diff --git a/changelog.d/7184.misc b/changelog.d/7184.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fac5bc04032c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7184.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Convert some of synapse.rest.media to async/await.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/media_repository.py b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/media_repository.py
index 80ca36dedfa9..cf195f8aa61a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/data_stores/main/media_repository.py
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ def _get_expired_url_cache_txn(txn):
             "get_expired_url_cache", _get_expired_url_cache_txn
         )
 
-    def delete_url_cache(self, media_ids):
+    async def delete_url_cache(self, media_ids):
         if len(media_ids) == 0:
             return
 
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ def delete_url_cache(self, media_ids):
         def _delete_url_cache_txn(txn):
             txn.executemany(sql, [(media_id,) for media_id in media_ids])
 
-        return self.db.runInteraction("delete_url_cache", _delete_url_cache_txn)
+        return await self.db.runInteraction("delete_url_cache", _delete_url_cache_txn)
 
     def get_url_cache_media_before(self, before_ts):
         sql = (