diff --git a/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/deltas/20201017140347_create_receipt_table.go b/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/deltas/20201017140347_create_receipt_table.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a6ac06840..000000000
--- a/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/deltas/20201017140347_create_receipt_table.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-package deltas
-
-import (
-	"database/sql"
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/sqlutil"
-	"github.com/pressly/goose"
-)
-
-func LoadFromGoose() {
-	goose.AddMigration(UpCreateReceiptTable, DownCreateReceiptTable)
-}
-
-func LoadCreateReceiptTable(m *sqlutil.Migrations) {
-	m.AddMigration(UpCreateReceiptTable, DownCreateReceiptTable)
-}
-
-func UpCreateReceiptTable(tx *sql.Tx) error {
-	_, err := tx.Exec(`
--- Stores data about receipts
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS syncapi_receipts (
-	-- The ID
-	id BIGINT,
-	room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-	receipt_type TEXT NOT NULL,
-	user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-	event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-	receipt_ts BIGINT NOT NULL,
-	CONSTRAINT syncapi_receipts_unique UNIQUE (room_id, receipt_type, user_id)
-);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS syncapi_receipts_room_id_idx ON syncapi_receipts(room_id);
-`)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute upgrade: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func DownCreateReceiptTable(tx *sql.Tx) error {
-	_, err := tx.Exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS syncapi_receipts;")
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute downgrade: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/receipt_table.go b/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/receipt_table.go
index 4449891ba..b1770e801 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/receipt_table.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/receipt_table.go
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ type receiptStatements struct {
 }
 
 func NewSqliteReceiptsTable(db *sql.DB, streamID *streamIDStatements) (tables.Receipts, error) {
-	var err error
+	_, err := db.Exec(receiptsSchema)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	r := &receiptStatements{
 		db:                 db,
 		streamIDStatements: streamID,
@@ -77,11 +80,6 @@ func NewSqliteReceiptsTable(db *sql.DB, streamID *streamIDStatements) (tables.Re
 	return r, nil
 }
 
-func (r *receiptStatements) execSchema(db *sql.DB) error {
-	_, err := db.Exec(receiptsSchema)
-	return err
-}
-
 // UpsertReceipt creates new user receipts
 func (r *receiptStatements) UpsertReceipt(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx, roomId, receiptType, userId, eventId string, timestamp gomatrixserverlib.Timestamp) (pos types.StreamPosition, err error) {
 	pos, err = r.streamIDStatements.nextStreamID(ctx, txn)
diff --git a/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/syncserver.go b/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/syncserver.go
index 80d844e3a..036e2b2e5 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/syncserver.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/syncserver.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/config"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/sqlutil"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/shared"
-	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/sqlite3/deltas"
 )
 
 // SyncServerDatasource represents a sync server datasource which manages
@@ -47,18 +46,6 @@ func NewDatabase(dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions) (*SyncServerDatasource, e
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	d.writer = sqlutil.NewExclusiveWriter()
-
-	// Create tables before executing migrations so we don't fail if the table is missing,
-	// and THEN prepare statements so we don't fail due to referencing new columns
-	r := receiptStatements{}
-	if err = r.execSchema(d.db); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	m := sqlutil.NewMigrations()
-	deltas.LoadCreateReceiptTable(m)
-	if err = m.RunDeltas(d.db, dbProperties); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	if err = d.prepare(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}