1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py
index 105e1228bb..f430cce931 100644
--- a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py
@@ -226,11 +226,9 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
             context = EventContext()
             context.current_state_ids = state_ids
             context.prev_state_ids = state_ids
-        elif not backfill:
+        else:
             state_handler = self.hs.get_state_handler()
             context = yield state_handler.compute_event_context(event)
-        else:
-            context = EventContext()
 
         context.push_actions = push_actions