diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
index 72ec0960cb..67b5bf049c 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class PasswordResetConfirmationSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs: server
         """
-        super(PasswordResetConfirmationSubmitTokenServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()