diff --git a/lib/models/room.js b/lib/models/room.js
index b3958782d..6983efcc7 100644
--- a/lib/models/room.js
+++ b/lib/models/room.js
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ utils.inherits(Room, EventEmitter);
  */
 Room.prototype.addEventsToTimeline = function(events, toStartOfTimeline) {
     var stateContext = toStartOfTimeline ? this.oldState : this.currentState;
+
+    function checkForRedaction(redactEvent) {
+        return function(e) {
+            return e.getId() === redactEvent.event.redacts;
+        };
+    }
+
     for (var i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
         if (toStartOfTimeline && this._redactions.indexOf(events[i].getId()) >= 0) {
             continue; // do not add the redacted event.
@@ -112,9 +119,9 @@ Room.prototype.addEventsToTimeline = function(events, toStartOfTimeline) {
         }
         if (events[i].getType() === "m.room.redaction") {
             // try to remove the element
-            var removed = utils.removeElement(this.timeline, function(e) {
-                return e.getId() === events[i].event.redacts
-            }, true);
+            var removed = utils.removeElement(
+                this.timeline, checkForRedaction(events[i])
+            );
             if (!removed && toStartOfTimeline) {
                 // redactions will trickle in BEFORE the event redacted so make
                 // a note of the redacted event; we'll check it later.
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 55edd993b..913d5815a 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ module.exports.findElement = function(array, fn, reverse) {
  * function signature <code>fn(element, index, array)</code>. Return true to
  * remove this element and break.
  * @param {boolean} reverse True to search in reverse order.
- * @return True if an element was removed.
+ * @return {boolean} True if an element was removed.
  */
 module.exports.removeElement = function(array, fn, reverse) {
     var i;