diff --git a/syncapi/storage/postgres/send_to_device_table.go b/syncapi/storage/postgres/send_to_device_table.go
index 54b924ea9..64591d796 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/postgres/send_to_device_table.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/postgres/send_to_device_table.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const insertSendToDeviceMessageSQL = `
 `
 
 const selectSendToDeviceMessagesSQL = `
-	SELECT id, sender, user_id, device_id, content, sent_by_token
+	SELECT id, user_id, device_id, content, sent_by_token
 	  FROM syncapi_send_to_device
 	  WHERE user_id = $1 AND device_id = $2
 `
diff --git a/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/send_to_device_table.go b/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/send_to_device_table.go
index 838ad0805..9ba8fe055 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/send_to_device_table.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/send_to_device_table.go
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ func (s *sendToDeviceStatements) SelectSendToDeviceMessages(
 
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var id types.SendToDeviceNID
-		var sender, userID, deviceID, content string
+		var userID, deviceID, content string
 		var sentByToken *string
-		if err = rows.Scan(&id, &sender, &userID, &deviceID, &content, &sentByToken); err != nil {
+		if err = rows.Scan(&id, &userID, &deviceID, &content, &sentByToken); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 		event := types.SendToDeviceEvent{