3 files changed, 5 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py b/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
index b3be7a86f0..5dc76ef588 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import logging
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional, Tuple, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 from synapse.api.constants import (
     AccountDataTypes,
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from synapse.api.constants import (
     Membership,
 )
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
-from synapse.events import EventBase
 from synapse.events.utils import SerializeEventConfig
 from synapse.events.validator import EventValidator
 from synapse.handlers.presence import format_user_presence_state
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ from synapse.types import (
     JsonDict,
     Requester,
     RoomStreamToken,
-    StateMap,
     StreamKeyType,
     StreamToken,
     UserID,
@@ -199,9 +197,7 @@ class InitialSyncHandler:
                     deferred_room_state = run_in_background(
                         self._state_storage_controller.get_state_for_events,
                         [event.event_id],
-                    ).addCallback(
-                        lambda states: cast(StateMap[EventBase], states[event.event_id])
-                    )
+                    ).addCallback(lambda states: states[event.event_id])
 
                 (messages, token), current_state = await make_deferred_yieldable(
                     gather_results(
diff --git a/synapse/logging/context.py b/synapse/logging/context.py
index 64c6ae4512..bf7e311026 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/context.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/context.py
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ async def _unwrap_awaitable(awaitable: Awaitable[R]) -> R:
 
 
 @overload
-def preserve_fn(  # type: ignore[misc]
+def preserve_fn(
     f: Callable[P, Awaitable[R]],
 ) -> Callable[P, "defer.Deferred[R]"]:
     # The `type: ignore[misc]` above suppresses
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ def preserve_fn(
 
 
 @overload
-def run_in_background(  # type: ignore[misc]
+def run_in_background(
     f: Callable[P, Awaitable[R]], *args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs
 ) -> "defer.Deferred[R]":
     # The `type: ignore[misc]` above suppresses
diff --git a/synapse/util/gai_resolver.py b/synapse/util/gai_resolver.py
index 214eb17fbc..fecf829ade 100644
--- a/synapse/util/gai_resolver.py
+++ b/synapse/util/gai_resolver.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class GAIResolver:
 
     # The types on IHostnameResolver is incorrect in Twisted, see
     # https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/10276
-    def resolveHostName(  # type: ignore[override]
+    def resolveHostName(
         self,
         resolutionReceiver: IResolutionReceiver,
         hostName: str,