1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/app/synchrotron.py b/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
index 0ba3151991..6ce349cfba 100644
--- a/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
+++ b/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ class SynchrotronPresence(object):
         yield self.notify_from_replication(states, stream_id)
 
     def get_currently_syncing_users(self):
+        # presence is disabled on matrix.org, so we return the empty set
+        return set()
         return [
             user_id for user_id, count in self.user_to_num_current_syncs.iteritems()
             if count > 0