diff --git a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/client.rs b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/client.rs
index 4790f27743e..a5e6a14e78e 100644
--- a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/client.rs
+++ b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/client.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ use ruma::{
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use tokio::sync::broadcast::error::RecvError;
-use tracing::{debug, error, info};
+use tracing::{debug, error};
 use url::Url;
 
 use super::{room::Room, session_verification::SessionVerificationController, RUNTIME};
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ impl Drop for Client {
         // SAFETY: self.inner is never used again, which is the only requirement
         //         for ManuallyDrop::drop to be used safely.
         unsafe {
-            info!("Dropping a client");
             ManuallyDrop::drop(&mut self.inner);
         }
     }
diff --git a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/room.rs b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/room.rs
index 7da57d89648..bf90d8f0fa2 100644
--- a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/room.rs
+++ b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/room.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{mem::ManuallyDrop, sync::Arc};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use matrix_sdk::{
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use ruma::{
     EventId, Int, RoomAliasId, UserId,
 };
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
-use tracing::{error, info};
+use tracing::error;
 
 use super::RUNTIME;
 use crate::{
@@ -58,35 +58,17 @@ pub(crate) type TimelineLock = Arc<RwLock<Option<Arc<Timeline>>>>;
 
 #[derive(uniffi::Object)]
 pub struct Room {
-    pub(super) inner: ManuallyDrop<SdkRoom>,
+    pub(super) inner: SdkRoom,
     timeline: TimelineLock,
 }
 
-impl Drop for Room {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        // A `Room` may be the ultimate holder of a `Client` reference, so it may
-        // release a `Client` too.
-        //
-        // Dropping the inner OlmMachine must happen within a tokio context
-        // because deadpool drops sqlite connections in the DB pool on tokio's
-        // blocking threadpool to avoid blocking async worker threads.
-        let _guard = RUNTIME.enter();
-        // SAFETY: self.inner is never used again, which is the only requirement
-        //         for ManuallyDrop::drop to be used safely.
-        unsafe {
-            info!("Dropping a room");
-            ManuallyDrop::drop(&mut self.inner);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl Room {
     pub(crate) fn new(inner: SdkRoom) -> Self {
-        Room { inner: ManuallyDrop::new(inner), timeline: Default::default() }
+        Room { inner, timeline: Default::default() }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn with_timeline(inner: SdkRoom, timeline: TimelineLock) -> Self {
-        Room { inner: ManuallyDrop::new(inner), timeline }
+        Room { inner, timeline }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/widget.rs b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/widget.rs
index f2bf6e94700..7a1505d8ac5 100644
--- a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/widget.rs
+++ b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/widget.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl WidgetDriver {
         };
 
         let capabilities_provider = CapabilitiesProviderWrap(capabilities_provider.into());
-        if let Err(()) = driver.run((*room.inner).clone(), capabilities_provider).await {
+        if let Err(()) = driver.run(room.inner.clone(), capabilities_provider).await {
             // TODO
         }
     }