diff --git a/changelog.d/9408.misc b/changelog.d/9408.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..600bacbfe764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/9408.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Clean up an unused method in the presence handler code.
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diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index 22d1e9d35c1d..930c945b742e 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -658,17 +658,6 @@ async def _persist_and_notify(self, states):
 
         self._push_to_remotes(states)
 
-    async def notify_for_states(self, state, stream_id):
-        parties = await get_interested_parties(self.store, [state])
-        room_ids_to_states, users_to_states = parties
-
-        self.notifier.on_new_event(
-            "presence_key",
-            stream_id,
-            rooms=room_ids_to_states.keys(),
-            users=[UserID.from_string(u) for u in users_to_states],
-        )
-
     def _push_to_remotes(self, states):
         """Sends state updates to remote servers.