diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
index f168235335..3894f557fc 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ export default class RoomTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             const isLowPriority = roomTags.includes(DefaultTagID.LowPriority);
             const lowPriorityLabel = _t("Low Priority");
 
-            const inRoom = this.props.room && this.props.room.getMyMembership() === "join";
+            const inRoom = this.props.room.getMyMembership() === "join";
             const userId = MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId();
             let canInvite = inRoom;
             const powerLevels = this.props.room.currentState