diff --git a/synapse/storage/state.py b/synapse/storage/state.py
index b3f2a4dfa1..56f0572f7e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/state.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/state.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class StateStore(SQLBaseStore):
             return [r[0] for r in results]
 
         event_ids = yield self.runInteraction("get_current_state", f)
-        events = yield self._get_events(event_ids)
+        events = yield self._get_events(event_ids, get_prev_content=False)
         defer.returnValue(events)