diff --git a/src/autocomplete/UserProvider.js b/src/autocomplete/UserProvider.js
index fced0ce7ff..7c86ea7e4b 100644
--- a/src/autocomplete/UserProvider.js
+++ b/src/autocomplete/UserProvider.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export default class UserProvider extends AutocompleteProvider {
 
     _onRoomTimeline(ev, room, toStartOfTimeline, removed, data) {
         if (!room) return;
+        if (removed) return;
         if (room.roomId != this.room.roomId) return;
 
         // ignore events from filtered timelines