diff --git a/include/ircd/m/filter.h b/include/ircd/m/filter.h
index 5ffd2c69b..41f7c6491 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/filter.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/filter.h
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ namespace ircd::m
 	struct room_event_filter;
 	struct state_filter;
 
-	bool match(const event_filter &, const event &) noexcept;
-	bool match(const room_event_filter &, const event &) noexcept;
+	bool match(const event_filter &, const event &);
+	bool match(const room_event_filter &, const event &);
 }
 
 /// 5.1 "Filter" we use event_filter here
diff --git a/matrix/filter.cc b/matrix/filter.cc
index f8afd6f3e..d3e1d0eb9 100644
--- a/matrix/filter.cc
+++ b/matrix/filter.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 bool
 ircd::m::match(const room_event_filter &filter,
                const event &event)
-noexcept
 {
 	if(json::get<"contains_url"_>(filter) == true)
 		if(!json::get<"content"_>(event).has("url"))
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ noexcept
 bool
 ircd::m::match(const event_filter &filter,
                const event &event)
-noexcept
 {
 	for(const json::string type : json::get<"not_types"_>(filter))
 		if(json::get<"type"_>(event) == type)