sender
-        if not room_version.msc2716_historical and (
-            not self._config.experimental.msc2716_enabled
-            or marker_event.sender != room_creator
-        ):
-            return
-
-        logger.debug("_handle_marker_event: received %s", marker_event)
-
-        insertion_event_id = marker_event.content.get(
-            EventContentFields.MSC2716_INSERTION_EVENT_REFERENCE
-        )
-
-        if insertion_event_id is None:
-            # Nothing to retrieve then (invalid marker)
-            return
-
-        already_seen_insertion_event = await self._store.have_seen_event(
-            marker_event.room_id, insertion_event_id
-        )
-        if already_seen_insertion_event:
-            # No need to process a marker again if we have already seen the
-            # insertion event that it was pointing to
-            return
-
-        logger.debug(
-            "_handle_marker_event: backfilling insertion event %s", insertion_event_id
-        )
-
-        await self._get_events_and_persist(
-            origin,
-            marker_event.room_id,
-            [insertion_event_id],
-        )
-
-        insertion_event = await self._store.get_event(
-            insertion_event_id, allow_none=True
-        )
-        if insertion_event is None:
-            logger.warning(
-                "_handle_marker_event: server %s didn't return insertion event %s for marker %s",
-                origin,
-                insertion_event_id,
-                marker_event.event_id,
-            )
-            return
-
-        logger.debug(
-            "_handle_marker_event: succesfully backfilled insertion event %s from marker event %s",
-            insertion_event,
-            marker_event,
-        )
-
-        await self._store.insert_insertion_extremity(
-            insertion_event_id, marker_event.room_id
-        )
-
-        logger.debug(
-            "_handle_marker_event: insertion extremity added for %s from marker event %s",
-            insertion_event,
-            marker_event,
-        )
-
     async def backfill_event_id(
         self, destinations: List[str], room_id: str, event_id: str
     ) -> PulledPduInfo:
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 0b61c2272b..4292b47037 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ from synapse.replication.http.send_event import ReplicationSendEventRestServlet
 from synapse.replication.http.send_events import ReplicationSendEventsRestServlet
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.events_worker import EventRedactBehaviour
 from synapse.types import (
-    MutableStateMap,
     PersistedEventPosition,
     Requester,
     RoomAlias,
@@ -573,7 +572,6 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
         state_event_ids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         require_consent: bool = True,
         outlier: bool = False,
-        historical: bool = False,
         depth: Optional[int] = None,
         state_map: Optional[StateMap[str]] = None,
         for_batch: bool = False,
@@ -599,7 +597,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
             allow_no_prev_events: Whether to allow this event to be created an empty
                 list of prev_events. Normally this is prohibited just because most
                 events should have a prev_event and we should only use this in special
-                cases like MSC2716.
+                cases (previously useful for MSC2716).
             prev_event_ids:
                 the forward extremities to use as the prev_events for the
                 new event.
@@ -614,13 +612,10 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
                 If non-None, prev_event_ids must also be provided.
 
             state_event_ids:
-                The full state at a given event. This is used particularly by the MSC2716
-                /batch_send endpoint. One use case is with insertion events which float at
-                the beginning of a historical batch and don't have any `prev_events` to
-                derive from; we add all of these state events as the explicit state so the
-                rest of the historical batch can inherit the same state and state_group.
-                This should normally be left as None, which will cause the auth_event_ids
-                to be calculated based on the room state at the prev_events.
+                The full state at a given event. This was previously used particularly
+                by the MSC2716 /batch_send endpoint. This should normally be left as
+                None, which will cause the auth_event_ids to be calculated based on the
+                room state at the prev_events.
 
             require_consent: Whether to check if the requester has
                 consented to the privacy policy.
@@ -629,10 +624,6 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
                 it's from an arbitrary point and floating in the DAG as
                 opposed to being inline with the current DAG.
 
-            historical: Indicates whether the message is being inserted
-                back in time around some existing events. This is used to skip
-                a few checks and mark the event as backfilled.
-
             depth: Override the depth used to order the event in the DAG.
                 Should normally be set to None, which will cause the depth to be calculated
                 based on the prev_events.
@@ -717,8 +708,6 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
 
         builder.internal_metadata.outlier = outlier
 
-        builder.internal_metadata.historical = historical
-
         event, unpersisted_context = await self.create_new_client_event(
             builder=builder,
             requester=requester,
@@ -947,7 +936,6 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
         txn_id: Optional[str] = None,
         ignore_shadow_ban: bool = False,
         outlier: bool = False,
-        historical: bool = False,
         depth: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> Tuple[EventBase, int]:
         """
@@ -961,19 +949,16 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
             allow_no_prev_events: Whether to allow this event to be created an empty
                 list of prev_events. Normally this is prohibited just because most
                 events should have a prev_event and we should only use this in special
-                cases like MSC2716.
+                cases (previously useful for MSC2716).
             prev_event_ids:
                 The event IDs to use as the prev events.
                 Should normally be left as None to automatically request them
                 from the database.
             state_event_ids:
-                The full state at a given event. This is used particularly by the MSC2716
-                /batch_send endpoint. One use case is with insertion events which float at
-                the beginning of a historical batch and don't have any `prev_events` to
-                derive from; we add all of these state events as the explicit state so the
-                rest of the historical batch can inherit the same state and state_group.
-                This should normally be left as None, which will cause the auth_event_ids
-                to be calculated based on the room state at the prev_events.
+                The full state at a given event. This was previously used particularly
+                by the MSC2716 /batch_send endpoint. This should normally be left as
+                None, which will cause the auth_event_ids to be calculated based on the
+                room state at the prev_events.
             ratelimit: Whether to rate limit this send.
             txn_id: The transaction ID.
             ignore_shadow_ban: True if shadow-banned users should be allowed to
@@ -981,9 +966,6 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
             outlier: Indicates whether the event is an `outlier`, i.e. if
                 it's from an arbitrary point and floating in the DAG as
                 opposed to being inline with the current DAG.
-            historical: Indicates whether the message is being inserted
-                back in time around some existing events. This is used to skip
-                a few checks and mark the event as backfilled.
             depth: Override the depth used to order the event in the DAG.
                 Should normally be set to None, which will cause the depth to be calculated
                 based on the prev_events.
@@ -1053,7 +1035,6 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
                     prev_event_ids=prev_event_ids,
                     state_event_ids=state_event_ids,
                     outlier=outlier,
-                    historical=historical,
                     depth=depth,
                 )
                 context = await unpersisted_context.persist(event)
@@ -1145,7 +1126,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
             allow_no_prev_events: Whether to allow this event to be created an empty
                 list of prev_events. Normally this is prohibited just because most
                 events should have a prev_event and we should only use this in special
-                cases like MSC2716.
+                cases (previously useful for MSC2716).
             prev_event_ids:
                 the forward extremities to use as the prev_events for the
                 new event.
@@ -1158,13 +1139,10 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
                 based on the room state at the prev_events.
 
             state_event_ids:
-                The full state at a given event. This is used particularly by the MSC2716
-                /batch_send endpoint. One use case is with insertion events which float at
-                the beginning of a historical batch and don't have any `prev_events` to
-                derive from; we add all of these state events as the explicit state so the
-                rest of the historical batch can inherit the same state and state_group.
-                This should normally be left as None, which will cause the auth_event_ids
-                to be calculated based on the room state at the prev_events.
+                The full state at a given event. This was previously used particularly
+                by the MSC2716 /batch_send endpoint. This should normally be left as
+                None, which will cause the auth_event_ids to be calculated based on the
+                room state at the prev_events.
 
             depth: Override the depth used to order the event in the DAG.
                 Should normally be set to None, which will cause the depth to be calculated
@@ -1261,52 +1239,6 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
             if builder.internal_metadata.outlier:
                 event.internal_metadata.outlier = True
                 context = EventContext.for_outlier(self._storage_controllers)
-            elif (
-                event.type == EventTypes.MSC2716_INSERTION
-                and state_event_ids
-                and builder.internal_metadata.is_historical()
-            ):
-                # Add explicit state to the insertion event so it has state to derive
-                # from even though it's floating with no `prev_events`. The rest of
-                # the batch can derive from this state and state_group.
-                #
-                # TODO(faster_joins): figure out how this works, and make sure that the
-                #   old state is complete.
-                #   https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13003
-                metadata = await self.store.get_metadata_for_events(state_event_ids)
-
-                state_map_for_event: MutableStateMap[str] = {}
-                for state_id in state_event_ids:
-                    data = metadata.get(state_id)
-                    if data is None:
-                        # We're trying to persist a new historical batch of events
-                        # with the given state, e.g. via
-                        # `RoomBatchSendEventRestServlet`. The state can be inferred
-                        # by Synapse or set directly by the client.
-                        #
-                        # Either way, we should have persisted all the state before
-                        # getting here.
-                        raise Exception(
-                            f"State event {state_id} not found in DB,"
-                            " Synapse should have persisted it before using it."
-                        )
-
-                    if data.state_key is None:
-                        raise Exception(
-                            f"Trying to set non-state event {state_id} as state"
-                        )
-
-                    state_map_for_event[(data.event_type, data.state_key)] = state_id
-
-                # TODO(faster_joins): check how MSC2716 works and whether we can have
-                #   partial state here
-                #   https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13003
-                context = await self.state.calculate_context_info(
-                    event,
-                    state_ids_before_event=state_map_for_event,
-                    partial_state=False,
-                )
-
             else:
                 context = await self.state.calculate_context_info(event)
 
@@ -1876,28 +1808,6 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
                             403, "Redacting server ACL events is not permitted"
                         )
 
