Merge pull request #167 from matrix-org/erikj/deep_copy_removal

Remove a deep copy

synapse/util/jsonobject.py

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import copy
-
 
 class JsonEncodedObject(object):
     """ A common base class for defining protocol units that are represented
@@ -76,15 +74,7 @@ class JsonEncodedObject(object):
             if k in self.valid_keys and k not in self.internal_keys
         }
         d.update(self.unrecognized_keys)
-        return copy.deepcopy(d)
-
-    def get_full_dict(self):
-        d = {
-            k: _encode(v) for (k, v) in self.__dict__.items()
-            if k in self.valid_keys or k in self.internal_keys
-        }
-        d.update(self.unrecognized_keys)
-        return copy.deepcopy(d)
+        return d
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "(%s, %s)" % (self.__class__.__name__, repr(self.__dict__))