diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 4a65b246e6..c21d9d4d83 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         if not event.internal_metadata.is_outlier():
             action_generator = ActionGenerator(self.hs)
             yield action_generator.handle_push_actions_for_event(
-                event, context, self
+                event, context
             )
 
         event_stream_id, max_stream_id = yield self.store.persist_event(