diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index 0a061fe9b2..fb9536cee3 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ class PresenceHandler(BaseHandler):
         changes = handle_timeouts(
             states,
             is_mine_fn=self.hs.is_mine_id,
-            user_to_current_state=self.user_to_current_state,
             user_to_num_current_syncs=self.user_to_num_current_syncs,
             now=now,
         )