1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
index a31588080d..ff39281f85 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
@@ -154,12 +154,6 @@ class PostgresEngine(BaseDatabaseEngine):
     def lock_table(self, txn, table):
         txn.execute("LOCK TABLE %s in EXCLUSIVE MODE" % (table,))
 
-    def get_next_state_group_id(self, txn):
-        """Returns an int that can be used as a new state_group ID
-        """
-        txn.execute("SELECT nextval('state_group_id_seq')")
-        return txn.fetchone()[0]
-
     @property
     def server_version(self):
         """Returns a string giving the server version. For example: '8.1.5'