diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 30f561ed..e5e75851 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/matrix-org/dugong v0.0.0-20210921133753-66e6b1c67e2e
 	github.com/matrix-org/go-sqlite3-js v0.0.0-20220419092513-28aa791a1c91
 	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20220926102614-ceba4d9f7530
-	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20221031151122-0885c35ebe74
+	github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20221101101008-c049905f3715
 	github.com/matrix-org/pinecone v0.0.0-20221026160848-639feeff74d6
 	github.com/matrix-org/util v0.0.0-20200807132607-55161520e1d4
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.15
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bd931975..5d3a1fc9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@ github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20220926102614-ceba4d9f7530 h1:kHKxCOLcHH8
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix v0.0.0-20220926102614-ceba4d9f7530/go.mod h1:/gBX06Kw0exX1HrwmoBibFA98yBk/jxKpGVeyQbff+s=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20221031151122-0885c35ebe74 h1:I4LUlFqxZ72m3s9wIvUIV2FpprsxW28dO/0lAgepCZY=
 github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20221031151122-0885c35ebe74/go.mod h1:Mtifyr8q8htcBeugvlDnkBcNUy5LO8OzUoplAf1+mb4=
+github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20221101101008-c049905f3715 h1:hEnm8lUG+ZkhuvptSKnvpxERHv1ac3w04HVv+AZ21C4=
+github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib v0.0.0-20221101101008-c049905f3715/go.mod h1:Mtifyr8q8htcBeugvlDnkBcNUy5LO8OzUoplAf1+mb4=
 github.com/matrix-org/pinecone v0.0.0-20221026160848-639feeff74d6 h1:nAT5w41Q9uWTSnpKW55/hBwP91j2IFYPDRs0jJ8TyFI=
 github.com/matrix-org/pinecone v0.0.0-20221026160848-639feeff74d6/go.mod h1:K0N1ixHQxXoCyqolDqVxPM3ArrDtcMs8yegOx2Lfv9k=
 github.com/matrix-org/util v0.0.0-20200807132607-55161520e1d4 h1:eCEHXWDv9Rm335MSuB49mFUK44bwZPFSDde3ORE3syk=
diff --git a/roomserver/state/state.go b/roomserver/state/state.go
index cb96d83e..01834846 100644
--- a/roomserver/state/state.go
+++ b/roomserver/state/state.go
@@ -944,7 +944,6 @@ func (v *StateResolution) resolveConflictsV2(
 	authSets := make(map[string][]*gomatrixserverlib.Event, len(conflicted))
 	authEvents := make([]*gomatrixserverlib.Event, 0, estimate*3)
 	gotAuthEvents := make(map[string]struct{}, estimate*3)
-	authDifference := make([]*gomatrixserverlib.Event, 0, estimate)
 	knownAuthEvents := make(map[string]types.Event, estimate*3)
 
 	// For each conflicted event, let's try and get the needed auth events.
@@ -992,41 +991,6 @@ func (v *StateResolution) resolveConflictsV2(
 	// longer need this after this point.
 	gotAuthEvents = nil // nolint:ineffassign
 
-	// This function helps us to work out whether an event exists in one of the
-	// auth sets.
-	isInAuthList := func(k string, event *gomatrixserverlib.Event) bool {
-		for _, e := range authSets[k] {
-			if e.EventID() == event.EventID() {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// This function works out if an event exists in all of the auth sets.
-	isInAllAuthLists := func(event *gomatrixserverlib.Event) bool {
-		for k := range authSets {
-			if !isInAuthList(k, event) {
-				return false
-			}
-		}
-		return true
-	}
-
-	// Look through all of the auth events that we've been given and work out if
-	// there are any events which don't appear in all of the auth sets. If they
-	// don't then we add them to the auth difference.
-	func() {
-		span, _ := opentracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "isInAllAuthLists")
-		defer span.Finish()
-
-		for _, event := range authEvents {
-			if !isInAllAuthLists(event) {
-				authDifference = append(authDifference, event)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
 	// Resolve the conflicts.
 	resolvedEvents := func() []*gomatrixserverlib.Event {
 		span, _ := opentracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "gomatrixserverlib.ResolveStateConflictsV2")
@@ -1036,7 +1000,6 @@ func (v *StateResolution) resolveConflictsV2(
 			conflictedEvents,
 			nonConflictedEvents,
 			authEvents,
-			authDifference,
 		)
 	}()