diff --git a/changelog.d/14810.bugfix b/changelog.d/14810.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..379bfccff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/14810.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.75.0rc1 where device lists could be miscalculated with some sync filters.
diff --git a/synapse/api/filtering.py b/synapse/api/filtering.py
index 2b5af264b..4cf8f0cc8 100644
--- a/synapse/api/filtering.py
+++ b/synapse/api/filtering.py
@@ -283,9 +283,6 @@ class FilterCollection:
             await self._room_filter.filter(events)
         )
 
-    def blocks_all_rooms(self) -> bool:
-        return self._room_filter.filters_all_rooms()
-
     def blocks_all_presence(self) -> bool:
         return (
             self._presence_filter.filters_all_types()
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index 6942e06c7..20ee2f203 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -1793,10 +1793,6 @@ class SyncHandler:
             - newly_left_users
         """
 
-        # If the request doesn't care about rooms then nothing to do!
-        if sync_result_builder.sync_config.filter_collection.blocks_all_rooms():
-            return set(), set(), set(), set()
-
         since_token = sync_result_builder.since_token
 
         # 1. Start by fetching all ephemeral events in rooms we've joined (if required).