3 files changed, 2 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/_base.py b/synapse/storage/engines/_base.py
index 971ff82693..0d16a419a4 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/_base.py
@@ -45,14 +45,6 @@ class BaseDatabaseEngine(Generic[ConnectionType], metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
 
     @property
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def can_native_upsert(self) -> bool:
-        """
-        Do we support native UPSERTs?
-        """
-        ...
-
-    @property
-    @abc.abstractmethod
     def supports_using_any_list(self) -> bool:
         """
         Do we support using `a = ANY(?)` and passing a list
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
index 517f9d5f98..7f7d006ac2 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
@@ -159,13 +159,6 @@ class PostgresEngine(BaseDatabaseEngine[psycopg2.extensions.connection]):
         db_conn.commit()
 
     @property
-    def can_native_upsert(self) -> bool:
-        """
-        Can we use native UPSERTs?
-        """
-        return True
-
-    @property
     def supports_using_any_list(self) -> bool:
         """Do we support using `a = ANY(?)` and passing a list"""
         return True
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
index 621f2c5efe..095ae0a096 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
@@ -49,14 +49,6 @@ class Sqlite3Engine(BaseDatabaseEngine[sqlite3.Connection]):
         return True
 
     @property
-    def can_native_upsert(self) -> bool:
-        """
-        Do we support native UPSERTs? This requires SQLite3 3.24+, plus some
-        more work we haven't done yet to tell what was inserted vs updated.
-        """
-        return sqlite3.sqlite_version_info >= (3, 24, 0)
-
-    @property
     def supports_using_any_list(self) -> bool:
         """Do we support using `a = ANY(?)` and passing a list"""
         return False
@@ -70,12 +62,11 @@ class Sqlite3Engine(BaseDatabaseEngine[sqlite3.Connection]):
         self, db_conn: sqlite3.Connection, allow_outdated_version: bool = False
     ) -> None:
         if not allow_outdated_version:
-            version = sqlite3.sqlite_version_info
             # Synapse is untested against older SQLite versions, and we don't want
             # to let users upgrade to a version of Synapse with broken support for their
             # sqlite version, because it risks leaving them with a half-upgraded db.
-            if version < (3, 22, 0):
-                raise RuntimeError("Synapse requires sqlite 3.22 or above.")
+            if sqlite3.sqlite_version_info < (3, 27, 0):
+                raise RuntimeError("Synapse requires sqlite 3.27 or above.")
 
     def check_new_database(self, txn: Cursor) -> None:
         """Gets called when setting up a brand new database. This allows us to