diff --git a/federationapi/internal/perform.go b/federationapi/internal/perform.go
index 2261437c7..2b5f4c513 100644
--- a/federationapi/internal/perform.go
+++ b/federationapi/internal/perform.go
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ func (r *FederationInternalAPI) performJoinUsingServer(
 		}
 	}()
 
-	<-ctx.Done()
 	return nil
 }