diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ecbcbc..cdcc26d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "find-npm-prefix": "^1.0.2",
     "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.6",
-    "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
     "mkdirp": "^1.0.3",
     "needle": "^2.5.0",
     "node-pre-gyp": "^0.15.0",
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 2f07393..20e787f 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -9,52 +9,4 @@ set -e
 
 cd `dirname $0`
 
-for i in matrix-js-sdk
-do
-    echo "Checking version of $i..."
-    depver=`cat package.json | jq -r .devDependencies[\"$i\"]`
-    latestver=`yarn info -s $i dist-tags.next`
-    if [ "$depver" != "$latestver" ]
-    then
-        echo "The latest version of $i is $latestver but package.json depends on $depver."
-        echo -n "Type 'u' to auto-upgrade, 'c' to continue anyway, or 'a' to abort:"
-        read resp
-        if [ "$resp" != "u" ] && [ "$resp" != "c" ]
-        then
-            echo "Aborting."
-            exit 1
-        fi
-        if [ "$resp" == "u" ]
-        then
-            echo "Upgrading $i to $latestver..."
-            yarn add -ED $i@$latestver
-            git add -u
-            # The `-e` flag opens the editor and gives you a chance to check
-            # the upgrade for correctness.
-            git commit -m "Upgrade $i to $latestver" -e
-        fi
-    fi
-done
-
 ./node_modules/matrix-js-sdk/release.sh -n -z "$@"
-
-release="${1#v}"
-prerelease=0
-# We check if this build is a prerelease by looking to
-# see if the version has a hyphen in it. Crude,
-# but semver doesn't support postreleases so anything
-# with a hyphen is a prerelease.
-echo $release | grep -q '-' && prerelease=1
-
-if [ $prerelease -eq 0 ]
-then
-    # For a release, reset SDK deps back to the `develop` branch.
-    for i in matrix-js-sdk
-    do
-        echo "Resetting $i to develop branch..."
-        yarn add -D github:matrix-org/$i#develop
-        git add -u
-        git commit -m "Reset $i back to develop branch"
-    done
-    git push origin develop
-fi
diff --git a/scripts/ci/install-deps.sh b/scripts/ci/install-deps.sh
index bbda74e..7d53ea8 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/install-deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/install-deps.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,4 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-scripts/fetchdep.sh matrix-org matrix-js-sdk
-
-pushd matrix-js-sdk
-yarn link
-yarn install $@
-popd
-
-yarn link matrix-js-sdk
 yarn install $@
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a71f1c0..1e7587a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -86,13 +86,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/parser/-/parser-7.10.5.tgz#e7c6bf5a7deff957cec9f04b551e2762909d826b"
   integrity sha512-wfryxy4bE1UivvQKSQDU4/X6dr+i8bctjUjj8Zyt3DQy7NtPizJXT8M52nqpNKL+nq2PW8lxk4ZqLj0fD4B4hQ==
 
-"@babel/runtime@^7.8.3":
-  version "7.9.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.9.2.tgz#d90df0583a3a252f09aaa619665367bae518db06"
-  integrity sha512-NE2DtOdufG7R5vnfQUTehdTfNycfUANEtCa9PssN9O/xmTzP4E08UI797ixaei6hBEVL9BI/PsdJS5x7mWoB9Q==
-  dependencies:
-    regenerator-runtime "^0.13.4"
-
 "@babel/template@^7.10.4":
   version "7.10.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/template/-/template-7.10.4.tgz#3251996c4200ebc71d1a8fc405fba940f36ba278"
@@ -348,11 +341,6 @@ ajv@^6.12.0:
     json-schema-traverse "^0.4.1"
     uri-js "^4.2.2"
 
-another-json@^0.2.0:
-  version "0.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/another-json/-/another-json-0.2.0.tgz#b5f4019c973b6dd5c6506a2d93469cb6d32aeedc"
-  integrity sha1-tfQBnJc7bdXGUGotk0acttMq7tw=
-
 ansi-align@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-align/-/ansi-align-2.0.0.tgz#c36aeccba563b89ceb556f3690f0b1d9e3547f7f"
@@ -647,13 +635,6 @@ balanced-match@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz#89b4d199ab2bee49de164ea02b89ce462d71b767"
   integrity sha1-ibTRmasr7kneFk6gK4nORi1xt2c=
 
-base-x@^3.0.2:
-  version "3.0.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/base-x/-/base-x-3.0.7.tgz#1c5a7fafe8f66b4114063e8da102799d4e7c408f"
-  integrity sha512-zAKJGuQPihXW22fkrfOclUUZXM2g92z5GzlSMHxhO6r6Qj+Nm0ccaGNBzDZojzwOMkpjAv4J0fOv1U4go+a4iw==
-  dependencies:
-    safe-buffer "^5.0.1"
-
 base64-js@^1.0.2:
   version "1.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/base64-js/-/base64-js-1.3.1.tgz#58ece8cb75dd07e71ed08c736abc5fac4dbf8df1"
@@ -744,18 +725,6 @@ brace-expansion@^1.1.7:
     balanced-match "^1.0.0"
     concat-map "0.0.1"
 