-                    # Add a little safety stop-gap to prevent people from trying to
-                    # redact MSC2716 related events when they're in a room version
-                    # which does not support it yet. We allow people to use MSC2716
-                    # events in existing room versions but only from the room
-                    # creator since it does not require any changes to the auth
-                    # rules and in effect, the redaction algorithm . In the
-                    # supported room version, we add the `historical` power level to
-                    # auth the MSC2716 related events and adjust the redaction
-                    # algorthim to keep the `historical` field around (redacting an
-                    # event should only strip fields which don't affect the
-                    # structural protocol level).
-                    is_msc2716_event = (
-                        original_event.type == EventTypes.MSC2716_INSERTION
-                        or original_event.type == EventTypes.MSC2716_BATCH
-                        or original_event.type == EventTypes.MSC2716_MARKER
-                    )
-                    if not room_version_obj.msc2716_historical and is_msc2716_event:
-                        raise AuthError(
-                            403,
-                            "Redacting MSC2716 events is not supported in this room version",
-                        )
-
                 event_types = event_auth.auth_types_for_event(event.room_version, event)
                 prev_state_ids = await context.get_prev_state_ids(
                     StateFilter.from_types(event_types)
@@ -1935,58 +1845,12 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
                 if prev_state_ids:
                     raise AuthError(403, "Changing the room create event is forbidden")
 
-            if event.type == EventTypes.MSC2716_INSERTION:
-                room_version = await self.store.get_room_version_id(event.room_id)
-                room_version_obj = KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS[room_version]
-
-                create_event = await self.store.get_create_event_for_room(event.room_id)
-                if not room_version_obj.msc2175_implicit_room_creator:
-                    room_creator = create_event.content.get(
-                        EventContentFields.ROOM_CREATOR
-                    )
-                else:
-                    room_creator = create_event.sender
-
-                # Only check an insertion event if the room version
-                # supports it or the event is from the room creator.
-                if room_version_obj.msc2716_historical or (
-                    self.config.experimental.msc2716_enabled
-                    and event.sender == room_creator
-                ):
-                    next_batch_id = event.content.get(
-                        EventContentFields.MSC2716_NEXT_BATCH_ID
-                    )
-                    conflicting_insertion_event_id = None
-                    if next_batch_id:
-                        conflicting_insertion_event_id = (
-                            await self.store.get_insertion_event_id_by_batch_id(
-                                event.room_id, next_batch_id
-                            )
-                        )
-                    if conflicting_insertion_event_id is not None:
-                        # The current insertion event that we're processing is invalid
-                        # because an insertion event already exists in the room with the
-                        # same next_batch_id. We can't allow multiple because the batch
-                        # pointing will get weird, e.g. we can't determine which insertion
-                        # event the batch event is pointing to.
-                        raise SynapseError(
-                            HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
-                            "Another insertion event already exists with the same next_batch_id",
-                            errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM,
-                        )
-
-            # Mark any `m.historical` messages as backfilled so they don't appear
-            # in `/sync` and have the proper decrementing `stream_ordering` as we import
-            backfilled = False
-            if event.internal_metadata.is_historical():
-                backfilled = True
-
         assert self._storage_controllers.persistence is not None
         (
             persisted_events,
             max_stream_token,
         ) = await self._storage_controllers.persistence.persist_events(
-            events_and_context, backfilled=backfilled
+            events_and_context,
         )
 
