diff --git a/roomserver/api/perform.go b/roomserver/api/perform.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d8a02b53b..000000000
--- a/roomserver/api/perform.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-package api
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	commonHTTP "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common/http"
-	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
-)
-
-const (
-	// RoomserverPerformJoinRequestPath is the HTTP path for the PerformJoinRequest API.
-	RoomserverPerformJoinRequestPath = "/api/roomserver/performJoin"
-
-	// RoomserverPerformLeaveRequestPath is the HTTP path for the PerformLeaveRequest API.
-	RoomserverPerformLeaveRequestPath = "/api/roomserver/performLeave"
-)
-
-type PerformJoinRequest struct {
-	RoomID  string                 `json:"room_id"`
-	UserID  string                 `json:"user_id"`
-	Content map[string]interface{} `json:"content"`
-}
-
-type PerformJoinResponse struct {
-}
-
-// Handle an instruction to make_join & send_join with a remote server.
-func (h *httpRoomserverInternalAPI) PerformJoin(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	request *PerformJoinRequest,
-	response *PerformJoinResponse,
-) error {
-	span, ctx := opentracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "PerformJoinRequest")
-	defer span.Finish()
-
-	apiURL := h.roomserverURL + RoomserverPerformJoinRequestPath
-	return commonHTTP.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, request, response)
-}
-
-type PerformLeaveRequest struct {
-	RoomID string `json:"room_id"`
-	UserID string `json:"user_id"`
-}
-
-type PerformLeaveResponse struct {
-}
-
-// Handle an instruction to make_leave & send_leave with a remote server.
-func (h *httpRoomserverInternalAPI) PerformLeave(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	request *PerformLeaveRequest,
-	response *PerformLeaveResponse,
-) error {
-	span, ctx := opentracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "PerformLeaveRequest")
-	defer span.Finish()
-
-	apiURL := h.roomserverURL + RoomserverPerformLeaveRequestPath
-	return commonHTTP.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, request, response)
-}