diff --git a/syncapi/consumers/keychange.go b/syncapi/consumers/keychange.go
index 200ac85cc..3fc6120d2 100644
--- a/syncapi/consumers/keychange.go
+++ b/syncapi/consumers/keychange.go
@@ -125,31 +125,3 @@ func (s *OutputKeyChangeEventConsumer) onMessage(msg *sarama.ConsumerMessage) er
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (s *OutputKeyChangeEventConsumer) OnJoinEvent(ev *gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent) {
-	// work out who we are now sharing rooms with which we previously were not and notify them about the joining
-	// users keys:
-	changed, _, err := syncinternal.TrackChangedUsers(context.Background(), s.rsAPI, *ev.StateKey(), []string{ev.RoomID()}, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("OnJoinEvent: failed to work out changed users")
-		return
-	}
-	// TODO: f.e changed, wake up stream
-	for _, userID := range changed {
-		log.Infof("OnJoinEvent:Notify %s that %s should have device lists tracked", userID, *ev.StateKey())
-	}
-}
-
-func (s *OutputKeyChangeEventConsumer) OnLeaveEvent(ev *gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent) {
-	// work out who we are no longer sharing any rooms with and notify them about the leaving user
-	_, left, err := syncinternal.TrackChangedUsers(context.Background(), s.rsAPI, *ev.StateKey(), nil, []string{ev.RoomID()})
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("OnLeaveEvent: failed to work out left users")
-		return
-	}
-	// TODO: f.e left, wake up stream
-	for _, userID := range left {
-		log.Infof("OnLeaveEvent:Notify %s that %s should no longer track device lists", userID, *ev.StateKey())
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go b/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go
index d8d0a298a..ca48c8300 100644
--- a/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go
+++ b/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ type OutputRoomEventConsumer struct {
 	rsConsumer *internal.ContinualConsumer
 	db         storage.Database
 	notifier   *sync.Notifier
-	keyChanges *OutputKeyChangeEventConsumer
 }
 
 // NewOutputRoomEventConsumer creates a new OutputRoomEventConsumer. Call Start() to begin consuming from room servers.
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ func NewOutputRoomEventConsumer(
 	n *sync.Notifier,
 	store storage.Database,
 	rsAPI api.RoomserverInternalAPI,
-	keyChanges *OutputKeyChangeEventConsumer,
 ) *OutputRoomEventConsumer {
 
 	consumer := internal.ContinualConsumer{
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ func NewOutputRoomEventConsumer(
 		db:         store,
 		notifier:   n,
 		rsAPI:      rsAPI,
-		keyChanges: keyChanges,
 	}
 	consumer.ProcessMessage = s.onMessage
 
@@ -182,26 +179,9 @@ func (s *OutputRoomEventConsumer) onNewRoomEvent(
 
 	s.notifier.OnNewEvent(&ev, "", nil, types.NewStreamToken(pduPos, 0, nil))
 
-	s.notifyKeyChanges(&ev)
-
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *OutputRoomEventConsumer) notifyKeyChanges(ev *gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent) {
-	membership, err := ev.Membership()
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	switch membership {
-	case gomatrixserverlib.Join:
-		s.keyChanges.OnJoinEvent(ev)
-	case gomatrixserverlib.Ban:
-		fallthrough
-	case gomatrixserverlib.Leave:
-		s.keyChanges.OnLeaveEvent(ev)
-	}
-}
-
 func (s *OutputRoomEventConsumer) notifyJoinedPeeks(ctx context.Context, ev *gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent, sp types.StreamPosition) (types.StreamPosition, error) {
 	if ev.Type() != gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember {
 		return sp, nil
diff --git a/syncapi/syncapi.go b/syncapi/syncapi.go
index c77c55412..43e2455b6 100644
--- a/syncapi/syncapi.go
+++ b/syncapi/syncapi.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func AddPublicRoutes(
 	}
 
 	roomConsumer := consumers.NewOutputRoomEventConsumer(
-		cfg, consumer, notifier, syncDB, rsAPI, keyChangeConsumer,
+		cfg, consumer, notifier, syncDB, rsAPI,
 	)
 	if err = roomConsumer.Start(); err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Panicf("failed to start room server consumer")