diff --git a/src/indexing/EventIndex.js b/src/indexing/EventIndex.js
index 67a3d4cace..e361f66edc 100644
--- a/src/indexing/EventIndex.js
+++ b/src/indexing/EventIndex.js
@@ -172,10 +172,7 @@ export default class EventIndex {
         }
 
         const jsonEvent = ev.toJSON();
-
-        let e;
-        if (ev.isEncrypted()) e = jsonEvent.decrypted;
-        else e = jsonEvent;
+        const e = ev.isEncrypted() ? jsonEvent.decrypted: jsonEvent;
 
         const profile = {
             displayname: ev.sender.rawDisplayName,
@@ -311,10 +308,7 @@ export default class EventIndex {
             // consume.
             const events = filteredEvents.map((ev) => {
                 const jsonEvent = ev.toJSON();
-
-                let e;
-                if (ev.isEncrypted()) e = jsonEvent.decrypted;
-                else e = jsonEvent;
+                const e = ev.isEncrypted() ? jsonEvent.decrypted: jsonEvent;
 
                 let profile = {};
                 if (e.sender in profiles) profile = profiles[e.sender];