diff --git a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
index 6e9ce7b..33d8696 100644
--- a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
+++ b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
 					const match = repliedToEventSenderMxid.match(/^@([^:]*)/)
 					assert(match)
 					repliedToDisplayName = referenced.author.username || match[1] || "a Matrix user" // grab the localpart as the display name, whatever
-					repliedToUserHtml = tag`<a href="https://matrix.to/#/${repliedToEventSenderMxid}">${repliedToDisplayName}</a>`
+					repliedToUserHtml = `<a href="https://matrix.to/#/${repliedToEventSenderMxid}">${repliedToDisplayName}</a>`
 				} else {
 					repliedToDisplayName = referenced.author.global_name || referenced.author.username || "a Discord user"
 					repliedToUserHtml = repliedToDisplayName
@@ -694,12 +694,6 @@ async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
 						+ html
 					body = `${repliedToDisplayName}: ${repliedToBody}`.split("\n").map(line => "> " + line).join("\n") // scenario 1 part B for mentions
 						+ "\n\n" + body
-				} else if (referenced.type === DiscordTypes.MessageType.UserJoin) {
-					// Discord user join messages are bridged as joins, not text events. Generate substitute text for reply.
-					const joinerMxid = select("sim", "mxid", {user_id: referenced.author.id}).pluck().get()
-					const joinerHtml = joinerMxid ? tag`<a href="https://matrix.to/#/${joinerMxid}">${repliedToDisplayName}</a>` : tag`<strong>${repliedToDisplayName}</strong>`
-					html = `<blockquote>${joinerHtml} joined the room</blockquote>` + html
-					body = `> ${repliedToDisplayName} joined the room\n\n` + body
 				} else { // repliedToUnknownEvent
 					const dateDisplay = dUtils.howOldUnbridgedMessage(referenced.timestamp, message.timestamp)
 					html = `<blockquote>In reply to ${dateDisplay} from ${repliedToDisplayName}:`
diff --git a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
index b7f0867..97fc25d 100644
--- a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
+++ b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const {MatrixServerError} = require("../../matrix/mreq")
 const data = require("../../../test/data")
 const {mockGetEffectivePower} = require("../../matrix/utils.test")
 const Ty = require("../../types")
-const {db} = require("../../passthrough")
 
 /**
  * @param {string} roomID
@@ -734,31 +733,6 @@ test("message2event: reply to a Discord message that wasn't bridged", async t =>
 	}])
 })
 
-test("message2event: reply to a Discord member join (who didn't join on Matrix)", async t => {
-	const events = await messageToEvent(data.message.reply_to_member_join, data.guild.general)
-	t.deepEqual(events, [{
-		$type: "m.room.message",
-		msgtype: "m.text",
-		body: "> PEASANT!! joined the room\n\nwhen the broke friend who we pay to bring food shows up at the medieval lord party",
-		format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
-		formatted_body: "<blockquote><strong>PEASANT!!</strong> joined the room</blockquote>when the broke friend who we pay to bring food shows up at the medieval lord party",
-		"m.mentions": {}
-	}])
-})
-
-test("message2event: reply to a Discord member join (who did join on Matrix)", async t => {
-	db.prepare("INSERT INTO sim (user_id, username, sim_name, mxid) VALUES ('1461677775554478161', 'peasant321_76775', 'peasant321_76775', '@_ooye_peasant321_76775:cadence.moe')").run()
-	const events = await messageToEvent(data.message.reply_to_member_join, data.guild.general)
-	t.deepEqual(events, [{
-		$type: "m.room.message",
-		msgtype: "m.text",
-		body: "> PEASANT!! joined the room\n\nwhen the broke friend who we pay to bring food shows up at the medieval lord party",
-		format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
-		formatted_body: `<blockquote><a href="https://matrix.to/#/@_ooye_peasant321_76775:cadence.moe">PEASANT!!</a> joined the room</blockquote>when the broke friend who we pay to bring food shows up at the medieval lord party`,
-		"m.mentions": {}
-	}])
-})
-
 test("message2event: simple written @mention for matrix user", async t => {
 	const events = await messageToEvent(data.message.simple_written_at_mention_for_matrix, data.guild.general, {}, {
 		api: {
diff --git a/test/data.js b/test/data.js
index f3092bc..cc054cf 100644
--- a/test/data.js
+++ b/test/data.js
@@ -2035,80 +2035,6 @@ module.exports = {
 				tts: false
 			}
 		},
-		reply_to_member_join: {
-			type: 19,
-			content: "when the broke friend who we pay to bring food shows up at the medieval lord party",
-			mentions: [],
-			mention_roles: [],
-			attachments: [],
-			embeds: [],
-			timestamp: "2026-03-30T12:11:04.443000+00:00",
-			edited_timestamp: null,
-			flags: 0,
-			components: [],
-			id: "1488148556962332692",
-			channel_id: "475599038536744962",
-			author: {
-				id: "576945009408999426",
-				username: "randomllama121",
-				avatar: "08510a70f957106dad1580323c40cd7a",
-				discriminator: "0",
-				public_flags: 128,
-				flags: 128,
-				banner: null,
-				accent_color: null,
-				global_name: "random :3",
-				avatar_decoration_data: null,
-				collectibles: null,
-				display_name_styles: null,
-				banner_color: null,
-				clan: null,
-				primary_guild: null
-			},
-			pinned: false,
-			mention_everyone: false,
-			tts: false,
-			message_reference: {
-				type: 0,
-				channel_id: "475599038536744962",
-				message_id: "1488146734352826478",
-				guild_id: "475599038536744960"
-			},
-			referenced_message: {
-				type: 7,
-				content: "",
-				mentions: [],
-				mention_roles: [],
-				attachments: [],
-				embeds: [],
-				timestamp: "2026-03-30T12:03:49.899000+00:00",
-				edited_timestamp: null,
-				flags: 0,
-				components: [],
-				id: "1488146734352826478",
-				channel_id: "475599038536744962",
-				author: {
-					id: "1461677775554478161",
-					username: "peasant321_76775",
-					avatar: null,
-					discriminator: "0",
-					public_flags: 0,
-					flags: 0,
-					banner: null,
-					accent_color: null,
-					global_name: "PEASANT!!",
-					avatar_decoration_data: null,
-					collectibles: null,
-					display_name_styles: null,
-					banner_color: null,
-					clan: null,
-					primary_guild: null
-				},
-				pinned: false,
-				mention_everyone: false,
-				tts: false
-			}
-		},
 		attachment_no_content: {
 			id: "1124628646670389348",
 			type: 0,