diff --git a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
index 4ec28c2..7f77b81 100644
--- a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
+++ b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
@@ -769,21 +769,7 @@ async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
 	// Then scheduled events
 	if (message.content && di?.snow) {
 		for (const match of [...message.content.matchAll(/discord\.gg\/([A-Za-z0-9]+)\?event=([0-9]{18,})/g)]) { // snowflake has minimum 18 because the events feature is at least that old
-			let invite
-			try {
-				invite = await di.snow.invite.getInvite(match[1], {guild_scheduled_event_id: match[2]})
-			} catch (e) {
-				// Skip expired events and invites
-				if (e.code === 10006 || e.httpStatus === 404) {
-					console.warn(`[Backfill] Skipped expired scheduled event: ${match[0]}`)
-					const fallbackBody = `[Expired Scheduled Event: ${match[0]}]`
-					const fallbackHtml = `<blockquote>Expired Scheduled Event: <a href="https://${match[0]}">${match[0]}</a></blockquote>`
-					await addTextEvent(fallbackBody, fallbackHtml, "m.notice")
-					continue
-				}
-				throw e
-			}
-
+			const invite = await di.snow.invite.getInvite(match[1], {guild_scheduled_event_id: match[2]})
 			const event = invite.guild_scheduled_event
 			if (!event) continue // the event ID provided was not valid
 
diff --git a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
index 166c3d7..1a73aea 100644
--- a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
+++ b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
@@ -1538,38 +1538,6 @@ test("message2event: vc invite event renders embed with room link", async t => {
 	])
 })
 
-test("message2event: expired event invite renders fallback notice", async t => {
-	const events = await messageToEvent({content: "https://discord.gg/placeholder?event=1381190945646710824"}, {}, {}, {
-		snow: {
-			invite: {
-				getInvite: async () => {
-					const error = new Error("Unknown Invite")
-					error.code = 10006
-					throw error
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	})
-	t.deepEqual(events, [
-		{
-			$type: "m.room.message",
-			body: "https://discord.gg/placeholder?event=1381190945646710824",
-			format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
-			formatted_body: "<a href=\"https://discord.gg/placeholder?event=1381190945646710824\">https://discord.gg/placeholder?event=1381190945646710824</a>",
-			"m.mentions": {},
-			msgtype: "m.text",
-		},
-		{
-			$type: "m.room.message",
-			msgtype: "m.notice",
-			body: "[Expired Scheduled Event: discord.gg/placeholder?event=1381190945646710824]",
-			format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
-			formatted_body: "<blockquote>Expired Scheduled Event: <a href=\"https://discord.gg/placeholder?event=1381190945646710824\">discord.gg/placeholder?event=1381190945646710824</a></blockquote>",
-			"m.mentions": {}
-		}
-	])
-})
-
 test("message2event: channel links are converted even inside lists (parser post-processer descends into list items)", async t => {
 	let called = 0
 	const events = await messageToEvent({
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index ee8c333..e05b687 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ const {green} = require("ansi-colors")
 const passthrough = require("../src/passthrough")
 const db = new sqlite(":memory:")
 
-const readReg = require("../src/matrix/read-registration")
-readReg.reg = readReg.getTemplateRegistration("cadence.moe")
-const {reg} = readReg
-reg.url = "http://localhost:6693"
+const {reg} = require("../src/matrix/read-registration")
 reg.ooye.discord_token = "Njg0MjgwMTkyNTUzODQ0NzQ3.Xl3zlw.baby"
 reg.ooye.server_origin = "https://matrix.cadence.moe" // so that tests will pass even when hard-coded
 reg.ooye.server_name = "cadence.moe"