diff --git a/federationsender/queue/queue.go b/federationsender/queue/queue.go
index 048bba301..da30e4de1 100644
--- a/federationsender/queue/queue.go
+++ b/federationsender/queue/queue.go
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ func (oqs *OutgoingQueues) getQueue(destination gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) *d
 			signing:          oqs.signing,
 		}
 		oqs.queues[destination] = oq
-		oq.getPendingFromDatabase()
 	}
 	return oq
 }