diff --git a/roomserver/storage/shared/latest_events_updater.go b/roomserver/storage/shared/latest_events_updater.go
index b316f639d..8825dc464 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/shared/latest_events_updater.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/shared/latest_events_updater.go
@@ -70,16 +70,14 @@ func (u *LatestEventsUpdater) CurrentStateSnapshotNID() types.StateSnapshotNID {
 	return u.currentStateSnapshotNID
 }
 
-// StorePreviousEvents implements types.RoomRecentEventsUpdater
+// StorePreviousEvents implements types.RoomRecentEventsUpdater - This must be called from a Writer
 func (u *LatestEventsUpdater) StorePreviousEvents(eventNID types.EventNID, previousEventReferences []gomatrixserverlib.EventReference) error {
-	return u.d.Writer.Do(u.d.DB, u.txn, func(txn *sql.Tx) error {
-		for _, ref := range previousEventReferences {
-			if err := u.d.PrevEventsTable.InsertPreviousEvent(u.ctx, txn, ref.EventID, ref.EventSHA256, eventNID); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("u.d.PrevEventsTable.InsertPreviousEvent: %w", err)
-			}
+	for _, ref := range previousEventReferences {
+		if err := u.d.PrevEventsTable.InsertPreviousEvent(u.ctx, u.txn, ref.EventID, ref.EventSHA256, eventNID); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("u.d.PrevEventsTable.InsertPreviousEvent: %w", err)
 		}
-		return nil
-	})
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // IsReferenced implements types.RoomRecentEventsUpdater