diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/3679.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/3679.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93f416fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/3679.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove erroneous `room_id` field from examples of `m.read`, `m.typing` in `/sync` and `m.fully_read` in room account data.
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diff --git a/data/event-schemas/examples/core/room_edu.json b/data/event-schemas/examples/core/room_edu.json
index 30ad8081..dc57b506 100644
--- a/data/event-schemas/examples/core/room_edu.json
+++ b/data/event-schemas/examples/core/room_edu.json
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "$ref": "event.json",
-    "room_id": "!jEsUZKDJdhlrceRyVU:example.org"
+    "$ref": "event.json"
 }
diff --git a/data/event-schemas/examples/m.fully_read.yaml b/data/event-schemas/examples/m.fully_read.yaml
index 0af2a6ea..f314c803 100644
--- a/data/event-schemas/examples/m.fully_read.yaml
+++ b/data/event-schemas/examples/m.fully_read.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$ref": "core/event.json",
   "type": "m.fully_read",
-  "room_id": "!somewhere:example.org",
   "content": {
     "event_id": "$someplace:example.org"
   }
diff --git a/data/event-schemas/schema/m.fully_read.yaml b/data/event-schemas/schema/m.fully_read.yaml
index 51a1942f..6f8c832d 100644
--- a/data/event-schemas/schema/m.fully_read.yaml
+++ b/data/event-schemas/schema/m.fully_read.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@
         "type": {
             "type": "string",
             "enum": ["m.fully_read"]
-        },
-        "room_id": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "The room ID the read marker applies to."
         }
     },
-    "required": ["type", "room_id", "content"]
+    "required": ["type", "content"]
 }
diff --git a/data/event-schemas/schema/m.receipt.yaml b/data/event-schemas/schema/m.receipt.yaml
index 4b04e6d6..56d4b341 100644
--- a/data/event-schemas/schema/m.receipt.yaml
+++ b/data/event-schemas/schema/m.receipt.yaml
@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@
         "type": {
             "type": "string",
             "enum": ["m.receipt"]
-        },
-        "room_id": {
-            "type": "string"
         }
     },
-    "required": ["room_id", "type", "content"]
+    "required": ["type", "content"]
 }
diff --git a/data/event-schemas/schema/m.typing.yaml b/data/event-schemas/schema/m.typing.yaml
index 705b3b6c..1613334f 100644
--- a/data/event-schemas/schema/m.typing.yaml
+++ b/data/event-schemas/schema/m.typing.yaml
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@
         "type": {
             "type": "string",
             "enum": ["m.typing"]
-        },
-        "room_id": {
-            "type": "string"
         }
     },
-    "required": ["type", "room_id", "content"]
+    "required": ["type", "content"]
 }