diff --git a/syncapi/sync/requestpool.go b/syncapi/sync/requestpool.go
index e81904c4d..30c490df0 100644
--- a/syncapi/sync/requestpool.go
+++ b/syncapi/sync/requestpool.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (rp *RequestPool) OnIncomingSyncRequest(req *http.Request, device *userapi.
 		giveup := func() util.JSONResponse {
 			syncReq.Log.Debugln("Responding to sync since client gave up or timeout was reached")
 			syncReq.Response.NextBatch = syncReq.Since
-			// NOTSPEC: We should always include OTKs in sync responses, otherwise clients might upload keys
+			// We should always try to include OTKs in sync responses, otherwise clients might upload keys
 			// even if that's not required. See also:
 			// https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/29f06704b8871a44926f7c99e73cf4a978fb8e81/synapse/rest/client/sync.py#L276-L281
 			err = internal.DeviceOTKCounts(syncReq.Context, rp.keyAPI, syncReq.Device.UserID, syncReq.Device.ID, syncReq.Response)