diff --git a/changelog.d/8344.misc b/changelog.d/8344.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0b342d513727f220dc143d488bf0182a775de87f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/8344.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Simplify `super()` calls to Python 3 syntax.
diff --git a/scripts-dev/definitions.py b/scripts-dev/definitions.py
index 15e6ce6e16d206497989022fa58ac8083a052942..313860df139aa16a1ef6a4037db892d0735838da 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/definitions.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/definitions.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import yaml
 
 class DefinitionVisitor(ast.NodeVisitor):
     def __init__(self):
-        super(DefinitionVisitor, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.functions = {}
         self.classes = {}
         self.names = {}
diff --git a/scripts-dev/federation_client.py b/scripts-dev/federation_client.py
index 848a826f1742eb5ecc8047ada7a061120f78e7e1..abcec48c4f3b0d1f94ac866700ab44526a3029be 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/federation_client.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/federation_client.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class MatrixConnectionAdapter(HTTPAdapter):
         url = urlparse.urlunparse(
             ("https", netloc, parsed.path, parsed.params, parsed.query, parsed.fragment)
         )
-        return super(MatrixConnectionAdapter, self).get_connection(url, proxies)
+        return super().get_connection(url, proxies)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/synapse/api/errors.py b/synapse/api/errors.py
index 94a9e58eae2699ef8bb7d81c354cc46dbf944eeb..cd6670d0a266bc6135ef03f18cbfd34f3c7d6053 100644
--- a/synapse/api/errors.py
+++ b/synapse/api/errors.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class CodeMessageException(RuntimeError):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, code: Union[int, HTTPStatus], msg: str):
-        super(CodeMessageException, self).__init__("%d: %s" % (code, msg))
+        super().__init__("%d: %s" % (code, msg))
 
         # Some calls to this method pass instances of http.HTTPStatus for `code`.
         # While HTTPStatus is a subclass of int, it has magic __str__ methods
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class SynapseError(CodeMessageException):
             msg: The human-readable error message.
             errcode: The matrix error code e.g 'M_FORBIDDEN'
         """
-        super(SynapseError, self).__init__(code, msg)
+        super().__init__(code, msg)
         self.errcode = errcode
 
     def error_dict(self):
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class ProxiedRequestError(SynapseError):
         errcode: str = Codes.UNKNOWN,
         additional_fields: Optional[Dict] = None,
     ):
-        super(ProxiedRequestError, self).__init__(code, msg, errcode)
+        super().__init__(code, msg, errcode)
         if additional_fields is None:
             self._additional_fields = {}  # type: Dict
         else:
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class ConsentNotGivenError(SynapseError):
             msg: The human-readable error message
             consent_url: The URL where the user can give their consent
         """
-        super(ConsentNotGivenError, self).__init__(
+        super().__init__(
             code=HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN, msg=msg, errcode=Codes.CONSENT_NOT_GIVEN
         )
         self._consent_uri = consent_uri
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class UserDeactivatedError(SynapseError):
         Args:
             msg: The human-readable error message
         """
-        super(UserDeactivatedError, self).__init__(
+        super().__init__(
             code=HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN, msg=msg, errcode=Codes.USER_DEACTIVATED
         )
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class FederationDeniedError(SynapseError):
 
         self.destination = destination
 
-        super(FederationDeniedError, self).__init__(
+        super().__init__(
             code=403,
             msg="Federation denied with %s." % (self.destination,),
             errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN,
@@ -244,9 +244,7 @@ class InteractiveAuthIncompleteError(Exception):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, session_id: str, result: "JsonDict"):
-        super(InteractiveAuthIncompleteError, self).__init__(
-            "Interactive auth not yet complete"
-        )
+        super().__init__("Interactive auth not yet complete")
         self.session_id = session_id
         self.result = result
 
@@ -261,14 +259,14 @@ class UnrecognizedRequestError(SynapseError):
             message = "Unrecognized request"
         else:
             message = args[0]
-        super(UnrecognizedRequestError, self).__init__(400, message, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(400, message, **kwargs)
 
 
 class NotFoundError(SynapseError):
     """An error indicating we can't find the thing you asked for"""
 
     def __init__(self, msg: str = "Not found", errcode: str = Codes.NOT_FOUND):
-        super(NotFoundError, self).__init__(404, msg, errcode=errcode)
+        super().__init__(404, msg, errcode=errcode)
 
 
 class AuthError(SynapseError):
@@ -279,7 +277,7 @@ class AuthError(SynapseError):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if "errcode" not in kwargs:
             kwargs["errcode"] = Codes.FORBIDDEN
-        super(AuthError, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class InvalidClientCredentialsError(SynapseError):
@@ -335,7 +333,7 @@ class ResourceLimitError(SynapseError):
     ):
         self.admin_contact = admin_contact
         self.limit_type = limit_type
-        super(ResourceLimitError, self).__init__(code, msg, errcode=errcode)
+        super().__init__(code, msg, errcode=errcode)
 
     def error_dict(self):
         return cs_error(
@@ -352,7 +350,7 @@ class EventSizeError(SynapseError):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if "errcode" not in kwargs:
             kwargs["errcode"] = Codes.TOO_LARGE
-        super(EventSizeError, self).__init__(413, *args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(413, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class EventStreamError(SynapseError):
@@ -361,7 +359,7 @@ class EventStreamError(SynapseError):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if "errcode" not in kwargs:
             kwargs["errcode"] = Codes.BAD_PAGINATION
-        super(EventStreamError, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class LoginError(SynapseError):
@@ -384,7 +382,7 @@ class InvalidCaptchaError(SynapseError):
         error_url: Optional[str] = None,
         errcode: str = Codes.CAPTCHA_INVALID,
     ):
-        super(InvalidCaptchaError, self).__init__(code, msg, errcode)
+        super().__init__(code, msg, errcode)
         self.error_url = error_url
 
     def error_dict(self):
@@ -402,7 +400,7 @@ class LimitExceededError(SynapseError):
         retry_after_ms: Optional[int] = None,
         errcode: str = Codes.LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
     ):
-        super(LimitExceededError, self).__init__(code, msg, errcode)
+        super().__init__(code, msg, errcode)
         self.retry_after_ms = retry_after_ms
 
     def error_dict(self):
@@ -418,9 +416,7 @@ class RoomKeysVersionError(SynapseError):
         Args:
             current_version: the current version of the store they should have used
         """
-        super(RoomKeysVersionError, self).__init__(
-            403, "Wrong room_keys version", Codes.WRONG_ROOM_KEYS_VERSION
-        )
+        super().__init__(403, "Wrong room_keys version", Codes.WRONG_ROOM_KEYS_VERSION)
         self.current_version = current_version
 
 
@@ -429,7 +425,7 @@ class UnsupportedRoomVersionError(SynapseError):
     not support."""
 
     def __init__(self, msg: str = "Homeserver does not support this room version"):
-        super(UnsupportedRoomVersionError, self).__init__(
+        super().__init__(
             code=400, msg=msg, errcode=Codes.UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION,
         )
 
@@ -440,7 +436,7 @@ class ThreepidValidationError(SynapseError):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if "errcode" not in kwargs:
             kwargs["errcode"] = Codes.FORBIDDEN
-        super(ThreepidValidationError, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class IncompatibleRoomVersionError(SynapseError):
@@ -451,7 +447,7 @@ class IncompatibleRoomVersionError(SynapseError):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, room_version: str):
-        super(IncompatibleRoomVersionError, self).__init__(
+        super().__init__(
             code=400,
             msg="Your homeserver does not support the features required to "
             "join this room",
@@ -473,7 +469,7 @@ class PasswordRefusedError(SynapseError):
         msg: str = "This password doesn't comply with the server's policy",
         errcode: str = Codes.WEAK_PASSWORD,
     ):
-        super(PasswordRefusedError, self).__init__(
+        super().__init__(
             code=400, msg=msg, errcode=errcode,
         )
 
