diff --git a/src/service/sending/mod.rs b/src/service/sending/mod.rs
index 7997d5327..0e7412cf5 100644
--- a/src/service/sending/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/sending/mod.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ pub struct Service {
 struct Services {
 	client: Dep<client::Service>,
 	globals: Dep<globals::Service>,
-	state: Dep<rooms::state::Service>,
 	state_cache: Dep<rooms::state_cache::Service>,
 	user: Dep<rooms::user::Service>,
 	users: Dep<users::Service>,
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ impl crate::Service for Service {
 			services: Services {
 				client: args.depend::<client::Service>("client"),
 				globals: args.depend::<globals::Service>("globals"),
-				state: args.depend::<rooms::state::Service>("rooms::state"),
 				state_cache: args.depend::<rooms::state_cache::Service>("rooms::state_cache"),
 				user: args.depend::<rooms::user::Service>("rooms::user"),
 				users: args.depend::<users::Service>("users"),
diff --git a/src/service/sending/sender.rs b/src/service/sending/sender.rs
index 606b8f094..d453cccf7 100644
--- a/src/service/sending/sender.rs
+++ b/src/service/sending/sender.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use futures::{
 };
 use ruma::{
 	CanonicalJsonObject, MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch, OwnedRoomId, OwnedServerName, OwnedUserId,
-	RoomId, RoomVersionId, ServerName, UInt,
+	RoomId, ServerName, UInt,
 	api::{
 		appservice::event::push_events::v1::EphemeralData,
 		federation::transactions::{
@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@ const DEQUEUE_LIMIT: usize = 48;
 pub const PDU_LIMIT: usize = 50;
 pub const EDU_LIMIT: usize = 100;
 
-fn is_create_event(data: &CanonicalJsonObject) -> bool {
-	let event_type = data.get("type").and_then(|v| v.as_str());
-	let state_key = data.get("state_key").and_then(|v| v.as_str());
-	event_type.is_some_and(|t| t == "m.room.create") && state_key.is_some_and(str::is_empty)
-}
-
 impl Service {
 	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
 	pub(super) async fn sender(self: Arc<Self>, id: usize) -> Result {