1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
index 488905626a..98a97b7059 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ReceiptRestServlet(RestServlet):
             room_id, receipt_type, user_id=requester.user.to_string(), event_id=event_id
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        return (200, {})
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):