diff --git a/ruma-api/tests/conversions.rs b/ruma-api/tests/conversions.rs
index c8c598b0..01bd1201 100644
--- a/ruma-api/tests/conversions.rs
+++ b/ruma-api/tests/conversions.rs
@@ -38,13 +38,15 @@ ruma_api! {
 fn request_serde() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + 'static>> {
     use std::convert::TryFrom;
 
+    use ruma_identifiers::user_id;
+
     let req = Request {
         hello: "hi".to_owned(),
         world: "test".to_owned(),
         q1: "query_param_special_chars %/&@!".to_owned(),
         q2: 55,
         bar: "barVal".to_owned(),
-        baz: UserId::try_from("@bazme:ruma.io")?,
+        baz: user_id!("@bazme:ruma.io"),
     };
 
     let http_req = req.clone().try_into_http_request("https://homeserver.tld", None)?;
diff --git a/ruma-client-api/src/r0/membership/invite_user.rs b/ruma-client-api/src/r0/membership/invite_user.rs
index ab22e7cc..2380c459 100644
--- a/ruma-client-api/src/r0/membership/invite_user.rs
+++ b/ruma-client-api/src/r0/membership/invite_user.rs
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ pub enum InvitationRecipient {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::convert::TryFrom;
-
-    use ruma_identifiers::UserId;
+    use ruma_identifiers::user_id;
     use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json};
 
     use super::InvitationRecipient;
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ mod tests {
         let incoming =
             from_json_value::<InvitationRecipient>(json!({ "user_id": "@carl:example.org" }))
                 .unwrap();
-        let user_id = UserId::try_from("@carl:example.org").unwrap();
+        let user_id = user_id!("@carl:example.org");
         let recipient = InvitationRecipient::UserId { user_id };
         assert_eq!(incoming, recipient);
     }
diff --git a/ruma-client-api/src/r0/message/get_message_events.rs b/ruma-client-api/src/r0/message/get_message_events.rs
index bcae9b72..239e0302 100644
--- a/ruma-client-api/src/r0/message/get_message_events.rs
+++ b/ruma-client-api/src/r0/message/get_message_events.rs
@@ -117,17 +117,15 @@ pub enum Direction {
 mod tests {
     use super::{Direction, Request};
 
-    use std::convert::TryFrom;
-
     use js_int::uint;
     use ruma_api::Endpoint;
-    use ruma_identifiers::RoomId;
+    use ruma_identifiers::room_id;
 
     use crate::r0::filter::{LazyLoadOptions, RoomEventFilter};
 
     #[test]
     fn test_serialize_some_room_event_filter() {
-        let room_id = RoomId::try_from("!roomid:example.org").unwrap();
+        let room_id = room_id!("!roomid:example.org");
         let filter = RoomEventFilter {
             lazy_load_options: LazyLoadOptions::Enabled { include_redundant_members: true },
             rooms: Some(vec![room_id.clone()]),
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_serialize_none_room_event_filter() {
-        let room_id = RoomId::try_from("!roomid:example.org").unwrap();
+        let room_id = room_id!("!roomid:example.org");
         let req = Request {
             room_id,
             from: "token".into(),
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_serialize_default_room_event_filter() {
-        let room_id = RoomId::try_from("!roomid:example.org").unwrap();
+        let room_id = room_id!("!roomid:example.org");
         let req = Request {
             room_id,
             from: "token".into(),
diff --git a/ruma-events/src/ignored_user_list.rs b/ruma-events/src/ignored_user_list.rs
index 1437b433..243b6eb2 100644
--- a/ruma-events/src/ignored_user_list.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/src/ignored_user_list.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ pub struct IgnoredUserListEventContent {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::convert::TryFrom;
-
     use matches::assert_matches;
     use ruma_common::Raw;
-    use ruma_identifiers::UserId;
+    use ruma_identifiers::user_id;
     use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
     use super::IgnoredUserListEventContent;
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn serialization() {
         let ignored_user_list_event = BasicEvent {
             content: IgnoredUserListEventContent {
-                ignored_users: vec![UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()],
+                ignored_users: vec![user_id!("@carl:example.com")],
             },
         };
 
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ mod tests {
                 .unwrap(),
             BasicEvent {
                 content: AnyBasicEventContent::IgnoredUserList(IgnoredUserListEventContent { ignored_users, }),
-            } if ignored_users == vec![UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()]
+            } if ignored_users == vec![user_id!("@carl:example.com")]
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/ruma-events/src/presence.rs b/ruma-events/src/presence.rs
index 9b71ca1b..0f89792e 100644
--- a/ruma-events/src/presence.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/src/presence.rs
@@ -51,12 +51,10 @@ pub struct PresenceEventContent {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::convert::TryFrom;
-
     use js_int::uint;
     use matches::assert_matches;
     use ruma_common::presence::PresenceState;
-    use ruma_identifiers::UserId;
+    use ruma_identifiers::user_id;
     use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
     use super::{PresenceEvent, PresenceEventContent};
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ mod tests {
                 presence: PresenceState::Online,
                 status_msg: Some("Making cupcakes".into()),
             },
-            sender: UserId::try_from("@example:localhost").unwrap(),
+            sender: user_id!("@example:localhost"),
         };
 
         let json = json!({
diff --git a/ruma-events/src/room/canonical_alias.rs b/ruma-events/src/room/canonical_alias.rs
index 1e9f514f..0d0e1648 100644
--- a/ruma-events/src/room/canonical_alias.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/src/room/canonical_alias.rs
@@ -39,13 +39,10 @@ impl CanonicalAliasEventContent {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::{
-        convert::TryFrom,
-        time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH},
-    };
+    use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
     use ruma_common::Raw;
-    use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomAliasId, RoomId, UserId};
+    use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_alias_id, room_id, user_id};
     use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
     use super::CanonicalAliasEventContent;
@@ -55,14 +52,14 @@ mod tests {
     fn serialization_with_optional_fields_as_none() {
         let canonical_alias_event = StateEvent {
             content: CanonicalAliasEventContent {
-                alias: Some(RoomAliasId::try_from("#somewhere:localhost").unwrap()),
+                alias: Some(room_alias_id!("#somewhere:localhost")),
                 alt_aliases: Vec::new(),
             },
-            event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+            event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
             origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
             prev_content: None,
-            room_id: RoomId::try_from("!dummy:example.com").unwrap(),
-            sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+            room_id: room_id!("!dummy:example.com"),
+            sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
             state_key: "".into(),
             unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
         };
@@ -156,7 +153,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn nonempty_field_as_some() {
-        let alias = Some(RoomAliasId::try_from("#somewhere:localhost").unwrap());
+        let alias = Some(room_alias_id!("#somewhere:localhost"));
         let json_data = json!({
             "content": {
                 "alias": "#somewhere:localhost"
diff --git a/ruma-events/src/room/create.rs b/ruma-events/src/room/create.rs
index 2cab3846..958b25e8 100644
--- a/ruma-events/src/room/create.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/src/room/create.rs
@@ -68,11 +68,9 @@ fn default_room_version_id() -> RoomVersionId {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::convert::TryFrom;
-
     use matches::assert_matches;
     use ruma_common::Raw;
-    use ruma_identifiers::{RoomVersionId, UserId};
+    use ruma_identifiers::{user_id, RoomVersionId};
     use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
     use super::CreateEventContent;
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn serialization() {
         let content = CreateEventContent {
-            creator: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+            creator: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
             federate: false,
             room_version: RoomVersionId::Version4,
             predecessor: None,
diff --git a/ruma-events/src/room/message.rs b/ruma-events/src/room/message.rs
index f5a6f992..0cb6364b 100644
--- a/ruma-events/src/room/message.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/src/room/message.rs
@@ -406,14 +406,11 @@ impl TextMessageEventContent {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::{
-        convert::TryFrom,
-        time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH},
-    };
+    use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
     use matches::assert_matches;
     use ruma_common::Raw;
-    use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
+    use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_id, user_id};
     use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
     use super::{AudioMessageEventContent, FormattedBody, MessageEventContent, MessageFormat};
@@ -431,10 +428,10 @@ mod tests {
                 url: Some("http://example.com/audio.mp3".into()),
                 file: None,
             }),
-            event_id: EventId::try_from("$143273582443PhrSn:example.org").unwrap(),
+            event_id: event_id!("$143273582443PhrSn:example.org"),
             origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(10_000),
-            room_id: RoomId::try_from("!testroomid:example.org").unwrap(),
-            sender: UserId::try_from("@user:example.org").unwrap(),
+            room_id: room_id!("!testroomid:example.org"),
+            sender: user_id!("@user:example.org"),
             unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
         };
 
