diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.tsx
index 91807d568f..858bf0eb6c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.tsx
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ import MjolnirBody from "./MjolnirBody";
 import MBeaconBody from "./MBeaconBody";
 import { IEventTileOps } from "../rooms/EventTile";
 import { VoiceBroadcastBody, VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType, VoiceBroadcastInfoState } from '../../../voice-broadcast';
-import { Features } from '../../../settings/Settings';
-import { SettingLevel } from '../../../settings/SettingLevel';
 
 // onMessageAllowed is handled internally
 interface IProps extends Omit<IBodyProps, "onMessageAllowed" | "mediaEventHelper"> {
@@ -58,18 +56,10 @@ interface IProps extends Omit<IBodyProps, "onMessageAllowed" | "mediaEventHelper
     isSeeingThroughMessageHiddenForModeration?: boolean;
 }
 
-interface State {
-    voiceBroadcastEnabled: boolean;
-}
-
 export interface IOperableEventTile {
     getEventTileOps(): IEventTileOps;
 }
 
-interface State {
-    voiceBroadcastEnabled: boolean;
-}
-
 const baseBodyTypes = new Map<string, typeof React.Component>([
     [MsgType.Text, TextualBody],
     [MsgType.Notice, TextualBody],
@@ -87,7 +77,7 @@ const baseEvTypes = new Map<string, React.ComponentType<Partial<IBodyProps>>>([
     [M_BEACON_INFO.altName, MBeaconBody],
 ]);
 
-export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component<IProps, State> implements IMediaBody, IOperableEventTile {
+export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component<IProps> implements IMediaBody, IOperableEventTile {
     private body: React.RefObject<React.Component | IOperableEventTile> = createRef();
     private mediaHelper: MediaEventHelper;
     private bodyTypes = new Map<string, typeof React.Component>(baseBodyTypes.entries());
@@ -95,7 +85,6 @@ export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component<IProps, State> impleme
 
     public static contextType = MatrixClientContext;
     public context!: React.ContextType<typeof MatrixClientContext>;
-    private voiceBroadcastSettingWatcherRef: string;
 
     public constructor(props: IProps, context: React.ContextType<typeof MatrixClientContext>) {
         super(props, context);
@@ -105,29 +94,15 @@ export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component<IProps, State> impleme
         }
 
         this.updateComponentMaps();
-
-        this.state = {
-            // only check voice broadcast settings for a voice broadcast event
-            voiceBroadcastEnabled: this.props.mxEvent.getType() === VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType
-                && SettingsStore.getValue(Features.VoiceBroadcast),
-        };
     }
 
     public componentDidMount(): void {
         this.props.mxEvent.addListener(MatrixEventEvent.Decrypted, this.onDecrypted);
-
-        if (this.props.mxEvent.getType() === VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType) {
-            this.watchVoiceBroadcastFeatureSetting();
-        }
     }
 
     public componentWillUnmount() {
         this.props.mxEvent.removeListener(MatrixEventEvent.Decrypted, this.onDecrypted);
         this.mediaHelper?.destroy();
-
-        if (this.voiceBroadcastSettingWatcherRef) {
-            SettingsStore.unwatchSetting(this.voiceBroadcastSettingWatcherRef);
-        }
     }
 
     public componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<IProps>) {
@@ -171,16 +146,6 @@ export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component<IProps, State> impleme
         this.forceUpdate();
     };
 
-    private watchVoiceBroadcastFeatureSetting(): void {
-        this.voiceBroadcastSettingWatcherRef = SettingsStore.watchSetting(
-            Features.VoiceBroadcast,
-            null,
-            (settingName: string, roomId: string, atLevel: SettingLevel, newValAtLevel, newValue: boolean) => {
-                this.setState({ voiceBroadcastEnabled: newValue });
-            },
-        );
-    }
-
     public render() {
         const content = this.props.mxEvent.getContent();
         const type = this.props.mxEvent.getType();
@@ -209,8 +174,7 @@ export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component<IProps, State> impleme
             }
 
             if (
-                this.state.voiceBroadcastEnabled
-                && type === VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType
+                type === VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType
                 && content?.state === VoiceBroadcastInfoState.Started
             ) {
                 BodyType = VoiceBroadcastBody;
diff --git a/test/components/views/messages/MessageEvent-test.tsx b/test/components/views/messages/MessageEvent-test.tsx
index 82442855fc..dadddca093 100644
--- a/test/components/views/messages/MessageEvent-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/messages/MessageEvent-test.tsx
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import React from "react";
 import { render, RenderResult } from "@testing-library/react";
-import { mocked } from "jest-mock";
 import { MatrixClient, MatrixEvent, Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 
-import { Features } from "../../../../src/settings/Settings";
-import SettingsStore, { CallbackFn } from "../../../../src/settings/SettingsStore";
+import SettingsStore from "../../../../src/settings/SettingsStore";
 import { VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType, VoiceBroadcastInfoState } from "../../../../src/voice-broadcast";
 import { mkEvent, mkRoom, stubClient } from "../../../test-utils";
 import MessageEvent from "../../../../src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent";
@@ -57,8 +55,7 @@ describe("MessageEvent", () => {
     });
 
     describe("when a voice broadcast start event occurs", () => {
-        const voiceBroadcastSettingWatcherRef = "vb ref";
-        let onVoiceBroadcastSettingChanged: CallbackFn;
+        let result: RenderResult;
 
         beforeEach(() => {
             event = mkEvent({
@@ -70,64 +67,11 @@ describe("MessageEvent", () => {
                     state: VoiceBroadcastInfoState.Started,
                 },
             });
-
-            mocked(SettingsStore.watchSetting).mockImplementation(
-                (settingName: string, roomId: string | null, callbackFn: CallbackFn) => {
-                    if (settingName === Features.VoiceBroadcast) {
-                        onVoiceBroadcastSettingChanged = callbackFn;
-                        return voiceBroadcastSettingWatcherRef;
-                    }
-                },
-            );
+            result = renderMessageEvent();
         });
 
-        describe("and the voice broadcast feature is enabled", () => {
-            let result: RenderResult;
-
-            beforeEach(() => {
-                mocked(SettingsStore.getValue).mockImplementation((settingName: string) => {
-                    return settingName === Features.VoiceBroadcast;
-                });
-                result = renderMessageEvent();
-            });
-
-            it("should render a VoiceBroadcast component", () => {
-                result.getByTestId("voice-broadcast-body");
-            });
-
-            describe("and switching the voice broadcast feature off", () => {
-                beforeEach(() => {
-                    onVoiceBroadcastSettingChanged(Features.VoiceBroadcast, null, null, null, false);
-                });
-
-                it("should render an UnknownBody component", () => {
-                    const result = renderMessageEvent();
-                    result.getByTestId("unknown-body");
-                });
-            });
-
-            describe("and unmounted", () => {
-                beforeEach(() => {
-                    result.unmount();
-                });
-
-                it("should unregister the settings watcher", () => {
-                    expect(SettingsStore.unwatchSetting).toHaveBeenCalled();
-                });
-            });
-        });
-
-        describe("and the voice broadcast feature is disabled", () => {
-            beforeEach(() => {
-                mocked(SettingsStore.getValue).mockImplementation((settingName: string) => {
-                    return false;
-                });
-            });
-
-            it("should render an UnknownBody component", () => {
-                const result = renderMessageEvent();
-                result.getByTestId("unknown-body");
-            });
+        it("should render a VoiceBroadcast component", () => {
+            result.getByTestId("voice-broadcast-body");
         });
     });
 });