diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js b/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
index 3fecd3f68e..6cc90f7968 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
@@ -66,27 +66,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     showRoom: function(roomId) {
-        var room;
-        for (var i = 0; i < this.state.publicRooms.length; ++i) {
-            if (this.state.publicRooms[i].room_id == roomId) {
-                room = this.state.publicRooms[i];
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        var oob_data = {};
-        if (room) {
-            oob_data = {
-                avatarUrl: room.avatar_url,
-                // XXX: This logic is duplicated from the JS SDK which
-                // would normally decide what the name is.
-                name: room.name || room.aliases[0],
-            };
-        }
-
         dis.dispatch({
             action: 'view_room',
-            room_id: roomId,
-            oob_data: oob_data,
+            room_id: roomId
         });
     },