diff --git a/src/service/rooms/event_handler/fetch_and_handle_outliers.rs b/src/service/rooms/event_handler/fetch_and_handle_outliers.rs
index c72cce87..e961e342 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/event_handler/fetch_and_handle_outliers.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/event_handler/fetch_and_handle_outliers.rs
@@ -70,30 +70,6 @@ where
 
 		let mut events_all = HashSet::with_capacity(todo_auth_events.len());
 		while let Some(next_id) = todo_auth_events.pop_front() {
-			if let Some((time, tries)) = self
-				.services
-				.globals
-				.bad_event_ratelimiter
-				.read()
-				.get(&*next_id)
-			{
-				// Exponential backoff
-				const MIN_DURATION: u64 = 60 * 2;
-				const MAX_DURATION: u64 = 60 * 60;
-				if continue_exponential_backoff_secs(
-					MIN_DURATION,
-					MAX_DURATION,
-					time.elapsed(),
-					*tries,
-				) {
-					debug_warn!(
-						tried = ?*tries,
-						elapsed = ?time.elapsed(),
-						"Backing off from {next_id}",
-					);
-					continue;
-				}
-			}
 
 			if events_all.contains(&next_id) {
 				continue;