diff --git a/roomserver/storage/postgres/rooms_table.go b/roomserver/storage/postgres/rooms_table.go
index 24cee9c56..8e00cfdb8 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/postgres/rooms_table.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/postgres/rooms_table.go
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ const selectRoomVersionForRoomIDSQL = "" +
 const selectRoomVersionForRoomNIDSQL = "" +
 	"SELECT room_version FROM roomserver_rooms WHERE room_nid = $1"
 
-const selectStateSnapshotNIDSQL = "" +
-	"SELECT state_snapshot_nid FROM roomserver_rooms WHERE room_id = $1"
-
 type roomStatements struct {
 	insertRoomNIDStmt                  *sql.Stmt
 	selectRoomNIDStmt                  *sql.Stmt
diff --git a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/rooms_table.go b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/rooms_table.go
index 712f177c2..6541cc0cb 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/rooms_table.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/sqlite3/rooms_table.go
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ const selectRoomVersionForRoomIDSQL = "" +
 const selectRoomVersionForRoomNIDSQL = "" +
 	"SELECT room_version FROM roomserver_rooms WHERE room_nid = $1"
 
-const selectStateSnapshotNIDSQL = "" +
-	"SELECT state_snapshot_nid FROM roomserver_rooms WHERE room_id = $1"
-
 type roomStatements struct {
 	db                                 *sql.DB
 	insertRoomNIDStmt                  *sql.Stmt