diff --git a/federationsender/internal/perform.go b/federationsender/internal/perform.go
index f9c295644..90abae236 100644
--- a/federationsender/internal/perform.go
+++ b/federationsender/internal/perform.go
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ func (r *FederationSenderInternalAPI) PerformJoin(
 	)
 }
 
-// nolint:gocyclo
 func (r *FederationSenderInternalAPI) performJoinUsingServer(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	roomID, userID string,