3 files changed, 5 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/_base.py b/synapse/storage/engines/_base.py
index cca839c70f..21db1645d3 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/_base.py
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@ class BaseDatabaseEngine(Generic[ConnectionType], metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
 
     @property
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def supports_tuple_comparison(self) -> bool:
-        """
-        Do we support comparing tuples, i.e. `(a, b) > (c, d)`?
-        """
-        ...
-
-    @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 d95f88b3e9..dba8cc51d3 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
@@ -130,13 +130,6 @@ class PostgresEngine(BaseDatabaseEngine):
         return True
 
     @property
-    def supports_tuple_comparison(self):
-        """
-        Do we support comparing tuples, i.e. `(a, b) > (c, d)`?
-        """
-        return True
-
-    @property
     def supports_using_any_list(self):
         """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 b87e7798da..f4f16456f2 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
@@ -57,14 +57,6 @@ class Sqlite3Engine(BaseDatabaseEngine["sqlite3.Connection"]):
         return self.module.sqlite_version_info >= (3, 24, 0)
 
     @property
-    def supports_tuple_comparison(self):
-        """
-        Do we support comparing tuples, i.e. `(a, b) > (c, d)`? This requires
-        SQLite 3.15+.
-        """
-        return self.module.sqlite_version_info >= (3, 15, 0)
-
-    @property
     def supports_using_any_list(self):
         """Do we support using `a = ANY(?)` and passing a list"""
         return False
@@ -72,8 +64,11 @@ class Sqlite3Engine(BaseDatabaseEngine["sqlite3.Connection"]):
     def check_database(self, db_conn, allow_outdated_version: bool = False):
         if not allow_outdated_version:
             version = self.module.sqlite_version_info
-            if version < (3, 11, 0):
-                raise RuntimeError("Synapse requires sqlite 3.11 or above.")
+            # 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.")
 
     def check_new_database(self, txn):
         """Gets called when setting up a brand new database. This allows us to