@@ -518,7 +515,7 @@ mod tests {
             formatted: None,
             relates_to: Some(RelatesTo {
                 in_reply_to: Some(InReplyTo {
-                    event_id: EventId::try_from("$15827405538098VGFWH:example.com").unwrap(),
+                    event_id: event_id!("$15827405538098VGFWH:example.com"),
                 }),
             }),
         });
diff --git a/ruma-events/src/room/name.rs b/ruma-events/src/room/name.rs
index aea90ff7..9ea9a81c 100644
--- a/ruma-events/src/room/name.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/src/room/name.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ where
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::{
-        convert::TryFrom,
         iter::FromIterator,
         time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH},
     };
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ mod tests {
     use js_int::Int;
     use matches::assert_matches;
     use ruma_common::Raw;
-    use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
+    use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_id, user_id};
     use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
     use crate::{StateEvent, Unsigned};
@@ -76,11 +75,11 @@ mod tests {
     fn serialization_with_optional_fields_as_none() {
         let name_event = StateEvent {
             content: NameEventContent { name: Some("The room name".into()) },
-            event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+            event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
             origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
             prev_content: None,
-            room_id: RoomId::try_from("!n8f893n9:example.com").unwrap(),
-            sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+            room_id: room_id!("!n8f893n9:example.com"),
+            sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
             state_key: "".into(),
             unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
         };
@@ -105,11 +104,11 @@ mod tests {
     fn serialization_with_all_fields() {
         let name_event = StateEvent {
             content: NameEventContent { name: Some("The room name".into()) },
-            event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+            event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
             origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
             prev_content: Some(NameEventContent { name: Some("The old name".into()) }),
-            room_id: RoomId::try_from("!n8f893n9:example.com").unwrap(),
-            sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+            room_id: room_id!("!n8f893n9:example.com"),
+            sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
             state_key: "".into(),
             unsigned: Unsigned { age: Some(Int::from(100)), ..Unsigned::default() },
         };
diff --git a/ruma-events/src/room/power_levels.rs b/ruma-events/src/room/power_levels.rs
index 3446afcf..a98bd0f9 100644
--- a/ruma-events/src/room/power_levels.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/src/room/power_levels.rs
@@ -119,13 +119,12 @@ fn is_default_power_level(l: &Int) -> bool {
 mod tests {
     use std::{
         collections::BTreeMap,
-        convert::TryFrom,
         time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH},
     };
 
     use js_int::Int;
     use maplit::btreemap;
-    use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
+    use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_id, user_id};
     use serde_json::{json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
     use super::{default_power_level, NotificationPowerLevels, PowerLevelsEventContent};
@@ -148,12 +147,12 @@ mod tests {
                 users_default: Int::from(0),
                 notifications: NotificationPowerLevels::default(),
             },
-            event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+            event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
             origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
             prev_content: None,
-            room_id: RoomId::try_from("!n8f893n9:example.com").unwrap(),
+            room_id: room_id!("!n8f893n9:example.com"),
             unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
-            sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+            sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
             state_key: "".into(),
         };
 
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn serialization_with_all_fields() {
-        let user = UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap();
+        let user = user_id!("@carl:example.com");
         let power_levels_event = StateEvent {
             content: PowerLevelsEventContent {
                 ban: Int::from(23),
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ mod tests {
                 users_default: Int::from(23),
                 notifications: NotificationPowerLevels { room: Int::from(23) },
             },
-            event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+            event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
             origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
             prev_content: Some(PowerLevelsEventContent {
                 // Make just one field different so we at least know they're two different objects.
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ mod tests {
                 users_default: Int::from(42),
                 notifications: NotificationPowerLevels { room: Int::from(42) },
             }),
-            room_id: RoomId::try_from("!n8f893n9:example.com").unwrap(),
+            room_id: room_id!("!n8f893n9:example.com"),
             unsigned: Unsigned { age: Some(Int::from(100)), ..Unsigned::default() },
             sender: user,
             state_key: "".into(),
diff --git a/ruma-events/src/room_key.rs b/ruma-events/src/room_key.rs
index dc7f7c77..786959ec 100644
--- a/ruma-events/src/room_key.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/src/room_key.rs
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ pub struct RoomKeyEventContent {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::convert::TryFrom;
-
-    use ruma_identifiers::RoomId;
+    use ruma_identifiers::room_id;
     use serde_json::{json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
     use super::RoomKeyEventContent;
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ mod tests {
         let ev = BasicEvent {
             content: RoomKeyEventContent {
                 algorithm: Algorithm::MegolmV1AesSha2,
-                room_id: RoomId::try_from("!testroomid:example.org").unwrap(),
+                room_id: room_id!("!testroomid:example.org"),
                 session_id: "SessId".into(),
                 session_key: "SessKey".into(),
             },
diff --git a/ruma-events/tests/custom.rs b/ruma-events/tests/custom.rs
index b3ee154c..4a5db18b 100644
--- a/ruma-events/tests/custom.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/tests/custom.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use std::{
-    convert::TryFrom,
-    time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH},
-};
+use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 use matches::assert_matches;
 use ruma_common::Raw;
@@ -10,7 +7,7 @@ use ruma_events::{
     AnySyncMessageEvent, AnySyncRoomEvent, MessageEvent, StateEvent, SyncMessageEvent,
     SyncStateEvent, Unsigned,
 };
-use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
+use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_id, user_id};
 use serde_json::{
     from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value, Value as JsonValue,
 };
@@ -54,10 +51,10 @@ fn serialize_custom_message_event() {
             }),
             event_type: "m.room.message".into(),
         },
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(10),
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!room:room.com").unwrap(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!room:room.com"),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
     });
 
