diff --git a/src/d2m/actions/create-room.js b/src/d2m/actions/create-room.js
index 8f8ac00..e99fc93 100644
--- a/src/d2m/actions/create-room.js
+++ b/src/d2m/actions/create-room.js
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ async function channelToKState(channel, guild, di) {
 			},
 			users: {...spacePower, ...globalAdminPower}
 		},
-		"chat.schildi.hide_ui/read_receipts": {
-		},
 		[`uk.half-shot.bridge/moe.cadence.ooye://discord/${guild.id}/${channel.id}`]: {
 			bridgebot: `@${reg.sender_localpart}:${reg.ooye.server_name}`,
 			protocol: {
diff --git a/src/m2d/event-dispatcher.js b/src/m2d/event-dispatcher.js
index c7c725e..d5d6ed3 100644
--- a/src/m2d/event-dispatcher.js
+++ b/src/m2d/event-dispatcher.js
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ async event => {
 		// @ts-ignore
 		await matrixCommandHandler.execute(event)
 	}
-	await api.ackEvent(event)
 }))
 
 sync.addTemporaryListener(as, "type:m.sticker", guard("m.sticker",
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ sync.addTemporaryListener(as, "type:m.sticker", guard("m.sticker",
 async event => {
 	if (utils.eventSenderIsFromDiscord(event.sender)) return
 	const messageResponses = await sendEvent.sendEvent(event)
-	await api.ackEvent(event)
 }))
 
 sync.addTemporaryListener(as, "type:m.reaction", guard("m.reaction",
@@ -139,7 +137,6 @@ sync.addTemporaryListener(as, "type:m.room.redaction", guard("m.room.redaction",
 async event => {
 	if (utils.eventSenderIsFromDiscord(event.sender)) return
 	await redact.handle(event)
-	await api.ackEvent(event)
 }))
 
 sync.addTemporaryListener(as, "type:m.room.avatar", guard("m.room.avatar",
diff --git a/src/matrix/api.js b/src/matrix/api.js
index abf264e..532e326 100644
--- a/src/matrix/api.js
+++ b/src/matrix/api.js
@@ -347,26 +347,6 @@ function getMedia(mxc, init = {}) {
 	})
 }
 
-/**
- * Updates the m.read receipt in roomID to point to eventID.
- * This doesn't modify m.fully_read, which matches [the behaviour of matrix-bot-sdk.](https://github.com/element-hq/matrix-bot-sdk/blob/e72a4c498e00c6c339a791630c45d00a351f56a8/src/MatrixClient.ts#L1227)
- * @param {string} roomID
- * @param {string} eventID
- * @param {string?} [mxid]
- */
-async function sendReadReceipt(roomID, eventID, mxid) {
-	await mreq.mreq("POST", path(`/client/v3/rooms/${roomID}/receipt/m.read/${eventID}`, mxid), {})
-}
-
-/**
- * Acknowledge an event as read by calling api.sendReadReceipt on it.
- * @param {Ty.Event.Outer<any>} event
- * @param {string?} [mxid]
- */
-async function ackEvent(event, mxid) {
-	await sendReadReceipt(event.room_id, event.event_id, mxid)
-}
-
 module.exports.path = path
 module.exports.register = register
 module.exports.createRoom = createRoom
@@ -393,5 +373,3 @@ module.exports.setUserPower = setUserPower
 module.exports.setUserPowerCascade = setUserPowerCascade
 module.exports.ping = ping
 module.exports.getMedia = getMedia
-module.exports.sendReadReceipt = sendReadReceipt
-module.exports.ackEvent = ackEvent
diff --git a/test/data.js b/test/data.js
index b92ae1b..75a961c 100644
--- a/test/data.js
+++ b/test/data.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ module.exports = {
 					room: 0
 				}
 			},
-			"chat.schildi.hide_ui/read_receipts": {},
 			"uk.half-shot.bridge/moe.cadence.ooye://discord/112760669178241024/112760669178241024": {
 				bridgebot: "@_ooye_bot:cadence.moe",
 				protocol: {