diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/CreateGroupDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/CreateGroupDialog.js
index 2b22054947..10285ccee0 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/CreateGroupDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/CreateGroupDialog.js
@@ -83,25 +83,11 @@ export default createReactClass({
             localpart: this.state.groupId,
             profile: profile,
         }).then((result) => {
-            if (result.room_id) {
-                dis.dispatch({
-                    action: 'view_room',
-                    room_id: result.room_id,
-                });
-
-                // Ensure the tag gets selected now that we've created it
-                dis.dispatch({action: 'deselect_tags'}, true);
-                dis.dispatch({
-                    action: 'select_tag',
-                    tag: result.group_id,
-                });
-            } else {
-                dis.dispatch({
-                    action: 'view_group',
-                    group_id: result.group_id,
-                    group_is_new: true,
-                });
-            }
+            dis.dispatch({
+                action: 'view_group',
+                group_id: result.group_id,
+                group_is_new: true,
+            });
             this.props.onFinished(true);
         }).catch((e) => {
             this.setState({createError: e});