diff --git a/lib/encryption/encryption.dart b/lib/encryption/encryption.dart
index 68b0e8a6..edc7c87a 100644
--- a/lib/encryption/encryption.dart
+++ b/lib/encryption/encryption.dart
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ class Encryption {
   }
 
   Event decryptRoomEventSync(String roomId, Event event) {
+    if (event.type != EventTypes.Encrypted || event.redacted) {
+      return event;
+    }
     final content = event.parsedRoomEncryptedContent;
     if (event.type != EventTypes.Encrypted ||
         content.ciphertextMegolm == null) {
@@ -294,7 +297,7 @@ class Encryption {
   Future<Event> decryptRoomEvent(String roomId, Event event,
       {bool store = false,
       EventUpdateType updateType = EventUpdateType.timeline}) async {
-    if (event.type != EventTypes.Encrypted) {
+    if (event.type != EventTypes.Encrypted || event.redacted) {
       return event;
     }
     final content = event.parsedRoomEncryptedContent;
diff --git a/lib/src/event.dart b/lib/src/event.dart
index d29baf72..a3835755 100644
--- a/lib/src/event.dart
+++ b/lib/src/event.dart
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ class Event extends MatrixEvent {
       ? room.unsafeGetUserFromMemoryOrFallback(stateKey!)
       : null;
 
-  final MatrixEvent? originalSource;
+  MatrixEvent? _originalSource;
+  MatrixEvent? get originalSource => _originalSource;
 
   Event({
     this.status = defaultStatus,
@@ -85,8 +86,9 @@ class Event extends MatrixEvent {
     Map<String, dynamic>? prevContent,
     String? stateKey,
     required this.room,
-    this.originalSource,
-  }) : super(
+    MatrixEvent? originalSource,
+  })  : _originalSource = originalSource,
+        super(
           content: content,
           type: type,
           eventId: eventId,
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ class Event extends MatrixEvent {
       'redacted_because': redactedBecause.toJson(),
     };
     prevContent = null;
+    _originalSource = null;
     final contentKeyWhiteList = <String>[];
     switch (type) {
       case EventTypes.RoomMember: