1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py
index 5ee5c7ad9f..e4d10ff250 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py
@@ -939,11 +939,7 @@ class ReceiptsBackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
         receipts."""
 
         def _remote_duplicate_receipts_txn(txn: LoggingTransaction) -> None:
-            if isinstance(self.database_engine, PostgresEngine):
-                ROW_ID_NAME = "ctid"
-            else:
-                ROW_ID_NAME = "rowid"
-
+            ROW_ID_NAME = self.database_engine.row_id_name
             # Identify any duplicate receipts arising from
             # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14406.
             # The following query takes less than a minute on matrix.org.