diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index e2853972be..415374a2ce 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ from synapse.server import HomeServer
 from synapse.storage import DataStore, are_all_users_on_domain
 from synapse.storage.engines import IncorrectDatabaseSetup, create_engine
 from synapse.storage.prepare_database import UpgradeDatabaseException, prepare_database
-from synapse.types import UserID
 from synapse.util.caches import CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR
 from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext