diff --git a/src/TextForEvent.js b/src/TextForEvent.js
index a17bd7838e..6b68941ee3 100644
--- a/src/TextForEvent.js
+++ b/src/TextForEvent.js
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ function textForMessageEvent(ev) {
 }
 
 function textForRoomAliasesEvent(ev) {
+    // An alternative implementation of this as a first-class event can be found at
+    // https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/blob/dc7212ec2bd12e1917233ed7153b3e0ef529a135/src/components/views/messages/RoomAliasesEvent.js
+    // This feels a bit overkill though, and it's not clear the i18n really needs it
+    // so instead it's landing as a simple textual event.
+
     const senderName = ev.sender && ev.sender.name ? ev.sender.name : ev.getSender();
     const oldAliases = ev.getPrevContent().aliases || [];
     const newAliases = ev.getContent().aliases || [];
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/RoomAliasesEvent.js b/src/components/views/messages/RoomAliasesEvent.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f15c5caf49..0000000000
--- a/src/components/views/messages/RoomAliasesEvent.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Michael Telatynski <7t3chguy@gmail.com>
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-/****************************************************************
- **                                                            **
- **  THIS CLASS IS NOT USED TO RENDER ALIAS CHANGES, IN ORDER  **
- **  TO TRY TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE AND JUST USE TextualEvent.   **
- **                                                            **
- **  The code is kept here for ease of reference in future     **
- **  should we need the GenericEventListSummary stuff          **
- **                                                            **
- ****************************************************************/
-
-'use strict';
-
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
-
-export class GenericEventListSummary extends React.Component {
-    static propTypes = {
-        // An summary to display when collapsed
-        summary: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-        // whether to show summary whilst children are expanded
-        alwaysShowSummary: PropTypes.bool,
-        // An array of EventTiles to render when expanded
-        children: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
-        // Called when the GELS expansion is toggled
-        onToggle: PropTypes.func,
-        // how many children should cause GELS to act
-        threshold: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
-    };
-
-    static defaultProps = {
-        threshold: 1,
-    };
-
-    constructor(props, context) {
-        super(props, context);
-        this._toggleSummary = this._toggleSummary.bind(this);
-    }
-
-    state = {
-        expanded: false,
-    };
-
-    _toggleSummary() {
-        this.setState({expanded: !this.state.expanded});
-        this.props.onToggle();
-    }
-
-    render() {
-        const fewEvents = this.props.children.length < this.props.threshold;
-        const expanded = this.state.expanded || fewEvents;
-        const showSummary = !expanded || this.props.alwaysShowSummary;
-
-        let expandedEvents = null;
-        if (expanded) {
-            expandedEvents = this.props.children;
-        }
-
-        if (fewEvents) {
-            return <div className="mx_MemberEventListSummary">{ expandedEvents }</div>;
-        }
-
-        let summaryContainer = null;
-        if (showSummary) {
-            summaryContainer = (
-                <div>
-                    {this.props.summary}
-                </div>
-            );
-        }
-        let toggleButton = null;
-        if (!fewEvents) {
-            toggleButton = <div className={"mx_MemberEventListSummary_toggle"} onClick={this._toggleSummary}>
-                {expanded ? 'collapse' : 'expand'}
-            </div>;
-        }
-
-        return (
-            <div className="mx_MemberEventListSummary">
-                {toggleButton}
-                {summaryContainer}
-                {/*{showSummary ? <div className="mx_MemberEventListSummary_line">&nbsp;</div> : null}*/}
-                {expandedEvents}
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-export default class RoomAliasesEvent extends React.Component {
-    static PropTypes = {
-        /* the MatrixEvent to show */
-        mxEvent: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-
-        /* the shsape of the tile, used */
-        tileShape: PropTypes.string,
-    };
-
-    getEventTileOps() {
-        return this.refs.body && this.refs.body.getEventTileOps ? this.refs.body.getEventTileOps() : null;
-    }
-
-    render() {
-        const senderName = this.props.mxEvent.sender ? this.props.mxEvent.sender.name : this.props.mxEvent.getSender();
-        const oldAliases = this.props.mxEvent.getPrevContent().aliases || [];
-        const newAliases = this.props.mxEvent.getContent().aliases || [];
-
-        const addedAliases = newAliases.filter((x) => !oldAliases.includes(x));
-        const removedAliases = oldAliases.filter((x) => !newAliases.includes(x));
-
-        if (!addedAliases.length && !removedAliases.length) {
-            return '';
-        }
-
-        if (addedAliases.length && !removedAliases.length) {
-            return <div>{_t('%(senderName)s added %(count)s %(addedAddresses)s as addresses for this room.', {
-                senderName: senderName,
-                count: addedAliases.length,
-                addedAddresses: addedAliases.join(', '),
-            })}</div>;
-        } else if (!addedAliases.length && removedAliases.length) {
-            return <div>{_t('%(senderName)s removed %(count)s %(removedAddresses)s as addresses for this room.', {
-                senderName: senderName,
-                count: removedAliases.length,
-                removedAddresses: removedAliases.join(', '),
-            })}</div>;
-        } else {
-            // const args = {
-            //     senderName: senderName,
-            //     addedAddresses: addedAliases.join(', '),
-            //     removedAddresses: removedAliases.join(', '),
-            // };
-
-            const changes = [];
-            addedAliases.forEach((alias) => {
-                changes.push(<div key={'+' + alias}>{_t('%(senderName)s added %(alias)s', {
-                    senderName, alias,
-                })}</div>);
-            });
-            removedAliases.forEach((alias) => {
-                changes.push(<div key={'-' + alias}>{_t('%(senderName)s removed %(alias)s', {
-                    senderName, alias,
-                })}</div>);
-            });
-
-            const summary = _t('%(senderName)s changed the addresses of this room.', {senderName});
-            return <GenericEventListSummary alwaysShowSummary={true} summary={summary}>
-                {changes}
-            </GenericEventListSummary>;
-        }
-
-        // return <BodyType ref="body" mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent} highlights={this.props.highlights}
-        //             highlightLink={this.props.highlightLink}
-        //             showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
-        //             tileShape={this.props.tileShape}
-        //             onWidgetLoad={this.props.onWidgetLoad} />;
-    }
-}