diff --git a/synapse/storage/e2e_room_keys.py b/synapse/storage/e2e_room_keys.py
index 7ab75070a2..3c720f3b3e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/e2e_room_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/e2e_room_keys.py
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ class EndToEndRoomKeyStore(SQLBaseStore):
                     "version": this_version,
                 },
                 retcols=(
-                    "user_id",
                     "version",
                     "algorithm",
                     "auth_data",