1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_base.py b/synapse/federation/federation_base.py
index 4cc98a3fe8..c11798093d 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_base.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_base.py
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ import logging
 
 import six
 
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
 from synapse.api.constants import MAX_DEPTH
-from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError, Codes
+from synapse.api.errors import Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.crypto.event_signing import check_event_content_hash
 from synapse.events import FrozenEvent
 from synapse.events.utils import prune_event
-from synapse.http.servlet import assert_params_in_request
-from synapse.util import unwrapFirstError, logcontext
-from twisted.internet import defer
+from synapse.http.servlet import assert_params_in_dict
+from synapse.util import logcontext, unwrapFirstError
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ def event_from_pdu_json(pdu_json, outlier=False):
     """
     # we could probably enforce a bunch of other fields here (room_id, sender,
     # origin, etc etc)
-    assert_params_in_request(pdu_json, ('event_id', 'type', 'depth'))
+    assert_params_in_dict(pdu_json, ('event_id', 'type', 'depth'))
 
     depth = pdu_json['depth']
     if not isinstance(depth, six.integer_types):