diff --git a/federationapi/consumers/roomserver.go b/federationapi/consumers/roomserver.go
index ac29f930b..173dcff01 100644
--- a/federationapi/consumers/roomserver.go
+++ b/federationapi/consumers/roomserver.go
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/queue"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/storage"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/types"
@@ -26,9 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/config"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/jetstream"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/process"
-	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
-	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // OutputRoomEventConsumer consumes events that originated in the room server.
@@ -97,21 +98,14 @@ func (s *OutputRoomEventConsumer) onMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *nats.Msg)
 		}
 
 		if err := s.processMessage(*output.NewRoomEvent); err != nil {
-			switch err.(type) {
-			case *queue.ErrorFederationDisabled:
-				log.WithField("error", output.Type).Info(
-					err.Error(),
-				)
-			default:
-				// panic rather than continue with an inconsistent database
-				log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-					"event_id":   ev.EventID(),
-					"event":      string(ev.JSON()),
-					"add":        output.NewRoomEvent.AddsStateEventIDs,
-					"del":        output.NewRoomEvent.RemovesStateEventIDs,
-					log.ErrorKey: err,
-				}).Panicf("roomserver output log: write room event failure")
-			}
+			// panic rather than continue with an inconsistent database
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+				"event_id":   ev.EventID(),
+				"event":      string(ev.JSON()),
+				"add":        output.NewRoomEvent.AddsStateEventIDs,
+				"del":        output.NewRoomEvent.RemovesStateEventIDs,
+				log.ErrorKey: err,
+			}).Panicf("roomserver output log: write room event failure")
 		}
 
 	case api.OutputTypeNewInboundPeek:
diff --git a/federationapi/queue/queue.go b/federationapi/queue/queue.go
index 8a6ad1555..dcd090856 100644
--- a/federationapi/queue/queue.go
+++ b/federationapi/queue/queue.go
@@ -22,15 +22,16 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
+
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/statistics"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/storage"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi/storage/shared"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/process"
-	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
 )
 
 // OutgoingQueues is a collection of queues for sending transactions to other
@@ -182,23 +183,14 @@ func (oqs *OutgoingQueues) clearQueue(oq *destinationQueue) {
 	destinationQueueTotal.Dec()
 }
 
-type ErrorFederationDisabled struct {
-	Message string
-}
-
-func (e *ErrorFederationDisabled) Error() string {
-	return e.Message
-}
-
 // SendEvent sends an event to the destinations
 func (oqs *OutgoingQueues) SendEvent(
 	ev *gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent, origin gomatrixserverlib.ServerName,
 	destinations []gomatrixserverlib.ServerName,
 ) error {
 	if oqs.disabled {
-		return &ErrorFederationDisabled{
-			Message: "Federation disabled",
-		}
+		log.Trace("Federation is disabled, not sending event")
+		return nil
 	}
 	if origin != oqs.origin {
 		// TODO: Support virtual hosting; gh issue #577.
@@ -262,9 +254,8 @@ func (oqs *OutgoingQueues) SendEDU(
 	destinations []gomatrixserverlib.ServerName,
 ) error {
 	if oqs.disabled {
-		return &ErrorFederationDisabled{
-			Message: "Federation disabled",
-		}
+		log.Trace("Federation is disabled, not sending EDU")
+		return nil
 	}
 	if origin != oqs.origin {
 		// TODO: Support virtual hosting; gh issue #577.