1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
index 1f83bab836..a4ca9cb8b4 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
@@ -458,11 +458,6 @@ class PaginationHandler:
             # `/messages` should still works with live tokens when manually provided.
             assert from_token.room_key.topological is not None
 
-        if pagin_config.limit is None:
-            # This shouldn't happen as we've set a default limit before this
-            # gets called.
-            raise Exception("limit not set")
-
         room_token = from_token.room_key
 
         async with self.pagination_lock.read(room_id):