diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/events.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/events.go
index 022628913..269b446ce 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/events.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/events.go
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ package routing
 import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
-	"time"
 
-	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common/config"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
@@ -29,10 +27,7 @@ import (
 func GetEvent(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	request *gomatrixserverlib.FederationRequest,
-	_ config.Dendrite,
 	query api.RoomserverQueryAPI,
-	_ time.Time,
-	_ gomatrixserverlib.KeyRing,
 	eventID string,
 ) util.JSONResponse {
 	var authResponse api.QueryServerAllowedToSeeEventResponse
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/invite.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/invite.go
index 01a1bed23..5ec34fc1c 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/invite.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/invite.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func Invite(
 	eventID string,
 	cfg config.Dendrite,
 	producer *producers.RoomserverProducer,
-	keys gomatrixserverlib.KeyRing,
 ) util.JSONResponse {
 
 	// Decode the event JSON from the request.
@@ -70,30 +69,13 @@ func Invite(
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Check that the event is signed by the server sending the request.
-	verifyRequests := []gomatrixserverlib.VerifyJSONRequest{{
-		ServerName: event.Origin(),
-		Message:    event.Redact().JSON(),
-		AtTS:       event.OriginServerTS(),
-	}}
-	verifyResults, err := keys.VerifyJSONs(httpReq.Context(), verifyRequests)
-	if err != nil {
-		return httputil.LogThenError(httpReq, err)
-	}
-	if verifyResults[0].Error != nil {
-		return util.JSONResponse{
-			Code: http.StatusForbidden,
-			JSON: jsonerror.Forbidden("The invite must be signed by the server it originated on"),
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Sign the event so that other servers will know that we have received the invite.
 	signedEvent := event.Sign(
 		string(cfg.Matrix.ServerName), cfg.Matrix.KeyID, cfg.Matrix.PrivateKey,
 	)
 
 	// Add the invite event to the roomserver.
-	if err = producer.SendInvite(httpReq.Context(), signedEvent); err != nil {
+	if err := producer.SendInvite(httpReq.Context(), signedEvent); err != nil {
 		return httputil.LogThenError(httpReq, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/join.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/join.go
index 7bae4e707..4bf6ba7c3 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/join.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/join.go
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ func SendJoin(
 	cfg config.Dendrite,
 	query api.RoomserverQueryAPI,
 	producer *producers.RoomserverProducer,
-	keys gomatrixserverlib.KeyRing,
 	roomID, eventID string,
 ) util.JSONResponse {
 	var event gomatrixserverlib.Event
@@ -137,27 +136,10 @@ func SendJoin(
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Check that the event is signed by the server sending the request.
-	verifyRequests := []gomatrixserverlib.VerifyJSONRequest{{
-		ServerName: event.Origin(),
-		Message:    event.Redact().JSON(),
-		AtTS:       event.OriginServerTS(),
-	}}
-	verifyResults, err := keys.VerifyJSONs(ctx, verifyRequests)
-	if err != nil {
-		return httputil.LogThenError(httpReq, err)
-	}
-	if verifyResults[0].Error != nil {
-		return util.JSONResponse{
-			Code: http.StatusForbidden,
-			JSON: jsonerror.Forbidden("The join must be signed by the server it originated on"),
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Fetch the state and auth chain. We do this before we send the events
 	// on, in case this fails.
 	var stateAndAuthChainRepsonse api.QueryStateAndAuthChainResponse
-	err = query.QueryStateAndAuthChain(ctx, &api.QueryStateAndAuthChainRequest{
+	err := query.QueryStateAndAuthChain(ctx, &api.QueryStateAndAuthChainRequest{
 		PrevEventIDs: event.PrevEventIDs(),
 		AuthEventIDs: event.AuthEventIDs(),
 		RoomID:       roomID,
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/routing.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/routing.go
index f43866ea1..2df4b1db9 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/routing.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/routing/routing.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package routing
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/auth/storage/accounts"
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ func Setup(
 			vars := mux.Vars(httpReq)
 			return Invite(
 				httpReq, request, vars["roomID"], vars["eventID"],
-				cfg, producer, keys,
+				cfg, producer,
 			)
 		},
 	)).Methods(http.MethodPut, http.MethodOptions)
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ func Setup(
 		func(httpReq *http.Request, request *gomatrixserverlib.FederationRequest) util.JSONResponse {
 			vars := mux.Vars(httpReq)
 			return GetEvent(
-				httpReq.Context(), request, cfg, query, time.Now(), keys, vars["eventID"],
+				httpReq.Context(), request, query, vars["eventID"],
 			)
 		},
 	)).Methods(http.MethodGet)
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ func Setup(
 			roomID := vars["roomID"]
 			userID := vars["userID"]
 			return SendJoin(
-				httpReq.Context(), httpReq, request, cfg, query, producer, keys, roomID, userID,
+				httpReq.Context(), httpReq, request, cfg, query, producer, roomID, userID,
 			)
 		},
 	)).Methods(http.MethodPut)