diff --git a/cmd/resolve-state/main.go b/cmd/resolve-state/main.go
index f2bc913ad..a622fbf28 100644
--- a/cmd/resolve-state/main.go
+++ b/cmd/resolve-state/main.go
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	authEventIDMap := make(map[string]struct{})
-	eventPtrs := make([]*gomatrixserverlib.Event, len(eventEntries))
+	events := make([]*gomatrixserverlib.Event, len(eventEntries))
 	for i := range eventEntries {
-		eventPtrs[i] = eventEntries[i].Event
+		events[i] = eventEntries[i].Event
 		for _, authEventID := range eventEntries[i].AuthEventIDs() {
 			authEventIDMap[authEventID] = struct{}{}
 		}
@@ -99,18 +99,9 @@ func main() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	authEventPtrs := make([]*gomatrixserverlib.Event, len(authEventEntries))
-	for i := range authEventEntries {
-		authEventPtrs[i] = authEventEntries[i].Event
-	}
-
-	events := make([]*gomatrixserverlib.Event, len(eventEntries))
 	authEvents := make([]*gomatrixserverlib.Event, len(authEventEntries))
-	for i, ptr := range eventPtrs {
-		events[i] = ptr
-	}
-	for i, ptr := range authEventPtrs {
-		authEvents[i] = ptr
+	for i := range authEventEntries {
+		authEvents[i] = authEventEntries[i].Event
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Resolving state")