-browser-request@^0.3.3:
-  version "0.3.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/browser-request/-/browser-request-0.3.3.tgz#9ece5b5aca89a29932242e18bf933def9876cc17"
-  integrity sha1-ns5bWsqJopkyJC4Yv5M975h2zBc=
-
-bs58@^4.0.1:
-  version "4.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bs58/-/bs58-4.0.1.tgz#be161e76c354f6f788ae4071f63f34e8c4f0a42a"
-  integrity sha1-vhYedsNU9veIrkBx9j806MTwpCo=
-  dependencies:
-    base-x "^3.0.2"
-
 buffer-crc32@^0.2.1, buffer-crc32@^0.2.13:
   version "0.2.13"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/buffer-crc32/-/buffer-crc32-0.2.13.tgz#0d333e3f00eac50aa1454abd30ef8c2a5d9a7242"
@@ -1175,11 +1144,6 @@ contains-path@^0.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/contains-path/-/contains-path-0.1.0.tgz#fe8cf184ff6670b6baef01a9d4861a5cbec4120a"
   integrity sha1-/ozxhP9mcLa67wGp1IYaXL7EEgo=
 
-content-type@^1.0.2:
-  version "1.0.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/content-type/-/content-type-1.0.4.tgz#e138cc75e040c727b1966fe5e5f8c9aee256fe3b"
-  integrity sha512-hIP3EEPs8tB9AT1L+NUqtwOAps4mk2Zob89MWXMHjHWg9milF/j4osnnQLXBCBFBk/tvIG/tUc9mOUJiPBhPXA==
-
 copy-concurrently@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/copy-concurrently/-/copy-concurrently-1.0.5.tgz#92297398cae34937fcafd6ec8139c18051f0b5e0"
@@ -3417,11 +3381,6 @@ lodash@^4.17.15, lodash@^4.17.16, lodash@^4.17.19:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.19.tgz#e48ddedbe30b3321783c5b4301fbd353bc1e4a4b"
   integrity sha512-JNvd8XER9GQX0v2qJgsaN/mzFCNA5BRe/j8JN9d+tWyGLSodKQHKFicdwNYzWwI3wjRnaKPsGj1XkBjx/F96DQ==
 
-loglevel@^1.6.4:
-  version "1.6.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loglevel/-/loglevel-1.6.6.tgz#0ee6300cc058db6b3551fa1c4bf73b83bb771312"
-  integrity sha512-Sgr5lbboAUBo3eXCSPL4/KoVz3ROKquOjcctxmHIt+vol2DrqTQe3SwkKKuYhEiWB5kYa13YyopJ69deJ1irzQ==
-
 loose-envify@^1.4.0:
   version "1.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loose-envify/-/loose-envify-1.4.0.tgz#71ee51fa7be4caec1a63839f7e682d8132d30caf"
@@ -3492,20 +3451,6 @@ map-age-cleaner@^0.1.1:
   dependencies:
     p-defer "^1.0.0"
 
-"matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
-  version "8.0.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/c669382e12c8cd1d7d538421dfad4f50812af44d"
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.8.3"
-    another-json "^0.2.0"
-    browser-request "^0.3.3"
-    bs58 "^4.0.1"
-    content-type "^1.0.2"
-    loglevel "^1.6.4"
-    qs "^6.5.2"
-    request "^2.88.0"
-    unhomoglyph "^1.0.2"
-
 meant@~1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/meant/-/meant-1.0.1.tgz#66044fea2f23230ec806fb515efea29c44d2115d"
@@ -4630,11 +4575,6 @@ qrcode-terminal@^0.12.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qrcode-terminal/-/qrcode-terminal-0.12.0.tgz#bb5b699ef7f9f0505092a3748be4464fe71b5819"
   integrity sha512-EXtzRZmC+YGmGlDFbXKxQiMZNwCLEO6BANKXG4iCtSIM0yqc/pappSx3RIKr4r0uh5JsBckOXeKrB3Iz7mdQpQ==
 
-qs@^6.5.2:
-  version "6.9.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.9.1.tgz#20082c65cb78223635ab1a9eaca8875a29bf8ec9"
-  integrity sha512-Cxm7/SS/y/Z3MHWSxXb8lIFqgqBowP5JMlTUFyJN88y0SGQhVmZnqFK/PeuMX9LzUyWsqqhNxIyg0jlzq946yA==
-
 qs@~6.5.2:
   version "6.5.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.5.2.tgz#cb3ae806e8740444584ef154ce8ee98d403f3e36"
@@ -4815,11 +4755,6 @@ readdir-scoped-modules@^1.0.0, readdir-scoped-modules@^1.1.0:
     graceful-fs "^4.1.2"
     once "^1.3.0"
 
-regenerator-runtime@^0.13.4:
-  version "0.13.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/regenerator-runtime/-/regenerator-runtime-0.13.5.tgz#d878a1d094b4306d10b9096484b33ebd55e26697"
-  integrity sha512-ZS5w8CpKFinUzOwW3c83oPeVXoNsrLsaCoLtJvAClH135j/R77RuymhiSErhm2lKcwSCIpmvIWSbDkIfAqKQlA==
-
 regexp.prototype.flags@^1.2.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/regexp.prototype.flags/-/regexp.prototype.flags-1.2.0.tgz#6b30724e306a27833eeb171b66ac8890ba37e41c"
@@ -5678,11 +5613,6 @@ umask@^1.1.0, umask@~1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/umask/-/umask-1.1.0.tgz#f29cebf01df517912bb58ff9c4e50fde8e33320d"
   integrity sha1-8pzr8B31F5ErtY/5xOUP3o4zMg0=
 
-unhomoglyph@^1.0.2:
-  version "1.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unhomoglyph/-/unhomoglyph-1.0.3.tgz#8d3551622b57754e10a831bf81442d7f15d1ddfd"
-  integrity sha512-PC/OAHE8aiTK0Gfmy0PxOlePazRn+BeCM1r4kFtkHgEnkJZgJoI7yD2yUEjsfSdLXKU1FSt/EcIZvNoKazYUTw==
-
 unique-filename@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unique-filename/-/unique-filename-1.1.1.tgz#1d69769369ada0583103a1e6ae87681b56573230"