         events_and_pos = []
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_batch.py b/synapse/handlers/room_batch.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bf9df60218..0000000000
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_batch.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,466 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Tuple
-
-from synapse.api.constants import EventContentFields, EventTypes
-from synapse.appservice import ApplicationService
-from synapse.http.servlet import assert_params_in_dict
-from synapse.types import JsonDict, Requester, UserID, create_requester
-from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from synapse.server import HomeServer
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class RoomBatchHandler:
-    def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
-        self.hs = hs
-        self.store = hs.get_datastores().main
-        self._state_storage_controller = hs.get_storage_controllers().state
-        self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
-        self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
-        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
-
-    async def inherit_depth_from_prev_ids(self, prev_event_ids: List[str]) -> int:
-        """Finds the depth which would sort it after the most-recent
-        prev_event_id but before the successors of those events. If no
-        successors are found, we assume it's an historical extremity part of the
-        current batch and use the same depth of the prev_event_ids.
-
-        Args:
-            prev_event_ids: List of prev event IDs
-
-        Returns:
-            Inherited depth
-        """
-        (
-            most_recent_prev_event_id,
-            most_recent_prev_event_depth,
-        ) = await self.store.get_max_depth_of(prev_event_ids)
-
-        # We want to insert the historical event after the `prev_event` but before the successor event
-        #
-        # We inherit depth from the successor event instead of the `prev_event`
-        # because events returned from `/messages` are first sorted by `topological_ordering`
-        # which is just the `depth` and then tie-break with `stream_ordering`.
-        #
-        # We mark these inserted historical events as "backfilled" which gives them a
-        # negative `stream_ordering`. If we use the same depth as the `prev_event`,
-        # then our historical event will tie-break and be sorted before the `prev_event`
-        # when it should come after.
-        #
-        # We want to use the successor event depth so they appear after `prev_event` because
-        # it has a larger `depth` but before the successor event because the `stream_ordering`
-        # is negative before the successor event.
-        assert most_recent_prev_event_id is not None
-        successor_event_ids = await self.store.get_successor_events(
-            most_recent_prev_event_id
-        )
-
-        # If we can't find any successor events, then it's a forward extremity of
-        # historical messages and we can just inherit from the previous historical
-        # event which we can already assume has the correct depth where we want
-        # to insert into.
-        if not successor_event_ids:
-            depth = most_recent_prev_event_depth
-        else:
-            (
-                _,
-                oldest_successor_depth,
-            ) = await self.store.get_min_depth_of(successor_event_ids)
-
-            depth = oldest_successor_depth
-
-        return depth
-
-    def create_insertion_event_dict(
-        self, sender: str, room_id: str, origin_server_ts: int
-    ) -> JsonDict:
-        """Creates an event dict for an "insertion" event with the proper fields
-        and a random batch ID.
-
-        Args:
-            sender: The event author MXID
-            room_id: The room ID that the event belongs to
-            origin_server_ts: Timestamp when the event was sent
-
-        Returns:
-            The new event dictionary to insert.
-        """
-
-        next_batch_id = random_string(8)
-        insertion_event = {
-            "type": EventTypes.MSC2716_INSERTION,
-            "sender": sender,
-            "room_id": room_id,
-            "content": {
-                EventContentFields.MSC2716_NEXT_BATCH_ID: next_batch_id,
-                EventContentFields.MSC2716_HISTORICAL: True,
-            },
-            "origin_server_ts": origin_server_ts,
-        }
-
-        return insertion_event
-
-    async def create_requester_for_user_id_from_app_service(
-        self, user_id: str, app_service: ApplicationService
-    ) -> Requester:
-        """Creates a new requester for the given user_id
-        and validates that the app service is allowed to control
-        the given user.
-
-        Args:
-            user_id: The author MXID that the app service is controlling
-            app_service: The app service that controls the user
-
-        Returns:
-            Requester object
-        """
-
-        await self.auth.validate_appservice_can_control_user_id(app_service, user_id)
-
-        return create_requester(user_id, app_service=app_service)
-
-    async def get_most_recent_full_state_ids_from_event_id_list(
-        self, event_ids: List[str]
-    ) -> List[str]:
-        """Find the most recent event_id and grab the full state at that event.
-        We will use this as a base to auth our historical messages against.
-
-        Args:
-            event_ids: List of event ID's to look at
-
-        Returns:
-            List of event ID's
-        """
-
-        (
-            most_recent_event_id,
-            _,
-        ) = await self.store.get_max_depth_of(event_ids)
-        # mapping from (type, state_key) -> state_event_id
-        assert most_recent_event_id is not None
-        prev_state_map = await self._state_storage_controller.get_state_ids_for_event(
-            most_recent_event_id
-        )
-        # List of state event ID's
-        full_state_ids = list(prev_state_map.values())
-
-        return full_state_ids
-
-    async def persist_state_events_at_start(
-        self,
-        state_events_at_start: List[JsonDict],
-        room_id: str,
-        initial_state_event_ids: List[str],
-        app_service_requester: Requester,
-    ) -> List[str]:
-        """Takes all `state_events_at_start` event dictionaries and creates/persists
-        them in a floating state event chain which don't resolve into the current room
-        state. They are floating because they reference no prev_events which disconnects
-        them from the normal DAG.
-
-        Args:
-            state_events_at_start:
-            room_id: Room where you want the events persisted in.
-            initial_state_event_ids:
-                The base set of state for the historical batch which the floating
-                state chain will derive from. This should probably be the state
-                from the `prev_event` defined by `/batch_send?prev_event_id=$abc`.
-            app_service_requester: The requester of an application service.
-
-        Returns:
-            List of state event ID's we just persisted
-        """
-        assert app_service_requester.app_service
-
-        state_event_ids_at_start = []
-        state_event_ids = initial_state_event_ids.copy()
-
-        # Make the state events float off on their own by specifying no
-        # prev_events for the first one in the chain so we don't have a bunch of
-        # `@mxid joined the room` noise between each batch.
-        prev_event_ids_for_state_chain: List[str] = []
-
-        for index, state_event in enumerate(state_events_at_start):
-            assert_params_in_dict(
-                state_event, ["type", "origin_server_ts", "content", "sender"]
-            )
-
-            logger.debug(
-                "RoomBatchSendEventRestServlet inserting state_event=%s", state_event
-            )
-
-            event_dict = {
-                "type": state_event["type"],
-                "origin_server_ts": state_event["origin_server_ts"],
-                "content": state_event["content"],
-                "room_id": room_id,
-                "sender": state_event["sender"],
-                "state_key": state_event["state_key"],
-            }
-
-            # Mark all events as historical
-            event_dict["content"][EventContentFields.MSC2716_HISTORICAL] = True
-
-            # TODO: This is pretty much the same as some other code to handle inserting state in this file
-            if event_dict["type"] == EventTypes.Member:
-                membership = event_dict["content"].get("membership", None)
-                event_id, _ = await self.room_member_handler.update_membership(
-                    await self.create_requester_for_user_id_from_app_service(
-                        state_event["sender"], app_service_requester.app_service
-                    ),
-                    target=UserID.from_string(event_dict["state_key"]),
-                    room_id=room_id,
-                    action=membership,
-                    content=event_dict["content"],
-                    historical=True,
-                    # Only the first event in the state chain should be floating.
-                    # The rest should hang off each other in a chain.
-                    allow_no_prev_events=index == 0,
-                    prev_event_ids=prev_event_ids_for_state_chain,
-                    # The first event in the state chain is floating with no
-                    # `prev_events` which means it can't derive state from
-                    # anywhere automatically. So we need to set some state
-                    # explicitly.
-                    #
-                    # Make sure to use a copy of this list because we modify it
-                    # later in the loop here. Otherwise it will be the same
-                    # reference and also update in the event when we append
-                    # later.
-                    state_event_ids=state_event_ids.copy(),
-                )
-            else:
-                (
-                    event,
-                    _,
-                ) = await self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
-                    await self.create_requester_for_user_id_from_app_service(
-                        state_event["sender"], app_service_requester.app_service
-                    ),
-                    event_dict,
-                    historical=True,
-                    # Only the first event in the state chain should be floating.
-                    # The rest should hang off each other in a chain.
-                    allow_no_prev_events=index == 0,
-                    prev_event_ids=prev_event_ids_for_state_chain,
-                    # The first event in the state chain is floating with no
-                    # `prev_events` which means it can't derive state from
-                    # anywhere automatically. So we need to set some state
-                    # explicitly.
-                    #
-                    # Make sure to use a copy of this list because we modify it
-                    # later in the loop here. Otherwise it will be the same
-                    # reference and also update in the event when we append later.
-                    state_event_ids=state_event_ids.copy(),
-                )
-                event_id = event.event_id
-
-            state_event_ids_at_start.append(event_id)
-            state_event_ids.append(event_id)
-            # Connect all the state in a floating chain
-            prev_event_ids_for_state_chain = [event_id]
-
-        return state_event_ids_at_start
-
-    async def persist_historical_events(
-        self,
-        events_to_create: List[JsonDict],
-        room_id: str,
-        inherited_depth: int,
-        initial_state_event_ids: List[str],
-        app_service_requester: Requester,
-    ) -> List[str]:
-        """Create and persists all events provided sequentially. Handles the
-        complexity of creating events in chronological order so they can
-        reference each other by prev_event but still persists in
-        reverse-chronoloical order so they have the correct
-        (topological_ordering, stream_ordering) and sort correctly from
-        /messages.
-
-        Args:
-            events_to_create: List of historical events to create in JSON
-                dictionary format.
-            room_id: Room where you want the events persisted in.
-            inherited_depth: The depth to create the events at (you will
-                probably by calling inherit_depth_from_prev_ids(...)).
-            initial_state_event_ids:
-                This is used to set explicit state for the insertion event at
-                the start of the historical batch since it's floating with no
-                prev_events to derive state from automatically.
-            app_service_requester: The requester of an application service.
-
-        Returns:
-            List of persisted event IDs
-        """
-        assert app_service_requester.app_service
-
-        # We expect the first event in a historical batch to be an insertion event
-        assert events_to_create[0]["type"] == EventTypes.MSC2716_INSERTION
-        # We expect the last event in a historical batch to be an batch event
-        assert events_to_create[-1]["type"] == EventTypes.MSC2716_BATCH
-
-        # Make the historical event chain float off on its own by specifying no
-        # prev_events for the first event in the chain which causes the HS to
-        # ask for the state at the start of the batch later.
-        prev_event_ids: List[str] = []
-
-        event_ids = []
-        events_to_persist = []
-        for index, ev in enumerate(events_to_create):
-            assert_params_in_dict(ev, ["type", "origin_server_ts", "content", "sender"])
-
-            assert self.hs.is_mine_id(ev["sender"]), "User must be our own: %s" % (
-                ev["sender"],
-            )
-
-            event_dict = {
-                "type": ev["type"],
-                "origin_server_ts": ev["origin_server_ts"],
-                "content": ev["content"],
-                "room_id": room_id,
-                "sender": ev["sender"],  # requester.user.to_string(),
-                "prev_events": prev_event_ids.copy(),
-            }
-
-            # Mark all events as historical
-            event_dict["content"][EventContentFields.MSC2716_HISTORICAL] = True
-
-            event, unpersisted_context = await self.event_creation_handler.create_event(
-                await self.create_requester_for_user_id_from_app_service(
-                    ev["sender"], app_service_requester.app_service
-                ),
-                event_dict,
-                # Only the first event (which is the insertion event) in the
-                # chain should be floating. The rest should hang off each other
-                # in a chain.
-                allow_no_prev_events=index == 0,
-                prev_event_ids=event_dict.get("prev_events"),
-                # Since the first event (which is the insertion event) in the
-                # chain is floating with no `prev_events`, it can't derive state
-                # from anywhere automatically. So we need to set some state
-                # explicitly.
-                state_event_ids=initial_state_event_ids if index == 0 else None,
-                historical=True,
-                depth=inherited_depth,
-            )
-            context = await unpersisted_context.persist(event)
-            assert context._state_group
-
-            # Normally this is done when persisting the event but we have to
-            # pre-emptively do it here because we create all the events first,
-            # then persist them in another pass below. And we want to share
-            # state_groups across the whole batch so this lookup needs to work
-            # for the next event in the batch in this loop.
-            await self.store.store_state_group_id_for_event_id(
-                event_id=event.event_id,
-                state_group_id=context._state_group,
-            )
-
-            logger.debug(
-                "RoomBatchSendEventRestServlet inserting event=%s, prev_event_ids=%s",
-                event,
-                prev_event_ids,
-            )
-
-            events_to_persist.append((event, context))
-            event_id = event.event_id
-
-            event_ids.append(event_id)
-            prev_event_ids = [event_id]
-
-        # Persist events in reverse-chronological order so they have the
-        # correct stream_ordering as they are backfilled (which decrements).
-        # Events are sorted by (topological_ordering, stream_ordering)
-        # where topological_ordering is just depth.
-        for event, context in reversed(events_to_persist):
-            # This call can't raise `PartialStateConflictError` since we forbid
-            # use of the historical batch API during partial state
-            await self.event_creation_handler.handle_new_client_event(
-                await self.create_requester_for_user_id_from_app_service(
-                    event.sender, app_service_requester.app_service
-                ),
-                events_and_context=[(event, context)],
-            )
-
-        return event_ids
-
-    async def handle_batch_of_events(
-        self,
-        events_to_create: List[JsonDict],
-        room_id: str,
-        batch_id_to_connect_to: str,
-        inherited_depth: int,
-        initial_state_event_ids: List[str],
-        app_service_requester: Requester,
-    ) -> Tuple[List[str], str]:
-        """
-        Handles creating and persisting all of the historical events as well as
-        insertion and batch meta events to make the batch navigable in the DAG.
-
-        Args:
-            events_to_create: List of historical events to create in JSON
-                dictionary format.
-            room_id: Room where you want the events created in.
-            batch_id_to_connect_to: The batch_id from the insertion event you
-                want this batch to connect to.
-            inherited_depth: The depth to create the events at (you will
-                probably by calling inherit_depth_from_prev_ids(...)).
-            initial_state_event_ids:
-                This is used to set explicit state for the insertion event at
-                the start of the historical batch since it's floating with no
-                prev_events to derive state from automatically. This should
-                probably be the state from the `prev_event` defined by
-                `/batch_send?prev_event_id=$abc` plus the outcome of
-                `persist_state_events_at_start`
-            app_service_requester: The requester of an application service.
-
-        Returns:
-            Tuple containing a list of created events and the next_batch_id
-        """
-
-        # Connect this current batch to the insertion event from the previous batch
-        last_event_in_batch = events_to_create[-1]
-        batch_event = {
-            "type": EventTypes.MSC2716_BATCH,
-            "sender": app_service_requester.user.to_string(),
-            "room_id": room_id,
-            "content": {
-                EventContentFields.MSC2716_BATCH_ID: batch_id_to_connect_to,
-                EventContentFields.MSC2716_HISTORICAL: True,
-            },
-            # Since the batch event is put at the end of the batch,
-            # where the newest-in-time event is, copy the origin_server_ts from
-            # the last event we're inserting
-            "origin_server_ts": last_event_in_batch["origin_server_ts"],
-        }
-        # Add the batch event to the end of the batch (newest-in-time)
-        events_to_create.append(batch_event)
-
-        # Add an "insertion" event to the start of each batch (next to the oldest-in-time
-        # event in the batch) so the next batch can be connected to this one.
-        insertion_event = self.create_insertion_event_dict(
-            sender=app_service_requester.user.to_string(),
-            room_id=room_id,
-            # Since the insertion event is put at the start of the batch,
-            # where the oldest-in-time event is, copy the origin_server_ts from
-            # the first event we're inserting
-            origin_server_ts=events_to_create[0]["origin_server_ts"],
-        )
-        next_batch_id = insertion_event["content"][
-            EventContentFields.MSC2716_NEXT_BATCH_ID
-        ]
-        # Prepend the insertion event to the start of the batch (oldest-in-time)
-        events_to_create = [insertion_event] + events_to_create
-
-        # Create and persist all of the historical events
-        event_ids = await self.persist_historical_events(
-            events_to_create=events_to_create,
-            room_id=room_id,
-            inherited_depth=inherited_depth,
-            initial_state_event_ids=initial_state_event_ids,
-            app_service_requester=app_service_requester,
-        )
-
-        return event_ids, next_batch_id
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
index 55df34bd06..82e4fa7363 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         content: Optional[dict] = None,
         require_consent: bool = True,
         outlier: bool = False,
-        historical: bool = False,
         origin_server_ts: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> Tuple[str, int]:
         """
@@ -378,16 +377,13 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             allow_no_prev_events: Whether to allow this event to be created an empty
                 list of prev_events. Normally this is prohibited just because most
                 events should have a prev_event and we should only use this in special
-                cases like MSC2716.
+                cases (previously useful for MSC2716).
             prev_event_ids: The event IDs to use as the prev events
             state_event_ids:
-                The full state at a given event. This is used particularly by the MSC2716
-                /batch_send endpoint. One use case is the historical `state_events_at_start`;
-                since each is marked as an `outlier`, the `EventContext.for_outlier()` won't
-                have any `state_ids` set and therefore can't derive any state even though the
-                prev_events are set so we need to set them ourself via this argument.
-                This should normally be left as None, which will cause the auth_event_ids
-                to be calculated based on the room state at the prev_events.
+                The full state at a given event. This was previously used particularly
+                by the MSC2716 /batch_send endpoint. This should normally be left as
+                None, which will cause the auth_event_ids to be calculated based on the
+                room state at the prev_events.
             depth: Override the depth used to order the event in the DAG.
                 Should normally be set to None, which will cause the depth to be calculated
                 based on the prev_events.
@@ -400,9 +396,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             outlier: Indicates whether the event is an `outlier`, i.e. if
                 it's from an arbitrary point and floating in the DAG as
                 opposed to being inline with the current DAG.
-            historical: Indicates whether the message is being inserted
-                back in time around some existing events. This is used to skip
-                a few checks and mark the event as backfilled.
             origin_server_ts: The origin_server_ts to use if a new event is created. Uses
                 the current timestamp if set to None.
 
