diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx b/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx
index d1b569ccfa3..c6162b4d289 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ export interface IRoomState {
 
     canAskToJoin: boolean;
     promptAskToJoin: boolean;
-    knocked: boolean;
 }
 
 interface LocalRoomViewProps {
@@ -458,7 +457,6 @@ export class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomProps, IRoomState> {
             msc3946ProcessDynamicPredecessor: SettingsStore.getValue("feature_dynamic_room_predecessors"),
             canAskToJoin: this.askToJoinEnabled,
             promptAskToJoin: false,
-            knocked: false,
         };
 
         this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
@@ -664,7 +662,6 @@ export class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomProps, IRoomState> {
                 : false,
             activeCall: roomId ? CallStore.instance.getActiveCall(roomId) : null,
             promptAskToJoin: this.context.roomViewStore.promptAskToJoin(),
-            knocked: this.context.roomViewStore.knocked(),
         };
 
         if (
@@ -2118,7 +2115,6 @@ export class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomProps, IRoomState> {
                                 signUrl={this.props.threepidInvite?.signUrl}
                                 roomId={this.state.roomId}
                                 promptAskToJoin={this.state.promptAskToJoin}
-                                knocked={this.state.knocked}
                                 onSubmitAskToJoin={this.onSubmitAskToJoin}
                                 onCancelAskToJoin={this.onCancelAskToJoin}
                             />
@@ -2202,7 +2198,7 @@ export class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomProps, IRoomState> {
                         <RoomPreviewBar
                             room={this.state.room}
                             promptAskToJoin={myMembership === "leave" || this.state.promptAskToJoin}
-                            knocked={myMembership === "knock" || this.state.knocked}
+                            knocked={myMembership === "knock"}
                             onSubmitAskToJoin={this.onSubmitAskToJoin}
                             onCancelAskToJoin={this.onCancelAskToJoin}
                             onForgetClick={this.onForgetClick}
diff --git a/src/contexts/RoomContext.ts b/src/contexts/RoomContext.ts
index e0a2c8799fd..17bdccae4eb 100644
--- a/src/contexts/RoomContext.ts
+++ b/src/contexts/RoomContext.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ const RoomContext = createContext<
     msc3946ProcessDynamicPredecessor: false,
     canAskToJoin: false,
     promptAskToJoin: false,
-    knocked: false,
 });
 RoomContext.displayName = "RoomContext";
 export default RoomContext;
diff --git a/src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx b/src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx
index 50c060c4462..d77e6d9c70c 100644
--- a/src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx
+++ b/src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ interface State {
     viewingCall: boolean;
 
     promptAskToJoin: boolean;
-    knocked: boolean;
 }
 
 const INITIAL_STATE: State = {
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ const INITIAL_STATE: State = {
     wasContextSwitch: false,
     viewingCall: false,
     promptAskToJoin: false,
-    knocked: false,
 };
 
 type Listener = (isActive: boolean) => void;
@@ -775,15 +773,6 @@ export class RoomViewStore extends EventEmitter {
         return this.state.promptAskToJoin;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the current state of the 'knocked' property.
-     *
-     * @returns {boolean} The value of the 'knocked' property.
-     */
-    public knocked(): boolean {
-        return this.state.knocked;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Submits a request to join a room by sending a knock request.
      *
@@ -793,15 +782,13 @@ export class RoomViewStore extends EventEmitter {
     private submitAskToJoin(payload: SubmitAskToJoinPayload): void {
         MatrixClientPeg.safeGet()
             .knockRoom(payload.roomId, { viaServers: this.state.viaServers, ...payload.opts })
-            .then(() => this.setState({ promptAskToJoin: false, knocked: true }))
-            .catch((err: MatrixError) => {
-                this.setState({ promptAskToJoin: false });
-
+            .catch((err: MatrixError) =>
                 Modal.createDialog(ErrorDialog, {
                     title: _t("Failed to join"),
                     description: err.httpStatus === 403 ? _t("You need an invite to access this room.") : err.message,
-                });
-            });
+                }),
+            )
+            .finally(() => this.setState({ promptAskToJoin: false }));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -813,7 +800,6 @@ export class RoomViewStore extends EventEmitter {
     private cancelAskToJoin(payload: CancelAskToJoinPayload): void {
         MatrixClientPeg.safeGet()
             .leave(payload.roomId)
-            .then(() => this.setState({ knocked: false }))
             .catch((err: MatrixError) =>
                 Modal.createDialog(ErrorDialog, { title: _t("Failed to cancel"), description: err.message }),
             );
diff --git a/test/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer-test.tsx b/test/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer-test.tsx
index 00c6d6714d2..077f09fd35a 100644
--- a/test/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/rooms/SendMessageComposer-test.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ describe("<SendMessageComposer/>", () => {
         msc3946ProcessDynamicPredecessor: false,
         canAskToJoin: false,
         promptAskToJoin: false,
-        knocked: false,
     };
     describe("createMessageContent", () => {
         const permalinkCreator = jest.fn() as any;
diff --git a/test/stores/RoomViewStore-test.ts b/test/stores/RoomViewStore-test.ts
index b3e9f6613e9..6322d9acc01 100644
--- a/test/stores/RoomViewStore-test.ts
+++ b/test/stores/RoomViewStore-test.ts
@@ -507,39 +507,25 @@ describe("RoomViewStore", function () {
         });
     });
 
