diff --git a/src/pdu.rs b/src/pdu.rs
index 403e699903b1f7ed42a9bf12e25ef3b51cc25cb3..f55acaf37c71f8ee065bfc5befc60c09426a5a73 100644
--- a/src/pdu.rs
+++ b/src/pdu.rs
@@ -79,34 +79,40 @@ pub fn redact(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn to_room_event_stub(&self) -> EventJson<AnySyncRoomEvent> {
+    pub fn to_sync_room_event(&self) -> EventJson<AnySyncRoomEvent> {
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&self).expect("PDUs are always valid");
-        serde_json::from_str::<EventJson<AnySyncRoomEvent>>(&json)
-            .expect("EventJson::from_str always works")
+        serde_json::from_str::<AnySyncRoomEvent>(&json)
+            .map(EventJson::from)
+            .expect("AnySyncRoomEvent can always be built from a full PDU event")
     }
     pub fn to_room_event(&self) -> EventJson<AnyRoomEvent> {
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&self).expect("PDUs are always valid");
-        serde_json::from_str::<EventJson<AnyRoomEvent>>(&json)
-            .expect("EventJson::from_str always works")
+        serde_json::from_str::<AnyRoomEvent>(&json)
+            .map(EventJson::from)
+            .expect("AnyRoomEvent can always be built from a full PDU event")
     }
     pub fn to_state_event(&self) -> EventJson<AnyStateEvent> {
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&self).expect("PDUs are always valid");
-        serde_json::from_str::<EventJson<AnyStateEvent>>(&json)
-            .expect("EventJson::from_str always works")
+        serde_json::from_str::<AnyStateEvent>(&json)
+            .map(EventJson::from)
+            .expect("AnyStateEvent can always be built from a full PDU event")
     }
-    pub fn to_state_event_stub(&self) -> EventJson<AnySyncStateEvent> {
+    pub fn to_sync_state_event(&self) -> EventJson<AnySyncStateEvent> {
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&self).expect("PDUs are always valid");
-        serde_json::from_str::<EventJson<AnySyncStateEvent>>(&json)
-            .expect("EventJson::from_str always works")
+        serde_json::from_str::<AnySyncStateEvent>(&json)
+            .map(EventJson::from)
+            .expect("AnySyncStateEvent can always be built from a full PDU event")
     }
     pub fn to_stripped_state_event(&self) -> EventJson<AnyStrippedStateEvent> {
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&self).expect("PDUs are always valid");
-        serde_json::from_str::<EventJson<AnyStrippedStateEvent>>(&json)
-            .expect("EventJson::from_str always works")
+        serde_json::from_str::<AnyStrippedStateEvent>(&json)
+            .map(EventJson::from)
+            .expect("AnyStrippedStateEvent can always be built from a full PDU event")
     }
     pub fn to_member_event(&self) -> EventJson<StateEvent<MemberEventContent>> {
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&self).expect("PDUs are always valid");
-        serde_json::from_str::<EventJson<StateEvent<MemberEventContent>>>(&json)
-            .expect("EventJson::from_str always works")
+        serde_json::from_str::<StateEvent<MemberEventContent>>(&json)
+            .map(EventJson::from)
+            .expect("StateEvent<MemberEventContent> can always be built from a full PDU event")
     }
 }