@@ -477,7 +470,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
                     depth=depth,
                     require_consent=require_consent,
                     outlier=outlier,
-                    historical=historical,
                 )
                 context = await unpersisted_context.persist(event)
                 prev_state_ids = await context.get_prev_state_ids(
@@ -585,7 +577,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         new_room: bool = False,
         require_consent: bool = True,
         outlier: bool = False,
-        historical: bool = False,
         allow_no_prev_events: bool = False,
         prev_event_ids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         state_event_ids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
@@ -610,22 +601,16 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             outlier: Indicates whether the event is an `outlier`, i.e. if
                 it's from an arbitrary point and floating in the DAG as
                 opposed to being inline with the current DAG.
-            historical: Indicates whether the message is being inserted
-                back in time around some existing events. This is used to skip
-                a few checks and mark the event as backfilled.
             allow_no_prev_events: Whether to allow this event to be created an empty
                 list of prev_events. Normally this is prohibited just because most
                 events should have a prev_event and we should only use this in special
-                cases like MSC2716.
+                cases (previously useful for MSC2716).
             prev_event_ids: The event IDs to use as the prev events
             state_event_ids:
-                The full state at a given event. This is used particularly by the MSC2716
-                /batch_send endpoint. One use case is the historical `state_events_at_start`;
-                since each is marked as an `outlier`, the `EventContext.for_outlier()` won't
-                have any `state_ids` set and therefore can't derive any state even though the
-                prev_events are set so we need to set them ourself via this argument.
-                This should normally be left as None, which will cause the auth_event_ids
-                to be calculated based on the room state at the prev_events.
+                The full state at a given event. This was previously used particularly
+                by the MSC2716 /batch_send endpoint. This should normally be left as
+                None, which will cause the auth_event_ids to be calculated based on the
+                room state at the prev_events.
             depth: Override the depth used to order the event in the DAG.
                 Should normally be set to None, which will cause the depth to be calculated
                 based on the prev_events.
@@ -667,7 +652,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
                         new_room=new_room,
                         require_consent=require_consent,
                         outlier=outlier,
-                        historical=historical,
                         allow_no_prev_events=allow_no_prev_events,
                         prev_event_ids=prev_event_ids,
                         state_event_ids=state_event_ids,
@@ -691,7 +675,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         new_room: bool = False,
         require_consent: bool = True,
         outlier: bool = False,
-        historical: bool = False,
         allow_no_prev_events: bool = False,
         prev_event_ids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         state_event_ids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
@@ -718,22 +701,16 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             outlier: Indicates whether the event is an `outlier`, i.e. if
                 it's from an arbitrary point and floating in the DAG as
                 opposed to being inline with the current DAG.
-            historical: Indicates whether the message is being inserted
-                back in time around some existing events. This is used to skip
-                a few checks and mark the event as backfilled.
             allow_no_prev_events: Whether to allow this event to be created an empty
                 list of prev_events. Normally this is prohibited just because most
                 events should have a prev_event and we should only use this in special
-                cases like MSC2716.
+                cases (previously useful for MSC2716).
             prev_event_ids: The event IDs to use as the prev events
             state_event_ids:
-                The full state at a given event. This is used particularly by the MSC2716
-                /batch_send endpoint. One use case is the historical `state_events_at_start`;
-                since each is marked as an `outlier`, the `EventContext.for_outlier()` won't
-                have any `state_ids` set and therefore can't derive any state even though the
-                prev_events are set so we need to set them ourself via this argument.
-                This should normally be left as None, which will cause the auth_event_ids
-                to be calculated based on the room state at the prev_events.
+                The full state at a given event. This was previously used particularly
+                by the MSC2716 /batch_send endpoint. This should normally be left as
+                None, which will cause the auth_event_ids to be calculated based on the
+                room state at the prev_events.
             depth: Override the depth used to order the event in the DAG.
                 Should normally be set to None, which will cause the depth to be calculated
                 based on the prev_events.
@@ -877,7 +854,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
                 content=content,
                 require_consent=require_consent,
                 outlier=outlier,
-                historical=historical,
                 origin_server_ts=origin_server_ts,
             )
 
