diff --git a/synapse/handlers/_base.py b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
index d407eaeee9..2d8ff79a9e 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
@@ -221,49 +221,6 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
context = yield state_handler.compute_event_context(builder)
- # If we've received an invite over federation, there are no latest
- # events in the room, because we don't know enough about the graph
- # fragment we received to treat it like a graph, so the above returned
- # no relevant events. It may have returned some events (if we have
- # joined and left the room), but not useful ones, like the invite.
- if (
- not self.is_host_in_room(context.current_state) and
- builder.type == EventTypes.Member
- ):
- prev_member_event = yield self.store.get_room_member(
- builder.sender, builder.room_id
- )
-
- # The prev_member_event may already be in context.current_state,
- # despite us not being present in the room; in particular, if
- # inviting user, and all other local users, have already left.
- #
- # In that case, we have all the information we need, and we don't
- # want to drop "context" - not least because we may need to handle
- # the invite locally, which will require us to have the whole
- # context (not just prev_member_event) to auth it.
- #
- context_event_ids = (
- e.event_id for e in context.current_state.values()
- )
-
- if (
- prev_member_event and
- prev_member_event.event_id not in context_event_ids
- ):
- # The prev_member_event is missing from context, so it must
- # have arrived over federation and is an outlier. We forcibly
- # set our context to the invite we received over federation
- builder.prev_events = (
- prev_member_event.event_id,
- prev_member_event.prev_events
- )
-
- context = yield state_handler.compute_event_context(
- builder,
- old_state=(prev_member_event,)
- )
-
if builder.is_state():
builder.prev_state = yield self.store.add_event_hashes(
context.prev_state_events
|
