diff --git a/src/service/pdu.rs b/src/service/pdu.rs
index 9e7f6d1d..c3e8d59c 100644
--- a/src/service/pdu.rs
+++ b/src/service/pdu.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::Error;
 use ruma::{
+    canonical_json::redact_content_in_place,
     events::{
         room::member::RoomMemberEventContent, space::child::HierarchySpaceChildEvent,
         AnyEphemeralRoomEvent, AnyMessageLikeEvent, AnyStateEvent, AnyStrippedStateEvent,
@@ -56,53 +57,16 @@ impl PduEvent {
     ) -> crate::Result<()> {
         self.unsigned = None;
 
-        let allowed: &[&str] = match self.kind {
-            TimelineEventType::RoomMember => &["join_authorised_via_users_server", "membership"],
-            TimelineEventType::RoomCreate => match room_version_id {
-                RoomVersionId::V1
-                | RoomVersionId::V2
-                | RoomVersionId::V3
-                | RoomVersionId::V4
-                | RoomVersionId::V5
-                | RoomVersionId::V6
-                | RoomVersionId::V7
-                | RoomVersionId::V8
-                | RoomVersionId::V9
-                | RoomVersionId::V10 => &["creator"],
-                _ => &[], // V11 removed the creator key
-            },
-            TimelineEventType::RoomJoinRules => &["join_rule"],
-            TimelineEventType::RoomPowerLevels => &[
-                "ban",
-                "events",
-                "events_default",
-                "kick",
-                "redact",
-                "state_default",
-                "users",
-                "users_default",
-            ],
-            TimelineEventType::RoomHistoryVisibility => &["history_visibility"],
-            _ => &[],
-        };
-
-        let mut old_content: BTreeMap<String, serde_json::Value> =
-            serde_json::from_str(self.content.get())
-                .map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("PDU in db has invalid content."))?;
-
-        let mut new_content = serde_json::Map::new();
-
-        for key in allowed {
-            if let Some(value) = old_content.remove(*key) {
-                new_content.insert((*key).to_owned(), value);
-            }
-        }
+        let mut content = serde_json::from_str(self.content.get())
+            .map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("PDU in db has invalid content."))?;
+        redact_content_in_place(&mut content, &room_version_id, self.kind.to_string())
+            .map_err(|e| Error::RedactionError(self.sender.server_name().to_owned(), e))?;
 
         self.unsigned = Some(to_raw_value(&json!({
             "redacted_because": serde_json::to_value(reason).expect("to_value(PduEvent) always works")
         })).expect("to string always works"));
 
-        self.content = to_raw_value(&new_content).expect("to string always works");
+        self.content = to_raw_value(&content).expect("to string always works");
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/error.rs b/src/utils/error.rs
index 6e88cf59..83ef3095 100644
--- a/src/utils/error.rs
+++ b/src/utils/error.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[cfg(feature = "conduit_bin")]
     #[error("{0}")]
     PathError(#[from] axum::extract::rejection::PathRejection),
+    #[error("from {0}: {1}")]
+    RedactionError(OwnedServerName, ruma::canonical_json::RedactionError),
 }
 
 impl Error {