diff --git a/changelog.d/16435.misc b/changelog.d/16435.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e5416071615a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/16435.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove unused method.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
index 101403578c06..dfcbf0a1752f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
@@ -142,26 +142,6 @@ def __init__(
 
         super().__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
 
-    async def get_users(self) -> List[JsonDict]:
-        """Function to retrieve a list of users in users table.
-
-        Returns:
-            A list of dictionaries representing users.
-        """
-        return await self.db_pool.simple_select_list(
-            table="users",
-            keyvalues={},
-            retcols=[
-                "name",
-                "password_hash",
-                "is_guest",
-                "admin",
-                "user_type",
-                "deactivated",
-            ],
-            desc="get_users",
-        )
-
     async def get_users_paginate(
         self,
         start: int,