diff --git a/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py b/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
index 33002cc0f2..67377c647b 100644
--- a/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
+++ b/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ class BulkPushRuleEvaluator:
     ) -> None:
         if (
             not event.internal_metadata.is_notifiable()
-            or event.internal_metadata.is_historical()
             or event.room_id in self.hs.config.server.rooms_to_exclude_from_sync
         ):
             # Push rules for events that aren't notifiable can't be processed by this and
diff --git a/synapse/rest/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/__init__.py
index 1af8d99d20..df0845edb2 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/__init__.py
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ from synapse.rest.client import (
     rendezvous,
     report_event,
     room,
-    room_batch,
     room_keys,
     room_upgrade_rest_servlet,
     sendtodevice,
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ class ClientRestResource(JsonResource):
         user_directory.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
         if is_main_process:
             room_upgrade_rest_servlet.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        room_batch.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
         capabilities.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
         if is_main_process:
             account_validity.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/room_batch.py b/synapse/rest/client/room_batch.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 69f85112d8..0000000000
--- a/synapse/rest/client/room_batch.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,254 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-import logging
-import re
-from http import HTTPStatus
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Tuple
-
-from synapse.api.constants import EventContentFields
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, SynapseError
-from synapse.http.server import HttpServer
-from synapse.http.servlet import (
-    RestServlet,
-    assert_params_in_dict,
-    parse_json_object_from_request,
-    parse_string,
-    parse_strings_from_args,
-)
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseRequest
-from synapse.types import JsonDict
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from synapse.server import HomeServer
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class RoomBatchSendEventRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    """
-    API endpoint which can insert a batch of events historically back in time
-    next to the given `prev_event`.
-
-    `batch_id` comes from `next_batch_id `in the response of the batch send
-    endpoint and is derived from the "insertion" events added to each batch.
-    It's not required for the first batch send.
-
-    `state_events_at_start` is used to define the historical state events
-    needed to auth the events like join events. These events will float
-    outside of the normal DAG as outlier's and won't be visible in the chat
-    history which also allows us to insert multiple batches without having a bunch
-    of `@mxid joined the room` noise between each batch.
-
-    `events` is chronological list of events you want to insert.
-    There is a reverse-chronological constraint on batches so once you insert
-    some messages, you can only insert older ones after that.
-    tldr; Insert batches from your most recent history -> oldest history.
-
-    POST /_matrix/client/unstable/org.matrix.msc2716/rooms/<roomID>/batch_send?prev_event_id=<eventID>&batch_id=<batchID>
-    {
-        "events": [ ... ],
-        "state_events_at_start": [ ... ]
-    }
-    """
-
-    PATTERNS = (
-        re.compile(
-            "^/_matrix/client/unstable/org.matrix.msc2716"
-            "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/batch_send$"
-        ),
-    )
-    CATEGORY = "Client API requests"
-
-    def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.store = hs.get_datastores().main
-        self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
-        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
-        self.room_batch_handler = hs.get_room_batch_handler()
-
-    async def on_POST(
-        self, request: SynapseRequest, room_id: str
-    ) -> Tuple[int, JsonDict]:
-        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False)
-
-        if not requester.app_service:
-            raise AuthError(
-                HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN,
-                "Only application services can use the /batchsend endpoint",
-            )
-
-        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        assert_params_in_dict(body, ["state_events_at_start", "events"])
-
-        assert request.args is not None
-        prev_event_ids_from_query = parse_strings_from_args(
-            request.args, "prev_event_id"
-        )
-        batch_id_from_query = parse_string(request, "batch_id")
-
-        if prev_event_ids_from_query is None:
-            raise SynapseError(
-                HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
-                "prev_event query parameter is required when inserting historical messages back in time",
-                errcode=Codes.MISSING_PARAM,
-            )
-
-        if await self.store.is_partial_state_room(room_id):
-            raise SynapseError(
-                HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
-                "Cannot insert history batches until we have fully joined the room",
-                errcode=Codes.UNABLE_DUE_TO_PARTIAL_STATE,
-            )
-
-        # Verify the batch_id_from_query corresponds to an actual insertion event
-        # and have the batch connected.
-        if batch_id_from_query:
-            corresponding_insertion_event_id = (
-                await self.store.get_insertion_event_id_by_batch_id(
-                    room_id, batch_id_from_query
-                )
-            )
-            if corresponding_insertion_event_id is None:
-                raise SynapseError(
-                    HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
-                    "No insertion event corresponds to the given ?batch_id",
-                    errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM,
-                )
-
-        # Make sure that the prev_event_ids exist and aren't outliers - ie, they are
-        # regular parts of the room DAG where we know the state.
-        non_outlier_prev_events = await self.store.have_events_in_timeline(
-            prev_event_ids_from_query
-        )
-        for prev_event_id in prev_event_ids_from_query:
-            if prev_event_id not in non_outlier_prev_events:
-                raise SynapseError(
-                    HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
-                    "prev_event %s does not exist, or is an outlier" % (prev_event_id,),
-                    errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM,
-                )
-
-        # For the event we are inserting next to (`prev_event_ids_from_query`),
-        # find the most recent state events that allowed that message to be
-        # sent. We will use that as a base to auth our historical messages
-        # against.
-        state_event_ids = await self.room_batch_handler.get_most_recent_full_state_ids_from_event_id_list(
-            prev_event_ids_from_query
-        )
-
-        state_event_ids_at_start = []
-        # Create and persist all of the state events that float off on their own
-        # before the batch. These will most likely be all of the invite/member
-        # state events used to auth the upcoming historical messages.
-        if body["state_events_at_start"]:
-            state_event_ids_at_start = (
-                await self.room_batch_handler.persist_state_events_at_start(
-                    state_events_at_start=body["state_events_at_start"],
-                    room_id=room_id,
-                    initial_state_event_ids=state_event_ids,
-                    app_service_requester=requester,
-                )
-            )
-            # Update our ongoing auth event ID list with all of the new state we
-            # just created
-            state_event_ids.extend(state_event_ids_at_start)
-
-        inherited_depth = await self.room_batch_handler.inherit_depth_from_prev_ids(
-            prev_event_ids_from_query
-        )
-
-        events_to_create = body["events"]
-
-        # Figure out which batch to connect to. If they passed in
-        # batch_id_from_query let's use it. The batch ID passed in comes
-        # from the batch_id in the "insertion" event from the previous batch.
-        last_event_in_batch = events_to_create[-1]
-        base_insertion_event = None
-        if batch_id_from_query:
-            batch_id_to_connect_to = batch_id_from_query
-        # Otherwise, create an insertion event to act as a starting point.
-        #
-        # We don't always have an insertion event to start hanging more history
-        # off of (ideally there would be one in the main DAG, but that's not the
-        # case if we're wanting to add history to e.g. existing rooms without
-        # an insertion event), in which case we just create a new insertion event
-        # that can then get pointed to by a "marker" event later.
-        else:
-            base_insertion_event_dict = (
-                self.room_batch_handler.create_insertion_event_dict(
-                    sender=requester.user.to_string(),
-                    room_id=room_id,
-                    origin_server_ts=last_event_in_batch["origin_server_ts"],
-                )
-            )
-            base_insertion_event_dict["prev_events"] = prev_event_ids_from_query.copy()
-
-            (
-                base_insertion_event,
-                _,
-            ) = await self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
-                await self.room_batch_handler.create_requester_for_user_id_from_app_service(
-                    base_insertion_event_dict["sender"],
-                    requester.app_service,
-                ),
-                base_insertion_event_dict,
-                prev_event_ids=base_insertion_event_dict.get("prev_events"),
-                # Also set the explicit state here because we want to resolve
-                # any `state_events_at_start` here too. It's not strictly
-                # necessary to accomplish anything but if someone asks for the
-                # state at this point, we probably want to show them the
-                # historical state that was part of this batch.
-                state_event_ids=state_event_ids,
-                historical=True,
-                depth=inherited_depth,
-            )
-
-            batch_id_to_connect_to = base_insertion_event.content[
-                EventContentFields.MSC2716_NEXT_BATCH_ID
-            ]
-
-        # Create and persist all of the historical events as well as insertion
-        # and batch meta events to make the batch navigable in the DAG.
-        event_ids, next_batch_id = await self.room_batch_handler.handle_batch_of_events(
-            events_to_create=events_to_create,
-            room_id=room_id,
-            batch_id_to_connect_to=batch_id_to_connect_to,
-            inherited_depth=inherited_depth,
-            initial_state_event_ids=state_event_ids,
-            app_service_requester=requester,
-        )
-
-        insertion_event_id = event_ids[0]
-        batch_event_id = event_ids[-1]
-        historical_event_ids = event_ids[1:-1]
-
-        response_dict = {
-            "state_event_ids": state_event_ids_at_start,
-            "event_ids": historical_event_ids,
-            "next_batch_id": next_batch_id,
-            "insertion_event_id": insertion_event_id,
-            "batch_event_id": batch_event_id,
-        }
-        if base_insertion_event is not None:
-            response_dict["base_insertion_event_id"] = base_insertion_event.event_id
-
-        return HTTPStatus.OK, response_dict
-
-
-def register_servlets(hs: "HomeServer", http_server: HttpServer) -> None:
-    msc2716_enabled = hs.config.experimental.msc2716_enabled
-
-    if msc2716_enabled:
-        RoomBatchSendEventRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/versions.py b/synapse/rest/client/versions.py
index 1910648755..95400ba570 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/versions.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/versions.py
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ class VersionsRestServlet(RestServlet):
                     "org.matrix.msc2285.stable": True,  # TODO: Remove when MSC2285 becomes a part of the spec
                     # Supports filtering of /publicRooms by room type as per MSC3827
                     "org.matrix.msc3827.stable": True,
-                    # Adds support for importing historical messages as per MSC2716
-                    "org.matrix.msc2716": self.config.experimental.msc2716_enabled,
                     # Adds support for thread relations, per MSC3440.
                     "org.matrix.msc3440.stable": True,  # TODO: remove when "v1.3" is added above
                     # Support for thread read receipts & notification counts.
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index 0f36ef69cb..b72b76a38b 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ from synapse.handlers.room import (
     RoomShutdownHandler,
     TimestampLookupHandler,
 )
-from synapse.handlers.room_batch import RoomBatchHandler
 from synapse.handlers.room_list import RoomListHandler
 from synapse.handlers.room_member import (
     RoomForgetterHandler,
@@ -493,10 +492,6 @@ class HomeServer(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         return RoomCreationHandler(self)
 
     @cache_in_self
-    def get_room_batch_handler(self) -> RoomBatchHandler:
-        return RoomBatchHandler(self)
-
-    @cache_in_self
     def get_room_shutdown_handler(self) -> RoomShutdownHandler:
         return RoomShutdownHandler(self)
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
index 0032a92f49..3a10c265c9 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ from .registration import RegistrationStore
 from .rejections import RejectionsStore
 from .relations import RelationsStore
 from .room import RoomStore
-from .room_batch import RoomBatchStore
 from .roommember import RoomMemberStore
 from .search import SearchStore
 from .session import SessionStore
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ class DataStore(
     DeviceStore,
     RoomMemberStore,
     RoomStore,
-    RoomBatchStore,
     RegistrationStore,
     ProfileStore,
     PresenceStore,
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py
index 2681917d0b..8b6e3c1dc7 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from typing import (
 import attr
 from prometheus_client import Counter, Gauge
 
-from synapse.api.constants import MAX_DEPTH, EventTypes
+from synapse.api.constants import MAX_DEPTH
 from synapse.api.errors import StoreError
 from synapse.api.room_versions import EventFormatVersions, RoomVersion
 from synapse.events import EventBase, make_event_from_dict
@@ -891,124 +891,6 @@ class EventFederationWorkerStore(SignatureWorkerStore, EventsWorkerStore, SQLBas
             room_id,
         )
 
