diff --git a/eduserver/cache/cache.go b/eduserver/cache/cache.go
index d2fd26302..f637d7c97 100644
--- a/eduserver/cache/cache.go
+++ b/eduserver/cache/cache.go
@@ -161,11 +161,10 @@ func (t *EDUCache) RemoveUser(userID, roomID string) int64 {
 		return t.latestSyncPosition
 	}
 
-	t.latestSyncPosition++
-
 	timer.Stop()
 	delete(roomData.userSet, userID)
 
+	t.latestSyncPosition++
 	t.data[roomID].syncPosition = t.latestSyncPosition
 
 	return t.latestSyncPosition
diff --git a/syncapi/consumers/eduserver_typing.go b/syncapi/consumers/eduserver_typing.go
index 234ec8d21..ead6c7a88 100644
--- a/syncapi/consumers/eduserver_typing.go
+++ b/syncapi/consumers/eduserver_typing.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package consumers
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/Shopify/sarama"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/eduserver/api"
@@ -98,9 +97,7 @@ func (s *OutputTypingEventConsumer) onMessage(msg *sarama.ConsumerMessage) error
 		)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("Advancing typing position to", typingPos)
 	s.streams.TypingStreamProvider.Advance(typingPos)
-	fmt.Println("Advanced typing position to", typingPos)
 
 	return nil
 }