1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/cache.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/cache.py
index bd07d20171..46fa0a73f9 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/cache.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/cache.py
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ class CacheInvalidationWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     async def invalidate_cache_and_stream(
         self, cache_name: str, keys: Tuple[Any, ...]
     ) -> None:
-        """Invalidates the cache and adds it to the cache stream so slaves
+        """Invalidates the cache and adds it to the cache stream so other workers
         will know to invalidate their caches.
 
-        This should only be used to invalidate caches where slaves won't
-        otherwise know from other replication streams that the cache should
+        This should only be used to invalidate caches where other workers won't
+        otherwise have known from other replication streams that the cache should
         be invalidated.
         """
         cache_func = getattr(self, cache_name, None)
@@ -297,11 +297,11 @@ class CacheInvalidationWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
         cache_func: CachedFunction,
         keys: Tuple[Any, ...],
     ) -> None:
-        """Invalidates the cache and adds it to the cache stream so slaves
+        """Invalidates the cache and adds it to the cache stream so other workers
         will know to invalidate their caches.
 
-        This should only be used to invalidate caches where slaves won't
-        otherwise know from other replication streams that the cache should
+        This should only be used to invalidate caches where other workers won't
+        otherwise have known from other replication streams that the cache should
         be invalidated.
         """
         txn.call_after(cache_func.invalidate, keys)
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class CacheInvalidationWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def _invalidate_all_cache_and_stream(
         self, txn: LoggingTransaction, cache_func: CachedFunction
     ) -> None:
-        """Invalidates the entire cache and adds it to the cache stream so slaves
+        """Invalidates the entire cache and adds it to the cache stream so other workers
         will know to invalidate their caches.
         """