diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/wysiwyg_composer/useMatrixClient.ts b/src/components/views/rooms/wysiwyg_composer/useMatrixClient.ts
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-/*
-Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
-
-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.
-*/
-
-import { DebouncedFunc, throttle } from "lodash";
-import { Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room";
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-
-import { useMatrixClientContext } from "../../../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
-
-export function useMatrixClient(room: Room) {
-    const mxClient = useMatrixClientContext();
-
-    const [prepareToEncrypt, setPrepareToEncrypt] = useState<DebouncedFunc<() => void>>();
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (mxClient.isCryptoEnabled() && mxClient.isRoomEncrypted(room.roomId)) {
-            setPrepareToEncrypt(throttle(() => {
-                mxClient.prepareToEncrypt(room);
-            }, 60000, { leading: true, trailing: false }));
-        }
-    }, [mxClient, room]);
-
-    return { mxClient, prepareToEncrypt };
-}