diff --git a/docs/administration/4_adminapi.md b/docs/administration/4_adminapi.md
index 6f645899..40d02622 100644
--- a/docs/administration/4_adminapi.md
+++ b/docs/administration/4_adminapi.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ This endpoint instructs Dendrite to immediately query `/devices/{userID}` on a f
 
 ## POST `/_dendrite/admin/purgeRoom/{roomID}`
 
-This endpoint instructs Dendrite to remove the given room from its database. Before doing so, it will evacuate all local users from the room. It does **NOT** remove media files. Depending on the size of the room, this may take a while. Will return an empty JSON once other components were instructed to delete the room.
+This endpoint instructs Dendrite to remove the given room from its database. It does **NOT** remove media files. Depending on the size of the room, this may take a while. Will return an empty JSON once other components were instructed to delete the room.
 
 ## POST `/_synapse/admin/v1/send_server_notice`
 
diff --git a/roomserver/internal/perform/perform_admin.go b/roomserver/internal/perform/perform_admin.go
index 12b557f5..dd713262 100644
--- a/roomserver/internal/perform/perform_admin.go
+++ b/roomserver/internal/perform/perform_admin.go
@@ -204,18 +204,6 @@ func (r *Admin) PerformAdminPurgeRoom(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Evacuate the room before purging it from the database
-	evacAffected, err := r.PerformAdminEvacuateRoom(ctx, roomID)
-	if err != nil {
-		logrus.WithField("room_id", roomID).WithError(err).Warn("Failed to evacuate room before purging")
-		return err
-	}
-
-	logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"room_id":         roomID,
-		"evacuated_users": len(evacAffected),
-	}).Warn("Evacuated room, purging room from roomserver now")
-
 	logrus.WithField("room_id", roomID).Warn("Purging room from roomserver")
 	if err := r.DB.PurgeRoom(ctx, roomID); err != nil {
 		logrus.WithField("room_id", roomID).WithError(err).Warn("Failed to purge room from roomserver")