1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
index b36c98a08e..a8f6fd6b35 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
@@ -732,10 +732,6 @@ class PreviewUrlResource(DirectServeJsonResource):
 
         logger.debug("Running url preview cache expiry")
 
-        if not (await self.store.db_pool.updates.has_completed_background_updates()):
-            logger.debug("Still running DB updates; skipping url preview cache expiry")
-            return
-
         def try_remove_parent_dirs(dirs: Iterable[str]) -> None:
             """Attempt to remove the given chain of parent directories