diff --git a/ruma-events-macros/src/gen.rs b/ruma-events-macros/src/gen.rs
index 6aed837c..b98058f5 100644
--- a/ruma-events-macros/src/gen.rs
+++ b/ruma-events-macros/src/gen.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ impl ToTokens for RumaEvent {
                 match &self.content {
                     Content::Struct(_) => {
                         quote_spanned! {span=>
-                            content: crate::from_raw(raw.content),
+                            content: crate::FromRaw::from_raw(raw.content),
                         }
                     }
                     Content::Typedef(_) => {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl ToTokens for RumaEvent {
                 match &self.content {
                     Content::Struct(_) => {
                         quote_spanned! {span=>
-                            prev_content: raw.prev_content.map(crate::from_raw),
+                            prev_content: raw.prev_content.map(crate::FromRaw::from_raw),
                         }
                     }
                     Content::Typedef(_) => {
@@ -327,16 +327,15 @@ impl ToTokens for RumaEvent {
                 }
 
                 quote! {
-                    impl crate::TryFromRaw for #content_name {
+                    impl crate::FromRaw for #content_name {
                         type Raw = raw::#content_name;
-                        type Err = crate::Void;
 
-                        fn try_from_raw(
+                        fn from_raw(
                             raw: raw::#content_name
-                        ) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-                            Ok(Self {
+                        ) -> Self {
+                            Self {
                                 #(#content_field_values)*
-                            })
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -353,14 +352,13 @@ impl ToTokens for RumaEvent {
 
             #content
 
-            impl crate::TryFromRaw for #name {
+            impl crate::FromRaw for #name {
                 type Raw = raw::#name;
-                type Err = crate::Void;
 
-                fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::#name) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-                    Ok(Self {
+                fn from_raw(raw: raw::#name) -> Self {
+                    Self {
                         #(#try_from_field_values)*
-                    })
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/ruma-events-macros/tests/ruma_events_macros.rs b/ruma-events-macros/tests/ruma_events_macros.rs
index 3a9e0fe4..40af5588 100644
--- a/ruma-events-macros/tests/ruma_events_macros.rs
+++ b/ruma-events-macros/tests/ruma_events_macros.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ impl<T: TryFromRaw> EventResult<T> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Marks types that can be deserialized as EventResult<Self> (and don't need fallible conversion
+/// from their raw type)
+pub trait FromRaw: Sized {
+    /// The raw form of this event that deserialization falls back to if deserializing `Self` fails.
+    type Raw: DeserializeOwned;
+
+    fn from_raw(_: Self::Raw) -> Self;
+}
+
 pub trait TryFromRaw {
     /// The raw form of this event that deserialization falls back to if deserializing `Self` fails.
     type Raw;
@@ -113,13 +122,12 @@ pub trait TryFromRaw {
     fn try_from_raw(_: Self::Raw) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)>;
 }
 
-fn from_raw<T>(raw: T::Raw) -> T
-where
-    T: TryFromRaw<Err = Void>,
-{
-    match T::try_from_raw(raw) {
-        Ok(c) => c,
-        Err((void, _)) => match void {},
+impl<T: FromRaw> TryFromRaw for T {
+    type Raw = <T as FromRaw>::Raw;
+    type Err = Void;
+
+    fn try_from_raw(raw: Self::Raw) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
+        Ok(Self::from_raw(raw))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/collections/all.rs b/src/collections/all.rs
index f3be59d1..d51bcabd 100644
--- a/src/collections/all.rs
+++ b/src/collections/all.rs
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ pub enum StateEvent {
 
 impl TryFromRaw for Event {
     type Raw = raw::Event;
-    type Err = Void;
+    type Err = String;
 
     fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::Event) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
         unimplemented!()
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ impl TryFromRaw for Event {
 
 impl TryFromRaw for RoomEvent {
     type Raw = raw::RoomEvent;
-    type Err = Void;
+    type Err = String;
 
     fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::RoomEvent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
         unimplemented!()
diff --git a/src/ignored_user_list.rs b/src/ignored_user_list.rs
index af7482dc..341aa3ec 100644
--- a/src/ignored_user_list.rs
+++ b/src/ignored_user_list.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use ruma_identifiers::UserId;
 use serde::{ser::SerializeStruct, Deserialize, Serialize, Serializer};
 
