diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/deferred_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/deferred_cache.py
index 484097a48a..371e7e4dd0 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/deferred_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/deferred_cache.py
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class DeferredCache(Generic[KT, VT]):
self,
name: str,
max_entries: int = 1000,
- keylen: int = 1,
tree: bool = False,
iterable: bool = False,
apply_cache_factor_from_config: bool = True,
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ class DeferredCache(Generic[KT, VT]):
# a Deferred.
self.cache = LruCache(
max_size=max_entries,
- keylen=keylen,
cache_name=name,
cache_type=cache_type,
size_callback=(lambda d: len(d) or 1) if iterable else None,
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