diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/client_ips.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/client_ips.py
index 6d18e692b0..ea3c15fd0e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/client_ips.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/client_ips.py
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ class ClientIpBackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
# times, which is fine.
where_clause, where_args = make_tuple_comparison_clause(
- self.database_engine,
[("user_id", last_user_id), ("device_id", last_device_id)],
)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py
index d327e9aa0b..9bf8ba888f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ class DeviceBackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
def _txn(txn):
clause, args = make_tuple_comparison_clause(
- self.db_pool.engine, [(x, last_row[x]) for x in KEY_COLS]
+ [(x, last_row[x]) for x in KEY_COLS]
)
sql = """
SELECT stream_id, destination, user_id, device_id, MAX(ts) AS ts
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_bg_updates.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_bg_updates.py
index 78367ea58d..79e7df6ca9 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_bg_updates.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_bg_updates.py
@@ -838,7 +838,6 @@ class EventsBackgroundUpdatesStore(SQLBaseStore):
# We want to do a `(topological_ordering, stream_ordering) > (?,?)`
# comparison, but that is not supported on older SQLite versions
tuple_clause, tuple_args = make_tuple_comparison_clause(
- self.database_engine,
[
("events.room_id", last_room_id),
("topological_ordering", last_depth),
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