diff --git a/changelog.d/13281.misc b/changelog.d/13281.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dea51d1362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/13281.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Don't pull out the full state when creating an event.
diff --git a/synapse/events/builder.py b/synapse/events/builder.py
index 4caf6cbdee..17f624b68f 100644
--- a/synapse/events/builder.py
+++ b/synapse/events/builder.py
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ from synapse.api.room_versions import (
     RoomVersion,
 )
 from synapse.crypto.event_signing import add_hashes_and_signatures
+from synapse.event_auth import auth_types_for_event
 from synapse.events import EventBase, _EventInternalMetadata, make_event_from_dict
 from synapse.state import StateHandler
 from synapse.storage.databases.main import DataStore
+from synapse.storage.state import StateFilter
 from synapse.types import EventID, JsonDict
 from synapse.util import Clock
 from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
@@ -121,7 +123,11 @@ class EventBuilder:
         """
         if auth_event_ids is None:
             state_ids = await self._state.compute_state_after_events(
-                self.room_id, prev_event_ids
+                self.room_id,
+                prev_event_ids,
+                state_filter=StateFilter.from_types(
+                    auth_types_for_event(self.room_version, self)
+                ),
             )
             auth_event_ids = self._event_auth_handler.compute_auth_events(
                 self, state_ids
diff --git a/synapse/state/__init__.py b/synapse/state/__init__.py
index fcb7e829d4..e3faa52cd6 100644
--- a/synapse/state/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/state/__init__.py
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class StateHandler:
         self,
         room_id: str,
         event_ids: Collection[str],
+        state_filter: Optional[StateFilter] = None,
     ) -> StateMap[str]:
         """Fetch the state after each of the given event IDs. Resolve them and return.
 
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ class StateHandler:
         """
         logger.debug("calling resolve_state_groups from compute_state_after_events")
         ret = await self.resolve_state_groups_for_events(room_id, event_ids)
-        return await ret.get_state(self._state_storage_controller, StateFilter.all())
+        return await ret.get_state(self._state_storage_controller, state_filter)
 
     async def get_current_users_in_room(
         self, room_id: str, latest_event_ids: List[str]