@@ -488,7 +484,7 @@ class RequestSendFailed(RuntimeError):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, inner_exception, can_retry):
-        super(RequestSendFailed, self).__init__(
+        super().__init__(
             "Failed to send request: %s: %s"
             % (type(inner_exception).__name__, inner_exception)
         )
@@ -542,7 +538,7 @@ class FederationError(RuntimeError):
         self.source = source
 
         msg = "%s %s: %s" % (level, code, reason)
-        super(FederationError, self).__init__(msg)
+        super().__init__(msg)
 
     def get_dict(self):
         return {
@@ -570,7 +566,7 @@ class HttpResponseException(CodeMessageException):
             msg: reason phrase from HTTP response status line
             response: body of response
         """
-        super(HttpResponseException, self).__init__(code, msg)
+        super().__init__(code, msg)
         self.response = response
 
     def to_synapse_error(self):
diff --git a/synapse/api/filtering.py b/synapse/api/filtering.py
index bb33345be60e0d48b80209baa7440bd0aa378ebc..5caf336fd0cbb9a6bad0bc14fdc90a7608f30a58 100644
--- a/synapse/api/filtering.py
+++ b/synapse/api/filtering.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def matrix_user_id_validator(user_id_str):
 
 class Filtering:
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(Filtering, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     async def get_user_filter(self, user_localpart, filter_id):
diff --git a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
index f985810e88d35ca6c2d35454832f75d0fa100c6a..c38413c8937b7252a5c51458d2bb3937e61de3d8 100644
--- a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class PresenceStatusStubServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/presence/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/status")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PresenceStatusStubServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     async def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class KeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(KeyUploadServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ class GenericWorkerServer(HomeServer):
 
 class GenericWorkerReplicationHandler(ReplicationDataHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GenericWorkerReplicationHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()  # type: GenericWorkerPresence
diff --git a/synapse/appservice/api.py b/synapse/appservice/api.py
index bb6fa8299a8d44b93a8af23270448ea76d40443e..1514c0f6914259cc102e0028e22bd9c815aef8cc 100644
--- a/synapse/appservice/api.py
+++ b/synapse/appservice/api.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceApi(SimpleHttpClient):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ApplicationServiceApi, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
         self.protocol_meta_cache = ResponseCache(
diff --git a/synapse/config/consent_config.py b/synapse/config/consent_config.py
index aec9c4bbce8dc57509950d8531c8f135f56c0de0..fbddebeeab2a875f36acfc53de791368835730c7 100644
--- a/synapse/config/consent_config.py
+++ b/synapse/config/consent_config.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ConsentConfig(Config):
     section = "consent"
 
     def __init__(self, *args):
-        super(ConsentConfig, self).__init__(*args)
+        super().__init__(*args)
 
         self.user_consent_version = None
         self.user_consent_template_dir = None
diff --git a/synapse/config/registration.py b/synapse/config/registration.py
index a1856557745c0b81c7fd283f47da3c7a007c2540..5ffbb934fe2dd6bec0aa17c7b4d8a247de4d8296 100644
--- a/synapse/config/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/config/registration.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class AccountValidityConfig(Config):
     def __init__(self, config, synapse_config):
         if config is None:
             return
-        super(AccountValidityConfig, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.enabled = config.get("enabled", False)
         self.renew_by_email_enabled = "renew_at" in config
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/server_notices_config.py b/synapse/config/server_notices_config.py
index 6c427b6f927e0cebe9a73519de0131260c1efa9e..57f69dc8e27d20baac59e5d289ec52d24ec97000 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server_notices_config.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server_notices_config.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class ServerNoticesConfig(Config):
     section = "servernotices"
 
     def __init__(self, *args):
-        super(ServerNoticesConfig, self).__init__(*args)
+        super().__init__(*args)
         self.server_notices_mxid = None
         self.server_notices_mxid_display_name = None
         self.server_notices_mxid_avatar_url = None
diff --git a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
index 32c31b1cd14b886a259334fedf197479df9c5b04..42e4087a926e2fb3a8fcd461b90636ebc9145738 100644
--- a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
+++ b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ class PerspectivesKeyFetcher(BaseV2KeyFetcher):
     """KeyFetcher impl which fetches keys from the "perspectives" servers"""
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PerspectivesKeyFetcher, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.client = hs.get_http_client()
         self.key_servers = self.config.key_servers
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ class ServerKeyFetcher(BaseV2KeyFetcher):
     """KeyFetcher impl which fetches keys from the origin servers"""
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ServerKeyFetcher, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.client = hs.get_http_client()
 
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
index a2e8d96ea27cece426df189e4d2258f4736023fa..639d19f696bbf5fcf11d8a95227b306bc10bdde5 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class InvalidResponseError(RuntimeError):
 
 class FederationClient(FederationBase):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(FederationClient, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.pdu_destination_tried = {}
         self._clock.looping_call(self._clear_tried_cache, 60 * 1000)
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
index ff00f0b3022ef9c32dc8423ec657f358cdaa888e..2dcd081cbc24fc37ed16889da16326636855c833 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pdu_process_time = Histogram(
 
 class FederationServer(FederationBase):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(FederationServer, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.handler = hs.get_handlers().federation_handler
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
index cc7e9a973ba20a3c1689b2402f67d3afa924bea9..3a6b95631eae1fd23bebfa82ec6fc1160b107f89 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class TransportLayerServer(JsonResource):
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.servlet_groups = servlet_groups
 
-        super(TransportLayerServer, self).__init__(hs, canonical_json=False)
+        super().__init__(hs, canonical_json=False)
 
         self.authenticator = Authenticator(hs)
         self.ratelimiter = hs.get_federation_ratelimiter()
@@ -376,9 +376,7 @@ class FederationSendServlet(BaseFederationServlet):
     RATELIMIT = False
 
     def __init__(self, handler, server_name, **kwargs):
-        super(FederationSendServlet, self).__init__(
-            handler, server_name=server_name, **kwargs
-        )
+        super().__init__(handler, server_name=server_name, **kwargs)
         self.server_name = server_name
 
     # This is when someone is trying to send us a bunch of data.
@@ -773,9 +771,7 @@ class PublicRoomList(BaseFederationServlet):
     PATH = "/publicRooms"
 
     def __init__(self, handler, authenticator, ratelimiter, server_name, allow_access):
-        super(PublicRoomList, self).__init__(
-            handler, authenticator, ratelimiter, server_name
-        )
+        super().__init__(handler, authenticator, ratelimiter, server_name)
         self.allow_access = allow_access
 
     async def on_GET(self, origin, content, query):
diff --git a/synapse/groups/groups_server.py b/synapse/groups/groups_server.py
index 1dd20ee4e1d05f489831711ec353257e2bf76774..e5f85b472dd2c977679b5d82f5aeb8c459f3257c 100644
--- a/synapse/groups/groups_server.py
+++ b/synapse/groups/groups_server.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class GroupsServerWorkerHandler:
 
 class GroupsServerHandler(GroupsServerWorkerHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupsServerHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         # Ensure attestations get renewed
         hs.get_groups_attestation_renewer()
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/admin.py b/synapse/handlers/admin.py
index 5e5a64037dfe9ce52b0fb278e5bbb10d6427e786..dd981c597eff42eb35f49129b62e796131df9750 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/admin.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/admin.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class AdminHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(AdminHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.storage = hs.get_storage()
         self.state_store = self.storage.state
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 4e658d9a4879eb70cf7b064ea1a2df130a096a9b..0322b60cfc63e4536271d275f604d03f6c8b42c9 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer):
         """
-        super(AuthHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.checkers = {}  # type: Dict[str, UserInteractiveAuthChecker]
         for auth_checker_class in INTERACTIVE_AUTH_CHECKERS:
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py b/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
index 25169157c1cafd69ec4689b8f5d0b69a9faad3a2..0635ad570866399129c012070b016e0f31f17c68 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/deactivate_account.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class DeactivateAccountHandler(BaseHandler):
     """Handler which deals with deactivating user accounts."""
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(DeactivateAccountHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.hs = hs
         self._auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
         self._device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/device.py b/synapse/handlers/device.py
index 4b0a4f96ccb02c965776fd37b61038deaaf6e766..55a978743988ee4cbae8bae4e8f51c3e8cc487cd 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/device.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/device.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ MAX_DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME_LEN = 100
 
 class DeviceWorkerHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(DeviceWorkerHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.hs = hs
         self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class DeviceWorkerHandler(BaseHandler):
 
 class DeviceHandler(DeviceWorkerHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(DeviceHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.federation_sender = hs.get_federation_sender()
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/directory.py b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
index 46826eb7848f891e272d7011100125089fa1969f..62aa9a2da8f215620989b6e4f5053a79402899ac 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(DirectoryHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
         self.appservice_handler = hs.get_application_service_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/events.py b/synapse/handlers/events.py
index fdce54c5c30b9bd5735b1108ada68aa97e1f7676..0875b74ea89cda6bf3e77ac801cb5cc523bf2cc5 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/events.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/events.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class EventStreamHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
-        super(EventStreamHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class EventStreamHandler(BaseHandler):
 
 class EventHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
-        super(EventHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.storage = hs.get_storage()
 
     async def get_event(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 262901363f6316138b254e704860c51a7dcbcaff..96eeff7b1ba540c8ddb19a40d5729f9f2f40f5ad 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(FederationHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.hs = hs
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/groups_local.py b/synapse/handlers/groups_local.py
index 44df567983f64389e85b5281f07859af44c91087..9684e60fc8b6abb18dea13087d985edf35e45460 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/groups_local.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/groups_local.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class GroupsLocalWorkerHandler:
 
