diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index b64c90d631..340e59afcb 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def count_daily_users(self):
+        """
+        Counts the number of users who used this homeserver in the last 24 hours.
+        """
         def _count_users(txn):
             txn.execute(
                 "SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT user_id) AS users"
diff --git a/synapse/storage/registration.py b/synapse/storage/registration.py
index 6d76237658..b454dd5b3a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/registration.py
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ class RegistrationStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def count_all_users(self):
+        """Counts all users registered on the homeserver."""
         def _count_users(txn):
             txn.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) AS users FROM users")
             rows = self.cursor_to_dict(txn)