diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state.rs
index dbd43482d..c7b58968c 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state.rs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ impl TimelineState {
                 continue;
             };
 
-            let handle_one_res = txn
+            let removed_item = txn
                 .handle_remote_event(
                     event,
                     TimelineItemPosition::UpdateAt { timeline_item_index: idx },
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ impl TimelineState {
 
             // If the UTD was removed rather than updated, offset all
             // subsequent loop iterations.
-            if handle_one_res.item_removed {
+            if removed_item {
                 offset += 1;
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state_transaction.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state_transaction.rs
index a2b23cca3..063ea41ba 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state_transaction.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/controller/state_transaction.rs
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ use super::{
     super::{
         controller::{FullEventMeta, ObservableItemsTransactionEntry},
         date_dividers::DateDividerAdjuster,
-        event_handler::{
-            Flow, HandleEventResult, TimelineEventContext, TimelineEventHandler,
-            TimelineItemPosition,
-        },
+        event_handler::{Flow, TimelineEventContext, TimelineEventHandler, TimelineItemPosition},
         event_item::RemoteEventOrigin,
         traits::RoomDataProvider,
     },
@@ -36,7 +33,10 @@ use super::{
 };
 use crate::{
     events::SyncTimelineEventWithoutContent,
-    timeline::{event_handler::TimelineAction, VirtualTimelineItem},
+    timeline::{
+        event_handler::{RemovedItem, TimelineAction},
+        VirtualTimelineItem,
+    },
 };
 
 pub(in crate::timeline) struct TimelineStateTransaction<'a> {
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ impl<'a> TimelineStateTransaction<'a> {
 
     /// Handle a remote event.
     ///
-    /// Returns the number of timeline updates that were made.
+    /// Returns whether an item has been removed from the timeline.
     pub(super) async fn handle_remote_event<P: RoomDataProvider>(
         &mut self,
         event: TimelineEvent,
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ impl<'a> TimelineStateTransaction<'a> {
         room_data_provider: &P,
         settings: &TimelineSettings,
         date_divider_adjuster: &mut DateDividerAdjuster,
-    ) -> HandleEventResult {
+    ) -> RemovedItem {
         let TimelineEvent { push_actions, kind } = event;
         let encryption_info = kind.encryption_info().cloned();
 
@@ -365,7 +365,8 @@ impl<'a> TimelineStateTransaction<'a> {
                     )
                     .await;
 
-                    return HandleEventResult::default();
+                    // No item has been removed.
+                    return false;
                 }
 
                 // The event can NOT be partially deserialized, it seems really broken.
@@ -402,7 +403,8 @@ impl<'a> TimelineStateTransaction<'a> {
                         .await;
                     }
 
-                    return HandleEventResult::default();
+                    // No item has been removed.
+                    return false;
                 }
             },
         };
@@ -451,7 +453,8 @@ impl<'a> TimelineStateTransaction<'a> {
                 .handle_event(date_divider_adjuster, timeline_action)
                 .await
         } else {
-            HandleEventResult::default()
+            // No item has been removed from the timeline.
+            false
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/event_handler.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/event_handler.rs
index b0afdd706..f46997228 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/event_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/timeline/event_handler.rs
@@ -569,16 +569,8 @@ pub(super) enum TimelineItemPosition {
     },
 }
 
-/// The outcome of handling a single event with
-/// [`TimelineEventHandler::handle_event`].
-#[derive(Default)]
-pub(super) struct HandleEventResult {
-    /// Was some timeline item removed?
-    ///
-    /// This can happen only if there was a UTD item that has been decrypted
-    /// into an item that was filtered out with the event filter.
-    pub(super) item_removed: bool,
-}
+/// Whether an item was removed or not.
+pub(super) type RemovedItem = bool;
 
 /// Data necessary to update the timeline, given a single event to handle.
 ///
@@ -590,7 +582,6 @@ pub(super) struct TimelineEventHandler<'a, 'o> {
     items: &'a mut ObservableItemsTransaction<'o>,
     meta: &'a mut TimelineMetadata,
     ctx: TimelineEventContext,
-    result: HandleEventResult,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'o> TimelineEventHandler<'a, 'o> {
@@ -599,7 +590,7 @@ impl<'a, 'o> TimelineEventHandler<'a, 'o> {
         ctx: TimelineEventContext,
     ) -> Self {
         let TimelineStateTransaction { items, meta, .. } = state;
-        Self { items, meta, ctx, result: HandleEventResult::default() }
+        Self { items, meta, ctx }
     }
 
     /// Handle an event.
@@ -613,7 +604,7 @@ impl<'a, 'o> TimelineEventHandler<'a, 'o> {
         mut self,
         date_divider_adjuster: &mut DateDividerAdjuster,
         timeline_action: TimelineAction,
-    ) -> HandleEventResult {
+    ) -> RemovedItem {
         let span = tracing::Span::current();
 
         date_divider_adjuster.mark_used();
@@ -666,6 +657,8 @@ impl<'a, 'o> TimelineEventHandler<'a, 'o> {
             },
         }
 
+        let mut removed_item = false;
+
         if !added_item {
             trace!("No new item added");
 
@@ -678,12 +671,11 @@ impl<'a, 'o> TimelineEventHandler<'a, 'o> {
                 // wouldn't normally be visible. Remove it.
                 trace!("Removing UTD that was successfully retried");
                 self.items.remove(timeline_item_index);
-
-                self.result.item_removed = true;
+                removed_item = true;
             }
         }
 
-        self.result
+        removed_item
     }
 
     #[instrument(skip_all, fields(replacement_event_id = ?replacement.event_id))]