1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/_base.py b/synapse/storage/engines/_base.py
index 0363cdc038..0b5b3bf03e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/_base.py
@@ -145,5 +145,5 @@ class BaseDatabaseEngine(Generic[ConnectionType, CursorType], metaclass=abc.ABCM
 
         This is not provided by DBAPI2, and so needs engine-specific support.
         """
-        with open(filepath, "rt") as f:
+        with open(filepath) as f:
             cls.executescript(cursor, f.read())