1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
index 32e8500795..e321668698 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             default="online",
             allowed_values=self.ALLOWED_PRESENCE,
         )
-        filter_id = parse_string(request, "filter", default=None)
+        filter_id = parse_string(request, "filter")
         full_state = parse_boolean(request, "full_state", default=False)
 
         logger.debug(