-    @trace
-    async def get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room(
-        self,
-        room_id: str,
-        current_depth: int,
-        limit: int,
-    ) -> List[Tuple[str, int]]:
-        """
-        Get the insertion events we know about that we haven't backfilled yet
-        along with the approximate depth. Only returns insertion events that are
-        at a depth lower than or equal to the `current_depth`. Sorted by depth,
-        highest to lowest (descending) so the closest events to the
-        `current_depth` are first in the list.
-
-        We ignore insertion events that are newer than the user's current scroll
-        position (ie, those with depth greater than `current_depth`) as:
-            1. we don't really care about getting events that have happened
-               after our current position; and
-            2. by the nature of paginating and scrolling back, we have likely
-               previously tried and failed to backfill from that insertion event, so
-               to avoid getting "stuck" requesting the same backfill repeatedly
-               we drop those insertion event.
-
-        Args:
-            room_id: Room where we want to find the oldest events
-            current_depth: The depth at the user's current scrollback position
-            limit: The max number of insertion event extremities to return
-
-        Returns:
-            List of (event_id, depth) tuples. Sorted by depth, highest to lowest
-            (descending) so the closest events to the `current_depth` are first
-            in the list.
-        """
-
-        def get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room_txn(
-            txn: LoggingTransaction, room_id: str
-        ) -> List[Tuple[str, int]]:
-            if isinstance(self.database_engine, PostgresEngine):
-                least_function = "LEAST"
-            elif isinstance(self.database_engine, Sqlite3Engine):
-                least_function = "MIN"
-            else:
-                raise RuntimeError("Unknown database engine")
-
-            sql = f"""
-                SELECT
-                    insertion_event_extremity.event_id, event.depth
-                /* We only want insertion events that are also marked as backwards extremities */
-                FROM insertion_event_extremities AS insertion_event_extremity
-                /* Get the depth of the insertion event from the events table */
-                INNER JOIN events AS event USING (event_id)
-                /**
-                 * We use this info to make sure we don't retry to use a backfill point
-                 * if we've already attempted to backfill from it recently.
-                 */
-                LEFT JOIN event_failed_pull_attempts AS failed_backfill_attempt_info
-                ON
-                    failed_backfill_attempt_info.room_id = insertion_event_extremity.room_id
-                    AND failed_backfill_attempt_info.event_id = insertion_event_extremity.event_id
-                WHERE
-                    insertion_event_extremity.room_id = ?
-                    /**
-                     * We only want extremities that are older than or at
-                     * the same position of the given `current_depth` (where older
-                     * means less than the given depth) because we're looking backwards
-                     * from the `current_depth` when backfilling.
-                     *
-                     *                         current_depth (ignore events that come after this, ignore 2-4)
-                     *                         |
-                     *                         ▼
-                     * <oldest-in-time> [0]<--[1]<--[2]<--[3]<--[4] <newest-in-time>
-                     */
-                    AND event.depth <= ? /* current_depth */
-                    /**
-                     * Exponential back-off (up to the upper bound) so we don't retry the
-                     * same backfill point over and over. ex. 2hr, 4hr, 8hr, 16hr, etc
-                     *
-                     * We use `1 << n` as a power of 2 equivalent for compatibility
-                     * with older SQLites. The left shift equivalent only works with
-                     * powers of 2 because left shift is a binary operation (base-2).
-                     * Otherwise, we would use `power(2, n)` or the power operator, `2^n`.
-                     */
-                    AND (
-                        failed_backfill_attempt_info.event_id IS NULL
-                        OR ? /* current_time */ >= failed_backfill_attempt_info.last_attempt_ts + (
-                            (1 << {least_function}(failed_backfill_attempt_info.num_attempts, ? /* max doubling steps */))
-                            * ? /* step */
-                        )
-                    )
-                /**
-                 * Sort from highest (closest to the `current_depth`) to the lowest depth
-                 * because the closest are most relevant to backfill from first.
-                 * Then tie-break on alphabetical order of the event_ids so we get a
-                 * consistent ordering which is nice when asserting things in tests.
-                 */
-                ORDER BY event.depth DESC, insertion_event_extremity.event_id DESC
-                LIMIT ?
-            """
-
-            txn.execute(
-                sql,
-                (
-                    room_id,
-                    current_depth,
-                    self._clock.time_msec(),
-                    BACKFILL_EVENT_EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF_MAXIMUM_DOUBLING_STEPS,
-                    BACKFILL_EVENT_EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF_STEP_MILLISECONDS,
-                    limit,
-                ),
-            )
-            return cast(List[Tuple[str, int]], txn.fetchall())
-
-        return await self.db_pool.runInteraction(
-            "get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room",
-            get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room_txn,
-            room_id,
-        )
-
     async def get_max_depth_of(
         self, event_ids: Collection[str]
     ) -> Tuple[Optional[str], int]:
@@ -1280,50 +1162,6 @@ class EventFederationWorkerStore(SignatureWorkerStore, EventsWorkerStore, SQLBas
 
         return event_ids
 
-    def _get_connected_batch_event_backfill_results_txn(
-        self, txn: LoggingTransaction, insertion_event_id: str, limit: int
-    ) -> List[BackfillQueueNavigationItem]:
-        """
-        Find any batch connections of a given insertion event.
-        A batch event points at a insertion event via:
-        batch_event.content[MSC2716_BATCH_ID] -> insertion_event.content[MSC2716_NEXT_BATCH_ID]
-
-        Args:
-            txn: The database transaction to use
-            insertion_event_id: The event ID to navigate from. We will find
-                batch events that point back at this insertion event.
-            limit: Max number of event ID's to query for and return
-
-        Returns:
-            List of batch events that the backfill queue can process
-        """
-        batch_connection_query = """
-            SELECT e.depth, e.stream_ordering, c.event_id, e.type FROM insertion_events AS i
-            /* Find the batch that connects to the given insertion event */
-            INNER JOIN batch_events AS c
-            ON i.next_batch_id = c.batch_id
-            /* Get the depth of the batch start event from the events table */
-            INNER JOIN events AS e ON c.event_id = e.event_id
-            /* Find an insertion event which matches the given event_id */
-            WHERE i.event_id = ?
-            LIMIT ?
-        """
-
-        # Find any batch connections for the given insertion event
-        txn.execute(
-            batch_connection_query,
-            (insertion_event_id, limit),
-        )
-        return [
-            BackfillQueueNavigationItem(
-                depth=row[0],
-                stream_ordering=row[1],
-                event_id=row[2],
-                type=row[3],
-            )
-            for row in txn
-        ]
-
     def _get_connected_prev_event_backfill_results_txn(
         self, txn: LoggingTransaction, event_id: str, limit: int
     ) -> List[BackfillQueueNavigationItem]:
@@ -1472,40 +1310,6 @@ class EventFederationWorkerStore(SignatureWorkerStore, EventsWorkerStore, SQLBas
 
             event_id_results.add(event_id)
 
-            # Try and find any potential historical batches of message history.
-            if self.hs.config.experimental.msc2716_enabled:
-                # We need to go and try to find any batch events connected
-                # to a given insertion event (by batch_id). If we find any, we'll
-                # add them to the queue and navigate up the DAG like normal in the
-                # next iteration of the loop.
-                if event_type == EventTypes.MSC2716_INSERTION:
-                    # Find any batch connections for the given insertion event
-                    connected_batch_event_backfill_results = (
-                        self._get_connected_batch_event_backfill_results_txn(
-                            txn, event_id, limit - len(event_id_results)
-                        )
-                    )
-                    logger.debug(
-                        "_get_backfill_events(room_id=%s): connected_batch_event_backfill_results=%s",
-                        room_id,
-                        connected_batch_event_backfill_results,
-                    )
-                    for (
-                        connected_batch_event_backfill_item
-                    ) in connected_batch_event_backfill_results:
-                        if (
-                            connected_batch_event_backfill_item.event_id
-                            not in event_id_results
-                        ):
-                            queue.put(
-                                (
-                                    -connected_batch_event_backfill_item.depth,
-                                    -connected_batch_event_backfill_item.stream_ordering,
-                                    connected_batch_event_backfill_item.event_id,
-                                    connected_batch_event_backfill_item.type,
-                                )
-                            )
-
             # Now we just look up the DAG by prev_events as normal
             connected_prev_event_backfill_results = (
                 self._get_connected_prev_event_backfill_results_txn(
@@ -1748,19 +1552,6 @@ class EventFederationWorkerStore(SignatureWorkerStore, EventsWorkerStore, SQLBas
             _delete_old_forward_extrem_cache_txn,
         )
 
-    @trace
-    async def insert_insertion_extremity(self, event_id: str, room_id: str) -> None:
-        await self.db_pool.simple_upsert(
-            table="insertion_event_extremities",
-            keyvalues={"event_id": event_id},
-            values={
-                "event_id": event_id,
-                "room_id": room_id,
-            },
-            insertion_values={},
-            desc="insert_insertion_extremity",
-        )
-
     async def insert_received_event_to_staging(
         self, origin: str, event: EventBase
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py
index 44af3357af..5c9db7554e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py
@@ -1664,9 +1664,6 @@ class PersistEventsStore:
 
             self._handle_event_relations(txn, event)
 
-            self._handle_insertion_event(txn, event)
-            self._handle_batch_event(txn, event)
-
             # Store the labels for this event.
             labels = event.content.get(EventContentFields.LABELS)
             if labels:
@@ -1927,128 +1924,6 @@ class PersistEventsStore:
                 ),
             )
 
