1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/profile.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/profile.py
index 0e25ca3d7a..54ef0f1f54 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/profile.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ProfileWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
         )
 
     async def set_profile_avatar_url(
-        self, user_localpart: str, new_avatar_url: str
+        self, user_localpart: str, new_avatar_url: Optional[str]
     ) -> None:
         await self.db_pool.simple_update_one(
             table="profiles",