diff --git a/crates/ruma-events/src/emote.rs b/crates/ruma-events/src/emote.rs
index c9eafc10..747049f7 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-events/src/emote.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-events/src/emote.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 use ruma_macros::EventContent;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::{
-    message::{MessageContent, TextMessage},
-    room::message::Relation,
-};
+use crate::{message::MessageContent, room::message::Relation};
 
 /// The payload for an extensible emote message.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, EventContent)]
@@ -46,9 +43,3 @@ impl EmoteEventContent {
         Self { message: MessageContent::markdown(body), relates_to: None }
     }
 }
-
-impl TextMessage for EmoteEventContent {
-    fn message(&self) -> &MessageContent {
-        &self.message
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/ruma-events/src/message.rs b/crates/ruma-events/src/message.rs
index 0be5c05c..5f1ae8d2 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-events/src/message.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-events/src/message.rs
@@ -104,12 +104,6 @@ impl MessageContent {
     }
 }
 
-/// Trait for messages containing a text representation.
-pub trait TextMessage {
-    /// Get the text representation of this message.
-    fn message(&self) -> &MessageContent;
-}
-
 /// The payload for an extensible text message.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, EventContent)]
 #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "unstable-exhaustive-types"), non_exhaustive)]
@@ -146,9 +140,3 @@ impl MessageEventContent {
         Self { message: MessageContent::markdown(body), relates_to: None }
     }
 }
-
-impl TextMessage for MessageEventContent {
-    fn message(&self) -> &MessageContent {
-        &self.message
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/ruma-events/src/notice.rs b/crates/ruma-events/src/notice.rs
index 61c2831b..667c5fd9 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-events/src/notice.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-events/src/notice.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 use ruma_macros::EventContent;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::{
-    message::{MessageContent, TextMessage},
-    room::message::Relation,
-};
+use crate::{message::MessageContent, room::message::Relation};
 
 /// The payload for an extensible notice message.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, EventContent)]
@@ -46,9 +43,3 @@ impl NoticeEventContent {
         Self { message: MessageContent::markdown(body), relates_to: None }
     }
 }
-
-impl TextMessage for NoticeEventContent {
-    fn message(&self) -> &MessageContent {
-        &self.message
-    }
-}