-use crate::{vec_as_map_of_empty, Event as _, EventType, TryFromRaw, Void};
+use crate::{vec_as_map_of_empty, Event as _, EventType, FromRaw};
 
 /// A list of users to ignore.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ pub struct IgnoredUserListEvent {
     pub content: IgnoredUserListEventContent,
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for IgnoredUserListEvent {
+impl FromRaw for IgnoredUserListEvent {
     type Raw = raw::IgnoredUserListEvent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::IgnoredUserListEvent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-        Ok(Self {
-            content: crate::from_raw(raw.content),
-        })
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::IgnoredUserListEvent) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content: FromRaw::from_raw(raw.content),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -44,14 +43,13 @@ pub struct IgnoredUserListEventContent {
     pub ignored_users: Vec<UserId>,
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for IgnoredUserListEventContent {
+impl FromRaw for IgnoredUserListEventContent {
     type Raw = raw::IgnoredUserListEventContent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::IgnoredUserListEventContent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-        Ok(Self {
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::IgnoredUserListEventContent) -> Self {
+        Self {
             ignored_users: raw.ignored_users,
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index fdefbbed..0178adb9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -245,6 +245,15 @@ impl Display for InvalidInput {
 
 impl Error for InvalidInput {}
 
+/// Marks types that can be deserialized as EventResult<Self> (and don't need fallible conversion
+/// from their raw type)
+pub trait FromRaw: Sized {
+    /// The raw form of this event that deserialization falls back to if deserializing `Self` fails.
+    type Raw: DeserializeOwned;
+
+    fn from_raw(_: Self::Raw) -> Self;
+}
+
 /// Marks types that can be deserialized as EventResult<Self>
 pub trait TryFromRaw: Sized {
     /// The raw form of this event that deserialization falls back to if deserializing `Self` fails.
@@ -254,6 +263,15 @@ pub trait TryFromRaw: Sized {
     fn try_from_raw(_: Self::Raw) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)>;
 }
 
+impl<T: FromRaw> TryFromRaw for T {
+    type Raw = <T as FromRaw>::Raw;
+    type Err = Void;
+
+    fn try_from_raw(raw: Self::Raw) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
+        Ok(Self::from_raw(raw))
+    }
+}
+
 // TODO: Replace with ! once that is stable
 /// An empty type
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -265,16 +283,6 @@ impl From<Void> for String {
     }
 }
 
-fn from_raw<T>(raw: T::Raw) -> T
-where
-    T: TryFromRaw<Err = Void>,
-{
-    match T::try_from_raw(raw) {
-        Ok(c) => c,
-        Err((void, _)) => match void {},
-    }
-}
-
 /// The result of deserializing an event, which may or may not be valid.
 ///
 /// When data is successfully deserialized and validated, this structure will contain the
diff --git a/src/room/canonical_alias.rs b/src/room/canonical_alias.rs
index 8e6ea1e4..02ea676a 100644
--- a/src/room/canonical_alias.rs
+++ b/src/room/canonical_alias.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomAliasId, RoomId, UserId};
 use serde::{ser::SerializeStruct, Deserialize, Serialize, Serializer};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
-use crate::{empty_string_as_none, Event, EventType, TryFromRaw, Void};
+use crate::{empty_string_as_none, Event, EventType, FromRaw};
 
 /// Informs the room as to which alias is the canonical one.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -45,30 +45,28 @@ pub struct CanonicalAliasEventContent {
     pub alias: Option<RoomAliasId>,
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for CanonicalAliasEvent {
+impl FromRaw for CanonicalAliasEvent {
     type Raw = raw::CanonicalAliasEvent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::CanonicalAliasEvent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-        Ok(Self {
-            content: crate::from_raw(raw.content),
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::CanonicalAliasEvent) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content: FromRaw::from_raw(raw.content),
             event_id: raw.event_id,
             origin_server_ts: raw.origin_server_ts,
-            prev_content: raw.prev_content.map(crate::from_raw),
+            prev_content: raw.prev_content.map(FromRaw::from_raw),
             room_id: raw.room_id,
             sender: raw.sender,
             state_key: raw.state_key,
             unsigned: raw.unsigned,
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for CanonicalAliasEventContent {
+impl FromRaw for CanonicalAliasEventContent {
     type Raw = raw::CanonicalAliasEventContent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::CanonicalAliasEventContent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-        Ok(Self { alias: raw.alias })
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::CanonicalAliasEventContent) -> Self {
+        Self { alias: raw.alias }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/room/encrypted.rs b/src/room/encrypted.rs
index bd4d07db..5dd26131 100644
--- a/src/room/encrypted.rs
+++ b/src/room/encrypted.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use ruma_identifiers::{DeviceId, EventId, RoomId, UserId};
 use serde::{de::Error, ser::SerializeStruct, Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use serde_json::{from_value, Value};
 
-use crate::{Algorithm, Event, EventType, TryFromRaw, Void};
+use crate::{Algorithm, Event, EventType, FromRaw};
 
 /// This event type is used when sending encrypted events.
 ///
@@ -48,36 +48,34 @@ pub enum EncryptedEventContent {
     __Nonexhaustive,
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for EncryptedEvent {
+impl FromRaw for EncryptedEvent {
     type Raw = raw::EncryptedEvent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::EncryptedEvent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-        Ok(Self {
-            content: crate::from_raw(raw.content),
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::EncryptedEvent) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content: FromRaw::from_raw(raw.content),
             event_id: raw.event_id,
             origin_server_ts: raw.origin_server_ts,
             room_id: raw.room_id,
             sender: raw.sender,
             unsigned: raw.unsigned,
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for EncryptedEventContent {
+impl FromRaw for EncryptedEventContent {
     type Raw = raw::EncryptedEventContent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::EncryptedEventContent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::EncryptedEventContent) -> Self {
         use raw::EncryptedEventContent::*;
 
-        Ok(match raw {
+        match raw {
             OlmV1Curve25519AesSha2(content) => Self::OlmV1Curve25519AesSha2(content),
             MegolmV1AesSha2(content) => Self::MegolmV1AesSha2(content),
             __Nonexhaustive => {
                 unreachable!("__Nonexhaustive variant should be impossible to obtain.")
             }
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/room/message.rs b/src/room/message.rs
index b057e8ad..f32844be 100644
--- a/src/room/message.rs
+++ b/src/room/message.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use serde::{
 use serde_json::{from_value, Value};
 
 use super::{EncryptedFile, ImageInfo, ThumbnailInfo};
-use crate::{Event, EventType, TryFromRaw, Void};
+use crate::{Event, EventType, FromRaw};
 
 pub mod feedback;
 
@@ -74,30 +74,28 @@ pub enum MessageEventContent {
     __Nonexhaustive,
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for MessageEvent {
+impl FromRaw for MessageEvent {
     type Raw = raw::MessageEvent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::MessageEvent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-        Ok(Self {
-            content: crate::from_raw(raw.content),
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::MessageEvent) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content: FromRaw::from_raw(raw.content),
             event_id: raw.event_id,
             origin_server_ts: raw.origin_server_ts,
             room_id: raw.room_id,
             sender: raw.sender,
             unsigned: raw.unsigned,
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for MessageEventContent {
+impl FromRaw for MessageEventContent {
     type Raw = raw::MessageEventContent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::MessageEventContent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::MessageEventContent) -> Self {
         use raw::MessageEventContent::*;
 
-        Ok(match raw {
+        match raw {
             Audio(content) => Self::Audio(content),
             Emote(content) => Self::Emote(content),
             File(content) => Self::File(content),
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ impl TryFromRaw for MessageEventContent {
             __Nonexhaustive => {
                 unreachable!("It should be impossible to obtain a __Nonexhaustive variant.")
             }
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/room/name.rs b/src/room/name.rs
index f7d49a61..a888a1b9 100644
--- a/src/room/name.rs
+++ b/src/room/name.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
 use serde::{ser::SerializeStruct, Deserialize, Serialize, Serializer};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
-use crate::{empty_string_as_none, Event as _, EventType, InvalidInput, TryFromRaw, Void};
+use crate::{empty_string_as_none, Event as _, EventType, FromRaw, InvalidInput};
 
