diff --git a/api/server-server/invites-v1.yaml b/api/server-server/invites-v1.yaml
index 867d7b05..2f08dd12 100644
--- a/api/server-server/invites-v1.yaml
+++ b/api/server-server/invites-v1.yaml
@@ -83,16 +83,8 @@ paths:
                           canonical alias, avatar, and name of the room.
                         items:
                           $ref: "../client-server/definitions/event-schemas/schema/stripped_state.yaml"
-                        example: [
-                          {
-                            "type": "m.room.join_rules",
-                            "sender": "@someone:matrix.org",
-                            "state_key": "",
-                            "content": {
-                              "join_rule": "public"
-                            }
-                          }
-                        ]
+                        example:
+                          $ref: "../client-server/definitions/event-schemas/examples/stripped_state.json"
           example: {
             "$ref": "examples/minimal_pdu.json",
             "type": "m.room.member",
@@ -100,26 +92,6 @@ paths:
             "origin": "example.org",
             "origin_server_ts": 1549041175876,
             "sender": "@someone:example.org",
-            "unsigned": {
-              "invite_room_state": [
-                {
-                  "type": "m.room.join_rules",
-                  "sender": "@someone:matrix.org",
-                  "state_key": "",
-                  "content": {
-                    "join_rule": "public"
-                  }
-                },
-                {
-                  "type": "m.room.name",
-                  "sender": "@someone:matrix.org",
-                  "state_key": "",
-                  "content": {
-                    "name": "Cool New Room"
-                  }
-                }
-              ]
-            },
             "content": {
                 "membership": "invite"
             },
@@ -162,24 +134,9 @@ paths:
                   "origin_server_ts": 1549041175876,
                   "sender": "@someone:example.org",
                   "unsigned": {
-                    "invite_room_state": [
-                      {
-                        "type": "m.room.join_rules",
-                        "sender": "@someone:matrix.org",
-                        "state_key": "",
-                        "content": {
-                          "join_rule": "public"
-                        }
-                      },
-                      {
-                        "type": "m.room.name",
-                        "sender": "@someone:matrix.org",
-                        "state_key": "",
-                        "content": {
-                          "name": "Cool New Room"
-                        }
-                      }
-                    ]
+                    "invite_room_state": {
+                      "$ref": "../../client-server/definitions/event-schemas/examples/stripped_state.json"
+                    }
                   },
                   "content": {
                       "membership": "invite"
diff --git a/api/server-server/invites-v2.yaml b/api/server-server/invites-v2.yaml
index 6d5b102e..57ca99ff 100644
--- a/api/server-server/invites-v2.yaml
+++ b/api/server-server/invites-v2.yaml
@@ -84,16 +84,8 @@ paths:
                   canonical alias, avatar, and name of the room.
                 items:
                   $ref: "../client-server/definitions/event-schemas/schema/stripped_state.yaml"
-                example: [
-                  {
-                    "type": "m.room.join_rules",
-                    "sender": "@someone:matrix.org",
-                    "state_key": "",
-                    "content": {
-                      "join_rule": "public"
-                    }
-                  }
-                ]
+                example:
+                  $ref: "../client-server/definitions/event-schemas/examples/stripped_state.json"
             required: ['room_version', 'event']
           example: {
             "room_version": "2",
@@ -112,25 +104,7 @@ paths:
                   "ed25519:key_version": "SomeSignatureHere"
                 },
               }
-            },
-            "invite_room_state": [
-              {
-                "type": "m.room.join_rules",
-                "sender": "@someone:matrix.org",
-                "state_key": "",
-                "content": {
-                  "join_rule": "public"
-                }
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "m.room.name",
-                "sender": "@someone:matrix.org",
-                "state_key": "",
-                "content": {
-                  "name": "Cool New Room"
-                }
-              }
-            ]
+            }
           }
       responses:
         200:
@@ -156,24 +130,9 @@ paths:
                 "origin_server_ts": 1549041175876,
                 "sender": "@someone:example.org",
                 "unsigned": {
-                  "invite_room_state": [
-                    {
-                      "type": "m.room.join_rules",
-                      "sender": "@someone:matrix.org",
-                      "state_key": "",
-                      "content": {
-                        "join_rule": "public"
-                      }
-                    },
-                    {
-                      "type": "m.room.name",
-                      "sender": "@someone:matrix.org",
-                      "state_key": "",
-                      "content": {
-                        "name": "Cool New Room"
-                      }
-                    }
-                  ]
+                  "invite_room_state": {
+                    "$ref": "../../client-server/definitions/event-schemas/examples/stripped_state.json"
+                  }
                 },
                 "content": {
                     "membership": "invite"