diff --git a/src/async-components/views/dialogs/security/CreateSecretStorageDialog.tsx b/src/async-components/views/dialogs/security/CreateSecretStorageDialog.tsx
index 441f217be9..2278fb3806 100644
--- a/src/async-components/views/dialogs/security/CreateSecretStorageDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/async-components/views/dialogs/security/CreateSecretStorageDialog.tsx
@@ -404,13 +404,10 @@ export default class CreateSecretStorageDialog extends React.PureComponent<IProp
     };
 
     private restoreBackup = async (): Promise<void> => {
-        const keyCallback = (k: Uint8Array): void => {};
-
         const { finished } = Modal.createDialog(
             RestoreKeyBackupDialog,
             {
                 showSummary: false,
-                keyCallback,
             },
             undefined,
             /* priority = */ false,
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/security/RestoreKeyBackupDialog.tsx b/src/components/views/dialogs/security/RestoreKeyBackupDialog.tsx
index 3b54f4f197..be76491c2f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/security/RestoreKeyBackupDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/security/RestoreKeyBackupDialog.tsx
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ interface IProps {
     // if false, will close the dialog as soon as the restore completes successfully
     // default: true
     showSummary?: boolean;
-    // If specified, gather the key from the user but then call the function with the backup
-    // key rather than actually (necessarily) restoring the backup.
-    keyCallback?: (key: Uint8Array) => void;
     onFinished(done?: boolean): void;
 }
 
@@ -156,13 +153,6 @@ export default class RestoreKeyBackupDialog extends React.PureComponent<IProps,
                 this.state.backupInfo,
                 { progressCallback: this.progressCallback },
             );
-            if (this.props.keyCallback) {
-                const key = await MatrixClientPeg.safeGet().keyBackupKeyFromPassword(
-                    this.state.passPhrase,
-                    this.state.backupInfo,
-                );
-                this.props.keyCallback(key);
-            }
 
             if (!this.props.showSummary) {
                 this.props.onFinished(true);
@@ -197,10 +187,6 @@ export default class RestoreKeyBackupDialog extends React.PureComponent<IProps,
                 this.state.backupInfo,
                 { progressCallback: this.progressCallback },
             );
-            if (this.props.keyCallback) {
-                const key = decodeRecoveryKey(this.state.recoveryKey);
-                this.props.keyCallback(key);
-            }
             if (!this.props.showSummary) {
                 this.props.onFinished(true);
                 return;
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/components/views/dialogs/security/CreateSecretStorageDialog-test.tsx b/test/unit-tests/components/views/dialogs/security/CreateSecretStorageDialog-test.tsx
index 7c67125f01..5d1bbb4602 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/components/views/dialogs/security/CreateSecretStorageDialog-test.tsx
+++ b/test/unit-tests/components/views/dialogs/security/CreateSecretStorageDialog-test.tsx
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ describe("CreateSecretStorageDialog", () => {
             expect(modalSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
                 RestoreKeyBackupDialog,
                 {
-                    keyCallback: expect.any(Function),
                     showSummary: false,
                 },
                 undefined,
@@ -200,7 +199,6 @@ describe("CreateSecretStorageDialog", () => {
             expect(modalSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
                 RestoreKeyBackupDialog,
                 {
-                    keyCallback: expect.any(Function),
                     showSummary: false,
                 },
                 undefined,