diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index 8cce8d0e99..834972a580 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
             medium,
             address,
             id_server,
-            display_name,
             token_id,
             txn_id
     ):
@@ -609,7 +608,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
         else:
             yield self._make_and_store_3pid_invite(
                 id_server,
-                display_name,
                 medium,
                 address,
                 room_id,
@@ -673,7 +671,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
     def _make_and_store_3pid_invite(
             self,
             id_server,
-            display_name,
             medium,
             address,
             room_id,
@@ -681,7 +678,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
             token_id,
             txn_id
     ):
-        token, public_key, key_validity_url = (
+        token, public_key, key_validity_url, display_name = (
             yield self._ask_id_server_for_third_party_invite(
                 id_server,
                 medium,
@@ -725,10 +722,11 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
         # TODO: Check for success
         token = data["token"]
         public_key = data["public_key"]
+        display_name = data["display_name"]
         key_validity_url = "%s%s/_matrix/identity/api/v1/pubkey/isvalid" % (
             id_server_scheme, id_server,
         )
-        defer.returnValue((token, public_key, key_validity_url))
+        defer.returnValue((token, public_key, key_validity_url, display_name))
 
 
 class RoomListHandler(BaseHandler):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index 6e0d93766b..90ded26ff8 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -459,7 +459,6 @@ class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
                 content["medium"],
                 content["address"],
                 content["id_server"],
-                content["display_name"],
                 token_id,
                 txn_id
             )
@@ -494,7 +493,7 @@ class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
 
     def _has_3pid_invite_keys(self, content):
-        for key in {"id_server", "medium", "address", "display_name"}:
+        for key in {"id_server", "medium", "address"}:
             if key not in content:
                 return False
         return True