diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSublist.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSublist.tsx
index 54766c58df..c6730e5a65 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSublist.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSublist.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import { polyfillTouchEvent } from "../../../@types/polyfill";
 import { RoomNotificationStateStore } from "../../../stores/notifications/RoomNotificationStateStore";
 import RoomListLayoutStore from "../../../stores/room-list/RoomListLayoutStore";
 import { arrayHasOrderChange } from "../../../utils/arrays";
-import { objectExcluding, objectHasValueChange } from "../../../utils/objects";
+import { objectExcluding, objectHasDiff } from "../../../utils/objects";
 import TemporaryTile from "./TemporaryTile";
 import { ListNotificationState } from "../../../stores/notifications/ListNotificationState";
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export default class RoomSublist extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     }
 
     public shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps: Readonly<IProps>, nextState: Readonly<IState>): boolean {
-        if (objectHasValueChange(this.props, nextProps)) {
+        if (objectHasDiff(this.props, nextProps)) {
             // Something we don't care to optimize has updated, so update.
             return true;
         }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export default class RoomSublist extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         // Do the same check used on props for state, without the rooms we're going to no-op
         const prevStateNoRooms = objectExcluding(this.state, ['rooms']);
         const nextStateNoRooms = objectExcluding(nextState, ['rooms']);
-        if (objectHasValueChange(prevStateNoRooms, nextStateNoRooms)) {
+        if (objectHasDiff(prevStateNoRooms, nextStateNoRooms)) {
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/objects.ts b/src/utils/objects.ts
index 9dcc41ecd2..77e5f59418 100644
--- a/src/utils/objects.ts
+++ b/src/utils/objects.ts
@@ -58,20 +58,6 @@ export function objectShallowClone(a: any, propertyCloner?: (k: string, v: any)
     return newObj;
 }
 
-/**
- * Determines if the two objects, which are assumed to be of the same
- * key shape, have a difference in their values. If a difference is
- * determined, true is returned.
- * @param a The first object. Must be defined.
- * @param b The second object. Must be defined.
- * @returns True if there's a perceptual difference in the object's values.
- */
-export function objectHasValueChange(a: any, b: any): boolean {
-    const aValues = Object.values(a);
-    const bValues = Object.values(b);
-    return arrayHasDiff(aValues, bValues);
-}
-
 /**
  * Determines if any keys were added, removed, or changed between two objects.
  * For changes, simple triple equal comparisons are done, not in-depth