1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
index 71d76202c9..caf841a643 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class PaginationHandler(object):
         """Purge the given room from the database"""
         with (await self.pagination_lock.write(room_id)):
             # check we know about the room
-            await self.store.get_room_version(room_id)
+            await self.store.get_room_version_id(room_id)
 
             # first check that we have no users in this room
             joined = await defer.maybeDeferred(