diff --git a/src/app/organisms/invite-user/InviteUser.jsx b/src/app/organisms/invite-user/InviteUser.jsx
index 1bf90fd6..c07f3953 100644
--- a/src/app/organisms/invite-user/InviteUser.jsx
+++ b/src/app/organisms/invite-user/InviteUser.jsx
@@ -108,16 +108,6 @@ function InviteUser({
     updateIsSearching(false);
   }
 
-  async function hasDevices(userId) {
-    try {
-      const usersDeviceMap = await mx.downloadKeys([userId, mx.getUserId()]);
-      return Object.values(usersDeviceMap).every((userDevices) => Object.keys(userDevices).length > 0);
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error("Error determining if it's possible to encrypt to all users: ", e);
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-
   async function createDM(userId) {
     if (mx.getUserId() === userId) return;
     const dmRoomId = hasDMWith(userId);