diff --git a/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go b/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go
index a1f94441e..1d72f289d 100644
--- a/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go
+++ b/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (s *OutputRoomEventConsumer) onNewRoomEvent(
 		msg.AddsStateEventIDs,
 		msg.RemovesStateEventIDs,
 		msg.TransactionID,
-		!msg.IsForwardExtremity,
+		false,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		// panic rather than continue with an inconsistent database