feedback from review

Author: Mikaela

synapse/handlers/room.py

@@ -469,18 +469,16 @@ async def clone_existing_room(
             (EventTypes.PowerLevels, ""),
         ]
 
-        # Copy the room type as per MSC3818 https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3818.
-        if old_room_create_event.content.get(EventContentFields.ROOM_TYPE) is not None:
+        # Copy the room type as per MSC3818.
+        room_type = old_room_create_event.content.get(EventContentFields.ROOM_TYPE)
+        if room_type is not None:
             creation_content[
                 EventContentFields.ROOM_TYPE
             ] = old_room_create_event.content.get(EventContentFields.ROOM_TYPE)
 
-        # If the old room was a space, copy over the rooms in the space.
-        if (
-            old_room_create_event.content.get(EventContentFields.ROOM_TYPE)
-            == RoomTypes.SPACE
-        ):
-            types_to_copy.append((EventTypes.SpaceChild, None))
+            # If the old room was a space, copy over the rooms in the space.
+            if room_type == RoomTypes.SPACE:
+                types_to_copy.append((EventTypes.SpaceChild, None))
 
         old_room_state_ids = await self.store.get_filtered_current_state_ids(
             old_room_id, StateFilter.from_types(types_to_copy)