diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js
index 71b699c9..c9dfaf17 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ export class Timeline {
                 pe => this._mapPendingEventToEntry(pe),
                 (pee, params) => {
                     // is sending but redacted, who do we detect that here to remove the relation?
-                    this._loadContextEntriesWhereNeeded([pee]);
                     pee.notifyUpdate(params);
                 },
                 pee => this._applyAndEmitLocalRelationChange(pee, target => target.removeLocalRelation(pee))