diff --git a/src/client/SyntheticClient.cc b/src/client/SyntheticClient.cc
index bf8491aeca3..4dc2ad7f401 100644
--- a/src/client/SyntheticClient.cc
+++ b/src/client/SyntheticClient.cc
@@ -2325,8 +2325,6 @@ int SyntheticClient::object_rw(int nobj, int osize, int wrpc,
   bufferlist bl;
   bl.push_back(bp);
 
-  bool do_sync = false;
-
   // start with odd number > nobj
   rjhash<uint32_t> h;
   unsigned prime = nobj + 1;             // this is the minimum!
@@ -2382,11 +2380,6 @@ int SyntheticClient::object_rw(int nobj, int osize, int wrpc,
       op.op.extent.length = osize;
       op.indata = bl;
       m.ops.push_back(op);
-      if (do_sync) {
-        OSDOp op;
-        op.op.op = CEPH_OSD_OP_STARTSYNC;
-	m.ops.push_back(op);
-      }
       client->objecter->mutate(oid, oloc, m, snapc, ceph_clock_now(client->cct), 0,
 			       NULL, new C_Ref(lock, cond, &unack));
     } else {