diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 09eb04b94c..684f83b38d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "jsrsasign": "^10.2.0",
     "katex": "^0.12.0",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "3.43.0",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop",
     "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.18",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "17.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c7c117b9af..34cfbf9d52 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8190,23 +8190,6 @@ matrix-events-sdk@^0.0.1-beta.7:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-events-sdk/-/matrix-events-sdk-0.0.1-beta.7.tgz#5ffe45eba1f67cc8d7c2377736c728b322524934"
   integrity sha512-9jl4wtWanUFSy2sr2lCjErN/oC8KTAtaeaozJtrgot1JiQcEI4Rda9OLgQ7nLKaqb4Z/QUx/fR3XpDzm5Jy1JA==
 
-matrix-js-sdk@17.1.0:
-  version "17.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-js-sdk/-/matrix-js-sdk-17.1.0.tgz#15335b2f8987c7a7f1b5ef91432f981dbe052fc7"
-  integrity sha512-1MZYo+B4FnZMII1/Mw0E7WX4erCxnPpeA8fankY5Ql82LQQVSnceOpX2XAsRlDHcxcdExB929KKqVrk/eqDM/A==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
-    another-json "^0.2.0"
-    browser-request "^0.3.3"
-    bs58 "^4.0.1"
-    content-type "^1.0.4"
-    loglevel "^1.7.1"
-    matrix-events-sdk "^0.0.1-beta.7"
-    p-retry "^4.5.0"
-    qs "^6.9.6"
-    request "^2.88.2"
-    unhomoglyph "^1.0.6"
-
 "matrix-js-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop":
   version "17.1.0"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/tar.gz/3649cf46d3435f5b9ff8f60d17f9402c41638dd4"
@@ -8231,10 +8214,9 @@ matrix-mock-request@^1.2.3:
     bluebird "^3.5.0"
     expect "^1.20.2"
 
-matrix-react-sdk@3.43.0:
+"matrix-react-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop":
   version "3.43.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-sdk/-/matrix-react-sdk-3.43.0.tgz#a9bff7e221b96c30c4957ce6924e1dea8f01ea4f"
-  integrity sha512-eJZaNsZWT5G3HIJhK6mwSa5G+Q6RWNKlJkOcur7CPwx7KeZisJiMa10HJhRVfUAXW7uHTKPHYS4pCErvHUMv4w==
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/tar.gz/c7c0fdbcc530243ac4675b70826237231f79cb62"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
     "@sentry/browser" "^6.11.0"
@@ -8272,7 +8254,7 @@ matrix-react-sdk@3.43.0:
     matrix-analytics-events "github:matrix-org/matrix-analytics-events.git#daad3faed54f0b1f1e026a7498b4653e4d01cd90"
     matrix-encrypt-attachment "^1.0.3"
     matrix-events-sdk "^0.0.1-beta.7"
-    matrix-js-sdk "17.1.0"
+    matrix-js-sdk "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop"
     matrix-widget-api "^0.1.0-beta.18"
     minimist "^1.2.5"
     opus-recorder "^8.0.3"