diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 1540721815..a58fc37fff 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -403,11 +403,6 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
                 "Tried to send member event through non-member codepath"
             )
 
-        # We check here if we are currently being rate limited, so that we
-        # don't do unnecessary work. We check again just before we actually
-        # send the event.
-        yield self.base_handler.ratelimit(requester, update=False)
-
         user = UserID.from_string(event.sender)
 
         assert self.hs.is_mine(user), "User must be our own: %s" % (user,)