diff --git a/lbry/blockchain/sync/blocks.py b/lbry/blockchain/sync/blocks.py
index b028e7ba1..f42c95009 100644
--- a/lbry/blockchain/sync/blocks.py
+++ b/lbry/blockchain/sync/blocks.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ def get_block_range_without_filters() -> Tuple[int, int]:
         .select_from(
             BlockTable.join(BlockFilter, BlockTable.c.height == BlockFilter.c.height, isouter=True)
         )
-        .where(BlockFilter.c.height == None)
+        .where(BlockFilter.c.height.is_(None))
     )
     result = context().fetchone(sql)
     return result['start_height'], result['end_height']
diff --git a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py
index f3a512f47..747ce58a4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py
+++ b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import asyncio
 import tempfile
 from unittest import skip
 from binascii import hexlify, unhexlify
-from typing import List, Optional, Iterable
+from typing import List, Optional
 from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree, remove_tree
 
 from lbry import Config, Database, RegTestLedger, Transaction, Output, Input