diff --git a/syncapi/storage/shared/syncserver.go b/syncapi/storage/shared/syncserver.go
index 096818f48..3194ca597 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/shared/syncserver.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/shared/syncserver.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-
 	eduAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/eduserver/api"
 	userapi "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/userapi/api"
 
@@ -623,7 +621,7 @@ func (d *Database) addEDUDeltaToResponse(
 	if fromPos.EDUPosition() != toPos.EDUPosition() {
 		// add typing deltas
 		if err := d.addTypingDeltaToResponse(fromPos, joinedRoomIDs, res); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to apply typing delta to response")
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to apply typing delta to response: %w")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -631,7 +629,7 @@ func (d *Database) addEDUDeltaToResponse(
 	if (fromPos.EDUPosition() == 0 && toPos.EDUPosition() == 0) ||
 		fromPos.EDUPosition() != toPos.EDUPosition() {
 		if err := d.addReceiptDeltaToResponse(fromPos, joinedRoomIDs, res); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to apply receipts to response")
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to apply receipts to response: %w")
 		}
 	}