diff --git a/frigate/events/cleanup.py b/frigate/events/cleanup.py
index da8dbacdf..675d4e76f 100644
--- a/frigate/events/cleanup.py
+++ b/frigate/events/cleanup.py
@@ -257,10 +257,7 @@ class EventCleanup(threading.Thread):
         events_to_update = []
 
         for batch in query.iterator():
-            try:
-                events_to_update.extend([event.id for event in batch])
-            except TypeError:
-                events_to_update.append(batch)
+            events_to_update.append(batch)
 
             if len(events_to_update) >= CHUNK_SIZE:
                 logger.debug(