diff --git a/syncapi/storage/postgres/syncserver.go b/syncapi/storage/postgres/syncserver.go
index cacf2057a..60fe5b54d 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/postgres/syncserver.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/postgres/syncserver.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ type SyncServerDatasource struct {
 
 // NewDatabase creates a new sync server database
 func NewDatabase(dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions) (*SyncServerDatasource, error) {
-	d := SyncServerDatasource{}
+	var d SyncServerDatasource
 	var err error
 	if d.db, err = sqlutil.Open(dbProperties); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/syncapi/storage/storage.go b/syncapi/storage/storage.go
index b656d3266..7f9c28e9d 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/storage.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/storage.go
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/config"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/postgres"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/sqlite3"
-	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 )
 
 // NewSyncServerDatasource opens a database connection.
-func NewSyncServerDatasource(dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions, serverName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) (Database, error) {
+func NewSyncServerDatasource(dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions) (Database, error) {
 	switch {
 	case dbProperties.ConnectionString.IsSQLite():
 		return sqlite3.NewDatabase(dbProperties)
diff --git a/syncapi/storage/storage_wasm.go b/syncapi/storage/storage_wasm.go
index c2d9d2ed0..f7fef962b 100644
--- a/syncapi/storage/storage_wasm.go
+++ b/syncapi/storage/storage_wasm.go
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/config"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/sqlite3"
-	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 )
 
 // NewPublicRoomsServerDatabase opens a database connection.
-func NewSyncServerDatasource(dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions, serverName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) (Database, error) {
+func NewSyncServerDatasource(dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions) (Database, error) {
 	switch {
 	case dbProperties.ConnectionString.IsSQLite():
 		return sqlite3.NewDatabase(dbProperties)
diff --git a/syncapi/syncapi.go b/syncapi/syncapi.go
index 10032a54d..cb9890ff7 100644
--- a/syncapi/syncapi.go
+++ b/syncapi/syncapi.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func AddPublicRoutes(
 ) {
 	js := jetstream.Prepare(&cfg.Matrix.JetStream)
 
-	syncDB, err := storage.NewSyncServerDatasource(&cfg.Database, cfg.Matrix.ServerName)
+	syncDB, err := storage.NewSyncServerDatasource(&cfg.Database)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Panicf("failed to connect to sync db")
 	}
@@ -133,4 +133,3 @@ func AddPublicRoutes(
 
 	routing.Setup(router, requestPool, syncDB, userAPI, federation, rsAPI, cfg)
 }
-