1 files changed, 2 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
index 80a3558aec..dba8cc51d3 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class PostgresEngine(BaseDatabaseEngine):
         self._version = db_conn.server_version
 
         # Are we on a supported PostgreSQL version?
-        if not allow_outdated_version and self._version < 90500:
-            raise RuntimeError("Synapse requires PostgreSQL 9.5+ or above.")
+        if not allow_outdated_version and self._version < 90600:
+            raise RuntimeError("Synapse requires PostgreSQL 9.6 or above.")
 
         with db_conn.cursor() as txn:
             txn.execute("SHOW SERVER_ENCODING")
@@ -130,13 +130,6 @@ class PostgresEngine(BaseDatabaseEngine):
         return True
 
     @property
-    def supports_tuple_comparison(self):
-        """
-        Do we support comparing tuples, i.e. `(a, b) > (c, d)`?
-        """
-        return True
-
-    @property
     def supports_using_any_list(self):
         """Do we support using `a = ANY(?)` and passing a list"""
         return True