diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 9d0c38f4df..72bb638167 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -49,14 +49,7 @@ from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
from synapse.replication.http.send_event import ReplicationSendEventRestServlet
from synapse.storage.databases.main.events_worker import EventRedactBehaviour
from synapse.storage.state import StateFilter
-from synapse.types import (
- Collection,
- Requester,
- RoomAlias,
- StreamToken,
- UserID,
- create_requester,
-)
+from synapse.types import Requester, RoomAlias, StreamToken, UserID, create_requester
from synapse.util import json_decoder
from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
from synapse.util.frozenutils import frozendict_json_encoder
@@ -446,7 +439,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
event_dict: dict,
token_id: Optional[str] = None,
txn_id: Optional[str] = None,
- prev_event_ids: Optional[Collection[str]] = None,
+ prev_event_ids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
require_consent: bool = True,
) -> Tuple[EventBase, EventContext]:
"""
@@ -786,7 +779,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
self,
builder: EventBuilder,
requester: Optional[Requester] = None,
- prev_event_ids: Optional[Collection[str]] = None,
+ prev_event_ids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
) -> Tuple[EventBase, EventContext]:
"""Create a new event for a local client
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