-    def _handle_insertion_event(
-        self, txn: LoggingTransaction, event: EventBase
-    ) -> None:
-        """Handles keeping track of insertion events and edges/connections.
-        Part of MSC2716.
-
-        Args:
-            txn: The database transaction object
-            event: The event to process
-        """
-
-        if event.type != EventTypes.MSC2716_INSERTION:
-            # Not a insertion event
-            return
-
-        # Skip processing an insertion event if the room version doesn't
-        # support it or the event is not from the room creator.
-        room_version = self.store.get_room_version_txn(txn, event.room_id)
-        room_creator = self.db_pool.simple_select_one_onecol_txn(
-            txn,
-            table="rooms",
-            keyvalues={"room_id": event.room_id},
-            retcol="creator",
-            allow_none=True,
-        )
-        if not room_version.msc2716_historical and (
-            not self.hs.config.experimental.msc2716_enabled
-            or event.sender != room_creator
-        ):
-            return
-
-        next_batch_id = event.content.get(EventContentFields.MSC2716_NEXT_BATCH_ID)
-        if next_batch_id is None:
-            # Invalid insertion event without next batch ID
-            return
-
-        logger.debug(
-            "_handle_insertion_event (next_batch_id=%s) %s", next_batch_id, event
-        )
-
-        # Keep track of the insertion event and the batch ID
-        self.db_pool.simple_insert_txn(
-            txn,
-            table="insertion_events",
-            values={
-                "event_id": event.event_id,
-                "room_id": event.room_id,
-                "next_batch_id": next_batch_id,
-            },
-        )
-
-        # Insert an edge for every prev_event connection
-        for prev_event_id in event.prev_event_ids():
-            self.db_pool.simple_insert_txn(
-                txn,
-                table="insertion_event_edges",
-                values={
-                    "event_id": event.event_id,
-                    "room_id": event.room_id,
-                    "insertion_prev_event_id": prev_event_id,
-                },
-            )
-
-    def _handle_batch_event(self, txn: LoggingTransaction, event: EventBase) -> None:
-        """Handles inserting the batch edges/connections between the batch event
-        and an insertion event. Part of MSC2716.
-
-        Args:
-            txn: The database transaction object
-            event: The event to process
-        """
-
-        if event.type != EventTypes.MSC2716_BATCH:
-            # Not a batch event
-            return
-
-        # Skip processing a batch event if the room version doesn't
-        # support it or the event is not from the room creator.
-        room_version = self.store.get_room_version_txn(txn, event.room_id)
-        room_creator = self.db_pool.simple_select_one_onecol_txn(
-            txn,
-            table="rooms",
-            keyvalues={"room_id": event.room_id},
-            retcol="creator",
-            allow_none=True,
-        )
-        if not room_version.msc2716_historical and (
-            not self.hs.config.experimental.msc2716_enabled
-            or event.sender != room_creator
-        ):
-            return
-
-        batch_id = event.content.get(EventContentFields.MSC2716_BATCH_ID)
-        if batch_id is None:
-            # Invalid batch event without a batch ID
-            return
-
-        logger.debug("_handle_batch_event batch_id=%s %s", batch_id, event)
-
-        # Keep track of the insertion event and the batch ID
-        self.db_pool.simple_insert_txn(
-            txn,
-            table="batch_events",
-            values={
-                "event_id": event.event_id,
-                "room_id": event.room_id,
-                "batch_id": batch_id,
-            },
-        )
-
-        # When we receive an event with a `batch_id` referencing the
-        # `next_batch_id` of the insertion event, we can remove it from the
-        # `insertion_event_extremities` table.
-        sql = """
-            DELETE FROM insertion_event_extremities WHERE event_id IN (
-                SELECT event_id FROM insertion_events
-                WHERE next_batch_id = ?
-            )
-        """
-
-        txn.execute(sql, (batch_id,))
-
     def _handle_redact_relations(
         self, txn: LoggingTransaction, room_id: str, redacted_event_id: str
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room_batch.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room_batch.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 131f357d04..0000000000
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room_batch.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-from typing import Optional
-
-from synapse.storage._base import SQLBaseStore
-
-
-class RoomBatchStore(SQLBaseStore):
-    async def get_insertion_event_id_by_batch_id(
-        self, room_id: str, batch_id: str
-    ) -> Optional[str]:
-        """Retrieve a insertion event ID.
-
-        Args:
-            batch_id: The batch ID of the insertion event to retrieve.
-
-        Returns:
-            The event_id of an insertion event, or None if there is no known
-            insertion event for the given insertion event.
-        """
-        return await self.db_pool.simple_select_one_onecol(
-            table="insertion_events",
-            keyvalues={"room_id": room_id, "next_batch_id": batch_id},
-            retcol="event_id",
-            allow_none=True,
-        )
-
-    async def store_state_group_id_for_event_id(
-        self, event_id: str, state_group_id: int
-    ) -> None:
-        await self.db_pool.simple_upsert(
-            table="event_to_state_groups",
-            keyvalues={"event_id": event_id},
-            values={"state_group": state_group_id, "event_id": event_id},
-        )
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/test_room_batch.py b/tests/rest/client/test_room_batch.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d5cb60d16..0000000000
--- a/tests/rest/client/test_room_batch.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,302 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-from typing import List, Tuple
-from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
-
-from twisted.test.proto_helpers import MemoryReactor
-
-from synapse.api.constants import EventContentFields, EventTypes
-from synapse.appservice import ApplicationService
-from synapse.rest import admin
-from synapse.rest.client import login, register, room, room_batch, sync
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.types import JsonDict, RoomStreamToken
-from synapse.util import Clock
-
-from tests import unittest
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def _create_join_state_events_for_batch_send_request(
-    virtual_user_ids: List[str],
-    insert_time: int,
-) -> List[JsonDict]:
-    return [
-        {
-            "type": EventTypes.Member,
-            "sender": virtual_user_id,
-            "origin_server_ts": insert_time,
-            "content": {
-                "membership": "join",
-                "displayname": "display-name-for-%s" % (virtual_user_id,),
-            },
-            "state_key": virtual_user_id,
-        }
-        for virtual_user_id in virtual_user_ids
-    ]
-
-
-def _create_message_events_for_batch_send_request(
-    virtual_user_id: str, insert_time: int, count: int
-) -> List[JsonDict]:
-    return [
-        {
-            "type": EventTypes.Message,
-            "sender": virtual_user_id,
-            "origin_server_ts": insert_time,
-            "content": {
-                "msgtype": "m.text",
-                "body": "Historical %d" % (i),
-                EventContentFields.MSC2716_HISTORICAL: True,
-            },
-        }
-        for i in range(count)
-    ]
-
-
-class RoomBatchTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
-    """Test importing batches of historical messages."""
-
-    servlets = [
-        admin.register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource,
-        room_batch.register_servlets,
-        room.register_servlets,
-        register.register_servlets,
-        login.register_servlets,
-        sync.register_servlets,
-    ]
-
-    def make_homeserver(self, reactor: MemoryReactor, clock: Clock) -> HomeServer:
-        config = self.default_config()
-
-        self.appservice = ApplicationService(
-            token="i_am_an_app_service",
-            id="1234",
-            namespaces={"users": [{"regex": r"@as_user.*", "exclusive": True}]},
-            # Note: this user does not have to match the regex above
-            sender="@as_main:test",
-        )
-
-        mock_load_appservices = Mock(return_value=[self.appservice])
-        with patch(
-            "synapse.storage.databases.main.appservice.load_appservices",
-            mock_load_appservices,
-        ):
-            hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(config=config)
-        return hs
-
-    def prepare(self, reactor: MemoryReactor, clock: Clock, hs: HomeServer) -> None:
-        self.clock = clock
-        self._storage_controllers = hs.get_storage_controllers()
-
-        self.virtual_user_id, _ = self.register_appservice_user(
-            "as_user_potato", self.appservice.token
-        )
-
-    def _create_test_room(self) -> Tuple[str, str, str, str]:
-        room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(
-            self.appservice.sender, tok=self.appservice.token
-        )
-
-        res_a = self.helper.send_event(
-            room_id=room_id,
-            type=EventTypes.Message,
-            content={
-                "msgtype": "m.text",
-                "body": "A",
-            },
-            tok=self.appservice.token,
-        )
-        event_id_a = res_a["event_id"]
-
-        res_b = self.helper.send_event(
-            room_id=room_id,
-            type=EventTypes.Message,
-            content={
-                "msgtype": "m.text",
-                "body": "B",
-            },
-            tok=self.appservice.token,
-        )
-        event_id_b = res_b["event_id"]
-
-        res_c = self.helper.send_event(
-            room_id=room_id,
-            type=EventTypes.Message,
-            content={
-                "msgtype": "m.text",
-                "body": "C",
-            },
-            tok=self.appservice.token,
-        )
-        event_id_c = res_c["event_id"]
-
-        return room_id, event_id_a, event_id_b, event_id_c
-
-    @unittest.override_config({"experimental_features": {"msc2716_enabled": True}})
-    def test_same_state_groups_for_whole_historical_batch(self) -> None:
-        """Make sure that when using the `/batch_send` endpoint to import a
-        bunch of historical messages, it re-uses the same `state_group` across
-        the whole batch. This is an easy optimization to make sure we're getting
-        right because the state for the whole batch is contained in
-        `state_events_at_start` and can be shared across everything.
-        """
-
-        time_before_room = int(self.clock.time_msec())
-        room_id, event_id_a, _, _ = self._create_test_room()
-
-        channel = self.make_request(
-            "POST",
-            "/_matrix/client/unstable/org.matrix.msc2716/rooms/%s/batch_send?prev_event_id=%s"
-            % (room_id, event_id_a),
-            content={
-                "events": _create_message_events_for_batch_send_request(
-                    self.virtual_user_id, time_before_room, 3
-                ),
-                "state_events_at_start": _create_join_state_events_for_batch_send_request(
-                    [self.virtual_user_id], time_before_room
-                ),
-            },
-            access_token=self.appservice.token,
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.result)
-
-        # Get the historical event IDs that we just imported
-        historical_event_ids = channel.json_body["event_ids"]
-        self.assertEqual(len(historical_event_ids), 3)
-
-        # Fetch the state_groups
-        state_group_map = self.get_success(
-            self._storage_controllers.state.get_state_groups_ids(
-                room_id, historical_event_ids
-            )
-        )
-
-        # We expect all of the historical events to be using the same state_group
-        # so there should only be a single state_group here!
-        self.assertEqual(
-            len(state_group_map.keys()),
-            1,
-            "Expected a single state_group to be returned by saw state_groups=%s"
-            % (state_group_map.keys(),),
-        )
-
-    @unittest.override_config({"experimental_features": {"msc2716_enabled": True}})
-    def test_sync_while_batch_importing(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Make sure that /sync correctly returns full room state when a user joins
-        during ongoing batch backfilling.
-        See: https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12281
-        """
-        # Create user who will be invited & join room
-        user_id = self.register_user("beep", "test")
-        user_tok = self.login("beep", "test")
-
-        time_before_room = int(self.clock.time_msec())
-
-        # Create a room with some events
-        room_id, _, _, _ = self._create_test_room()
-        # Invite the user
-        self.helper.invite(
-            room_id, src=self.appservice.sender, tok=self.appservice.token, targ=user_id
-        )
-
-        # Create another room, send a bunch of events to advance the stream token
-        other_room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(
-            self.appservice.sender, tok=self.appservice.token
-        )
-        for _ in range(5):
-            self.helper.send_event(
-                room_id=other_room_id,
-                type=EventTypes.Message,
-                content={"msgtype": "m.text", "body": "C"},
-                tok=self.appservice.token,
-            )
-
-        # Join the room as the normal user
-        self.helper.join(room_id, user_id, tok=user_tok)
-
-        # Create an event to hang the historical batch from - In order to see
-        # the failure case originally reported in #12281, the historical batch
-        # must be hung from the most recent event in the room so the base
-        # insertion event ends up with the highest `topogological_ordering`
-        # (`depth`) in the room but will have a negative `stream_ordering`
-        # because it's a `historical` event. Previously, when assembling the
-        # `state` for the `/sync` response, the bugged logic would sort by
-        # `topological_ordering` descending and pick up the base insertion
-        # event because it has a negative `stream_ordering` below the given
-        # pagination token. Now we properly sort by `stream_ordering`
-        # descending which puts `historical` events with a negative
-        # `stream_ordering` way at the bottom and aren't selected as expected.
-        response = self.helper.send_event(
-            room_id=room_id,
-            type=EventTypes.Message,
-            content={
-                "msgtype": "m.text",
-                "body": "C",
-            },
-            tok=self.appservice.token,
-        )
-        event_to_hang_id = response["event_id"]
-
-        channel = self.make_request(
-            "POST",
-            "/_matrix/client/unstable/org.matrix.msc2716/rooms/%s/batch_send?prev_event_id=%s"
-            % (room_id, event_to_hang_id),
-            content={
-                "events": _create_message_events_for_batch_send_request(
-                    self.virtual_user_id, time_before_room, 3
-                ),
-                "state_events_at_start": _create_join_state_events_for_batch_send_request(
-                    [self.virtual_user_id], time_before_room
-                ),
-            },
-            access_token=self.appservice.token,
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.result)
-
-        # Now we need to find the invite + join events stream tokens so we can sync between
-        main_store = self.hs.get_datastores().main
-        events, next_key = self.get_success(
-            main_store.get_recent_events_for_room(
-                room_id,
-                50,
-                end_token=main_store.get_room_max_token(),
-            ),
-        )
-        invite_event_position = None
-        for event in events:
-            if (
-                event.type == "m.room.member"
-                and event.content["membership"] == "invite"
-            ):
-                invite_event_position = self.get_success(
-                    main_store.get_topological_token_for_event(event.event_id)
-                )
-                break
-
-        assert invite_event_position is not None, "No invite event found"
-
-        # Remove the topological order from the token by re-creating w/stream only
-        invite_event_position = RoomStreamToken(None, invite_event_position.stream)
-
-        # Sync everything after this token
-        since_token = self.get_success(invite_event_position.to_string(main_store))
-        sync_response = self.make_request(
-            "GET",
-            f"/sync?since={since_token}",
-            access_token=user_tok,
-        )
-
-        # Assert that, for this room, the user was considered to have joined and thus
-        # receives the full state history
-        state_event_types = [
-            event["type"]
-            for event in sync_response.json_body["rooms"]["join"][room_id]["state"][
-                "events"
-            ]
-        ]
-
-        assert (
-            "m.room.create" in state_event_types
-        ), "Missing room full state in sync response"
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_event_federation.py b/tests/storage/test_event_federation.py
index 4b8d8328d7..0f3b0744f1 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_event_federation.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_event_federation.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from parameterized import parameterized
 
