1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/relations.py b/synapse/storage/relations.py
index 9954bc094f..fcb5f2f23a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/relations.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/relations.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import logging
 
 import attr
 
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
 from synapse.api.constants import RelationTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.storage._base import SQLBaseStore
@@ -363,7 +361,7 @@ class RelationsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
             return
 
         edit_event = yield self.get_event(edit_id, allow_none=True)
-        defer.returnValue(edit_event)
+        return edit_event
 
     def has_user_annotated_event(self, parent_id, event_type, aggregation_key, sender):
         """Check if a user has already annotated an event with the same key