diff --git a/src/bot.ts b/src/bot.ts
index 8bc73d4..1e6ea67 100644
--- a/src/bot.ts
+++ b/src/bot.ts
@@ -795,82 +796,7 @@ export class DiscordBot {
         roomId: string, kickeeUserId: string, kicker: string, kickban: "leave"|"ban",
         previousState: string, reason?: string,
     ) {
-        const restore = kickban === "leave" && previousState === "ban";
-        const client = await this.clientFactory.getClient(kicker);
-        let channel: Discord.Channel;
-        try {
-            channel = await this.GetChannelFromRoomId(roomId, client);
-        } catch (ex) {
-            log.error("Failed to get channel for ", roomId, ex);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (channel.type !== "text") {
-            log.warn("Channel was not a text channel");
-            return;
-        }
-        const tchan = (channel as Discord.TextChannel);
-        const kickeeUser = await this.GetDiscordUserOrMember(
-            kickeeUserId.substring("@_discord_".length, kickeeUserId.indexOf(":") - 1),
-            tchan.guild.id,
-        );
-        if (!kickeeUser) {
-            log.error("Could not find discord user for", kickeeUserId);
-            return;
-        }
-        const kickee = kickeeUser as Discord.GuildMember;
-        let res: Discord.Message;
-        const botChannel = await this.GetChannelFromRoomId(roomId) as Discord.TextChannel;
-        if (restore) {
-            await tchan.overwritePermissions([
-                {
-                    allow: ["SEND_MESSAGES", "VIEW_CHANNEL"],
-                    id: kickee.id,
-                }],
-                `Unbanned.`,
-            );
-            this.channelLock.set(botChannel.id);
-            res = await botChannel.send(
-                `${kickee} was unbanned from this channel by ${kicker}.`,
-            ) as Discord.Message;
-            this.sentMessages.push(res.id);
-            this.channelLock.release(botChannel.id);
-            return;
-        }
-        const existingPerms = tchan.permissionsFor(kickee);
-        if (existingPerms && existingPerms.has(Discord.Permissions.FLAGS.VIEW_CHANNEL as number) === false ) {
-            log.warn("User isn't allowed to read anyway.");
-            return;
-        }
-        const word = `${kickban === "ban" ? "banned" : "kicked"}`;
-        this.channelLock.set(botChannel.id);
-        res = await botChannel.send(
-            `${kickee} was ${word} from this channel by ${kicker}.`
-            + (reason ? ` Reason: ${reason}` : ""),
-        ) as Discord.Message;
-        this.sentMessages.push(res.id);
-        this.channelLock.release(botChannel.id);
-        log.info(`${word} ${kickee}`);
-
-        await tchan.overwritePermissions([
-            {
-                deny: ["SEND_MESSAGES", "VIEW_CHANNEL"],
-                id: kickee.id,
-            }],
-            `Matrix user was ${word} by ${kicker}.`,
-        );
-        if (kickban === "leave") {
-            // Kicks will let the user back in after ~30 seconds.
-            setTimeout(async () => {
-                log.info(`Kick was lifted for ${kickee.displayName}`);
-                await tchan.overwritePermissions([
-                    {
-                        allow: ["SEND_MESSAGES", "VIEW_CHANNEL"],
-                        id: kickee.id,
-                    }],
-                    `Lifting kick since duration expired.`,
-                );
-            }, this.config.room.kickFor);
-        }
+        return; // this is about letting Discord users know when Matrix users are kicked/banned
     }
 
     public async GetEmojiByMxc(mxc: string): Promise<DbEmoji> {