diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js
index 7743ddb8..5c9091df 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ export class Timeline {
 
     replaceEntries(entries) {
         for (const entry of entries) {
-            this._remoteEntries.replace(entry);
+            // this will use the comparator and thus
+            // check for equality using the compare method in BaseEntry
+            this._remoteEntries.update(entry);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/observable/list/SortedArray.js b/src/observable/list/SortedArray.js
index 6d3e90c6..193661cf 100644
--- a/src/observable/list/SortedArray.js
+++ b/src/observable/list/SortedArray.js
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ export class SortedArray extends BaseObservableList {
         }
     }
 
-    replace(item) {
+    update(item, updateParams = null) {
         const idx = this.indexOf(item);
         if (idx !== -1) {
             this._items[idx] = item;
-            this.emitUpdate(idx, item, null);
+            this.emitUpdate(idx, item, updateParams);
         }
     }