diff --git a/synapse/federation/send_queue.py b/synapse/federation/send_queue.py
index 3fc625c4d..99b583578 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/send_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/send_queue.py
@@ -158,10 +158,6 @@ class FederationRemoteSendQueue(object):
 
         self.failures[pos] = (destination, str(failure))
 
-    def send_pdu(self, pdu, destinations):
-        # This gets sent down a separate path
-        pass
-
     def send_device_messages(self, destination):
         pos = self._next_pos()
         self.device_messages[pos] = destination
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
index c864e1228..0b3fdc106 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from .persistence import TransactionActions
 from .units import Transaction, Edu
 
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.api.errors import HttpResponseException
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
 from synapse.util.logcontext import preserve_context_over_fn
@@ -153,13 +154,17 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
                         event.room_id, latest_event_ids=[event.event_id],
                     )
 
-                    destinations = [
+                    destinations = set(
                         get_domain_from_id(user_id) for user_id in users_in_room
-                    ]
+                    )
+
+                    if event.type == EventTypes.Member:
+                        if event.content["membership"] == Membership.JOIN:
+                            destinations.add(get_domain_from_id(event.state_key))
 
                     logger.debug("Sending %s to %r", event, destinations)
 
-                    self.send_pdu(event, destinations)
+                    self._send_pdu(event, destinations)
 
                 yield self.store.update_federation_out_pos(
                     "events", next_token
@@ -168,7 +173,7 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
         finally:
             self._is_processing = False
 
-    def send_pdu(self, pdu, destinations):
+    def _send_pdu(self, pdu, destinations):
         # We loop through all destinations to see whether we already have
         # a transaction in progress. If we do, stick it in the pending_pdus
         # table and we'll get back to it later.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 38592d557..4ca563c85 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -81,22 +81,6 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         # When joining a room we need to queue any events for that room up
         self.room_queues = {}
 
-    def handle_new_event(self, event, destinations):
-        """ Takes in an event from the client to server side, that has already
-        been authed and handled by the state module, and sends it to any
-        remote home servers that may be interested.
-
-        Args:
-            event: The event to send
-            destinations: A list of destinations to send it to
-
-        Returns:
-            Deferred: Resolved when it has successfully been queued for
-            processing.
-        """
-
-        return self.federation_sender.send_pdu(event, destinations)
-
     @log_function
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_receive_pdu(self, origin, pdu, state=None, auth_chain=None):
@@ -831,25 +815,6 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 user = UserID.from_string(event.state_key)
                 yield user_joined_room(self.distributor, user, event.room_id)
 
-        new_pdu = event
-
-        users_in_room = yield self.store.get_joined_users_from_context(event, context)
-
-        destinations = set(
-            get_domain_from_id(user_id) for user_id in users_in_room
-            if not self.hs.is_mine_id(user_id)
-        )
-
-        destinations.discard(origin)
-
-        logger.debug(
-            "on_send_join_request: Sending event: %s, signatures: %s",
-            event.event_id,
-            event.signatures,
-        )
-
-        self.federation_sender.send_pdu(new_pdu, destinations)
-
         state_ids = context.prev_state_ids.values()
         auth_chain = yield self.store.get_auth_chain(set(
             [event.event_id] + state_ids
@@ -1056,24 +1021,6 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 event, event_stream_id, max_stream_id, extra_users=extra_users
             )
 
-        new_pdu = event
-
-        users_in_room = yield self.store.get_joined_users_from_context(event, context)
-
-        destinations = set(
-            get_domain_from_id(user_id) for user_id in users_in_room
-            if not self.hs.is_mine_id(user_id)
-        )
-        destinations.discard(origin)
-
-        logger.debug(
-            "on_send_leave_request: Sending event: %s, signatures: %s",
-            event.event_id,
-            event.signatures,
-        )
-
-        self.federation_sender.send_pdu(new_pdu, destinations)
-
         defer.returnValue(None)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks