diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberTile.js
index d830624f8a..1c609afcaa 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberTile.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
             return;
         }
 
-        const devices = await cli.getStoredDevicesForUser(userId);
+        const devices = cli.getStoredDevicesForUser(userId);
         const anyDeviceUnverified = devices.some(device => {
             const { deviceId } = device;
             // For your own devices, we use the stricter check of cross-signing
diff --git a/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js b/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js
index 6ca582fbc7..6447e87627 100644
--- a/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js
+++ b/src/components/views/toasts/VerificationRequestToast.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default class VerificationRequestToast extends React.PureComponent {
 
         if (request.isSelfVerification) {
             const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
-            this.setState({device: await cli.getStoredDevice(cli.getUserId(), request.channel.deviceId)});
+            this.setState({device: cli.getStoredDevice(cli.getUserId(), request.channel.deviceId)});
         }
     }