2 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
index 6811a0e3d1..904c7c0945 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
             ]
 
             signed_events = yield self._check_sigs_and_hash_and_fetch(
-                destination, events, outlier=True
+                destination, events, outlier=False
             )
 
             have_gotten_all_from_destination = True
diff --git a/synapse/federation/persistence.py b/synapse/federation/persistence.py
index 76a9dcd777..1a7cc02f92 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/persistence.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/persistence.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
 
-from syutil.jsonutil import encode_canonical_json
-
 import logging
 
 
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ class TransactionActions(object):
             transaction.transaction_id,
             transaction.origin,
             code,
-            encode_canonical_json(response)
+            response,
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -101,5 +99,5 @@ class TransactionActions(object):
             transaction.transaction_id,
             transaction.destination,
             response_code,
-            encode_canonical_json(response_dict)
+            response_dict,
         )