diff --git a/appservice/appservice_test.go b/appservice/appservice_test.go
index ad6f1dfc9..305e66c14 100644
--- a/appservice/appservice_test.go
+++ b/appservice/appservice_test.go
@@ -9,14 +9,17 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/appservice"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/appservice/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/caching"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver"
+	rsapi "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/config"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/test"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/userapi"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/test/testrig"
 )
@@ -203,3 +206,84 @@ func testProtocol(t *testing.T, asAPI api.AppServiceInternalAPI, proto string, w
 		t.Errorf("unexpected result for Protocols(%s): %+v, expected %+v", proto, protoResp.Protocols[proto], wantResult)
 	}
 }
+
+// Tests that the roomserver consumer only receives one invite
+func TestRoomserverConsumerOneInvite(t *testing.T) {
+
+	alice := test.NewUser(t)
+	bob := test.NewUser(t)
+	room := test.NewRoom(t, alice)
+
+	// Invite Bob
+	room.CreateAndInsert(t, alice, gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember, map[string]interface{}{
+		"membership": "invite",
+	}, test.WithStateKey(bob.ID))
+
+	test.WithAllDatabases(t, func(t *testing.T, dbType test.DBType) {
+		base, closeBase := testrig.CreateBaseDendrite(t, dbType)
+		defer closeBase()
+
+		evChan := make(chan struct{})
+		// create a dummy AS url, handling the events
+		srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			var txn gomatrixserverlib.ApplicationServiceTransaction
+			err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&txn)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			for _, ev := range txn.Events {
+				if ev.Type != gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember {
+					continue
+				}
+				// Usually we would check the event content for the membership, but since
+				// we only invited bob, this should be fine for this test.
+				if ev.StateKey != nil && *ev.StateKey == bob.ID {
+					evChan <- struct{}{}
+				}
+			}
+		}))
+		defer srv.Close()
+
+		// Create a dummy application service
+		base.Cfg.AppServiceAPI.Derived.ApplicationServices = []config.ApplicationService{
+			{
+				ID:              "someID",
+				URL:             srv.URL,
+				ASToken:         "",
+				HSToken:         "",
+				SenderLocalpart: "senderLocalPart",
+				NamespaceMap: map[string][]config.ApplicationServiceNamespace{
+					"users":   {{RegexpObject: regexp.MustCompile(bob.ID)}},
+					"aliases": {{RegexpObject: regexp.MustCompile(room.ID)}},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		caches := caching.NewRistrettoCache(base.Cfg.Global.Cache.EstimatedMaxSize, base.Cfg.Global.Cache.MaxAge, caching.DisableMetrics)
+		// Create required internal APIs
+		rsAPI := roomserver.NewInternalAPI(base, caches)
+		rsAPI.SetFederationAPI(nil, nil)
+		usrAPI := userapi.NewInternalAPI(base, rsAPI, nil)
+		// start the consumer
+		appservice.NewInternalAPI(base, usrAPI, rsAPI)
+
+		// Create the room
+		if err := rsapi.SendEvents(context.Background(), rsAPI, rsapi.KindNew, room.Events(), "test", "test", "test", nil, false); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to send events: %v", err)
+		}
+		var seenInvitesForBob int
+	waitLoop:
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-time.After(time.Millisecond * 50): // wait for the AS to process the events
+				break waitLoop
+			case <-evChan:
+				seenInvitesForBob++
+				if seenInvitesForBob != 1 {
+					t.Fatalf("received unexpected invites: %d", seenInvitesForBob)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		close(evChan)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/appservice/consumers/roomserver.go b/appservice/consumers/roomserver.go
index 528de63e8..16b3b8231 100644
--- a/appservice/consumers/roomserver.go
+++ b/appservice/consumers/roomserver.go
@@ -140,12 +140,6 @@ func (s *OutputRoomEventConsumer) onMessage(
 				}
 			}
 
-		case api.OutputTypeNewInviteEvent:
-			if output.NewInviteEvent == nil || !s.appserviceIsInterestedInEvent(ctx, output.NewInviteEvent.Event, state.ApplicationService) {
-				continue
-			}
-			events = append(events, output.NewInviteEvent.Event)
-
 		default:
 			continue
 		}