diff --git a/src/Resend.ts b/src/Resend.ts
index 38b84a28e0..be9fb9550b 100644
--- a/src/Resend.ts
+++ b/src/Resend.ts
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ export default class Resend {
             // XXX: temporary logging to try to diagnose
             // https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/3148
             console.log('Resend got send failure: ' + err.name + '(' + err + ')');
-
-            dis.dispatch({
-                action: 'message_send_failed',
-                event: event,
-            });
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
index 531dc9fbe9..0156d47d20 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
@@ -1897,15 +1897,10 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
 
     onSendEvent(roomId: string, event: MatrixEvent) {
         const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
-        if (!cli) {
-            dis.dispatch({ action: 'message_send_failed' });
-            return;
-        }
+        if (!cli) return;
 
         cli.sendEvent(roomId, event.getType(), event.getContent()).then(() => {
             dis.dispatch({ action: 'message_sent' });
-        }, (err) => {
-            dis.dispatch({ action: 'message_send_failed' });
         });
     }