diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
index 4e34e46512..5bf12c4979 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
@@ -90,22 +90,8 @@ class UsersRestServletV2(RestServlet):
async def on_GET(self, request: SynapseRequest) -> Tuple[int, JsonDict]:
await assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
- start = parse_integer(request, "from", default=0)
- limit = parse_integer(request, "limit", default=100)
-
- if start < 0:
- raise SynapseError(
- HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
- "Query parameter from must be a string representing a positive integer.",
- errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM,
- )
-
- if limit < 0:
- raise SynapseError(
- HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
- "Query parameter limit must be a string representing a positive integer.",
- errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM,
- )
+ start = parse_integer(request, "from", default=0, negative=False)
+ limit = parse_integer(request, "limit", default=100, negative=False)
user_id = parse_string(request, "user_id")
name = parse_string(request, "name", encoding="utf-8")
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