 class GroupsLocalHandler(GroupsLocalWorkerHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupsLocalHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         # Ensure attestations get renewed
         hs.get_groups_attestation_renewer()
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/identity.py b/synapse/handlers/identity.py
index 0ce6ddfbe4e6dcf79dc2da13b7f48bf640770c95..ab15570f7a97d8c10803ef58c33fe0d92714affd 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/identity.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/identity.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ id_server_scheme = "https://"
 
 class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(IdentityHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.http_client = SimpleHttpClient(hs)
         # We create a blacklisting instance of SimpleHttpClient for contacting identity
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py b/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
index ba4828c713db57876e0b1853e569e3729b6fd65c..8cd7eb22a3038c9abcb1382dc12bbca994477bc6 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class InitialSyncHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
-        super(InitialSyncHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.hs = hs
         self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/profile.py b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
index 0cb8fad89a2cd3e967bdb3e9ba34541c274a968a..5453e6dfc87a608bae62c2d9f837334456b8bf4f 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class BaseProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(BaseProfileHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.federation = hs.get_federation_client()
         hs.get_federation_registry().register_query_handler(
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ class MasterProfileHandler(BaseProfileHandler):
     PROFILE_UPDATE_EVERY_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(MasterProfileHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         assert hs.config.worker_app is None
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/read_marker.py b/synapse/handlers/read_marker.py
index e3b528d27146fabb26ff8cbaab42ea3d9088313d..c32f314a1c0e6ad7763e22546221f5471b6c6be4 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/read_marker.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/read_marker.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class ReadMarkerHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReadMarkerHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.server_name = hs.config.server_name
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.read_marker_linearizer = Linearizer(name="read_marker")
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/receipts.py b/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
index bdd8e52edd3b82babbd19637aed80254db786f90..722592375796c6a73144f38de34b1dafb9a4d929 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class ReceiptsHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReceiptsHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.server_name = hs.config.server_name
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index cde2dbca92bb0c2ea9972457ea93d8fceeaed976..538f4b2a61dea7b1d74c717deba81cb7c492d0e0 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer):
         """
-        super(RegistrationHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self._auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index eeade6ad3f1334c7f5077a2bf6ae1ce5e0739730..11bf146bedcd839101f2f1d1a64e4c3d8f67c0b9 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ FIVE_MINUTES_IN_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000
 
 class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
-        super(RoomCreationHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.spam_checker = hs.get_spam_checker()
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
index 5dd7b28391946203f2e4554a9633109d68230731..4a13c8e912912a36b0cf2a08384e369648cb200c 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ EMPTY_THIRD_PARTY_ID = ThirdPartyInstanceID(None, None)
 
 class RoomListHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomListHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.enable_room_list_search = hs.config.enable_room_list_search
         self.response_cache = ResponseCache(hs, "room_list")
         self.remote_response_cache = ResponseCache(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py
index e7f34737c6840bc8bb4c01e91f325251e9d61afc..f2e88f6a5b5d47340c018c7c8ca67f57f94b2a80 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class RoomMemberWorkerHandler(RoomMemberHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomMemberWorkerHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self._remote_join_client = ReplRemoteJoin.make_client(hs)
         self._remote_reject_client = ReplRejectInvite.make_client(hs)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/search.py b/synapse/handlers/search.py
index d58f9788c5b92c857c01a328df8f4ce9f278fd2d..6a76c20d79134274ec0a4fc63be3168656ab9af1 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/search.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/search.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class SearchHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(SearchHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
         self.storage = hs.get_storage()
         self.state_store = self.storage.state
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/set_password.py b/synapse/handlers/set_password.py
index 4d245b618b17e119bf90c6f938fcf245b54eff11..a5d67f828f6afaa77d8df8e8681fb97cb578081a 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/set_password.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/set_password.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class SetPasswordHandler(BaseHandler):
     """Handler which deals with changing user account passwords"""
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(SetPasswordHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self._auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
         self._device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
         self._password_policy_handler = hs.get_password_policy_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py b/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py
index e21f8dbc58e38c3c10a2ba7ed8b6f95fec19fa6b..79393c8829fc4387655a617027770138d08d5ea3 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class UserDirectoryHandler(StateDeltasHandler):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(UserDirectoryHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/http/__init__.py b/synapse/http/__init__.py
index 3880ce0d944a1f2ef4f59e38064da16177fdd464..8eb363859146a91cc6ee66770d3fa9918e6bb00e 100644
--- a/synapse/http/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/http/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class RequestTimedOutError(SynapseError):
     """Exception representing timeout of an outbound request"""
 
     def __init__(self):
-        super(RequestTimedOutError, self).__init__(504, "Timed out")
+        super().__init__(504, "Timed out")
 
 
 def cancelled_to_request_timed_out_error(value, timeout):
diff --git a/synapse/logging/formatter.py b/synapse/logging/formatter.py
index d736ad5b9bc89cff425bd7fd20d4ec8829e7277e..11f60a77f795172251b6221ce7e257bbd9b5c483 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/formatter.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/formatter.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class LogFormatter(logging.Formatter):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(LogFormatter, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def formatException(self, ei):
         sio = StringIO()
diff --git a/synapse/logging/scopecontextmanager.py b/synapse/logging/scopecontextmanager.py
index 026854b4c7150a1df34836ed53e2b4015e98014e..7b9c65745627aafd39ba5ff3c05574e47c496443 100644
--- a/synapse/logging/scopecontextmanager.py
+++ b/synapse/logging/scopecontextmanager.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class _LogContextScope(Scope):
             finish_on_close (Boolean):
                 if True finish the span when the scope is closed
         """
-        super(_LogContextScope, self).__init__(manager, span)
+        super().__init__(manager, span)
         self.logcontext = logcontext
         self._finish_on_close = finish_on_close
         self._enter_logcontext = enter_logcontext
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ class _LogContextScope(Scope):
 
     def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
         if type == twisted.internet.defer._DefGen_Return:
-            super(_LogContextScope, self).__exit__(None, None, None)
+            super().__exit__(None, None, None)
         else:
-            super(_LogContextScope, self).__exit__(type, value, traceback)
+            super().__exit__(type, value, traceback)
         if self._enter_logcontext:
             self.logcontext.__exit__(type, value, traceback)
         else:  # the logcontext existed before the creation of the scope
diff --git a/synapse/push/__init__.py b/synapse/push/__init__.py
index edf45dc5990f0dcd2bee953dee83be0ee88d1213..5a437f981072d1b9a5928dc106f5b92f720d17d7 100644
--- a/synapse/push/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/push/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 class PusherConfigException(Exception):
     def __init__(self, msg):
-        super(PusherConfigException, self).__init__(msg)
+        super().__init__(msg)
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/devices.py b/synapse/replication/http/devices.py
index 20f3ba76c09dd3fa73d86164ad3b776e44b754c7..807b85d2e124ed74bfe537181a0c0d46c4d8408f 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/devices.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class ReplicationUserDevicesResyncRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     CACHE = False
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationUserDevicesResyncRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.device_list_updater = hs.get_device_handler().device_list_updater
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/federation.py b/synapse/replication/http/federation.py
index 5c8be747e140aadebad8f57c7d22dbf143d164fd..5393b9a9e7dd62d005119aeba0b94693407007dd 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/federation.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class ReplicationFederationSendEventsRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     PATH_ARGS = ()
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationFederationSendEventsRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.storage = hs.get_storage()
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class ReplicationFederationSendEduRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     PATH_ARGS = ("edu_type",)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationFederationSendEduRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class ReplicationGetQueryRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     CACHE = False
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationGetQueryRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class ReplicationCleanRoomRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     PATH_ARGS = ("room_id",)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationCleanRoomRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/login.py b/synapse/replication/http/login.py
index fb326bb86911b09c907f779d2c773c9d4c04a6bd..4c81e2d784bd1cbf427dff29f40d44a328588a05 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/login.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/login.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class RegisterDeviceReplicationServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     PATH_ARGS = ("user_id",)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RegisterDeviceReplicationServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/membership.py b/synapse/replication/http/membership.py
index 08095fdf7d2c90833db5754586831d21190b0cea..30680baee8139443bc9f2eb3ce64795b42342b10 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/membership.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/membership.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ReplicationRemoteJoinRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     PATH_ARGS = ("room_id", "user_id")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationRemoteJoinRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.federation_handler = hs.get_handlers().federation_handler
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class ReplicationRemoteRejectInviteRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     PATH_ARGS = ("invite_event_id",)
 
     def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
-        super(ReplicationRemoteRejectInviteRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class ReplicationUserJoinedLeftRoomRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     CACHE = False  # No point caching as should return instantly.
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationUserJoinedLeftRoomRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.registeration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/register.py b/synapse/replication/http/register.py
index a02b27474d9ab8ac9b2edf5ce9347a902e58de56..7b12ec906025a045be2824e9722a8386c7f15e87 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/register.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/register.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ReplicationRegisterServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     PATH_ARGS = ("user_id",)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationRegisterServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class ReplicationPostRegisterActionsServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     PATH_ARGS = ("user_id",)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationPostRegisterActionsServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
 
