diff --git a/lib/models/room.js b/lib/models/room.js
index 0a38df71b..f11cae1aa 100644
--- a/lib/models/room.js
+++ b/lib/models/room.js
@@ -618,9 +618,7 @@ Room.prototype.addPendingEvent = function(event, txnId) {
     // on the unfiltered timelineSet.
     EventTimeline.setEventMetadata(
         event,
-        this.getUnfilteredTimelineSet()
-            .getLiveTimeline()
-            .getState(EventTimeline.FORWARDS),
+        this.getLiveTimeline().getState(EventTimeline.FORWARDS),
         false
     );