 from twisted.test.proto_helpers import MemoryReactor
 
-from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
 from synapse.api.room_versions import (
     KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS,
     EventFormatVersions,
@@ -924,216 +923,6 @@ class EventFederationWorkerStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         backfill_event_ids = [backfill_point[0] for backfill_point in backfill_points]
         self.assertEqual(backfill_event_ids, ["b3", "b2", "b1"])
 
-    def _setup_room_for_insertion_backfill_tests(self) -> _BackfillSetupInfo:
-        """
-        Sets up a room with various insertion event backward extremities to test
-        backfill functions against.
-
-        Returns:
-            _BackfillSetupInfo including the `room_id` to test against and
-            `depth_map` of events in the room
-        """
-        room_id = "!backfill-room-test:some-host"
-
-        depth_map: Dict[str, int] = {
-            "1": 1,
-            "2": 2,
-            "insertion_eventA": 3,
-            "3": 4,
-            "insertion_eventB": 5,
-            "4": 6,
-            "5": 7,
-        }
-
-        def populate_db(txn: LoggingTransaction) -> None:
-            # Insert the room to satisfy the foreign key constraint of
-            # `event_failed_pull_attempts`
-            self.store.db_pool.simple_insert_txn(
-                txn,
-                "rooms",
-                {
-                    "room_id": room_id,
-                    "creator": "room_creator_user_id",
-                    "is_public": True,
-                    "room_version": "6",
-                },
-            )
-
-            # Insert our server events
-            stream_ordering = 0
-            for event_id, depth in depth_map.items():
-                self.store.db_pool.simple_insert_txn(
-                    txn,
-                    table="events",
-                    values={
-                        "event_id": event_id,
-                        "type": EventTypes.MSC2716_INSERTION
-                        if event_id.startswith("insertion_event")
-                        else "test_regular_type",
-                        "room_id": room_id,
-                        "depth": depth,
-                        "topological_ordering": depth,
-                        "stream_ordering": stream_ordering,
-                        "processed": True,
-                        "outlier": False,
-                    },
-                )
-
-                if event_id.startswith("insertion_event"):
-                    self.store.db_pool.simple_insert_txn(
-                        txn,
-                        table="insertion_event_extremities",
-                        values={
-                            "event_id": event_id,
-                            "room_id": room_id,
-                        },
-                    )
-
-                stream_ordering += 1
-
-        self.get_success(
-            self.store.db_pool.runInteraction(
-                "_setup_room_for_insertion_backfill_tests_populate_db",
-                populate_db,
-            )
-        )
-
-        return _BackfillSetupInfo(room_id=room_id, depth_map=depth_map)
-
-    def test_get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Test to make sure only insertion event backward extremities that are
-        older and come before the `current_depth` are returned.
-        """
-        setup_info = self._setup_room_for_insertion_backfill_tests()
-        room_id = setup_info.room_id
-        depth_map = setup_info.depth_map
-
-        # Try at "insertion_eventB"
-        backfill_points = self.get_success(
-            self.store.get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room(
-                room_id, depth_map["insertion_eventB"], limit=100
-            )
-        )
-        backfill_event_ids = [backfill_point[0] for backfill_point in backfill_points]
-        self.assertEqual(backfill_event_ids, ["insertion_eventB", "insertion_eventA"])
-
-        # Try at "insertion_eventA"
-        backfill_points = self.get_success(
-            self.store.get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room(
-                room_id, depth_map["insertion_eventA"], limit=100
-            )
-        )
-        backfill_event_ids = [backfill_point[0] for backfill_point in backfill_points]
-        # Event "2" has a depth of 2 but is not included here because we only
-        # know the approximate depth of 5 from our event "3".
-        self.assertListEqual(backfill_event_ids, ["insertion_eventA"])
-
-    def test_get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room_excludes_events_we_have_attempted(
-        self,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Test to make sure that insertion events we have attempted to backfill
-        (and within backoff timeout duration) do not show up as an event to
-        backfill again.
-        """
-        setup_info = self._setup_room_for_insertion_backfill_tests()
-        room_id = setup_info.room_id
-        depth_map = setup_info.depth_map
-
-        # Record some attempts to backfill these events which will make
-        # `get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room` exclude them
-        # because we haven't passed the backoff interval.
-        self.get_success(
-            self.store.record_event_failed_pull_attempt(
-                room_id, "insertion_eventA", "fake cause"
-            )
-        )
-
-        # No time has passed since we attempted to backfill ^
-
-        # Try at "insertion_eventB"
-        backfill_points = self.get_success(
-            self.store.get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room(
-                room_id, depth_map["insertion_eventB"], limit=100
-            )
-        )
-        backfill_event_ids = [backfill_point[0] for backfill_point in backfill_points]
-        # Only the backfill points that we didn't record earlier exist here.
-        self.assertEqual(backfill_event_ids, ["insertion_eventB"])
-
-    def test_get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room_attempted_event_retry_after_backoff_duration(
-        self,
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Test to make sure after we fake attempt to backfill event
-        "insertion_eventA" many times, we can see retry and see the
-        "insertion_eventA" again after the backoff timeout duration has
-        exceeded.
-        """
-        setup_info = self._setup_room_for_insertion_backfill_tests()
-        room_id = setup_info.room_id
-        depth_map = setup_info.depth_map
-
-        # Record some attempts to backfill these events which will make
-        # `get_backfill_points_in_room` exclude them because we
-        # haven't passed the backoff interval.
-        self.get_success(
-            self.store.record_event_failed_pull_attempt(
-                room_id, "insertion_eventB", "fake cause"
-            )
-        )
-        self.get_success(
-            self.store.record_event_failed_pull_attempt(
-                room_id, "insertion_eventA", "fake cause"
-            )
-        )
-        self.get_success(
-            self.store.record_event_failed_pull_attempt(
-                room_id, "insertion_eventA", "fake cause"
-            )
-        )
-        self.get_success(
-            self.store.record_event_failed_pull_attempt(
-                room_id, "insertion_eventA", "fake cause"
-            )
-        )
-        self.get_success(
-            self.store.record_event_failed_pull_attempt(
-                room_id, "insertion_eventA", "fake cause"
-            )
-        )
-
-        # Now advance time by 2 hours and we should only be able to see
-        # "insertion_eventB" because we have waited long enough for the single
-        # attempt (2^1 hours) but we still shouldn't see "insertion_eventA"
-        # because we haven't waited long enough for this many attempts.
-        self.reactor.advance(datetime.timedelta(hours=2).total_seconds())
-
-        # Try at "insertion_eventA" and make sure that "insertion_eventA" is not
-        # in the list because we've already attempted many times
-        backfill_points = self.get_success(
-            self.store.get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room(
-                room_id, depth_map["insertion_eventA"], limit=100
-            )
-        )
-        backfill_event_ids = [backfill_point[0] for backfill_point in backfill_points]
-        self.assertEqual(backfill_event_ids, [])
-
-        # Now advance time by 20 hours (above 2^4 because we made 4 attemps) and
-        # see if we can now backfill it
-        self.reactor.advance(datetime.timedelta(hours=20).total_seconds())
-
-        # Try at "insertion_eventA" again after we advanced enough time and we
-        # should see "insertion_eventA" again
-        backfill_points = self.get_success(
-            self.store.get_insertion_event_backward_extremities_in_room(
-                room_id, depth_map["insertion_eventA"], limit=100
-            )
-        )
-        backfill_event_ids = [backfill_point[0] for backfill_point in backfill_points]
-        self.assertEqual(backfill_event_ids, ["insertion_eventA"])
-
     def test_get_event_ids_with_failed_pull_attempts(self) -> None:
         """
         Test to make sure we properly get event_ids based on whether they have any