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/send_event.py b/synapse/replication/http/send_event.py
index f13d4524264bbb16965b445af33446d089980c4c..9a3a694d5dfa042ec1c4da362624c727e71a4582 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/send_event.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/send_event.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ReplicationSendEventRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     PATH_ARGS = ("event_id",)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationSendEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
 
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/_base.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/_base.py
index 60f2e1245f995579575d1c6e78f1a785d82249bd..d25fa49e1a9e7555fc8cb2727796272f46d255cd 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/_base.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class BaseSlavedStore(CacheInvalidationWorkerStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(BaseSlavedStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
         if isinstance(self.database_engine, PostgresEngine):
             self._cache_id_gen = MultiWriterIdGenerator(
                 db_conn,
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/account_data.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/account_data.py
index bb66ba9b80f841ae812e2daa4d9d9d048f91f742..4268565fc82d9c5147f6a073d4275b9463171553 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/account_data.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/account_data.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class SlavedAccountDataStore(TagsWorkerStore, AccountDataWorkerStore, BaseSlaved
             ],
         )
 
-        super(SlavedAccountDataStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
     def get_max_account_data_stream_id(self):
         return self._account_data_id_gen.get_current_token()
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/client_ips.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/client_ips.py
index a6fdedde6357ab1bf6a9827eefb49d673b704bd1..1f8dafe7ea40e6c47ff70b7c4f1bc1f804d4d8c4 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/client_ips.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/client_ips.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from ._base import BaseSlavedStore
 
 class SlavedClientIpStore(BaseSlavedStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(SlavedClientIpStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.client_ip_last_seen = Cache(
             name="client_ip_last_seen", keylen=4, max_entries=50000
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/deviceinbox.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/deviceinbox.py
index 533d927701d32ca49a2637065225d28500c256de..5b045bed02f9845abe922b2b1e0b65f7a4f98c9a 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/deviceinbox.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/deviceinbox.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from synapse.util.caches.stream_change_cache import StreamChangeCache
 
 class SlavedDeviceInboxStore(DeviceInboxWorkerStore, BaseSlavedStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(SlavedDeviceInboxStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
         self._device_inbox_id_gen = SlavedIdTracker(
             db_conn, "device_inbox", "stream_id"
         )
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/devices.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/devices.py
index 3b788c96250d942b2edbc87b40df9acc01f356eb..e0d86240dd19d9a29fb00b2c1a40c1b9f960db37 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/devices.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from synapse.util.caches.stream_change_cache import StreamChangeCache
 
 class SlavedDeviceStore(EndToEndKeyWorkerStore, DeviceWorkerStore, BaseSlavedStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(SlavedDeviceStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.hs = hs
 
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/events.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/events.py
index da1cc836cf70aa3c14cd194c7f60078ca2e90306..fbffe6d85c282ebfed4a66378e01980b3b885ab1 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/events.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class SlavedEventStore(
     BaseSlavedStore,
 ):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(SlavedEventStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         events_max = self._stream_id_gen.get_current_token()
         curr_state_delta_prefill, min_curr_state_delta_id = self.db_pool.get_cache_dict(
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/filtering.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/filtering.py
index 2562b6fc383f5769f185eda9e6fbcb937d5c903f..6a232528610bfa204ca54da96e6602255ddd87c9 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/filtering.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/filtering.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from ._base import BaseSlavedStore
 
 class SlavedFilteringStore(BaseSlavedStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(SlavedFilteringStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
     # Filters are immutable so this cache doesn't need to be expired
     get_user_filter = FilteringStore.__dict__["get_user_filter"]
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/groups.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/groups.py
index 567b4a5cc1cc5723cf78f92298ed573900f5442f..30955bcbfe0f222eaaa2a8eef372c89bf9991cc3 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/groups.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/groups.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from synapse.util.caches.stream_change_cache import StreamChangeCache
 
 class SlavedGroupServerStore(GroupServerWorkerStore, BaseSlavedStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(SlavedGroupServerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.hs = hs
 
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/presence.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/presence.py
index 025f6f6be8e6b4f9eeb5c0c1ddd3d38f5b1e2c7f..55620c03d8c3dfe09b14d3ca015db6938b49eec1 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/presence.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from ._slaved_id_tracker import SlavedIdTracker
 
 class SlavedPresenceStore(BaseSlavedStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(SlavedPresenceStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
         self._presence_id_gen = SlavedIdTracker(db_conn, "presence_stream", "stream_id")
 
         self._presence_on_startup = self._get_active_presence(db_conn)  # type: ignore
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/pushers.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/pushers.py
index 9da218bfe855a4226fad71faac8b13d700a92925..c418730ba86a0de9c29a7df7ebd2765c1843c806 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/pushers.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/pushers.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from ._slaved_id_tracker import SlavedIdTracker
 
 class SlavedPusherStore(PusherWorkerStore, BaseSlavedStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(SlavedPusherStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
         self._pushers_id_gen = SlavedIdTracker(
             db_conn, "pushers", "id", extra_tables=[("deleted_pushers", "stream_id")]
         )
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/receipts.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/receipts.py
index 5c2986e05017388031c2a23b3483cb1701280d93..619591737652d5f8e3b411d9ba1145ffd54bdc89 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/receipts.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class SlavedReceiptsStore(ReceiptsWorkerStore, BaseSlavedStore):
             db_conn, "receipts_linearized", "stream_id"
         )
 
-        super(SlavedReceiptsStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
     def get_max_receipt_stream_id(self):
         return self._receipts_id_gen.get_current_token()
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/room.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/room.py
index 80ae803ad9ab91f1de0683268f3c2e7e9e9532a0..109ac6bea14141d887454300bc89704a35653d84 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/room.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/room.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from ._slaved_id_tracker import SlavedIdTracker
 
 class RoomStore(RoomWorkerStore, BaseSlavedStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(RoomStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
         self._public_room_id_gen = SlavedIdTracker(
             db_conn, "public_room_list_stream", "stream_id"
         )
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py
index 1f609f158c146d33abcc9d438d636590f2cd4066..54dccd15a627e69fb9737adcbe3833060940fd13 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class PushRulesStream(Stream):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
-        super(PushRulesStream, self).__init__(
+        super().__init__(
             hs.get_instance_name(),
             self._current_token,
             self.store.get_all_push_rule_updates,
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/devices.py b/synapse/rest/admin/devices.py
index 4670d7160dd3a7a2c0ce488eaac3edf50eb631d0..a16386332205453047b76937c89397c60dfbf340 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/devices.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class DeviceRestServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(DeviceRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
index b210015173b7de045d2c2e956305e599150a6044..faabeeb91c82c5e7044a150aa9df76af3fc3c0a4 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ClientDirectoryServer(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/directory/room/(?P<room_alias>[^/]*)$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ClientDirectoryServer, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class ClientDirectoryListServer(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/directory/list/room/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ClientDirectoryListServer, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class ClientAppserviceDirectoryListServer(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ClientAppserviceDirectoryListServer, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
index 25effd026108dfa2e48ce02c6c16f9b38523d84f..985d994f6bb5db1beb636b062aa58e4a9c4ca0f2 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class EventStreamRestServlet(RestServlet):
     DEFAULT_LONGPOLL_TIME_MS = 30000
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(EventStreamRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.event_stream_handler = hs.get_event_stream_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class EventRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/events/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(EventRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.event_handler = hs.get_event_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
index 910b3b4eeb9436270897c5676bd8a6c7c7ba68a7..d7042786ce0c05fd6a8b44dfae29885e7ed1c6bc 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class InitialSyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/initialSync$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(InitialSyncRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.initial_sync_handler = hs.get_initial_sync_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
index dd8cdc0d9f7ed5c735263ded1a25528a4575a654..250b03a02536b44ca7e4fee0848d58caa751c331 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class LoginRestServlet(RestServlet):
     APPSERVICE_TYPE = "uk.half-shot.msc2778.login.application_service"
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(LoginRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
 
