diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/client_ips.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/client_ips.py
index ad32701d36..9e66e6648a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/client_ips.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/client_ips.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from typing import Dict, Optional, Tuple
from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import wrap_as_background_process
from synapse.storage._base import SQLBaseStore
from synapse.storage.database import DatabasePool, make_tuple_comparison_clause
-from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import DeferredCache
+from synapse.util.caches.deferred_cache import DeferredCache
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py
index d903155e89..e662a20d24 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ from synapse.storage.database import (
)
from synapse.types import Collection, JsonDict, get_verify_key_from_cross_signing_key
from synapse.util import json_decoder, json_encoder
-from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import DeferredCache, cached, cachedList
+from synapse.util.caches.deferred_cache import DeferredCache
+from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached, cachedList
from synapse.util.iterutils import batch_iter
from synapse.util.stringutils import shortstr
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
index be7f60f2e8..ff150f0be7 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ from synapse.storage.database import DatabasePool
from synapse.storage.engines import PostgresEngine
from synapse.storage.util.id_generators import MultiWriterIdGenerator, StreamIdGenerator
from synapse.types import Collection, get_domain_from_id
-from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import DeferredCache, cached
+from synapse.util.caches.deferred_cache import DeferredCache
+from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached
from synapse.util.iterutils import batch_iter
from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
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