diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33c2007e91..7d1dd907c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@babel/runtime": "^7.12.5",
-        "@element-hq/element-web-module-api": "1.1.0",
+        "@element-hq/element-web-module-api": "1.2.0",
         "@fontsource/inconsolata": "^5",
         "@fontsource/inter": "^5",
         "@formatjs/intl-segmenter": "^11.5.7",
diff --git a/src/modules/customComponentApi.tsx b/src/modules/customComponentApi.tsx
index 3c26fb6300..2daa788afe 100644
--- a/src/modules/customComponentApi.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/customComponentApi.tsx
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ interface CustomMessageComponentProps extends Omit<ModuleCustomMessageComponentP
 
 export class CustomComponentsApi implements ICustomComponentsApi {
     /**
-     * Convert a matrix-js-sdk event into a SDK-neutral ModuleMatrixEvent.
-     * @param sdkEvent
+     * Convert a matrix-js-sdk event into a ModuleMatrixEvent.
+     * @param mxEvent
      * @returns An event object, or `null` if the event was not a message event.
      */
-    private static getModuleMatrixEvent(sdkEvent: MatrixEvent): ModuleMatrixEvent | null {
-        const eventId = sdkEvent.getId();
-        const roomId = sdkEvent.getRoomId();
-        const sender = sdkEvent.sender;
+    private static getModuleMatrixEvent(mxEvent: MatrixEvent): ModuleMatrixEvent | null {
+        const eventId = mxEvent.getId();
+        const roomId = mxEvent.getRoomId();
+        const sender = mxEvent.sender;
         // Typically we wouldn't expect messages without these keys to be rendered
         // by the timeline, but for the sake of type safety.
         if (!eventId || !roomId || !sender) {
@@ -45,15 +45,14 @@ export class CustomComponentsApi implements ICustomComponentsApi {
             return null;
         }
         return {
-            content: sdkEvent.getContent(),
+            content: mxEvent.getContent(),
             eventId,
-            originServerTs: sdkEvent.getTs(),
-            redacts: sdkEvent.event.redacts,
+            originServerTs: mxEvent.getTs(),
             roomId,
             sender: sender.userId,
-            stateKey: sdkEvent.getStateKey(),
-            type: sdkEvent.getType(),
-            unsigned: sdkEvent.getUnsigned(),
+            stateKey: mxEvent.getStateKey(),
+            type: mxEvent.getType(),
+            unsigned: mxEvent.getUnsigned(),
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5fdfbb7f7a..cb31dad7fc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1672,10 +1672,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@element-hq/element-call-embedded/-/element-call-embedded-0.12.2.tgz#b6b6b7df69369b3088960b79591ce1bfd2b84a1a"
   integrity sha512-2u5/bOARcjc5TFq4929x1R0tvsNbeVA58FBtiW05GlIJCapxzPSOeeGhbqEcJ1TW3/hLGpiKMcw0QwRBQVNzQA==
 
-"@element-hq/element-web-module-api@1.1.0":
-  version "1.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@element-hq/element-web-module-api/-/element-web-module-api-1.1.0.tgz#ba45fbf7c3491437935b7bbcfc5677d4e1e66591"
-  integrity sha512-+DB+8MPFjslYwK/V4wIDUHib+0B/BB6d524zltWJVSjg4l3CVGL7PbXMi1m5pcbuuhOK6tpbxUmcfS7RgkpPrg==
+"@element-hq/element-web-module-api@1.2.0":
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@element-hq/element-web-module-api/-/element-web-module-api-1.2.0.tgz#4d91c890a74f808a82759dcb00a8e47dcf131236"
+  integrity sha512-+2fjShcuFLWVWzhRVlveg4MHevcT7XiXie6JB2SIS89FoJWAnsr41eiSbUORAIHndBCrznU8a/lYz9Pf8BXYVA==
 
 "@element-hq/element-web-playwright-common@^1.1.5":
   version "1.3.0"