2 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/__init__.py
index 4b4763c701..932458f651 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/__init__.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class DataStore(
             db_conn, "presence_stream", "stream_id"
         )
         self._device_inbox_id_gen = StreamIdGenerator(
-            db_conn, "device_max_stream_id", "stream_id"
+            db_conn, "device_inbox", "stream_id"
         )
         self._public_room_id_gen = StreamIdGenerator(
             db_conn, "public_room_list_stream", "stream_id"
diff --git a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/deviceinbox.py b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/deviceinbox.py
index ff86f18d40..da297b31fb 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/deviceinbox.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/deviceinbox.py
@@ -424,9 +424,6 @@ class DeviceInboxStore(DeviceInboxWorkerStore, DeviceInboxBackgroundUpdateStore)
     def _add_messages_to_local_device_inbox_txn(
         self, txn, stream_id, messages_by_user_then_device
     ):
-        sql = "UPDATE device_max_stream_id" " SET stream_id = ?" " WHERE stream_id < ?"
-        txn.execute(sql, (stream_id, stream_id))
-
         local_by_user_then_device = {}
         for user_id, messages_by_device in messages_by_user_then_device.items():
             messages_json_for_user = {}