1 files changed, 7 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/appservice.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/appservice.py
index 0553a0621a..073a99cd84 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/appservice.py
@@ -14,17 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 import logging
 import re
-from typing import (
-    TYPE_CHECKING,
-    Any,
-    Dict,
-    List,
-    Optional,
-    Pattern,
-    Sequence,
-    Tuple,
-    cast,
-)
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional, Pattern, Sequence, Tuple, cast
 
 from synapse.appservice import (
     ApplicationService,
@@ -353,21 +343,15 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionWorkerStore(
 
         def _get_oldest_unsent_txn(
             txn: LoggingTransaction,
-        ) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        ) -> Optional[Tuple[int, str]]:
             # Monotonically increasing txn ids, so just select the smallest
             # one in the txns table (we delete them when they are sent)
             txn.execute(
-                "SELECT * FROM application_services_txns WHERE as_id=?"
+                "SELECT txn_id, event_ids FROM application_services_txns WHERE as_id=?"
                 " ORDER BY txn_id ASC LIMIT 1",
                 (service.id,),
             )
-            rows = self.db_pool.cursor_to_dict(txn)
-            if not rows:
-                return None
-
-            entry = rows[0]
-
-            return entry
+            return cast(Optional[Tuple[int, str]], txn.fetchone())
 
         entry = await self.db_pool.runInteraction(
             "get_oldest_unsent_appservice_txn", _get_oldest_unsent_txn
@@ -376,8 +360,9 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionWorkerStore(
         if not entry:
             return None
 
-        event_ids = db_to_json(entry["event_ids"])
+        txn_id, event_ids_str = entry
 
+        event_ids = db_to_json(event_ids_str)
         events = await self.get_events_as_list(event_ids)
 
         # TODO: to-device messages, one-time key counts, device list summaries and unused
@@ -385,7 +370,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionWorkerStore(
         #       We likely want to populate those for reliability.
         return AppServiceTransaction(
             service=service,
-            id=entry["txn_id"],
+            id=txn_id,
             events=events,
             ephemeral=[],
             to_device_messages=[],