diff --git a/roomserver/internal/perform/perform_invite.go b/roomserver/internal/perform/perform_invite.go
index 3e313e454..fce529305 100644
--- a/roomserver/internal/perform/perform_invite.go
+++ b/roomserver/internal/perform/perform_invite.go
@@ -107,19 +107,13 @@ func (r *Inviter) PerformInvite(
 	}
 
 	updateMembershipTableManually := func() ([]api.OutputEvent, error) {
-		event := event.Unwrap()
-		var eventNID types.EventNID
-		eventNID, _, _, _, _, err = r.DB.StoreEvent(ctx, event, nil, false)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("r.DB.StoreEvent: %w", err)
-		}
 		var updater *shared.MembershipUpdater
 		if updater, err = r.DB.MembershipUpdater(ctx, roomID, targetUserID, isTargetLocal, req.RoomVersion); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("r.DB.MembershipUpdater: %w", err)
 		}
 		outputUpdates, err = helpers.UpdateToInviteMembership(updater, &types.Event{
-			EventNID: eventNID,
-			Event:    event,
+			EventNID: 0,
+			Event:    event.Unwrap(),
 		}, outputUpdates, req.Event.RoomVersion)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("updateToInviteMembership: %w", err)
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/tables/membership_table_test.go b/roomserver/storage/tables/membership_table_test.go
index f789ef4ac..14e8ce50a 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/tables/membership_table_test.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/tables/membership_table_test.go
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ func TestMembershipTable(t *testing.T) {
 			// This inserts a left user to the room
 			err = tab.InsertMembership(ctx, nil, 1, stateKeyNID, true)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			// We must update the membership with a non-zero event NID or it will get filtered out in later queries
-			_, err = tab.UpdateMembership(ctx, nil, 1, stateKeyNID, userNIDs[0], tables.MembershipStateLeaveOrBan, 1, false)
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
 		}
 
 		// ... so this should be false