diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea2bac9f18..f28cfdf215 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "flux": "^2.0.3",
     "glob": "^5.0.14",
     "linkifyjs": "^2.0.0-beta.4",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "^0.2.1",
+    "matrix-js-sdk": "^0.2.2",
     "optimist": "^0.6.1",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
     "react": "^0.13.3",
diff --git a/src/controllers/organisms/MemberList.js b/src/controllers/organisms/MemberList.js
index 6c3dbb03b2..a8ec965662 100644
--- a/src/controllers/organisms/MemberList.js
+++ b/src/controllers/organisms/MemberList.js
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
             if (tile) {
                 self._updateList(); // reorder the membership list
-                self.forceUpdate(); // FIXME: is the a more efficient way of reordering with react?
-                // XXX: do we even need to do this, or is it done by the main list?
-                tile.forceUpdate();
             }
         }
         // FIXME: we should probably also reset 'lastActiveAgo' to zero whenever