diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
index 6e94a17388..9dc9f8d484 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
@@ -961,7 +961,6 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             avatar = (
                 <div className="mx_EventTile_avatar">
                     <MemberAvatar
-                        forExport={this.props.forExport}
                         member={member}
                         width={avatarSize}
                         height={avatarSize}