diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/matrix.py b/mautrix_telegram/matrix.py
index be177ef4..a48fc885 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/matrix.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/matrix.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ from typing import Dict, Set, Tuple, Union, Iterable, TYPE_CHECKING
 from mautrix.bridge import BaseMatrixHandler
 from mautrix.types import (Event, EventType, RoomID, UserID, EventID, ReceiptEvent, ReceiptType,
                            ReceiptEventContent, PresenceEvent, PresenceState, TypingEvent,
-                           MessageEvent, StateEvent, RedactionEvent, RoomNameStateEventContent,
+                           StateEvent, RedactionEvent, RoomNameStateEventContent,
                            RoomAvatarStateEventContent, RoomTopicStateEventContent,
-                           MemberStateEventContent, EncryptedEvent, TextMessageEventContent,
+                           MemberStateEventContent, TextMessageEventContent,
                            MessageType)
 from mautrix.errors import MatrixError
 
@@ -338,19 +338,6 @@ class MatrixHandler(BaseMatrixHandler):
 
         self.previously_typing[room_id] = now_typing
 
-    def filter_matrix_event(self, evt: Event) -> bool:
-        if isinstance(evt, (TypingEvent, ReceiptEvent, PresenceEvent)):
-            return False
-        elif not isinstance(evt, (RedactionEvent, MessageEvent, StateEvent, EncryptedEvent)):
-            return True
-        if evt.content.get(self.az.real_user_content_key, False):
-            puppet = pu.Puppet.deprecated_sync_get_by_custom_mxid(evt.sender)
-            if puppet:
-                self.log.debug("Ignoring puppet-sent event %s", evt.event_id)
-                return True
-        return evt.sender and (evt.sender == self.az.bot_mxid
-                               or pu.Puppet.get_id_from_mxid(evt.sender) is not None)
-
     async def handle_ephemeral_event(self, evt: Union[ReceiptEvent, PresenceEvent, TypingEvent]
                                      ) -> None:
         if evt.type == EventType.RECEIPT:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6472c092..0f823923 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ python-magic>=0.4,<0.5
 commonmark>=0.8,<0.10
 aiohttp>=3,<4
 yarl>=1,<2
-mautrix>=0.11.3,<0.12
+mautrix>=0.11.4,<0.12
 #telethon>=1.22,<1.24
 # Temporary patch for 64-bit IDs until upstream telethon 2.0 is ready
 tulir-telethon==1.24.0a2