1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
index 4b6ab470d0..35e345ce70 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
@@ -845,7 +845,6 @@ class FederationHandlerRegistry:
 
     def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
         self.config = hs.config
-        self.http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self._instance_name = hs.get_instance_name()