diff --git a/synapse/storage/presence.py b/synapse/storage/presence.py
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--- a/synapse/storage/presence.py
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-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-from collections import namedtuple
-
-from synapse.api.constants import PresenceState
-
-
-class UserPresenceState(
-    namedtuple(
-        "UserPresenceState",
-        (
-            "user_id",
-            "state",
-            "last_active_ts",
-            "last_federation_update_ts",
-            "last_user_sync_ts",
-            "status_msg",
-            "currently_active",
-        ),
-    )
-):
-    """Represents the current presence state of the user.
-
-    user_id (str)
-    last_active (int): Time in msec that the user last interacted with server.
-    last_federation_update (int): Time in msec since either a) we sent a presence
-        update to other servers or b) we received a presence update, depending
-        on if is a local user or not.
-    last_user_sync (int): Time in msec that the user last *completed* a sync
-        (or event stream).
-    status_msg (str): User set status message.
-    """
-
-    def as_dict(self):
-        return dict(self._asdict())
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def from_dict(d):
-        return UserPresenceState(**d)
-
-    def copy_and_replace(self, **kwargs):
-        return self._replace(**kwargs)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def default(cls, user_id):
-        """Returns a default presence state.
-        """
-        return cls(
-            user_id=user_id,
-            state=PresenceState.OFFLINE,
-            last_active_ts=0,
-            last_federation_update_ts=0,
-            last_user_sync_ts=0,
-            status_msg=None,
-            currently_active=False,
-        )