         # JWT configuration variables.
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class CasTicketServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/login/cas/ticket", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(CasTicketServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self._cas_handler = hs.get_cas_handler()
 
     async def on_GET(self, request: SynapseRequest) -> None:
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py
index b0c30b65beacf5c732bdd5233f35d6f2791381a0..f792b50cdc021697338a8430b101ae6b8ffbcb4a 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class LogoutRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/logout$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(LogoutRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self._auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
         self._device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class LogoutAllRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/logout/all$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(LogoutAllRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self._auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
         self._device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
index 970fdd5834ba64174014d65391c3f29fd6e2ff40..79d8e3057fec3a52e834ada61f7694da50b89d5d 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PresenceStatusRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/presence/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/status", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PresenceStatusRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
index e7fe50ed72c47b1934ccadb223958a5f902969f6..b686cd671ffd9b6053997e2d1a91ea83611543d0 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/displayname", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.profile_handler = hs.get_profile_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/avatar_url", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.profile_handler = hs.get_profile_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class ProfileRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ProfileRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.profile_handler = hs.get_profile_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py
index ddf8ed5e9ca16de4bf1e32edee56d2957d3bf585..f9eecb7cf5cd759a2ff18effc14291dc021d85b9 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class PushRuleRestServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PushRuleRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
index 5f65cb7d83d5c8bf1e4bd16edc01281401ce4682..28dabf1c7ab68e2407d2f4a781e044c752b73139 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class PushersRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/pushers$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PushersRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class PushersSetRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/pushers/set$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PushersSetRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class PushersRemoveRestServlet(RestServlet):
     SUCCESS_HTML = b"<html><body>You have been unsubscribed</body><html>"
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PushersRemoveRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index 84baf3d59bca1ed4bb6f9878088c9b3bedbd6ef8..7e64a2e0fe366a1a82b11f55541dd04ec5f20d68 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class TransactionRestServlet(RestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(TransactionRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.txns = HttpTransactionCache(hs)
 
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class RoomCreateRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     # No PATTERN; we have custom dispatch rules here
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomCreateRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self._room_creation_handler = hs.get_room_creation_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class RoomCreateRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
 # TODO: Needs unit testing for generic events
 class RoomStateEventRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomStateEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
         self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class RoomStateEventRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
 # TODO: Needs unit testing for generic events + feedback
 class RoomSendEventRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomSendEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class RoomSendEventRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
 # TODO: Needs unit testing for room ID + alias joins
 class JoinRoomAliasServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(JoinRoomAliasServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class PublicRoomListRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/publicRooms$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PublicRoomListRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class RoomMemberListRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/members$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomMemberListRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.message_handler = hs.get_message_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/joined_members$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.message_handler = hs.get_message_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class RoomMessageListRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/messages$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomMessageListRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.pagination_handler = hs.get_pagination_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class RoomStateRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/state$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomStateRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.message_handler = hs.get_message_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ class RoomInitialSyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/initialSync$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomInitialSyncRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.initial_sync_handler = hs.get_initial_sync_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ class RoomEventServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomEventServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.event_handler = hs.get_event_handler()
         self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ class RoomEventContextServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomEventContextServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.room_context_handler = hs.get_room_context_handler()
         self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ class RoomEventContextServlet(RestServlet):
 
 class RoomForgetRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomForgetRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ class RoomForgetRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
 class RoomMembershipRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomMembershipRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ class RoomMembershipRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
 
 class RoomRedactEventRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomRedactEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super().__init__(hs)
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ class RoomTypingRestServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomTypingRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()
         self.typing_handler = hs.get_typing_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ class SearchRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/search$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(SearchRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ class JoinedRoomsRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/joined_rooms$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(JoinedRoomsRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py
index 50277c6cf6c3bf623bba54e58c5f99494b6b63ba..b8d491ca5c956de84694c64712215be9f6bc80fd 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class VoipRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/voip/turnServer$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(VoipRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
index ade97a6708c77b480df9d97b4fe61efe79081f58..c3ce0f62592af22f469e8cb7cb20283ada603160 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class EmailPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/password/email/requestToken$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(EmailPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.datastore = hs.get_datastore()
         self.config = hs.config
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/password$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PasswordRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class DeactivateAccountRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/deactivate$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(DeactivateAccountRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class EmailThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid/email/requestToken$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(EmailThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.config = hs.config
         self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class MsisdnThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.hs = hs
-        super(MsisdnThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
         self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
 
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ class ThreepidRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ThreepidRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ class ThreepidAddRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid/add$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ThreepidAddRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ class ThreepidBindRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid/bind$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ThreepidBindRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ class ThreepidUnbindRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid/unbind$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ThreepidUnbindRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ class ThreepidDeleteRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid/delete$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ThreepidDeleteRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ class WhoamiRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/whoami$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(WhoamiRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     async def on_GET(self, request):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
index c1d4cd0caf99af180183221c4c3e74539f0f69c6..87a5b1b86bd8a10afea8c3fef58109c22e3e99b8 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class AccountDataServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(AccountDataServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class RoomAccountDataServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomAccountDataServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
index d06336ceea9a3ab36552083dc27dbae0457a1f34..bd7f9ae2039b815cb665053729956069b4b99239 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class AccountValidityRenewServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(AccountValidityRenewServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
 
         self.hs = hs
         self.account_activity_handler = hs.get_account_validity_handler()
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class AccountValiditySendMailServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(AccountValiditySendMailServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
 
         self.hs = hs
         self.account_activity_handler = hs.get_account_validity_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
index 8e585e915305d2ecfd1a7eef57dd8f833203b3bf..097538f968640914045c646d5c1d0a64a8b7b815 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns(r"/auth/(?P<stagetype>[\w\.]*)/fallback/web")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(AuthRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py
index fe9d019c442b5cdf665e9f6bf9b4efee132d299f..76879ac55905f37447803aea499de6c43dbf4e81 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class CapabilitiesRestServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(CapabilitiesRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.config = hs.config
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
index c0714fcfb10559b68a2d6f4af0822b031c7d4cb9..7e174de692f68eb0c73edab4395cc3ce4bb4eba8 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class DevicesRestServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(DevicesRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class DeleteDevicesRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/delete_devices")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(DeleteDevicesRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class DeviceRestServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(DeviceRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
index b28da017cd51c8beaa3605f2804e54e47a9f49ea..7cc692643b1d4d2495e0538150969e246632956a 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class GetFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/filter/(?P<filter_id>[^/]*)")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GetFilterRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.filtering = hs.get_filtering()
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class CreateFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/filter")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(CreateFilterRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.filtering = hs.get_filtering()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
index 13ecf7005d13de1fa55a9d95fb3ea2aa683a33f4..a3bb095c2d59d0c0a3305fe21e426c2b34bee548 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class GroupServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/profile$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class GroupSummaryServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/summary$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupSummaryServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class GroupSummaryRoomsCatServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupSummaryRoomsCatServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class GroupCategoryServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupCategoryServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class GroupCategoriesServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/categories/$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupCategoriesServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class GroupRoleServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/roles/(?P<role_id>[^/]+)$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupRoleServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class GroupRolesServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/roles/$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupRolesServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class GroupSummaryUsersRoleServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupSummaryUsersRoleServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class GroupRoomServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/rooms$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupRoomServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class GroupUsersServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/users$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupUsersServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class GroupInvitedUsersServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/invited_users$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupInvitedUsersServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ class GroupSettingJoinPolicyServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/settings/m.join_policy$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupSettingJoinPolicyServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
 
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class GroupCreateServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/create_group$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupCreateServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class GroupAdminRoomsServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupAdminRoomsServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ class GroupAdminRoomsConfigServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupAdminRoomsConfigServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ class GroupAdminUsersInviteServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupAdminUsersInviteServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ class GroupAdminUsersKickServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupAdminUsersKickServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ class GroupSelfLeaveServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/self/leave$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupSelfLeaveServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ class GroupSelfJoinServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/self/join$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupSelfJoinServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ class GroupSelfAcceptInviteServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/self/accept_invite$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupSelfAcceptInviteServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ class GroupSelfUpdatePublicityServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/self/update_publicity$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupSelfUpdatePublicityServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ class PublicisedGroupsForUserServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/publicised_groups/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PublicisedGroupsForUserServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ class PublicisedGroupsForUsersServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/publicised_groups$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PublicisedGroupsForUsersServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ class GroupsForUserServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/joined_groups$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(GroupsForUserServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.groups_handler = hs.get_groups_local_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
index 24bb090822a756d9cf68b46fb0f32f88c1bcc051..7abd6ff333b2a38dc09d51777382d46d38488f85 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class KeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(KeyUploadServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_keys_handler()
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class KeyQueryServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer):
         """
-        super(KeyQueryServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_keys_handler()
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class KeyChangesServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer):
         """
-        super(KeyChangesServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class OneTimeKeyServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/keys/claim$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(OneTimeKeyServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_keys_handler()
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class SigningKeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(SigningKeyUploadServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_keys_handler()
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class SignaturesUploadServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(SignaturesUploadServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_keys_handler()
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py
index aa911d75ee89d4f3ff1eae56ce1aa58c4aca7c7d..87063ec8b1e19fc7fe51c48747e74a19fc49b16a 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class NotificationsServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/notifications$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(NotificationsServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py
index 6ae9a5a8e9fe279c8009c6b96f577570765748c2..5b996e2d631825505956f3d3db2fd94cec474598 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class IdTokenServlet(RestServlet):
     EXPIRES_MS = 3600 * 1000
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(IdTokenServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/password_policy.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/password_policy.py
index 968403cca4552bd70038c2d27d0f9f8a94da6fd3..68b27ff23a46c5dfebeb0dd4a338da2dbee28f5f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/password_policy.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/password_policy.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PasswordPolicyServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(PasswordPolicyServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
 
         self.policy = hs.config.password_policy
         self.enabled = hs.config.password_policy_enabled
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py
index 67cbc37312ac7b42dc9a6e5b3d91d936a205ff8b..55c6688f529facf54674602d0eb53894ac27b086 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ReadMarkerRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/read_markers$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReadMarkerRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.receipts_handler = hs.get_receipts_handler()
         self.read_marker_handler = hs.get_read_marker_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
index 92555bd4a9570d9f905d10af63ff2f0dbb76a562..6f7246a394291bc331b079a6c775e3031d7f7ba3 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ReceiptRestServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReceiptRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.receipts_handler = hs.get_receipts_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
index 0705718d007d988d4c75dfd0cf883788bec14345..ffa2dfce42d0a6d17c347985863a72204bdbbcf3 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class EmailRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(EmailRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
         self.config = hs.config
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class MsisdnRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(MsisdnRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class RegistrationSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(RegistrationSubmitTokenServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.config = hs.config
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class UsernameAvailabilityRestServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(UsernameAvailabilityRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
         self.ratelimiter = FederationRateLimiter(
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(RegisterRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
 
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
index e29f49f7f57d207ee2e01248e453ee545964bd2c..18c75738f87d920a39e7aedf278e55506a62db28 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class RelationSendServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RelationSendServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
         self.txns = HttpTransactionCache(hs)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class RelationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RelationPaginationServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class RelationAggregationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RelationAggregationPaginationServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.event_handler = hs.get_event_handler()
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class RelationAggregationGroupPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RelationAggregationGroupPaginationServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
index e15927c4ea6624e86239a7fa8392280499493728..215d619ca1021957feeec2d9ca603958cb98a74d 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class ReportEventRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/report/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReportEventRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
index 59529707dfa2dd27fbc100503c3975502485bd7a..53de97923fa1f4499fc930a8a06a4aca4f499548 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class RoomKeysServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(RoomKeysServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_room_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_room_keys_handler()
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class RoomKeysNewVersionServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(RoomKeysNewVersionServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_room_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_room_keys_handler()
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class RoomKeysVersionServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(RoomKeysVersionServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.e2e_room_keys_handler = hs.get_e2e_room_keys_handler()
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py
index 39a551861400c93273a763778677950ec63e3a0b..bf030e0ff49d26f8922e3609206cb79d3eb5601a 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class RoomUpgradeRestServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomUpgradeRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self._hs = hs
         self._room_creation_handler = hs.get_room_creation_handler()
         self._auth = hs.get_auth()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py
index db829f30988854f55c6477f7e31d865159586537..bc4f43639a7e0ce3db3f907e91b307fd7adafc5f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class SendToDeviceRestServlet(servlet.RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(SendToDeviceRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.txns = HttpTransactionCache(hs)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/shared_rooms.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/shared_rooms.py
index 2492634dace1d27458d89c7733b412b0f8350bd3..c866d5151c99e4180a42db198dbbd761e0500e89 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/shared_rooms.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/shared_rooms.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class UserSharedRoomsServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(UserSharedRoomsServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.user_directory_active = hs.config.update_user_directory
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
index a0b00135e1cbaa10f61a097cbdb3c53571d03f79..51e395cc6424ec6de6a5897384434b6fe30075d8 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
     ALLOWED_PRESENCE = {"online", "offline", "unavailable"}
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(SyncRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.sync_handler = hs.get_sync_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
index a3f12e8a774d08b1cdaaf0fe13be3548f1b16bbb..bf3a79db44d462a4348d1d36e8da1c942989b8d8 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TagListServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/tags")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(TagListServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class TagServlet(RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(TagServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py
index 23709960ad852bdcc97aba31b46a71acbc276deb..0c127a1b5fd834b98eb6c63ed572fd50062181d0 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ThirdPartyProtocolsServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/thirdparty/protocols")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ThirdPartyProtocolsServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
 
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.appservice_handler = hs.get_application_service_handler()
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class ThirdPartyProtocolServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/thirdparty/protocol/(?P<protocol>[^/]+)$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ThirdPartyProtocolServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
 
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.appservice_handler = hs.get_application_service_handler()
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class ThirdPartyUserServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/thirdparty/user(/(?P<protocol>[^/]+))?$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ThirdPartyUserServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
 
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.appservice_handler = hs.get_application_service_handler()
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class ThirdPartyLocationServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/thirdparty/location(/(?P<protocol>[^/]+))?$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ThirdPartyLocationServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
 
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.appservice_handler = hs.get_application_service_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py
index 83f3b6b70ad7fa15e95b5dd51704db2e492173dd..79317c74bae1bcdaedf4868ee92bafc3eadfafad 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class TokenRefreshRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = client_patterns("/tokenrefresh")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(TokenRefreshRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
 
     async def on_POST(self, request):
         raise AuthError(403, "tokenrefresh is no longer supported.")
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
index bef91a2d3ed1d78447e2c920fad332e0bb440d43..ad598cefe00ec1101d6b9aa73ea35d7fcf2d048a 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class UserDirectorySearchRestServlet(RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(UserDirectorySearchRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.user_directory_handler = hs.get_user_directory_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/versions.py b/synapse/rest/client/versions.py
index 24ac57f35d8ab1c2a0dd66b575eb5bf261008e6a..d5018afbdacc9ce0b9d9b172b92c242d41c648b4 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/versions.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/versions.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class VersionsRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = [re.compile("^/_matrix/client/versions$")]
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(VersionsRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.config = hs.config
 
     def on_GET(self, request):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
index 2ae2fbd5d75f30a93b504875b665956d3fc9840e..ccb3384db9d2d2a149965bcb151f2d5b5869c8f4 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class DataStore(
         else:
             self._cache_id_gen = None
 
-        super(DataStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self._presence_on_startup = self._get_active_presence(db_conn)
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/account_data.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/account_data.py
index 5f1a2b9aa6ccabb6370026824436759e3d275ddc..c5a36990e417c87b907b00d291c5840ae2576ea7 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/account_data.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/account_data.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class AccountDataWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             "AccountDataAndTagsChangeCache", account_max
         )
 
-        super(AccountDataWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def get_max_account_data_stream_id(self):
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class AccountDataStore(AccountDataWorkerStore):
             ],
         )
 
-        super(AccountDataStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
     def get_max_account_data_stream_id(self) -> int:
         """Get the current max stream id for the private user data stream
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/appservice.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/appservice.py
index 454c0bc50cb709bbb2119607d572942fa8b5a8ed..85f6b1e3fdf7ddad73bff613a59034e8101f3d18 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/appservice.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
         )
         self.exclusive_user_regex = _make_exclusive_regex(self.services_cache)
 
-        super(ApplicationServiceWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
     def get_app_services(self):
         return self.services_cache
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/client_ips.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/client_ips.py
index c2fc847fbc78411617569655e05f656439f10906..239c7a949cba1bdf8ea0b9f872274c6c9d60742f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/client_ips.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/client_ips.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ LAST_SEEN_GRANULARITY = 120 * 1000
 
 class ClientIpBackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(ClientIpBackgroundUpdateStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.db_pool.updates.register_background_index_update(
             "user_ips_device_index",
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class ClientIpStore(ClientIpBackgroundUpdateStore):
             name="client_ip_last_seen", keylen=4, max_entries=50000
         )
 
-        super(ClientIpStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.user_ips_max_age = hs.config.user_ips_max_age
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/deviceinbox.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/deviceinbox.py
index 00444331102ea54750dcdd95848e9063850cf7df..e71217a41f3cb8d58e82a7637fa76928b2bf6805 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/deviceinbox.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/deviceinbox.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class DeviceInboxBackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
     DEVICE_INBOX_STREAM_ID = "device_inbox_stream_drop"
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(DeviceInboxBackgroundUpdateStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.db_pool.updates.register_background_index_update(
             "device_inbox_stream_index",
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class DeviceInboxStore(DeviceInboxWorkerStore, DeviceInboxBackgroundUpdateStore)
     DEVICE_INBOX_STREAM_ID = "device_inbox_stream_drop"
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(DeviceInboxStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         # Map of (user_id, device_id) to the last stream_id that has been
         # deleted up to. This is so that we can no op deletions.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py
index 306fc6947c19ab9715c58efc9590bf103def377b..c04374e43d1118c63c916478397ad98aff976f40 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/devices.py
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ class DeviceWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
 class DeviceBackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(DeviceBackgroundUpdateStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.db_pool.updates.register_background_index_update(
             "device_lists_stream_idx",
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ class DeviceBackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
 class DeviceStore(DeviceWorkerStore, DeviceBackgroundUpdateStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(DeviceStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         # Map of (user_id, device_id) -> bool. If there is an entry that implies
         # the device exists.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py
index 4c3c162acf5407dafcb27444e673944edb0c4e85..6d3689c09e59b5c5fe1dcbc59f5df99fac5daf80 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ class EventFederationStore(EventFederationWorkerStore):
     EVENT_AUTH_STATE_ONLY = "event_auth_state_only"
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(EventFederationStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.db_pool.updates.register_background_update_handler(
             self.EVENT_AUTH_STATE_ONLY, self._background_delete_non_state_event_auth
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py
index 7805fb814e305cda16b0d5c5f3beda7e4b5d97e7..62f1738732f304934bf903a391562c7a265b38d6 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/event_push_actions.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def _deserialize_action(actions, is_highlight):
 
 class EventPushActionsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(EventPushActionsWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         # These get correctly set by _find_stream_orderings_for_times_txn
         self.stream_ordering_month_ago = None
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ class EventPushActionsStore(EventPushActionsWorkerStore):
     EPA_HIGHLIGHT_INDEX = "epa_highlight_index"
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(EventPushActionsStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.db_pool.updates.register_background_index_update(
             self.EPA_HIGHLIGHT_INDEX,
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_bg_updates.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_bg_updates.py
index e53c6373a89e5c1e6b31d4175f597eaa6b38ad73..5e4af2eb51023ed68a5cf4728eea76f335e61d67 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_bg_updates.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_bg_updates.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class EventsBackgroundUpdatesStore(SQLBaseStore):
     DELETE_SOFT_FAILED_EXTREMITIES = "delete_soft_failed_extremities"
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(EventsBackgroundUpdatesStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.db_pool.updates.register_background_update_handler(
             self.EVENT_ORIGIN_SERVER_TS_NAME, self._background_reindex_origin_server_ts
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
index cd3739c16c37a65fac9a1a888dde4453fb98a083..de9e8d1dc6db52fcfd3cabb263db4df3ac10a0d5 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class EventRedactBehaviour(Names):
 
 class EventsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(EventsWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         if isinstance(database.engine, PostgresEngine):
             # If we're using Postgres than we can use `MultiWriterIdGenerator`
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/media_repository.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/media_repository.py
index 1d76c761a603e001ddf78cde7e4a0d7036d36790..cc538c5c104ffdc023237e2b81d8b198b2261aa2 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/media_repository.py
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ BG_UPDATE_REMOVE_MEDIA_REPO_INDEX_WITHOUT_METHOD = (
 
 class MediaRepositoryBackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(MediaRepositoryBackgroundUpdateStore, self).__init__(
-            database, db_conn, hs
-        )
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.db_pool.updates.register_background_index_update(
             update_name="local_media_repository_url_idx",
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(MediaRepositoryBackgroundUpdateStore):
     """Persistence for attachments and avatars"""
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(MediaRepositoryStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
     async def get_local_media(self, media_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """Get the metadata for a local piece of media
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/monthly_active_users.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/monthly_active_users.py
index 1d793d3debdf7fab45062ce0ae6ddec53de9cd8f..e0cedd1aacc9a658f5eee2e4f81e64742ce3d8cc 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/monthly_active_users.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/monthly_active_users.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ LAST_SEEN_GRANULARITY = 60 * 60 * 1000
 
 class MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
         self._clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.hs = hs
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
 class MonthlyActiveUsersStore(MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(MonthlyActiveUsersStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self._limit_usage_by_mau = hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau
         self._mau_stats_only = hs.config.mau_stats_only
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/push_rule.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/push_rule.py
index b7a8d34ce129797873c0dd25533a5b5a7f915185..e20a16f90758a3796751b873d9c47fca5a3e6b88 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/push_rule.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/push_rule.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class PushRulesWorkerStore(
     """
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(PushRulesWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         if hs.config.worker.worker_app is None:
             self._push_rules_stream_id_gen = StreamIdGenerator(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py
index 6568bddd81e63f60f1152917d2595a69353de13f..f880b5e562ccae266da8c29cfbe1321c87279e2a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/receipts.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ReceiptsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(ReceiptsWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self._receipts_stream_cache = StreamChangeCache(
             "ReceiptsRoomChangeCache", self.get_max_receipt_stream_id()
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ class ReceiptsStore(ReceiptsWorkerStore):
             db_conn, "receipts_linearized", "stream_id"
         )
 
-        super(ReceiptsStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
     def get_max_receipt_stream_id(self):
         return self._receipts_id_gen.get_current_token()
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/registration.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/registration.py
index 01f20c03c213a7a5c8ea40be23c4e66940bd76ae..675e81fe34362cf0a9c8401a34690719af0552df 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/registration.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class RegistrationWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(RegistrationWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.config = hs.config
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ class RegistrationWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
 class RegistrationBackgroundUpdateStore(RegistrationWorkerStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(RegistrationBackgroundUpdateStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.config = hs.config
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ class RegistrationBackgroundUpdateStore(RegistrationWorkerStore):
 
 class RegistrationStore(RegistrationBackgroundUpdateStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(RegistrationStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self._account_validity = hs.config.account_validity
         self._ignore_unknown_session_error = hs.config.request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
index 127588ce4c4d72cd3ef3d5ebfad6cca099c55006..bd6f9553c60c9f5ae4e1f32ff3da1307bb0e9e44 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class RoomSortOrder(Enum):
 
 class RoomWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(RoomWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.config = hs.config
 
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ class RoomBackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
     ADD_ROOMS_ROOM_VERSION_COLUMN = "add_rooms_room_version_column"
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(RoomBackgroundUpdateStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.config = hs.config
 
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ class RoomBackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
 class RoomStore(RoomBackgroundUpdateStore, RoomWorkerStore, SearchStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(RoomStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.config = hs.config
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/roommember.py
index 91a8b43da3e519dfabf6bef8051b0ad6b41e1c8a..4fa8767b012eba338b9e3a0d329873011ec5f9fd 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/roommember.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ _CURRENT_STATE_MEMBERSHIP_UPDATE_NAME = "current_state_events_membership"
 
 class RoomMemberWorkerStore(EventsWorkerStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(RoomMemberWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         # Is the current_state_events.membership up to date? Or is the
         # background update still running?
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ class RoomMemberWorkerStore(EventsWorkerStore):
 
 class RoomMemberBackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(RoomMemberBackgroundUpdateStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
         self.db_pool.updates.register_background_update_handler(
             _MEMBERSHIP_PROFILE_UPDATE_NAME, self._background_add_membership_profile
         )
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ class RoomMemberBackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
 class RoomMemberStore(RoomMemberWorkerStore, RoomMemberBackgroundUpdateStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(RoomMemberStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
     async def forget(self, user_id: str, room_id: str) -> None:
         """Indicate that user_id wishes to discard history for room_id."""
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/search.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/search.py
index f01cf2fd02e926853684832e2a813bfe6c245493..e34fce6281b0fdbf3c485cd2d5fde8bf3cdd5594 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/search.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/search.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class SearchBackgroundUpdateStore(SearchWorkerStore):
     EVENT_SEARCH_USE_GIN_POSTGRES_NAME = "event_search_postgres_gin"
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(SearchBackgroundUpdateStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         if not hs.config.enable_search:
             return
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class SearchBackgroundUpdateStore(SearchWorkerStore):
 
 class SearchStore(SearchBackgroundUpdateStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(SearchStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
     async def search_msgs(self, room_ids, search_term, keys):
         """Performs a full text search over events with given keys.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/state.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/state.py
index 5c6168e3017133d0c2fa16cb2615b9e5e00cac4b..3c1e33819b8815b50e496b4a15ed94bc2d76d2fc 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/state.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/state.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class StateGroupWorkerStore(EventsWorkerStore, SQLBaseStore):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(StateGroupWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
     async def get_room_version(self, room_id: str) -> RoomVersion:
         """Get the room_version of a given room
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class MainStateBackgroundUpdateStore(RoomMemberWorkerStore):
     DELETE_CURRENT_STATE_UPDATE_NAME = "delete_old_current_state_events"
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(MainStateBackgroundUpdateStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.server_name = hs.hostname
 
@@ -506,4 +506,4 @@ class StateStore(StateGroupWorkerStore, MainStateBackgroundUpdateStore):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(StateStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/stats.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/stats.py
index 30840dbbaa314f87b0763ee0e9dbd18e3570a133..d7816a8606ab2088668e9a150d3b97a11aa86bfc 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/stats.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/stats.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ TYPE_TO_ORIGIN_TABLE = {"room": ("rooms", "room_id"), "user": ("users", "name")}
 
 class StatsStore(StateDeltasStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(StatsStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.server_name = hs.hostname
         self.clock = self.hs.get_clock()
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/stream.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/stream.py
index 7dbe11513b3cd2c7edf4649eacafa52a57d08156..5dac78e574b81b93bd0671d97f870eef2265fa6f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/stream.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/stream.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class StreamWorkerStore(EventsWorkerStore, SQLBaseStore, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs: "HomeServer"):
-        super(StreamWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self._instance_name = hs.get_instance_name()
         self._send_federation = hs.should_send_federation()
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/transactions.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/transactions.py
index 091367006e17dc18006a45f3c63bd7d9650e85c9..99cffff50cc2ce72ea646915dc4c9ae84ceb376e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/transactions.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/transactions.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(TransactionStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self._clock.looping_call(self._start_cleanup_transactions, 30 * 60 * 1000)
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/user_directory.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/user_directory.py
index f2f9a5799ac5c24cead8b12f08eaaf623e92d029..5a390ff2f6121ac32792dbaf75b463e274dac536 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/user_directory.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class UserDirectoryBackgroundUpdateStore(StateDeltasStore):
     SHARE_PRIVATE_WORKING_SET = 500
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(UserDirectoryBackgroundUpdateStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         self.server_name = hs.hostname
 
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ class UserDirectoryStore(UserDirectoryBackgroundUpdateStore):
     SHARE_PRIVATE_WORKING_SET = 500
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(UserDirectoryStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
     async def remove_from_user_dir(self, user_id: str) -> None:
         def _remove_from_user_dir_txn(txn):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/state/bg_updates.py b/synapse/storage/databases/state/bg_updates.py
index 139085b672924add7832d70ad5cb2962d139118e..acb24e33af59ea6713e0b100373649b9b141e298 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/state/bg_updates.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/state/bg_updates.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class StateBackgroundUpdateStore(StateGroupBackgroundUpdateStore):
     STATE_GROUPS_ROOM_INDEX_UPDATE_NAME = "state_groups_room_id_idx"
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(StateBackgroundUpdateStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
         self.db_pool.updates.register_background_update_handler(
             self.STATE_GROUP_DEDUPLICATION_UPDATE_NAME,
             self._background_deduplicate_state,
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/state/store.py b/synapse/storage/databases/state/store.py
index e924f1ca3b31e81a81931e761c6b1265f672f609..bec3780a32b12808b002dec093acdae6a4c18808 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/state/store.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/state/store.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class StateGroupDataStore(StateBackgroundUpdateStore, SQLBaseStore):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(StateGroupDataStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
         # Originally the state store used a single DictionaryCache to cache the
         # event IDs for the state types in a given state group to avoid hammering
diff --git a/synapse/util/manhole.py b/synapse/util/manhole.py
index 631654f2974edc2cc64fa118b34ecb24c2477523..da24ba0470b6e01339b21b2560dd4f2f6cb4ed35 100644
--- a/synapse/util/manhole.py
+++ b/synapse/util/manhole.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class SynapseManhole(ColoredManhole):
     """Overrides connectionMade to create our own ManholeInterpreter"""
 
     def connectionMade(self):
-        super(SynapseManhole, self).connectionMade()
+        super().connectionMade()
 
         # replace the manhole interpreter with our own impl
         self.interpreter = SynapseManholeInterpreter(self, self.namespace)
diff --git a/synapse/util/retryutils.py b/synapse/util/retryutils.py
index 79869aaa4493125ef52e57aad4bad8cd95e3c37f..a5cc9d0551869542f9eb4a4fb4c02144fe0db40e 100644
--- a/synapse/util/retryutils.py
+++ b/synapse/util/retryutils.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class NotRetryingDestination(Exception):
         """
 
         msg = "Not retrying server %s." % (destination,)
-        super(NotRetryingDestination, self).__init__(msg)
+        super().__init__(msg)
 
         self.retry_last_ts = retry_last_ts
         self.retry_interval = retry_interval
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py b/tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py
index 210ddcbb882f5c8404f18a57077c5d266b68a5b6..366dcfb6701a94f10d0f3807b642354b32080203 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from tests import unittest, utils
 
 class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(E2eKeysHandlerTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.hs = None  # type: synapse.server.HomeServer
         self.handler = None  # type: synapse.handlers.e2e_keys.E2eKeysHandler
 
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_e2e_room_keys.py b/tests/handlers/test_e2e_room_keys.py
index 3362050ce00164aecdddf10c4a7aa1bfa544e839..7adde9b9de8dda54f569b24d28ae340d3d8d3a71 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_e2e_room_keys.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_e2e_room_keys.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ room_keys = {
 
 class E2eRoomKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(E2eRoomKeysHandlerTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.hs = None  # type: synapse.server.HomeServer
         self.handler = None  # type: synapse.handlers.e2e_keys.E2eRoomKeysHandler
 
diff --git a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py
index 561258a3562af32eb36b99ccfa0e3a80eed5e814..bc578411d69e1e29fc9ed67f977b7b852fa4fa68 100644
--- a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
         # Patch up the equality operator for events so that we can check
         # whether lists of events match using assertEquals
         self.unpatches = [patch__eq__(_EventInternalMetadata), patch__eq__(FrozenEvent)]
-        return super(SlavedEventStoreTestCase, self).setUp()
+        return super().setUp()
 
     def prepare(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().prepare(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/rest/test_well_known.py b/tests/rest/test_well_known.py
index b090bb974cf984557cc469d066e8cd048575bae4..dcd65c2a503fef75b1bcfddf983b8dbcf25a191e 100644
--- a/tests/rest/test_well_known.py
+++ b/tests/rest/test_well_known.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 class WellKnownTests(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        super(WellKnownTests, self).setUp()
+        super().setUp()
 
         # replace the JsonResource with a WellKnownResource
         self.resource = WellKnownResource(self.hs)
diff --git a/tests/server.py b/tests/server.py
index 61ec6701550029e79ad22c7c7872b54e3e34e0ef..b404ad4e2a492f334947798388c0cef0b6e46b80 100644
--- a/tests/server.py
+++ b/tests/server.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class ThreadedMemoryReactorClock(MemoryReactorClock):
                 return succeed(lookups[name])
 
         self.nameResolver = SimpleResolverComplexifier(FakeResolver())
-        super(ThreadedMemoryReactorClock, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
 
     def listenUDP(self, port, protocol, interface="", maxPacketSize=8196):
         p = udp.Port(port, protocol, interface, maxPacketSize, self)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_appservice.py b/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
index cb808d4de4d71fa3112c75b4de5b5e3f1a2d52f1..46f94914ffb40114e1ebb4114866803c69c7852c 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 # required for ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase tests
 class TestTransactionStore(ApplicationServiceTransactionStore, ApplicationServiceStore):
     def __init__(self, database: DatabasePool, db_conn, hs):
-        super(TestTransactionStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+        super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceStoreConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_devices.py b/tests/storage/test_devices.py
index 34ae8c9da7fc453b1d1de9f82811a64739d0b06a..ecb00f4e02936f52b7ab6bf095969e833fdad579 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_devices.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_devices.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import tests.utils
 
 class DeviceStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(DeviceStoreTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.store = None  # type: synapse.storage.DataStore
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/tests/test_state.py b/tests/test_state.py
index 2d58467932ed0bb577b15f355efeffa7337cb924..80b0ccbc405b18d2d457ff1c2f9ef4b7e7f1e9d2 100644
--- a/tests/test_state.py
+++ b/tests/test_state.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class StateGroupStore:
 
 class DictObj(dict):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        super(DictObj, self).__init__(kwargs)
+        super().__init__(kwargs)
         self.__dict__ = self
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unittest.py b/tests/unittest.py
index 128dd4e19c434a6e93638b4022db878b2a538b03..dabf69cff405be70bf0d84d1c416dd2937c84529 100644
--- a/tests/unittest.py
+++ b/tests/unittest.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     root logger's logging level while that test (case|method) runs."""
 
     def __init__(self, methodName, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(TestCase, self).__init__(methodName, *args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(methodName, *args, **kwargs)
 
         method = getattr(self, methodName)