diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
index aabc488753..6163c6bdee 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import synapse.server
import synapse.types
from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, SynapseError
-from synapse.storage.state import StateFilter
from synapse.types import RoomID, UserID
from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
from synapse.util.distributor import user_joined_room, user_left_room
@@ -224,18 +223,15 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
# Copy over direct message status and room tags if this is a join
# on an upgraded room
+
# Check if this is an upgraded room
- state_ids = yield self.store.get_filtered_current_state_ids(
- room_id, StateFilter.from_types([(EventTypes.Create, "")]),
- )
- create_id = state_ids.get((EventTypes.Create, ""))
- if not create_id:
- return
- create_event = yield self.store.get_event(create_id)
-
- if "predecessor" in create_event["content"]:
- old_room_id = create_event["content"]["predecessor"]["room_id"]
- self.copy_room_tags_and_direct_to_room(old_room_id, room_id, user_id)
+ predecessor = yield self.store.get_room_predecessor(room_id)
+
+ if predecessor:
+ # It is an upgraded room. Copy over old tags
+ self.copy_room_tags_and_direct_to_room(
+ predecessor["room_id"], room_id, user_id,
+ )
elif event.membership == Membership.LEAVE:
if prev_member_event_id:
prev_member_event = yield self.store.get_event(prev_member_event_id)
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