diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index f7d68edf6f..63b9a14502 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -1141,19 +1141,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 // it failed, so allow retries next time the user is active
                 this.last_rr_sent_event_id = undefined;
             });
-
-            // if the scrollpanel is following the timeline, attempt to scroll
-            // it to bring the read message up to the middle of the panel. This
-            // will have no immediate effect (since we are already at the
-            // bottom), but will ensure that if there is no further user
-            // activity, but room activity continues, the read message will
-            // scroll up to the middle of the window, but no further.
-            //
-            // we do this here as well as in onRoomReceipt to cater for guest users
-            // (which do not send out read receipts).
-            if (this.state.atEndOfLiveTimeline) {
-                this.refs.messagePanel.scrollToToken(lastReadEvent.getId());
-            }
         }
     },