diff --git a/src/timeline/models/messagemodel.cpp b/src/timeline/models/messagemodel.cpp
index 54b88281a..d1dff6148 100644
--- a/src/timeline/models/messagemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/models/messagemodel.cpp
@@ -426,15 +426,9 @@ void MessageModel::createEventObjects(const Quotient::RoomEvent *event)
     }
 
     auto eventId = event->id();
-    auto senderId = event->senderId();
     if (eventId.isEmpty()) {
         eventId = event->transactionId();
     }
-    // A pending event might not have a sender ID set yet but in that case it must
-    // be the local member.
-    if (senderId.isEmpty()) {
-        senderId = m_room->localMember().id();
-    }
 
     // ReadMarkerModel handles updates to add and remove markers, we only need to
     // handle adding and removing whole models here.