diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 54fa216d83..bf9add7fe2 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ from synapse.events.validator import EventValidator
from synapse.logging.context import run_in_background
from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
from synapse.replication.http.send_event import ReplicationSendEventRestServlet
+from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.events_worker import EventRedactBehaviour
from synapse.storage.state import StateFilter
from synapse.types import RoomAlias, UserID, create_requester
from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
@@ -875,7 +876,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
if event.type == EventTypes.Redaction:
original_event = yield self.store.get_event(
event.redacts,
- check_redacted=False,
+ redact_behaviour=EventRedactBehaviour.AS_IS,
get_prev_content=False,
allow_rejected=False,
allow_none=True,
@@ -952,7 +953,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
if event.type == EventTypes.Redaction:
original_event = yield self.store.get_event(
event.redacts,
- check_redacted=False,
+ redact_behaviour=EventRedactBehaviour.AS_IS,
get_prev_content=False,
allow_rejected=False,
allow_none=True,
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