1 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
index 6b0a532c05..44077f5349 100644
--- a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
+++ b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import random
 import sys
 from io import BytesIO
 
-from six import PY3, raise_from, string_types
+from six import raise_from, string_types
 from six.moves import urllib
 
 import attr
@@ -70,11 +70,7 @@ incoming_responses_counter = Counter(
 
 MAX_LONG_RETRIES = 10
 MAX_SHORT_RETRIES = 3
-
-if PY3:
-    MAXINT = sys.maxsize
-else:
-    MAXINT = sys.maxint
+MAXINT = sys.maxsize
 
 
 _next_id = 1
@@ -408,7 +404,7 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
                         _sec_timeout,
                     )
 
-                    outgoing_requests_counter.labels(method_bytes).inc()
+                    outgoing_requests_counter.labels(request.method).inc()
 
                     try:
                         with Measure(self.clock, "outbound_request"):
@@ -434,7 +430,9 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
                         logger.info("Failed to send request: %s", e)
                         raise_from(RequestSendFailed(e, can_retry=True), e)
 
-                    incoming_responses_counter.labels(method_bytes, response.code).inc()
+                    incoming_responses_counter.labels(
+                        request.method, response.code
+                    ).inc()
 
                     set_tag(tags.HTTP_STATUS_CODE, response.code)