diff --git a/src/matrix/Session.js b/src/matrix/Session.js
index 41c8493c..cd676fc5 100644
--- a/src/matrix/Session.js
+++ b/src/matrix/Session.js
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ const PUSHER_KEY = "pusher";
 export class Session {
     // sessionInfo contains deviceId, userId and homeserver
     constructor({storage, hsApi, sessionInfo, olm, olmWorker, platform, mediaRepository}) {
-        window.session = this
         this._platform = platform;
         this._storage = storage;
         this._hsApi = hsApi;
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/BaseRoom.js b/src/matrix/room/BaseRoom.js
index e7fb54d4..441146fb 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/BaseRoom.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/BaseRoom.js
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ export class BaseRoom extends EventEmitter {
         return value;
     }
 
+    async getStateEvent(type, key = '') {
+        const txn = await this._storage.readTxn(['roomState']);
+        return txn.roomState.get(this.id, type, key);
+    }
+
     async _addStateObserver(stateObserver, txn) {
         if (!txn) {
             txn = await this._storage.readTxn([this._storage.storeNames.roomState]);