diff --git a/roomserver/storage/postgres/rooms_table.go b/roomserver/storage/postgres/rooms_table.go
index 09d75387a..ef5b510c9 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/postgres/rooms_table.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/postgres/rooms_table.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package postgres
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common"
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (s *roomStatements) selectRoomVersionForRoomID(
 	stmt := common.TxStmt(txn, s.selectRoomVersionForRoomIDStmt)
 	err := stmt.QueryRowContext(ctx, roomID).Scan(&roomVersion)
 	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
-		return roomVersion, fmt.Errorf("room not found")
+		return roomVersion, errors.New("room not found")
 	}
 	return roomVersion, err
 }
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (s *roomStatements) selectRoomVersionForRoomNID(
 	stmt := common.TxStmt(txn, s.selectRoomVersionForRoomNIDStmt)
 	err := stmt.QueryRowContext(ctx, roomNID).Scan(&roomVersion)
 	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
-		return roomVersion, fmt.Errorf("room not found")
+		return roomVersion, errors.New("room not found")
 	}
 	return roomVersion, err
 }