-    describe("knocked()", () => {
-        it("returns false", () => {
-            expect(roomViewStore.knocked()).toBe(false);
-        });
-
-        it("returns true", async () => {
-            jest.spyOn(mockClient, "knockRoom").mockResolvedValue({ room_id: roomId });
-            await dispatchSubmitAskToJoin(roomId);
-            expect(roomViewStore.knocked()).toBe(true);
-        });
-    });
-
     describe("Action.SubmitAskToJoin", () => {
         const reason = "some reason";
         beforeEach(async () => await dispatchPromptAskToJoin());
 
-        it("calls knockRoom(), sets askToJoin state to false and knocked state to true", async () => {
+        it("calls knockRoom() and sets promptAskToJoin state to false", async () => {
             jest.spyOn(mockClient, "knockRoom").mockResolvedValue({ room_id: roomId });
             await dispatchSubmitAskToJoin(roomId, reason);
 
             expect(mockClient.knockRoom).toHaveBeenCalledWith(roomId, { reason, viaServers: [] });
             expect(roomViewStore.promptAskToJoin()).toBe(false);
-            expect(roomViewStore.knocked()).toBe(true);
         });
 
-        it("calls knockRoom(), sets askToJoin to false, keeps knocked state false and shows an error dialog", async () => {
+        it("calls knockRoom(), sets promptAskToJoin state to false and shows an error dialog", async () => {
             const error = new MatrixError(undefined, 403);
             jest.spyOn(mockClient, "knockRoom").mockRejectedValue(error);
             await dispatchSubmitAskToJoin(roomId, reason);
 
             expect(mockClient.knockRoom).toHaveBeenCalledWith(roomId, { reason, viaServers: [] });
             expect(roomViewStore.promptAskToJoin()).toBe(false);
-            expect(roomViewStore.knocked()).toBe(false);
             expect(Modal.createDialog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ErrorDialog, {
                 description: "You need an invite to access this room.",
                 title: "Failed to join",
@@ -550,6 +536,7 @@ describe("RoomViewStore", function () {
             const error = new MatrixError();
             jest.spyOn(mockClient, "knockRoom").mockRejectedValue(error);
             await dispatchSubmitAskToJoin(roomId);
+
             expect(Modal.createDialog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ErrorDialog, {
                 description: error.message,
                 title: "Failed to join",
@@ -563,21 +550,19 @@ describe("RoomViewStore", function () {
             await dispatchSubmitAskToJoin(roomId);
         });
 
-        it("calls leave() and sets knocked state to false", async () => {
+        it("calls leave()", async () => {
             jest.spyOn(mockClient, "leave").mockResolvedValue({});
             await dispatchCancelAskToJoin(roomId);
 
             expect(mockClient.leave).toHaveBeenCalledWith(roomId);
-            expect(roomViewStore.knocked()).toBe(false);
         });
 
-        it("calls leave(), keeps knocked state true and shows an error dialog", async () => {
+        it("calls leave() and shows an error dialog", async () => {
             const error = new MatrixError();
             jest.spyOn(mockClient, "leave").mockRejectedValue(error);
             await dispatchCancelAskToJoin(roomId);
 
             expect(mockClient.leave).toHaveBeenCalledWith(roomId);
-            expect(roomViewStore.knocked()).toBe(true);
             expect(Modal.createDialog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ErrorDialog, {
                 description: error.message,
                 title: "Failed to cancel",
diff --git a/test/test-utils/room.ts b/test/test-utils/room.ts
index 5cd27782428..5c4142005ae 100644
--- a/test/test-utils/room.ts
+++ b/test/test-utils/room.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ export function getRoomContext(room: Room, override: Partial<IRoomState>): IRoom
         msc3946ProcessDynamicPredecessor: false,
         canAskToJoin: false,
         promptAskToJoin: false,
-        knocked: false,
 
         ...override,
     };