@@ -94,11 +91,11 @@ fn serialize_custom_state_event() {
             }),
             event_type: "m.made.up".into(),
         },
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(10),
         prev_content: None,
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!roomid:room.com"),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         state_key: "".into(),
         unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
     });
@@ -148,10 +145,10 @@ fn deserialize_custom_state_event() {
             state_key,
             unsigned,
         }) if json == expected_content && event_type == "m.reaction"
-            && event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+            && event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(10)
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()
-            && room_id == RoomId::try_from("!room:room.com").unwrap()
+            && sender == user_id!("@carl:example.com")
+            && room_id == room_id!("!room:room.com")
             && state_key == ""
             && !unsigned.is_empty()
     );
@@ -183,9 +180,9 @@ fn deserialize_custom_state_sync_event() {
             state_key,
             unsigned,
         } if json == expected_content && event_type == "m.reaction"
-            && event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+            && event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(10)
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()
+            && sender == user_id!("@carl:example.com")
             && state_key == ""
             && !unsigned.is_empty()
     );
@@ -231,9 +228,9 @@ fn deserialize_custom_message_sync_event() {
             sender,
             unsigned,
         })) if json == expected_content && event_type == "m.reaction"
-            && event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+            && event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(10)
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()
+            && sender == user_id!("@carl:example.com")
             && !unsigned.is_empty()
     );
 }
diff --git a/ruma-events/tests/enums.rs b/ruma-events/tests/enums.rs
index 401780d8..0e9492bb 100644
--- a/ruma-events/tests/enums.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/tests/enums.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use std::convert::TryFrom;
-
 use matches::assert_matches;
-use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomAliasId, RoomId, UserId};
+use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_alias_id, room_id, user_id};
 use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, Value as JsonValue};
 
 use ruma_events::{
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ fn aliases_event_sync_deserialization() {
                 ..
             })
         ))
-        if aliases == vec![ RoomAliasId::try_from("#somewhere:localhost").unwrap() ]
+        if aliases == vec![ room_alias_id!("#somewhere:localhost") ]
     );
 }
 
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ fn alias_room_event_deserialization() {
                 ..
             })
         ))
-        if aliases == vec![ RoomAliasId::try_from("#somewhere:localhost").unwrap() ]
+        if aliases == vec![ room_alias_id!("#somewhere:localhost") ]
     );
 }
 
@@ -244,7 +242,7 @@ fn alias_event_deserialization() {
                 ..
             })
         ))
-        if aliases == vec![ RoomAliasId::try_from("#somewhere:localhost").unwrap() ]
+        if aliases == vec![ room_alias_id!("#somewhere:localhost") ]
     );
 }
 
@@ -256,15 +254,15 @@ fn alias_event_field_access() {
         from_json_value::<AnyEvent>(json_data.clone()),
         Ok(AnyEvent::State(state_event))
         if state_event.state_key() == ""
-            && state_event.room_id() == &RoomId::try_from("!room:room.com").unwrap()
-            && state_event.event_id() == &EventId::try_from("$152037280074GZeOm:localhost").unwrap()
-            && state_event.sender() == &UserId::try_from("@example:localhost").unwrap()
+            && state_event.room_id() == &room_id!("!room:room.com")
+            && state_event.event_id() == &event_id!("$152037280074GZeOm:localhost")
+            && state_event.sender() == &user_id!("@example:localhost")
     );
 
     let deser = from_json_value::<AnyStateEvent>(json_data).unwrap();
     if let AnyStateEventContent::RoomAliases(AliasesEventContent { aliases, .. }) = deser.content()
     {
-        assert_eq!(aliases, vec![RoomAliasId::try_from("#somewhere:localhost").unwrap()])
+        assert_eq!(aliases, vec![room_alias_id!("#somewhere:localhost")])
     } else {
         panic!("the `Any*Event` enum's accessor methods may have been altered")
     }
diff --git a/ruma-events/tests/ephemeral_event.rs b/ruma-events/tests/ephemeral_event.rs
index 9ecbc53b..a7ba6e5f 100644
--- a/ruma-events/tests/ephemeral_event.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/tests/ephemeral_event.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-use std::{
-    convert::TryFrom,
-    time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH},
-};
+use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 use maplit::btreemap;
 use matches::assert_matches;
 use ruma_common::Raw;
-use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
+use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_id, user_id};
 use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
 use ruma_events::{
@@ -19,9 +16,9 @@ use ruma_events::{
 fn ephemeral_serialize_typing() {
     let aliases_event = EphemeralRoomEvent {
         content: AnyEphemeralRoomEventContent::Typing(TypingEventContent {
-            user_ids: vec![UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()],
+            user_ids: vec![user_id!("@carl:example.com")],
         }),
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!roomid:room.com"),
     };
 
     let actual = to_json_value(&aliases_event).unwrap();
@@ -56,15 +53,15 @@ fn deserialize_ephemeral_typing() {
                 user_ids,
             }),
             room_id,
-        } if user_ids[0] == UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()
-            && room_id == RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap()
+        } if user_ids[0] == user_id!("@carl:example.com")
+            && room_id == room_id!("!roomid:room.com")
     );
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn ephemeral_serialize_receipt() {
-    let event_id = EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap();
-    let user_id = UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap();
+    let event_id = event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com");
+    let user_id = user_id!("@carl:example.com");
 
     let aliases_event = EphemeralRoomEvent {
         content: AnyEphemeralRoomEventContent::Receipt(ReceiptEventContent(btreemap! {
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ fn ephemeral_serialize_receipt() {
                 }),
             },
         })),
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!roomid:room.com"),
     };
 
     let actual = to_json_value(&aliases_event).unwrap();
@@ -95,8 +92,8 @@ fn ephemeral_serialize_receipt() {
 
 #[test]
 fn deserialize_ephemeral_receipt() {
-    let event_id = EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap();
-    let user_id = UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap();
+    let event_id = event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com");
+    let user_id = user_id!("@carl:example.com");
 
     let json_data = json!({
         "content": {
@@ -119,7 +116,7 @@ fn deserialize_ephemeral_receipt() {
             content: AnyEphemeralRoomEventContent::Receipt(ReceiptEventContent(receipts)),
             room_id,
         } if !receipts.is_empty() && receipts.contains_key(&event_id)
-            && room_id == RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap()
+            && room_id == room_id!("!roomid:room.com")
             && receipts
                 .get(&event_id)
                 .map(|r| r.read.as_ref().unwrap().get(&user_id).unwrap().clone())
diff --git a/ruma-events/tests/event_enums.rs b/ruma-events/tests/event_enums.rs
index a88e62f0..af04781b 100644
--- a/ruma-events/tests/event_enums.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/tests/event_enums.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-use std::{
-    convert::TryFrom,
-    time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH},
-};
+use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 use js_int::UInt;
 use matches::assert_matches;
-use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
+use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_id, user_id};
 use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
 use ruma_events::{
@@ -59,10 +56,10 @@ fn deserialize_message_event() {
             sender,
             unsigned,
         }) if sdp == "Hello" && call_id == "foofoo" && version == UInt::new(1).unwrap()
-            && event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+            && event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1)
-            && room_id == RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap()
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()
+            && room_id == room_id!("!roomid:room.com")
+            && sender == user_id!("@carl:example.com")
             && unsigned.is_empty()
     );
 }
@@ -88,10 +85,10 @@ fn serialize_message_event() {
             },
             url: "http://www.matrix.org".into(),
         },
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!roomid:room.com"),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
     });
 
diff --git a/ruma-events/tests/message_event.rs b/ruma-events/tests/message_event.rs
index c1113514..7b31cbb5 100644
--- a/ruma-events/tests/message_event.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/tests/message_event.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use std::{
-    convert::TryFrom,
-    time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH},
-};
+use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 use js_int::{uint, UInt};
 use matches::assert_matches;
@@ -12,7 +9,7 @@ use ruma_events::{
     sticker::StickerEventContent,
     AnyMessageEventContent, AnySyncMessageEvent, MessageEvent, RawExt, Unsigned,
 };
-use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
+use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_id, user_id};
 use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
 #[test]
@@ -36,10 +33,10 @@ fn message_serialize_sticker() {
             },
             url: "http://www.matrix.org".into(),
         }),
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!roomid:room.com"),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
     };
 
@@ -137,10 +134,10 @@ fn deserialize_message_call_answer() {
             sender,
             unsigned,
         } if sdp == "Hello" && call_id == "foofoo" && version == UInt::new(1).unwrap()
-            && event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+            && event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1)
-            && room_id == RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap()
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()
+            && room_id == room_id!("!roomid:room.com")
+            && sender == user_id!("@carl:example.com")
             && unsigned.is_empty()
     );
 }
@@ -196,11 +193,11 @@ fn deserialize_message_sticker() {
             room_id,
             sender,
             unsigned
-        } if event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+        } if event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && body == "Hello"
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1)
-            && room_id == RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap()
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()
+            && room_id == room_id!("!roomid:room.com")
+            && sender == user_id!("@carl:example.com")
             && height == UInt::new(423)
             && width == UInt::new(1011)
             && mimetype == "image/png"
@@ -225,7 +222,7 @@ fn deserialize_message_sticker() {
 
 #[test]
 fn deserialize_message_then_convert_to_full() {
-    let rid = RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap();
+    let rid = room_id!("!roomid:room.com");
     let json_data = json!({
         "content": {
             "answer": {
diff --git a/ruma-events/tests/pdu.rs b/ruma-events/tests/pdu.rs
index cf08f353..d4e7f25c 100644
--- a/ruma-events/tests/pdu.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/tests/pdu.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     collections::BTreeMap,
-    convert::{TryFrom, TryInto},
+    convert::TryInto,
     time::{Duration, SystemTime},
 };
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use ruma_events::{
     pdu::{EventHash, Pdu, PduStub, RoomV1Pdu, RoomV1PduStub, RoomV3Pdu, RoomV3PduStub},
     EventType,
 };
-use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
+use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_id, user_id};
 use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
 #[test]
@@ -24,22 +24,22 @@ fn serialize_stub_as_v1() {
     unsigned.insert("somekey".into(), json!({"a": 456}));
 
     let v1_stub = RoomV1PduStub {
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@sender:example.com").unwrap(),
+        sender: user_id!("@sender:example.com"),
         origin: "matrix.org".into(),
         origin_server_ts: SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1_592_050_773_658),
         kind: EventType::RoomPowerLevels,
         content: json!({"testing": 123}),
         state_key: Some("state".into()),
         prev_events: vec![(
-            EventId::try_from("$previousevent:matrix.org").unwrap(),
+            event_id!("$previousevent:matrix.org"),
             EventHash { sha256: "123567".into() },
         )],
         depth: 2_u32.into(),
         auth_events: vec![(
-            EventId::try_from("$someauthevent:matrix.org").unwrap(),
+            event_id!("$someauthevent:matrix.org"),
             EventHash { sha256: "21389CFEDABC".into() },
         )],
-        redacts: Some(EventId::try_from("$9654:matrix.org").unwrap()),
+        redacts: Some(event_id!("$9654:matrix.org")),
         unsigned,
         hashes: EventHash { sha256: "1233543bABACDEF".into() },
         signatures,
@@ -85,16 +85,16 @@ fn serialize_stub_as_v3() {
     unsigned.insert("somekey".into(), json!({"a": 456}));
 
     let v3_stub = RoomV3PduStub {
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@sender:example.com").unwrap(),
+        sender: user_id!("@sender:example.com"),
         origin: "matrix.org".into(),
         origin_server_ts: SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1_592_050_773_658),
         kind: EventType::RoomPowerLevels,
         content: json!({"testing": 123}),
         state_key: Some("state".into()),
-        prev_events: vec![EventId::try_from("$previousevent:matrix.org").unwrap()],
+        prev_events: vec![event_id!("$previousevent:matrix.org")],
         depth: 2_u32.into(),
-        auth_events: vec![EventId::try_from("$someauthevent:matrix.org").unwrap()],
-        redacts: Some(EventId::try_from("$9654:matrix.org").unwrap()),
+        auth_events: vec![event_id!("$someauthevent:matrix.org")],
+        redacts: Some(event_id!("$9654:matrix.org")),
         unsigned,
         hashes: EventHash { sha256: "1233543bABACDEF".into() },
         signatures,
@@ -171,10 +171,7 @@ fn deserialize_stub_as_v1() {
 
     match parsed {
         PduStub::RoomV1PduStub(v1_stub) => {
-            assert_eq!(
-                v1_stub.auth_events.first().unwrap().0,
-                EventId::try_from("$abc123:matrix.org").unwrap()
-            );
+            assert_eq!(v1_stub.auth_events.first().unwrap().0, event_id!("$abc123:matrix.org"));
             assert_eq!(
                 v1_stub.auth_events.first().unwrap().1.sha256,
                 "Base64EncodedSha256HashesShouldBe43BytesLong"
@@ -222,10 +219,7 @@ fn deserialize_stub_as_v3() {
     match parsed {
         PduStub::RoomV1PduStub(_) => panic!("Matched V1 stub"),
         PduStub::RoomV3PduStub(v3_stub) => {
-            assert_eq!(
-                v3_stub.auth_events.first().unwrap(),
-                &EventId::try_from("$abc123:matrix.org").unwrap()
-            );
+            assert_eq!(v3_stub.auth_events.first().unwrap(), &event_id!("$abc123:matrix.org"));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -242,24 +236,24 @@ fn serialize_pdu_as_v1() {
     unsigned.insert("somekey".into(), json!({"a": 456}));
 
     let v1_pdu = RoomV1Pdu {
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!n8f893n9:example.com").unwrap(),
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$somejoinevent:matrix.org").unwrap(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@sender:example.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!n8f893n9:example.com"),
+        event_id: event_id!("$somejoinevent:matrix.org"),
+        sender: user_id!("@sender:example.com"),
         origin: "matrix.org".into(),
         origin_server_ts: SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1_592_050_773_658),
         kind: EventType::RoomPowerLevels,
         content: json!({"testing": 123}),
         state_key: Some("state".into()),
         prev_events: vec![(
-            EventId::try_from("$previousevent:matrix.org").unwrap(),
+            event_id!("$previousevent:matrix.org"),
             EventHash { sha256: "123567".into() },
         )],
         depth: 2_u32.into(),
         auth_events: vec![(
-            EventId::try_from("$someauthevent:matrix.org").unwrap(),
+            event_id!("$someauthevent:matrix.org"),
             EventHash { sha256: "21389CFEDABC".into() },
         )],
-        redacts: Some(EventId::try_from("$9654:matrix.org").unwrap()),
+        redacts: Some(event_id!("$9654:matrix.org")),
         unsigned,
         hashes: EventHash { sha256: "1233543bABACDEF".into() },
         signatures,
@@ -307,17 +301,17 @@ fn serialize_pdu_as_v3() {
     unsigned.insert("somekey".into(), json!({"a": 456}));
 
     let v3_pdu = RoomV3Pdu {
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!n8f893n9:example.com").unwrap(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@sender:example.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!n8f893n9:example.com"),
+        sender: user_id!("@sender:example.com"),
         origin: "matrix.org".into(),
         origin_server_ts: SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1_592_050_773_658),
         kind: EventType::RoomPowerLevels,
         content: json!({"testing": 123}),
         state_key: Some("state".into()),
-        prev_events: vec![EventId::try_from("$previousevent:matrix.org").unwrap()],
+        prev_events: vec![event_id!("$previousevent:matrix.org")],
         depth: 2_u32.into(),
-        auth_events: vec![EventId::try_from("$someauthevent:matrix.org").unwrap()],
-        redacts: Some(EventId::try_from("$9654:matrix.org").unwrap()),
+        auth_events: vec![event_id!("$someauthevent:matrix.org")],
+        redacts: Some(event_id!("$9654:matrix.org")),
         unsigned,
         hashes: EventHash { sha256: "1233543bABACDEF".into() },
         signatures,
@@ -397,10 +391,7 @@ fn test_deserialize_pdu_as_v1() {
 
     match parsed {
         Pdu::RoomV1Pdu(v1_pdu) => {
-            assert_eq!(
-                v1_pdu.auth_events.first().unwrap().0,
-                EventId::try_from("$abc123:matrix.org").unwrap()
-            );
+            assert_eq!(v1_pdu.auth_events.first().unwrap().0, event_id!("$abc123:matrix.org"));
             assert_eq!(
                 v1_pdu.auth_events.first().unwrap().1.sha256,
                 "Base64EncodedSha256HashesShouldBe43BytesLong"
@@ -449,10 +440,7 @@ fn deserialize_pdu_as_v3() {
     match parsed {
         Pdu::RoomV1Pdu(_) => panic!("Matched V1 PDU"),
         Pdu::RoomV3Pdu(v3_pdu) => {
-            assert_eq!(
-                v3_pdu.auth_events.first().unwrap(),
-                &EventId::try_from("$abc123:matrix.org").unwrap()
-            );
+            assert_eq!(v3_pdu.auth_events.first().unwrap(), &event_id!("$abc123:matrix.org"));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -469,22 +457,22 @@ fn convert_v1_stub_to_pdu() {
     unsigned.insert("somekey".into(), json!({"a": 456}));
 
     let v1_stub = RoomV1PduStub {
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@sender:example.com").unwrap(),
+        sender: user_id!("@sender:example.com"),
         origin: "matrix.org".into(),
         origin_server_ts: SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1_592_050_773_658),
         kind: EventType::RoomPowerLevels,
         content: json!({"testing": 123}),
         state_key: Some("state".into()),
         prev_events: vec![(
-            EventId::try_from("$previousevent:matrix.org").unwrap(),
+            event_id!("$previousevent:matrix.org"),
             EventHash { sha256: "123567".into() },
         )],
         depth: 2_u32.into(),
         auth_events: vec![(
-            EventId::try_from("$someauthevent:matrix.org").unwrap(),
+            event_id!("$someauthevent:matrix.org"),
             EventHash { sha256: "21389CFEDABC".into() },
         )],
-        redacts: Some(EventId::try_from("$9654:matrix.org").unwrap()),
+        redacts: Some(event_id!("$9654:matrix.org")),
         unsigned: (&unsigned).clone(),
         hashes: EventHash { sha256: "1233543bABACDEF".into() },
         signatures: (&signatures).clone(),
@@ -492,8 +480,8 @@ fn convert_v1_stub_to_pdu() {
 
     assert_matches!(
         v1_stub.into_v1_pdu(
-            RoomId::try_from("!n8f893n9:example.com").unwrap(),
-            EventId::try_from("$somejoinevent:matrix.org").unwrap()
+            room_id!("!n8f893n9:example.com"),
+            event_id!("$somejoinevent:matrix.org")
         ),
         RoomV1Pdu {
             room_id,
@@ -511,20 +499,20 @@ fn convert_v1_stub_to_pdu() {
             unsigned,
             hashes: EventHash { sha256 },
             signatures,
-        } if room_id == RoomId::try_from("!n8f893n9:example.com").unwrap()
-            && event_id == EventId::try_from("$somejoinevent:matrix.org").unwrap()
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@sender:example.com").unwrap()
+        } if room_id == room_id!("!n8f893n9:example.com")
+            && event_id == event_id!("$somejoinevent:matrix.org")
+            && sender == user_id!("@sender:example.com")
             && origin == "matrix.org"
             && origin_server_ts == SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1_592_050_773_658)
             && kind == EventType::RoomPowerLevels
             && content == json!({"testing": 123})
             && state_key == Some("state".into())
-            && prev_events[0].0 == EventId::try_from("$previousevent:matrix.org").unwrap()
+            && prev_events[0].0 == event_id!("$previousevent:matrix.org")
             && prev_events[0].1.sha256 == "123567"
             && depth == 2_u32.into()
-            && auth_events.first().unwrap().0 == EventId::try_from("$someauthevent:matrix.org").unwrap()
+            && auth_events.first().unwrap().0 == event_id!("$someauthevent:matrix.org")
             && auth_events.first().unwrap().1.sha256 == "21389CFEDABC"
-            && redacts == Some(EventId::try_from("$9654:matrix.org").unwrap())
+            && redacts == Some(event_id!("$9654:matrix.org"))
             && unsigned == (&unsigned).clone()
             && sha256 == "1233543bABACDEF"
             && signatures == (&signatures).clone()
@@ -544,23 +532,23 @@ fn convert_v3_stub_to_pdu() {
     unsigned.insert("somekey".into(), json!({"a": 456}));
 
     let v3_stub = RoomV3PduStub {
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@sender:example.com").unwrap(),
+        sender: user_id!("@sender:example.com"),
         origin: "matrix.org".into(),
         origin_server_ts: SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1_592_050_773_658),
         kind: EventType::RoomPowerLevels,
         content: json!({"testing": 123}),
         state_key: Some("state".into()),
-        prev_events: vec![EventId::try_from("$previousevent:matrix.org").unwrap()],
+        prev_events: vec![event_id!("$previousevent:matrix.org")],
         depth: 2_u32.into(),
-        auth_events: vec![EventId::try_from("$someauthevent:matrix.org").unwrap()],
-        redacts: Some(EventId::try_from("$9654:matrix.org").unwrap()),
+        auth_events: vec![event_id!("$someauthevent:matrix.org")],
+        redacts: Some(event_id!("$9654:matrix.org")),
         unsigned: (&unsigned).clone(),
         hashes: EventHash { sha256: "1233543bABACDEF".into() },
         signatures: (&signatures).clone(),
     };
 
     assert_matches!(
-        v3_stub.into_v3_pdu(RoomId::try_from("!n8f893n9:example.com").unwrap()),
+        v3_stub.into_v3_pdu(room_id!("!n8f893n9:example.com")),
         RoomV3Pdu {
             room_id,
             sender,
@@ -576,17 +564,17 @@ fn convert_v3_stub_to_pdu() {
             unsigned,
             hashes: EventHash { sha256 },
             signatures,
-        } if room_id == RoomId::try_from("!n8f893n9:example.com").unwrap()
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@sender:example.com").unwrap()
+        } if room_id == room_id!("!n8f893n9:example.com")
+            && sender == user_id!("@sender:example.com")
             && origin == "matrix.org"
             && origin_server_ts == SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1_592_050_773_658)
             && kind == EventType::RoomPowerLevels
             && content == json!({"testing": 123})
             && state_key == Some("state".into())
-            && prev_events == vec![EventId::try_from("$previousevent:matrix.org").unwrap()]
+            && prev_events == vec![event_id!("$previousevent:matrix.org")]
             && depth == 2_u32.into()
-            && auth_events == vec![EventId::try_from("$someauthevent:matrix.org").unwrap()]
-            && redacts == Some(EventId::try_from("$9654:matrix.org").unwrap())
+            && auth_events == vec![event_id!("$someauthevent:matrix.org")]
+            && redacts == Some(event_id!("$9654:matrix.org"))
             && unsigned == (&unsigned).clone()
             && sha256 == "1233543bABACDEF"
             && signatures == (&signatures).clone()
diff --git a/ruma-events/tests/redacted.rs b/ruma-events/tests/redacted.rs
index 34c02ad6..43da7bd4 100644
--- a/ruma-events/tests/redacted.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/tests/redacted.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use std::{
-    convert::TryFrom,
-    time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH},
-};
+use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 use matches::assert_matches;
 use ruma_common::Raw;
@@ -18,7 +15,7 @@ use ruma_events::{
     RedactedSyncMessageEvent, RedactedSyncStateEvent, RedactedSyncUnsigned, RedactedUnsigned,
     Unsigned,
 };
-use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, RoomVersionId, UserId};
+use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_id, user_id, RoomVersionId};
 use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
 fn sync_unsigned() -> RedactedSyncUnsigned {
@@ -28,10 +25,10 @@ fn sync_unsigned() -> RedactedSyncUnsigned {
     // to the event type string.
     unsigned.redacted_because = Some(Box::new(SyncRedactionEvent {
         content: RedactionEventContent { reason: Some("redacted because".into()) },
-        redacts: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        redacts: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
     }));
 
@@ -42,11 +39,11 @@ fn full_unsigned() -> RedactedUnsigned {
     let mut unsigned = RedactedUnsigned::default();
     unsigned.redacted_because = Some(Box::new(RedactionEvent {
         content: RedactionEventContent { reason: Some("redacted because".into()) },
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap(),
-        redacts: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!roomid:room.com"),
+        redacts: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
     }));
 
@@ -57,9 +54,9 @@ fn full_unsigned() -> RedactedUnsigned {
 fn redacted_message_event_serialize() {
     let redacted = RedactedSyncMessageEvent {
         content: RedactedMessageEventContent,
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         unsigned: RedactedSyncUnsigned::default(),
     };
 
@@ -78,10 +75,10 @@ fn redacted_message_event_serialize() {
 fn redacted_aliases_event_serialize_no_content() {
     let redacted = RedactedSyncStateEvent {
         content: RedactedAliasesEventContent { aliases: None },
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         state_key: "".into(),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         unsigned: RedactedSyncUnsigned::default(),
     };
 
@@ -101,10 +98,10 @@ fn redacted_aliases_event_serialize_no_content() {
 fn redacted_aliases_event_serialize_with_content() {
     let redacted = RedactedSyncStateEvent {
         content: RedactedAliasesEventContent { aliases: Some(vec![]) },
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         state_key: "".to_string(),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         unsigned: RedactedSyncUnsigned::default(),
     };
 
@@ -146,7 +143,7 @@ fn redacted_aliases_deserialize() {
         AnySyncRoomEvent::RedactedState(AnyRedactedSyncStateEvent::RoomAliases(RedactedSyncStateEvent {
             content: RedactedAliasesEventContent { aliases },
             event_id, ..
-        })) if event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+        })) if event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && aliases.is_none()
     )
 }
@@ -174,8 +171,8 @@ fn redacted_deserialize_any_room() {
         AnyRoomEvent::RedactedMessage(AnyRedactedMessageEvent::RoomMessage(RedactedMessageEvent {
             content: RedactedMessageEventContent,
             event_id, room_id, ..
-        })) if event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
-            && room_id == RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap()
+        })) if event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
+            && room_id == room_id!("!roomid:room.com")
     )
 }
 
@@ -187,11 +184,11 @@ fn redacted_deserialize_any_room_sync() {
     // to the event type string.
     unsigned.redacted_because = Some(Box::new(RedactionEvent {
         content: RedactionEventContent { reason: Some("redacted because".into()) },
-        redacts: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        redacts: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!roomid:room.com"),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
     }));
 
@@ -213,7 +210,7 @@ fn redacted_deserialize_any_room_sync() {
         AnySyncRoomEvent::RedactedMessage(AnyRedactedSyncMessageEvent::RoomMessage(RedactedSyncMessageEvent {
             content: RedactedMessageEventContent,
             event_id, ..
-        })) if event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+        })) if event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
     )
 }
 
@@ -243,10 +240,10 @@ fn redacted_state_event_deserialize() {
                 creator,
             },
             event_id, state_key, unsigned, ..
-        })) if event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+        })) if event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && unsigned.redacted_because.is_some()
             && state_key == "hello there"
-            && creator == UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()
+            && creator == user_id!("@carl:example.com")
     )
 }
 
@@ -273,7 +270,7 @@ fn redacted_custom_event_serialize() {
                 event_type,
             },
             event_id, state_key, unsigned, ..
-        })) if event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+        })) if event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && unsigned.redacted_because.is_some()
             && state_key == "hello there"
             && event_type == "m.made.up"
@@ -281,7 +278,7 @@ fn redacted_custom_event_serialize() {
 
     let x =
         from_json_value::<Raw<AnyRedactedSyncStateEvent>>(redacted).unwrap().deserialize().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(x.event_id(), &EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap())
+    assert_eq!(x.event_id(), &event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"))
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -290,8 +287,8 @@ fn redacted_custom_event_deserialize() {
 
     let redacted = RedactedSyncStateEvent {
         content: RedactedCustomEventContent { event_type: "m.made.up".into() },
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         state_key: "hello there".into(),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
         unsigned: unsigned.clone(),
@@ -327,11 +324,11 @@ fn redact_method_properly_redacts() {
 
     let redaction = RedactionEvent {
         content: RedactionEventContent { reason: Some("redacted because".into()) },
-        redacts: EventId::try_from("$143273582443PhrSn:example.com").unwrap(),
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        redacts: event_id!("$143273582443PhrSn:example.com"),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!roomid:room.com"),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
     };
 
@@ -346,10 +343,10 @@ fn redact_method_properly_redacts() {
             sender,
             origin_server_ts,
             unsigned,
-        }) if event_id == EventId::try_from("$143273582443PhrSn:example.com").unwrap()
+        }) if event_id == event_id!("$143273582443PhrSn:example.com")
             && unsigned.redacted_because.is_some()
-            && room_id == RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap()
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@user:example.com").unwrap()
+            && room_id == room_id!("!roomid:room.com")
+            && sender == user_id!("@user:example.com")
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1)
     );
 }
diff --git a/ruma-events/tests/redaction.rs b/ruma-events/tests/redaction.rs
index 735af8a4..53260cf1 100644
--- a/ruma-events/tests/redaction.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/tests/redaction.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use std::{
-    convert::TryFrom,
-    time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH},
-};
+use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 use matches::assert_matches;
 use ruma_common::Raw;
@@ -9,7 +6,7 @@ use ruma_events::{
     room::redaction::{RedactionEvent, RedactionEventContent},
     AnyMessageEvent, Unsigned,
 };
-use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId, UserId};
+use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_id, user_id};
 use serde_json::{
     from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value, Value as JsonValue,
 };
@@ -32,11 +29,11 @@ fn redaction() -> JsonValue {
 fn serialize_redaction() {
     let aliases_event = RedactionEvent {
         content: RedactionEventContent { reason: Some("being a turd".into()) },
-        redacts: EventId::try_from("$nomore:example.com").unwrap(),
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        redacts: event_id!("$nomore:example.com"),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!roomid:room.com"),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
     };
 
@@ -64,11 +61,11 @@ fn deserialize_redaction() {
             sender,
             unsigned,
         }) if reas == "being a turd"
-            && event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
-            && redacts == EventId::try_from("$nomore:example.com").unwrap()
+            && event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
+            && redacts == event_id!("$nomore:example.com")
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1)
-            && room_id == RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap()
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()
+            && room_id == room_id!("!roomid:room.com")
+            && sender == user_id!("@carl:example.com")
             && unsigned.is_empty()
     );
 }
diff --git a/ruma-events/tests/state_event.rs b/ruma-events/tests/state_event.rs
index 7fce4db7..144ca247 100644
--- a/ruma-events/tests/state_event.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/tests/state_event.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use std::{
-    convert::TryFrom,
-    time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH},
-};
+use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 use js_int::UInt;
 use matches::assert_matches;
@@ -11,7 +8,7 @@ use ruma_events::{
     AnyRoomEvent, AnyStateEvent, AnyStateEventContent, AnySyncStateEvent, RawExt, StateEvent,
     SyncStateEvent, Unsigned,
 };
-use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomAliasId, RoomId, UserId};
+use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, room_alias_id, room_id, user_id};
 use serde_json::{
     from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value, Value as JsonValue,
 };
@@ -36,16 +33,16 @@ fn aliases_event_with_prev_content() -> JsonValue {
 #[test]
 fn serialize_aliases_with_prev_content() {
     let aliases_event = StateEvent {
-        content: AnyStateEventContent::RoomAliases(AliasesEventContent::new(vec![
-            RoomAliasId::try_from("#somewhere:localhost").unwrap(),
-        ])),
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        content: AnyStateEventContent::RoomAliases(AliasesEventContent::new(vec![room_alias_id!(
+            "#somewhere:localhost"
+        )])),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
         prev_content: Some(AnyStateEventContent::RoomAliases(AliasesEventContent::new(vec![
-            RoomAliasId::try_from("#inner:localhost").unwrap(),
+            room_alias_id!("#inner:localhost"),
         ]))),
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!roomid:room.com"),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         state_key: "".into(),
         unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
     };
@@ -59,14 +56,14 @@ fn serialize_aliases_with_prev_content() {
 #[test]
 fn serialize_aliases_without_prev_content() {
     let aliases_event = StateEvent {
-        content: AnyStateEventContent::RoomAliases(AliasesEventContent::new(vec![
-            RoomAliasId::try_from("#somewhere:localhost").unwrap(),
-        ])),
-        event_id: EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap(),
+        content: AnyStateEventContent::RoomAliases(AliasesEventContent::new(vec![room_alias_id!(
+            "#somewhere:localhost"
+        )])),
+        event_id: event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com"),
         origin_server_ts: UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1),
         prev_content: None,
-        room_id: RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap(),
+        room_id: room_id!("!roomid:room.com"),
+        sender: user_id!("@carl:example.com"),
         state_key: "".into(),
         unsigned: Unsigned::default(),
     };
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ fn deserialize_aliases_content() {
             .deserialize_content("m.room.aliases")
             .unwrap(),
         AnyStateEventContent::RoomAliases(content)
-        if content.aliases == vec![RoomAliasId::try_from("#somewhere:localhost").unwrap()]
+        if content.aliases == vec![room_alias_id!("#somewhere:localhost")]
     );
 }
 
@@ -121,12 +118,12 @@ fn deserialize_aliases_with_prev_content() {
             sender,
             state_key,
             unsigned,
-        } if content.aliases == vec![RoomAliasId::try_from("#somewhere:localhost").unwrap()]
-            && event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+        } if content.aliases == vec![room_alias_id!("#somewhere:localhost")]
+            && event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1)
-            && prev_content.aliases == vec![RoomAliasId::try_from("#inner:localhost").unwrap()]
-            && room_id == RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap()
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()
+            && prev_content.aliases == vec![room_alias_id!("#inner:localhost")]
+            && room_id == room_id!("!roomid:room.com")
+            && sender == user_id!("@carl:example.com")
             && state_key == ""
             && unsigned.is_empty()
     );
@@ -148,11 +145,11 @@ fn deserialize_aliases_sync_with_room_id() {
             sender,
             state_key,
             unsigned,
-        } if content.aliases == vec![RoomAliasId::try_from("#somewhere:localhost").unwrap()]
-            && event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+        } if content.aliases == vec![room_alias_id!("#somewhere:localhost")]
+            && event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1)
-            && prev_content.aliases == vec![RoomAliasId::try_from("#inner:localhost").unwrap()]
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()
+            && prev_content.aliases == vec![room_alias_id!("#inner:localhost")]
+            && sender == user_id!("@carl:example.com")
             && state_key == ""
             && unsigned.is_empty()
     );
@@ -203,10 +200,10 @@ fn deserialize_avatar_without_prev_content() {
             sender,
             state_key,
             unsigned
-        } if event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+        } if event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1)
-            && room_id == RoomId::try_from("!roomid:room.com").unwrap()
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@carl:example.com").unwrap()
+            && room_id == room_id!("!roomid:room.com")
+            && sender == user_id!("@carl:example.com")
             && state_key == ""
             && matches!(
                 info.as_ref(),
@@ -279,9 +276,9 @@ fn deserialize_member_event_with_top_level_membership_field() {
                 sender,
                 ..
             }
-        )) if event_id == EventId::try_from("$h29iv0s8:example.com").unwrap()
+        )) if event_id == event_id!("$h29iv0s8:example.com")
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1)
-            && sender == UserId::try_from("@example:localhost").unwrap()
+            && sender == user_id!("@example:localhost")
             && content.displayname == Some("example".into())
     );
 }
@@ -309,10 +306,10 @@ fn deserialize_full_event_convert_to_sync() {
             sender,
             state_key,
             unsigned,
-        }) if content.aliases == vec![RoomAliasId::try_from("#somewhere:localhost").unwrap()]
+        }) if content.aliases == vec![room_alias_id!("#somewhere:localhost")]
             && event_id == "$h29iv0s8:example.com"
             && origin_server_ts == UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_millis(1)
-            && prev_content.aliases == vec![RoomAliasId::try_from("#inner:localhost").unwrap()]
+            && prev_content.aliases == vec![room_alias_id!("#inner:localhost")]
             && sender == "@carl:example.com"
             && state_key == ""
             && unsigned.is_empty()
diff --git a/ruma-events/tests/stripped.rs b/ruma-events/tests/stripped.rs
index 567e1d95..2f1a9b26 100644
--- a/ruma-events/tests/stripped.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/tests/stripped.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-use std::convert::TryFrom;
-
 use js_int::uint;
 use ruma_events::{
     room::{join_rules::JoinRule, topic::TopicEventContent},
     AnyStateEventContent, AnyStrippedStateEvent, StrippedStateEvent,
 };
-use ruma_identifiers::UserId;
+use ruma_identifiers::user_id;
 use serde_json::{from_value as from_json_value, json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
 #[test]
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ fn serialize_stripped_state_event_any_content() {
             topic: "Testing room".into(),
         }),
         state_key: "".into(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@example:localhost").unwrap(),
+        sender: user_id!("@example:localhost"),
     };
 
     let json_data = json!({
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ fn serialize_stripped_state_event_any_event() {
     let event = AnyStrippedStateEvent::RoomTopic(StrippedStateEvent {
         content: TopicEventContent { topic: "Testing room".into() },
         state_key: "".into(),
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@example:localhost").unwrap(),
+        sender: user_id!("@example:localhost"),
     });
 
     let json_data = json!({
diff --git a/ruma-events/tests/to_device.rs b/ruma-events/tests/to_device.rs
index 09d9a012..4a3ca6fa 100644
--- a/ruma-events/tests/to_device.rs
+++ b/ruma-events/tests/to_device.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-use std::convert::TryFrom;
-
 use ruma_events::{
     room_key::RoomKeyEventContent, Algorithm, AnyToDeviceEventContent, ToDeviceEvent,
 };
-use ruma_identifiers::{RoomId, UserId};
+use ruma_identifiers::{room_id, user_id};
 use serde_json::{json, to_value as to_json_value};
 
 #[test]
 fn serialization() {
     let ev = ToDeviceEvent {
-        sender: UserId::try_from("@example:example.org").unwrap(),
+        sender: user_id!("@example:example.org"),
         content: AnyToDeviceEventContent::RoomKey(RoomKeyEventContent {
             algorithm: Algorithm::MegolmV1AesSha2,
-            room_id: RoomId::try_from("!testroomid:example.org").unwrap(),
+            room_id: room_id!("!testroomid:example.org"),
             session_id: "SessId".into(),
             session_key: "SessKey".into(),
         }),
diff --git a/ruma-federation-api/src/serde/pdu_process_response.rs b/ruma-federation-api/src/serde/pdu_process_response.rs
index 57c0a807..862508ed 100644
--- a/ruma-federation-api/src/serde/pdu_process_response.rs
+++ b/ruma-federation-api/src/serde/pdu_process_response.rs
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for PduProcessResponseVisitor {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::{collections::BTreeMap, convert::TryFrom};
+    use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
-    use ruma_identifiers::EventId;
+    use ruma_identifiers::{event_id, EventId};
     use serde_json::{json, value::Serializer as JsonSerializer};
 
     use super::{deserialize, serialize};
@@ -80,10 +80,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn serialize_error() {
         let mut response: BTreeMap<EventId, Result<(), String>> = BTreeMap::new();
-        response.insert(
-            EventId::try_from("$someevent:matrix.org").unwrap(),
-            Err("Some processing error.".into()),
-        );
+        response.insert(event_id!("$someevent:matrix.org"), Err("Some processing error.".into()));
 
         let serialized = serialize(&response, JsonSerializer).unwrap();
         let json = json!({
@@ -95,7 +92,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn serialize_ok() {
         let mut response: BTreeMap<EventId, Result<(), String>> = BTreeMap::new();
-        response.insert(EventId::try_from("$someevent:matrix.org").unwrap(), Ok(()));
+        response.insert(event_id!("$someevent:matrix.org"), Ok(()));
 
         let serialized = serialize(&response, serde_json::value::Serializer).unwrap();
         let json = json!({
@@ -111,7 +108,7 @@ mod tests {
         });
 
         let response = deserialize(json).unwrap();
-        let event_id = EventId::try_from("$someevent:matrix.org").unwrap();
+        let event_id = event_id!("$someevent:matrix.org");
 
         let event_response = response.get(&event_id).unwrap().clone().unwrap_err();
         assert_eq!(event_response, "Some processing error.");
@@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ mod tests {
         });
 
         let response = deserialize(json).unwrap();
-        let event_id = EventId::try_from("$someevent:matrix.org").unwrap();
+        let event_id = event_id!("$someevent:matrix.org");
 
         assert!(response.get(&event_id).unwrap().is_ok());
     }
@@ -136,7 +133,7 @@ mod tests {
         });
 
         let response = deserialize(json).unwrap();
-        let event_id = EventId::try_from("$someevent:matrix.org").unwrap();
+        let event_id = event_id!("$someevent:matrix.org");
 
         let event_response = response.get(&event_id).unwrap().clone().unwrap_err();
         assert_eq!(event_response, "");
@@ -148,9 +145,6 @@ mod tests {
             "$someevent:matrix.org": {}
         });
         let response = deserialize(json).unwrap();
-        assert!(response
-            .get(&EventId::try_from("$someevent:matrix.org").unwrap())
-            .unwrap()
-            .is_ok());
+        assert!(response.get(&event_id!("$someevent:matrix.org")).unwrap().is_ok());
     }
 }