1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/purge_events.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/purge_events.py
index efbd3e75d9..7a7c0d9c75 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/purge_events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/purge_events.py
@@ -428,16 +428,14 @@ class PurgeEventsStore(StateGroupWorkerStore, CacheInvalidationWorkerStore):
             "partial_state_events",
             "partial_state_rooms_servers",
             "partial_state_rooms",
-            # Note: the _membership(s) tables have foreign keys to the `events` table
-            # so must be deleted first.
-            "local_current_membership",
-            "room_memberships",
             "events",
             "federation_inbound_events_staging",
+            "local_current_membership",
             "receipts_graph",
             "receipts_linearized",
             "room_aliases",
             "room_depth",
+            "room_memberships",
             "room_stats_state",
             "room_stats_current",
             "room_stats_earliest_token",