diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/event_cache/store/memory_store.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/event_cache/store/memory_store.rs
index c1ec5b9d4..bfbffcf1a 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/event_cache/store/memory_store.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/event_cache/store/memory_store.rs
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ use matrix_sdk_common::{
 use ruma::{EventId, OwnedEventId, RoomId, events::relation::RelationType, time::Instant};
 use tracing::error;
 
-use super::{
-    EventCacheStore, EventCacheStoreError, Result, compute_filters_string, extract_event_relation,
-};
+use super::{EventCacheStore, EventCacheStoreError, Result, extract_event_relation};
 use crate::event_cache::{Event, Gap};
 
 /// In-memory, non-persistent implementation of the `EventCacheStore`.
@@ -194,14 +192,13 @@ impl EventCacheStore for MemoryStore {
     ) -> Result<Vec<(Event, Option<Position>)>, Self::Error> {
         let inner = self.inner.read().unwrap();
 
-        let filters = compute_filters_string(filters);
-
         let related_events = inner
             .events
             .items(room_id)
             .filter_map(|(event, pos)| {
                 // Must have a relation.
                 let (related_to, rel_type) = extract_event_relation(event.raw())?;
+                let rel_type = RelationType::from(rel_type.as_str());
 
                 // Must relate to the target item.
                 if related_to != event_id {
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/event_cache/store/mod.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/event_cache/store/mod.rs
index 39330ded1..02ad91c04 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/event_cache/store/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/event_cache/store/mod.rs
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ use matrix_sdk_common::cross_process_lock::{
     CrossProcessLock, CrossProcessLockError, CrossProcessLockGuard, TryLock,
 };
 pub use matrix_sdk_store_encryption::Error as StoreEncryptionError;
-use ruma::{
-    OwnedEventId,
-    events::{AnySyncTimelineEvent, relation::RelationType},
-    serde::Raw,
-};
+use ruma::{OwnedEventId, events::AnySyncTimelineEvent, serde::Raw};
 use tracing::trace;
 
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "testing"))]
@@ -225,18 +221,3 @@ pub fn extract_event_relation(event: &Raw<AnySyncTimelineEvent>) -> Option<(Owne
         }
     }
 }
-
-/// Compute the list of string filters to be applied when looking for an event's
-/// relations.
-// TODO: get Ruma fix from https://github.com/ruma/ruma/pull/2052, and get rid of this function
-// then.
-pub fn compute_filters_string(filters: Option<&[RelationType]>) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
-    filters.map(|filter| {
-        filter
-            .iter()
-            .map(|f| {
-                if *f == RelationType::Replacement { "m.replace".to_owned() } else { f.to_string() }
-            })
-            .collect()
-    })
-}
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/event_cache_store.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/event_cache_store.rs
index ab2654e9e..e44b1b62f 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/event_cache_store.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/event_cache_store.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use deadpool_sqlite::{Object as SqliteAsyncConn, Pool as SqlitePool, Runtime};
 use matrix_sdk_base::{
     deserialized_responses::TimelineEvent,
     event_cache::{
-        store::{compute_filters_string, extract_event_relation, EventCacheStore},
+        store::{extract_event_relation, EventCacheStore},
         Event, Gap,
     },
     linked_chunk::{
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ fn find_event_relations_transaction(
         Ok(related)
     };
 
-    let related = if let Some(filters) = compute_filters_string(filters.as_deref()) {
+    let related = if let Some(filters) = filters {
         let question_marks = repeat_vars(filters.len());
         let query = format!(
             "SELECT events.content, event_chunks.chunk_id, event_chunks.position
@@ -1399,7 +1399,16 @@ fn find_event_relations_transaction(
             WHERE relates_to = ? AND room_id = ? AND rel_type IN ({question_marks})"
         );
 
-        let filters: Vec<_> = filters.iter().map(|f| f.to_sql().unwrap()).collect();
+        // First the filters need to be stringified; because `.to_sql()` will borrow
+        // from them, they also need to be stringified onto the stack, so as to
+        // get a stable address (to avoid returning a temporary reference in the
+        // map closure below).
+        let filter_strings: Vec<_> = filters.iter().map(|f| f.to_string()).collect();
+        let filters_params: Vec<_> = filter_strings
+            .iter()
+            .map(|f| f.to_sql().expect("converting a string to SQL should work"))
+            .collect();
+
         let parameters = params_from_iter(
             [
                 hashed_linked_chunk_id.to_sql().expect(
@@ -1414,7 +1423,7 @@ fn find_event_relations_transaction(
                     .expect("We should be able to convert a room ID to a SQLite value"),
             ]
             .into_iter()
-            .chain(filters),
+            .chain(filters_params),
         );
 
         let mut transaction = txn.prepare(&query)?;