diff --git a/src/TextForEvent.tsx b/src/TextForEvent.tsx
index 8d798205bc..1f326663b7 100644
--- a/src/TextForEvent.tsx
+++ b/src/TextForEvent.tsx
@@ -345,35 +345,6 @@ function textForGuestAccessEvent(ev: MatrixEvent): (() => string) | null {
     }
 }
 
-function textForServerACLEvent(ev: MatrixEvent): (() => string) | null {
-    const senderDisplayName = ev.sender && ev.sender.name ? ev.sender.name : ev.getSender();
-    const prevContent = ev.getPrevContent();
-    const current = ev.getContent();
-    const prev = {
-        deny: Array.isArray(prevContent.deny) ? prevContent.deny : [],
-        allow: Array.isArray(prevContent.allow) ? prevContent.allow : [],
-        allow_ip_literals: prevContent.allow_ip_literals !== false,
-    };
-
-    let getText: () => string;
-    if (prev.deny.length === 0 && prev.allow.length === 0) {
-        getText = () => _t("timeline|m.room.server_acl|set", { senderDisplayName });
-    } else {
-        getText = () => _t("timeline|m.room.server_acl|changed", { senderDisplayName });
-    }
-
-    if (!Array.isArray(current.allow)) {
-        current.allow = [];
-    }
-
-    // If we know for sure everyone is banned, mark the room as obliterated
-    if (current.allow.length === 0) {
-        return () => getText() + " " + _t("timeline|m.room.server_acl|all_servers_banned");
-    }
-
-    return getText;
-}
-
 function textForMessageEvent(ev: MatrixEvent, client: MatrixClient): (() => string) | null {
     if (isLocationEvent(ev)) {
         return textForLocationEvent(ev);
@@ -909,7 +880,6 @@ const stateHandlers: IHandlers = {
     [EventType.RoomHistoryVisibility]: textForHistoryVisibilityEvent,
     [EventType.RoomPowerLevels]: textForPowerEvent,
     [EventType.RoomPinnedEvents]: textForPinnedEvent,
-    [EventType.RoomServerAcl]: textForServerACLEvent,
     [EventType.RoomTombstone]: textForTombstoneEvent,
     [EventType.RoomJoinRules]: textForJoinRulesEvent,
     [EventType.RoomGuestAccess]: textForGuestAccessEvent,
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/EventListSummary.tsx b/src/components/views/elements/EventListSummary.tsx
index 9eec103c27..86a5ce5776 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/EventListSummary.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/EventListSummary.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ enum TransitionType {
     ChangedName = "changed_name",
     ChangedAvatar = "changed_avatar",
     NoChange = "no_change",
-    ServerAcl = "server_acl",
     ChangedPins = "pinned_messages",
     MessageRemoved = "message_removed",
     HiddenEvent = "hidden_event",
@@ -441,12 +440,6 @@ export default class EventListSummary extends React.Component<Props, State> {
                         ? _t("timeline|summary|no_change_multiple", { severalUsers: "", count })
                         : _t("timeline|summary|no_change", { oneUser: "", count });
                 break;
-            case TransitionType.ServerAcl:
-                res =
-                    userCount > 1
-                        ? _t("timeline|summary|server_acls_multiple", { severalUsers: "", count })
-                        : _t("timeline|summary|server_acls", { oneUser: "", count });
-                break;
             case TransitionType.ChangedPins:
                 res =
                     userCount > 1
@@ -515,9 +508,6 @@ export default class EventListSummary extends React.Component<Props, State> {
                 }
                 return TransitionType.Invited;
 
-            case EventType.RoomServerAcl:
-                return TransitionType.ServerAcl;
-
             case EventType.RoomPinnedEvents:
                 return TransitionType.ChangedPins;
 
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index c538ab14b9..d28e456bab 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -3533,11 +3533,6 @@
             "changed": "%(senderName)s changed the power level of %(powerLevelDiffText)s.",
             "user_from_to": "%(userId)s from %(fromPowerLevel)s to %(toPowerLevel)s"
         },
-        "m.room.server_acl": {
-            "all_servers_banned": "🎉 All servers are banned from participating! This room can no longer be used.",
-            "changed": "%(senderDisplayName)s changed the server ACLs for this room.",
-            "set": "%(senderDisplayName)s set the server ACLs for this room."
-        },
         "m.room.third_party_invite": {
             "revoked": "%(senderName)s revoked the invitation for %(targetDisplayName)s to join the room.",
             "sent": "%(senderName)s sent an invitation to %(targetDisplayName)s to join the room."
@@ -3746,14 +3741,6 @@
                 "one": "%(severalUsers)sleft and rejoined",
                 "other": "%(severalUsers)sleft and rejoined %(count)s times"
             },
-            "server_acls": {
-                "one": "%(oneUser)schanged the server ACLs",
-                "other": "%(oneUser)schanged the server ACLs %(count)s times"
-            },
-            "server_acls_multiple": {
-                "one": "%(severalUsers)schanged the server ACLs",
-                "other": "%(severalUsers)schanged the server ACLs %(count)s times"
-            },
             "unbanned": {
                 "one": "was unbanned",
                 "other": "was unbanned %(count)s times"