diff --git a/src/state/ObservableScope.test.ts b/src/state/ObservableScope.test.ts
index 8513b54b..99f2b424 100644
--- a/src/state/ObservableScope.test.ts
+++ b/src/state/ObservableScope.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
 Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, Subject } from "rxjs";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
 
@@ -102,52 +102,3 @@ describe("Epoch", () => {
     s$.complete();
   });
 });
-
-describe("Reconcile", () => {
-  it("should wait for cleanup to complete before processing next Value", async () => {
-    vi.useFakeTimers();
-
-    const scope = new ObservableScope();
-    const cleanUp1 = Promise.withResolvers<void>();
-    const cleanUp2 = vi.fn();
-
-    const behavior$ = new BehaviorSubject<number>(1);
-    let lastProcessed = 0;
-
-    scope.reconcile<number>(
-      behavior$,
-      async (value: number): Promise<(() => Promise<void>) | void> => {
-        lastProcessed = value;
-        if (value === 1) {
-          return Promise.resolve(async (): Promise<void> => cleanUp1.promise);
-        } else if (value === 2) {
-          return Promise.resolve(async (): Promise<void> => {
-            cleanUp2();
-            return Promise.resolve(undefined);
-          });
-        }
-        return Promise.resolve();
-      },
-    );
-
-    // behavior$.next(1);
-    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(200);
-    behavior$.next(2);
-    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(300);
-
-    await vi.runAllTimersAsync();
-
-    // Should not have processed 2 yet because cleanup of 1 is pending
-    expect(lastProcessed).toBe(1);
-    cleanUp1.resolve();
-    // await flushPromises();
-
-    await vi.runAllTimersAsync();
-    // Now 2 should be processed
-    expect(lastProcessed).toBe(2);
-
-    scope.end();
-    await vi.runAllTimersAsync();
-    expect(cleanUp2).toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/state/ObservableScope.ts b/src/state/ObservableScope.ts
index 87a95ba5..27f501c7 100644
--- a/src/state/ObservableScope.ts
+++ b/src/state/ObservableScope.ts
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ export class ObservableScope {
    * values may be skipped.
    *
    * Basically, this is like React's useEffect but async and for Behaviors.
-   *
-   * @arg value$ - The Behavior to track.
-   * @arg callback - Called whenever the value must be handled. May return a clean-up function
-   *
    */
   public reconcile<T>(
     value$: Behavior<T>,
@@ -225,7 +221,6 @@ export class Epoch<T> {
     this.value = value;
     this.epoch = epoch ?? 0;
   }
-
   /**
    * Maps the value inside the epoch to a new value while keeping the epoch number.
    * # usage