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diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index 6e47fe7867..a509e11d69 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -852,7 +852,6 @@ class RoomContextHandler(object):
         )
         if not event:
             return None
-            return
 
         filtered = yield (filter_evts([event]))
         if not filtered: