diff --git a/src/session/model/room/mod.rs b/src/session/model/room/mod.rs
index 29091ae9..b7078a7c 100644
--- a/src/session/model/room/mod.rs
+++ b/src/session/model/room/mod.rs
@@ -2089,47 +2089,6 @@ impl Room {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Accept the invitation to this room.
-    pub async fn accept_invite(&self) -> MatrixResult<()> {
-        let matrix_room = self.matrix_room();
-
-        if matrix_room.state() != RoomState::Invited {
-            error!("Can’t accept invite, because this room isn’t an invited room");
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-
-        let matrix_room = matrix_room.clone();
-        let handle = spawn_tokio!(async move { matrix_room.join().await });
-        match handle.await.expect("task was not aborted") {
-            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
-            Err(error) => {
-                error!("Accepting invitation failed: {error}");
-                Err(error)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Decline the invitation to this room.
-    pub async fn decline_invite(&self) -> MatrixResult<()> {
-        let matrix_room = self.matrix_room();
-
-        if matrix_room.state() != RoomState::Invited {
-            error!("Cannot decline invite, because this room is not an invited room");
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-
-        let matrix_room = matrix_room.clone();
-        let handle = spawn_tokio!(async move { matrix_room.leave().await });
-        match handle.await.expect("task was not aborted") {
-            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
-            Err(error) => {
-                error!("Declining invitation failed: {error}");
-
-                Err(error)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Forget a room that is left.
     pub async fn forget(&self) -> MatrixResult<()> {
         if self.category() != RoomCategory::Left {
diff --git a/src/session/view/content/invite.rs b/src/session/view/content/invite.rs
index 2989d0c1..5bfafbfe 100644
--- a/src/session/view/content/invite.rs
+++ b/src/session/view/content/invite.rs
@@ -239,8 +239,7 @@ impl Invite {
         imp.accept_button.set_is_loading(true);
         imp.accept_requests.borrow_mut().insert(room.clone());
 
-        let result = room.accept_invite().await;
-        if result.is_err() {
+        if room.set_category(RoomCategory::Normal).await.is_err() {
             toast!(
                 self,
                 gettext(
@@ -274,7 +273,7 @@ impl Invite {
 
         let ignored_inviter = response.ignore_inviter.then(|| room.inviter()).flatten();
 
-        let closed = match room.decline_invite().await {
+        let closed = match room.set_category(RoomCategory::Left).await {
             Ok(_) => {
                 // A room where we were invited is usually empty so just close it.
                 let _ = self.activate_action("session.close-room", None);