diff --git a/src/components/views/avatars/DecoratedRoomAvatar.tsx b/src/components/views/avatars/DecoratedRoomAvatar.tsx
index e95022687a..f15538eabf 100644
--- a/src/components/views/avatars/DecoratedRoomAvatar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/avatars/DecoratedRoomAvatar.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room";
 import { User } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/user";
 import { MatrixEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/event";
 
-import { TagID } from '../../../stores/room-list/models';
 import RoomAvatar from "./RoomAvatar";
 import NotificationBadge from '../rooms/NotificationBadge';
 import { RoomNotificationStateStore } from "../../../stores/notifications/RoomNotificationStateStore";
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ import {replaceableComponent} from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 interface IProps {
     room: Room;
     avatarSize: number;
-    tag: TagID;
     displayBadge?: boolean;
     forceCount?: boolean;
     oobData?: object;
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.tsx
index ea0ff233da..c061b79541 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomBreadcrumbs.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ export default class RoomBreadcrumbs extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState>
                     <DecoratedRoomAvatar
                         room={r}
                         avatarSize={32}
-                        tag={roomTag}
                         displayBadge={true}
                         forceCount={true}
                     />
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
index f856f7f6ef..84248f14c2 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ export default class RoomHeader extends React.Component {
             roomAvatar = <DecoratedRoomAvatar
                 room={this.props.room}
                 avatarSize={32}
-                tag={DefaultTagID.Untagged} // to apply room publicity badging
                 oobData={this.props.oobData}
                 viewAvatarOnClick={true}
             />;
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
index 7303f36489..edd644fd65 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
@@ -576,7 +576,6 @@ export default class RoomTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         const roomAvatar = <DecoratedRoomAvatar
             room={this.props.room}
             avatarSize={32}
-            tag={this.props.tag}
             displayBadge={this.props.isMinimized}
             oobData={({avatarUrl: roomProfile.avatarMxc})}
         />;