diff --git a/synapse/push/__init__.py b/synapse/push/__init__.py
index 65ef1b68a..296c4447e 100644
--- a/synapse/push/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/push/__init__.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class Pusher(object):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_badge_count(self):
         invites, joins = yield defer.gatherResults([
-            self.store.get_invites_for_user(self.user_id),
+            self.store.get_invited_rooms_for_user(self.user_id),
             self.store.get_rooms_for_user(self.user_id),
         ], consumeErrors=True)
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index 0cd89260f..430b49c12 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -115,19 +115,17 @@ class RoomMemberStore(SQLBaseStore):
         ).addCallback(self._get_events)
 
     @cached()
-    def get_invites_for_user(self, user_id):
-        """ Get all the invite events for a user
+    def get_invited_rooms_for_user(self, user_id):
+        """ Get all the rooms the user is invited to
         Args:
             user_id (str): The user ID.
         Returns:
-            A deferred list of event objects.
+            A deferred list of RoomsForUser.
         """
 
         return self.get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is(
             user_id, [Membership.INVITE]
-        ).addCallback(lambda invites: self._get_events([
-            invite.event_id for invite in invites
-        ]))
+        )
 
     def get_leave_and_ban_events_for_user(self, user_id):
         """ Get all the leave events for a user