1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/util/sequence.py b/synapse/storage/util/sequence.py
index 4386b6101e..412df6b8ef 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/util/sequence.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/util/sequence.py
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
 import abc
 import logging
 import threading
-from typing import Callable, List, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, List, Optional
 
-from synapse.storage.database import LoggingDatabaseConnection
 from synapse.storage.engines import (
     BaseDatabaseEngine,
     IncorrectDatabaseSetup,
@@ -25,6 +24,9 @@ from synapse.storage.engines import (
 )
 from synapse.storage.types import Connection, Cursor
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from synapse.storage.database import LoggingDatabaseConnection
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ class SequenceGenerator(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def check_consistency(
         self,
-        db_conn: LoggingDatabaseConnection,
+        db_conn: "LoggingDatabaseConnection",
         table: str,
         id_column: str,
         positive: bool = True,
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ class PostgresSequenceGenerator(SequenceGenerator):
 
     def check_consistency(
         self,
-        db_conn: LoggingDatabaseConnection,
+        db_conn: "LoggingDatabaseConnection",
         table: str,
         id_column: str,
         positive: bool = True,