 /// A human-friendly room name designed to be displayed to the end-user.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -43,30 +43,28 @@ pub struct NameEventContent {
     pub(crate) name: Option<String>,
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for NameEvent {
+impl FromRaw for NameEvent {
     type Raw = raw::NameEvent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::NameEvent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-        Ok(Self {
-            content: crate::from_raw(raw.content),
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::NameEvent) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content: FromRaw::from_raw(raw.content),
             event_id: raw.event_id,
             origin_server_ts: raw.origin_server_ts,
-            prev_content: raw.prev_content.map(crate::from_raw),
+            prev_content: raw.prev_content.map(FromRaw::from_raw),
             room_id: raw.room_id,
             sender: raw.sender,
             state_key: raw.state_key,
             unsigned: raw.unsigned,
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for NameEventContent {
+impl FromRaw for NameEventContent {
     type Raw = raw::NameEventContent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::NameEventContent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-        Ok(Self { name: raw.name })
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::NameEventContent) -> Self {
+        Self { name: raw.name }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/room/power_levels.rs b/src/room/power_levels.rs
index 69fbfd7b..cb6fe15d 100644
--- a/src/room/power_levels.rs
+++ b/src/room/power_levels.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
 use serde::{ser::SerializeStruct, Deserialize, Serialize, Serializer};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
-use crate::{Event as _, EventType, TryFromRaw, Void};
+use crate::{Event as _, EventType, FromRaw};
 
 /// Defines the power levels (privileges) of users in the room.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -85,30 +85,28 @@ pub struct PowerLevelsEventContent {
     pub notifications: NotificationPowerLevels,
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for PowerLevelsEvent {
+impl FromRaw for PowerLevelsEvent {
     type Raw = raw::PowerLevelsEvent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::PowerLevelsEvent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-        Ok(Self {
-            content: crate::from_raw(raw.content),
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::PowerLevelsEvent) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content: FromRaw::from_raw(raw.content),
             event_id: raw.event_id,
             origin_server_ts: raw.origin_server_ts,
-            prev_content: raw.prev_content.map(crate::from_raw),
+            prev_content: raw.prev_content.map(FromRaw::from_raw),
             room_id: raw.room_id,
             unsigned: raw.unsigned,
             sender: raw.sender,
             state_key: raw.state_key,
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for PowerLevelsEventContent {
+impl FromRaw for PowerLevelsEventContent {
     type Raw = raw::PowerLevelsEventContent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::PowerLevelsEventContent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-        Ok(Self {
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::PowerLevelsEventContent) -> Self {
+        Self {
             ban: raw.ban,
             events: raw.events,
             events_default: raw.events_default,
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ impl TryFromRaw for PowerLevelsEventContent {
             users: raw.users,
             users_default: raw.users_default,
             notifications: raw.notifications,
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/room/server_acl.rs b/src/room/server_acl.rs
index a430165b..4869c562 100644
--- a/src/room/server_acl.rs
+++ b/src/room/server_acl.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
 use serde::{ser::SerializeStruct, Deserialize, Serialize, Serializer};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
-use crate::{default_true, Event as _, EventType, TryFromRaw, Void};
+use crate::{default_true, Event as _, EventType, FromRaw};
 
 /// An event to indicate which servers are permitted to participate in the room.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -65,34 +65,32 @@ pub struct ServerAclEventContent {
     pub deny: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for ServerAclEvent {
+impl FromRaw for ServerAclEvent {
     type Raw = raw::ServerAclEvent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::ServerAclEvent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-        Ok(Self {
-            content: crate::from_raw(raw.content),
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::ServerAclEvent) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content: FromRaw::from_raw(raw.content),
             event_id: raw.event_id,
             origin_server_ts: raw.origin_server_ts,
-            prev_content: raw.prev_content.map(crate::from_raw),
+            prev_content: raw.prev_content.map(FromRaw::from_raw),
             room_id: raw.room_id,
             sender: raw.sender,
             state_key: raw.state_key,
             unsigned: raw.unsigned,
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
-impl TryFromRaw for ServerAclEventContent {
+impl FromRaw for ServerAclEventContent {
     type Raw = raw::ServerAclEventContent;
-    type Err = Void;
 
-    fn try_from_raw(raw: raw::ServerAclEventContent) -> Result<Self, (Self::Err, Self::Raw)> {
-        Ok(Self {
+    fn from_raw(raw: raw::ServerAclEventContent) -> Self {
+        Self {
             allow_ip_literals: raw.allow_ip_literals,
             allow: raw.allow,
             deny: raw.deny,
-        })
+        }
     }
 }