diff --git a/.buildkite/worker-blacklist b/.buildkite/worker-blacklist
index 7950d19db339..158ab7915497 100644
--- a/.buildkite/worker-blacklist
+++ b/.buildkite/worker-blacklist
@@ -34,33 +34,8 @@ Device list doesn't change if remote server is down
 Remote servers cannot set power levels in rooms without existing powerlevels
 Remote servers should reject attempts by non-creators to set the power levels
 
-# new failures as of https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest/pull/753
-GET /rooms/:room_id/messages returns a message
-GET /rooms/:room_id/messages lazy loads members correctly
-Read receipts are sent as events
-Only original members of the room can see messages from erased users
-Device deletion propagates over federation
-If user leaves room, remote user changes device and rejoins we see update in /sync and /keys/changes
-Changing user-signing key notifies local users
-Newly updated tags appear in an incremental v2 /sync
+# https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/synapse/builds/6134#6f67bf47-e234-474d-80e8-c6e1868b15c5
 Server correctly handles incoming m.device_list_update
-Local device key changes get to remote servers with correct prev_id
-AS-ghosted users can use rooms via AS
-Ghost user must register before joining room
-Test that a message is pushed
-Invites are pushed
-Rooms with aliases are correctly named in pushed
-Rooms with names are correctly named in pushed
-Rooms with canonical alias are correctly named in pushed
-Rooms with many users are correctly pushed
-Don't get pushed for rooms you've muted
-Rejected events are not pushed
-Test that rejected pushers are removed.
-Events come down the correct room
-
-# https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/sytest/builds/326#cca62404-a88a-4fcb-ad41-175fd3377603
-Presence changes to UNAVAILABLE are reported to remote room members
-If remote user leaves room, changes device and rejoins we see update in sync
-uploading self-signing key notifies over federation
-Inbound federation can receive redacted events
-Outbound federation can request missing events
+
+# this fails reliably with a torture level of 100 due to https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6536
+Outbound federation requests missing prev_events and then asks for /state_ids and resolves the state
diff --git a/changelog.d/6538.misc b/changelog.d/6538.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb4fd5694846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/6538.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Adjust the sytest blacklist for worker mode.