diff --git a/changelog.d/13050.misc b/changelog.d/13050.misc
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+Replace noop background updates with `DELETE` delta.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/main/delta/70/02remove_noop_background_updates.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/main/delta/71/01remove_noop_background_updates.sql
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rename from synapse/storage/schema/main/delta/70/02remove_noop_background_updates.sql
rename to synapse/storage/schema/main/delta/71/01remove_noop_background_updates.sql