diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/_custom.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/_custom.rs
index 4023e48f..29aea840 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/_custom.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/_custom.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ use super::{
     EphemeralRoomEventContent, EphemeralRoomEventType, EventContent, EventContentFromType,
     GlobalAccountDataEventContent, GlobalAccountDataEventType, MessageLikeEventContent,
     MessageLikeEventType, MessageLikeUnsigned, OriginalStateEventContent, RedactContent,
-    RedactedEventContent, RedactedMessageLikeEventContent, RedactedStateEventContent,
-    RoomAccountDataEventContent, RoomAccountDataEventType, StateEventContent, StateEventType,
-    ToDeviceEventContent, ToDeviceEventType,
+    RedactedMessageLikeEventContent, RedactedStateEventContent, RoomAccountDataEventContent,
+    RoomAccountDataEventType, StateEventContent, StateEventType, ToDeviceEventContent,
+    ToDeviceEventType,
 };
 use crate::RoomVersionId;
 
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ macro_rules! custom_room_event_content {
                 self
             }
         }
-
-        impl RedactedEventContent for $i {}
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/content.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/content.rs
index 18e19e11..e210272c 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/content.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/content.rs
@@ -34,15 +34,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-/// The base trait that all redacted event content types implement.
-///
-/// This trait's associated functions and methods should not be used to build
-/// redacted events, prefer the `redact` method on `AnyStateEvent` and
-/// `AnyMessageLikeEvent` and their "sync" and "stripped" counterparts.
-/// The `RedactedEventContent` trait is an implementation detail, ruma makes no
-/// API guarantees.
-pub trait RedactedEventContent: EventContent {}
-
 /// Trait for abstracting over event content structs.
 ///
 /// … but *not* enums which don't always have an event type and kind (e.g. message vs state) that's
@@ -114,7 +105,7 @@ pub trait EphemeralRoomEventContent: EventContent<EventType = EphemeralRoomEvent
 pub trait MessageLikeEventContent: EventContent<EventType = MessageLikeEventType> {}
 
 /// Content of a redacted message-like event.
-pub trait RedactedMessageLikeEventContent: MessageLikeEventContent + RedactedEventContent {}
+pub trait RedactedMessageLikeEventContent: MessageLikeEventContent {}
 
 /// Content of a state event.
 pub trait StateEventContent: EventContent<EventType = StateEventType> {
@@ -132,7 +123,7 @@ pub trait OriginalStateEventContent: StateEventContent + RedactContent {
 }
 
 /// Content of a redacted state event.
-pub trait RedactedStateEventContent: StateEventContent + RedactedEventContent {}
+pub trait RedactedStateEventContent: StateEventContent {}
 
 /// Content of a to-device event.
 pub trait ToDeviceEventContent: EventContent<EventType = ToDeviceEventType> {}
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/room/aliases.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/room/aliases.rs
index d31c9539..9176af88 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/room/aliases.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/room/aliases.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::{
     events::{
-        EventContent, RedactContent, RedactedEventContent, RedactedStateEventContent,
-        StateEventContent, StateEventType,
+        EventContent, RedactContent, RedactedStateEventContent, StateEventContent, StateEventType,
     },
     OwnedRoomAliasId, OwnedServerName, RoomVersionId,
 };
@@ -89,7 +88,3 @@ impl StateEventContent for RedactedRoomAliasesEventContent {
 }
 
 impl RedactedStateEventContent for RedactedRoomAliasesEventContent {}
-
-// Since this redacted event has fields we leave the default `empty` method
-// that will error if called.
-impl RedactedEventContent for RedactedRoomAliasesEventContent {}
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/room/member.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/room/member.rs
index 33569452..0f9c170f 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/room/member.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/room/member.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::{
     events::{
-        AnyStrippedStateEvent, BundledRelations, EventContent, RedactContent, RedactedEventContent,
+        AnyStrippedStateEvent, BundledRelations, EventContent, RedactContent,
         RedactedStateEventContent, StateEventContent, StateEventType,
     },
     serde::{CanBeEmpty, Raw, StringEnum},
@@ -250,10 +250,6 @@ impl StateEventContent for RedactedRoomMemberEventContent {
 
 impl RedactedStateEventContent for RedactedRoomMemberEventContent {}
 
-// Since this redacted event has fields we leave the default `empty` method
-// that will error if called.
-impl RedactedEventContent for RedactedRoomMemberEventContent {}
-
 impl RoomMemberEvent {
     /// Obtain the membership state, regardless of whether this event is redacted.
     pub fn membership(&self) -> &MembershipState {
diff --git a/crates/ruma-macros/src/events/event_content.rs b/crates/ruma-macros/src/events/event_content.rs
index 583c05d3..09cfb8b8 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-macros/src/events/event_content.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-macros/src/events/event_content.rs
@@ -479,9 +479,6 @@ fn generate_redacted_event_content<'a>(
 
         #redacted_event_content
 
-        #[automatically_derived]
-        impl #ruma_common::events::RedactedEventContent for #redacted_ident {}
-
         #[automatically_derived]
         impl #ruma_common::events::#sub_trait_name for #redacted_ident {}