diff --git a/federationapi/routing/keys.go b/federationapi/routing/keys.go
index 6177b2f7d..4fd3720f1 100644
--- a/federationapi/routing/keys.go
+++ b/federationapi/routing/keys.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package routing
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -136,9 +135,6 @@ func ClaimOneTimeKeys(
 // LocalKeys returns the local keys for the server.
 // See https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/unstable.html#publishing-keys
 func LocalKeys(cfg *config.FederationAPI, serverName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) util.JSONResponse {
-	if h, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(string(serverName)); err == nil {
-		serverName = gomatrixserverlib.ServerName(h)
-	}
 	keys, err := localKeys(cfg, serverName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return util.MessageResponse(http.StatusNotFound, err.Error())