diff --git a/keyserver/storage/shared/storage.go b/keyserver/storage/shared/storage.go
index 0e587b5a8..5beeed0f1 100644
--- a/keyserver/storage/shared/storage.go
+++ b/keyserver/storage/shared/storage.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (d *Database) MarkDeviceListStale(ctx context.Context, userID string, isSta
 // DeleteDeviceKeys removes the device keys for a given user/device, and any accompanying
 // cross-signing signatures relating to that device.
 func (d *Database) DeleteDeviceKeys(ctx context.Context, userID string, deviceIDs []gomatrixserverlib.KeyID) error {
-	return d.Writer.Do(nil, nil, func(txn *sql.Tx) error {
+	return d.Writer.Do(d.DB, nil, func(txn *sql.Tx) error {
 		for _, deviceID := range deviceIDs {
 			if err := d.CrossSigningSigsTable.DeleteCrossSigningSigsForTarget(ctx, txn, userID, deviceID); err != nil && err != sql.ErrNoRows {
 				return fmt.Errorf("d.CrossSigningSigsTable.DeleteCrossSigningSigsForTarget: %w", err)