diff --git a/synapse/handlers/events.py b/synapse/handlers/events.py
index d3297b729..f9f855213 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/events.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/events.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class EventStreamHandler(BaseHandler):
                 self._streams_per_user[auth_user] += 1
 
             rm_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().room_member_handler
-            room_ids = yield rm_handler.get_rooms_for_user(auth_user)
+            room_ids = yield rm_handler.get_joined_rooms_for_user(auth_user)
 
             if timeout:
                 # If they've set a timeout set a minimum limit.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index 8ef248ecf..28e922f79 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(BaseHandler):
             # Also include people in all my rooms
 
             rm_handler = self.homeserver.get_handlers().room_member_handler
-            room_ids = yield rm_handler.get_rooms_for_user(user)
+            room_ids = yield rm_handler.get_joined_rooms_for_user(user)
 
         if state is None:
             state = yield self.store.get_presence_state(user.localpart)
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(BaseHandler):
         localusers.add(user)
 
         rm_handler = self.homeserver.get_handlers().room_member_handler
-        room_ids = yield rm_handler.get_rooms_for_user(user)
+        room_ids = yield rm_handler.get_joined_rooms_for_user(user)
 
         if not localusers and not room_ids:
             defer.returnValue(None)
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(BaseHandler):
                 )
 
             rm_handler = self.homeserver.get_handlers().room_member_handler
-            room_ids = yield rm_handler.get_rooms_for_user(user)
+            room_ids = yield rm_handler.get_joined_rooms_for_user(user)
             if room_ids:
                 logger.debug(" | %d interested room IDs %r", len(room_ids), room_ids)
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/profile.py b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
index 2ddf9d537..ee2732b84 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
@@ -197,9 +197,8 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         self.ratelimit(user.to_string())
 
-        joins = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is(
+        joins = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user(
             user.to_string(),
-            [Membership.JOIN],
         )
 
         for j in joins:
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index 80f7ee3f1..823affc38 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
         defer.returnValue((is_remote_invite_join, room_host))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_rooms_for_user(self, user, membership_list=[Membership.JOIN]):
+    def get_joined_rooms_for_user(self, user):
         """Returns a list of roomids that the user has any of the given
         membership states in."""
 
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
         if app_service:
             rooms = yield self.store.get_app_service_rooms(app_service)
         else:
-            rooms = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is(
-                user_id=user.to_string(), membership_list=membership_list
+            rooms = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user(
+                user.to_string(),
             )
 
         # For some reason the list of events contains duplicates
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index 7883bbd83..35a62fda4 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
                 return self.current_sync_for_user(sync_config, since_token)
 
             rm_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().room_member_handler
-            room_ids = yield rm_handler.get_rooms_for_user(sync_config.user)
+            room_ids = yield rm_handler.get_joined_rooms_for_user(
+                sync_config.user
+            )
             result = yield self.notifier.wait_for_events(
                 sync_config.user, room_ids,
                 sync_config.filter, timeout, current_sync_callback
@@ -227,7 +229,7 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
         logger.debug("Typing %r", typing_by_room)
 
         rm_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().room_member_handler
-        room_ids = yield rm_handler.get_rooms_for_user(sync_config.user)
+        room_ids = yield rm_handler.get_joined_rooms_for_user(sync_config.user)
 
         # TODO (mjark): Does public mean "published"?
         published_rooms = yield self.store.get_rooms(is_public=True)