diff --git a/app/models/item/create_task.rb b/app/models/item/create_task.rb
index 094deca9..8e20d3dc 100644
--- a/app/models/item/create_task.rb
+++ b/app/models/item/create_task.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class Item
 
     def self.perform(id)
       Timeout::timeout(TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS) do
-        Item.find(id).flex.sync
         expire_newest_items
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/models/item/destroy_task.rb b/app/models/item/destroy_task.rb
index e3eb5caf..ca14d3b5 100644
--- a/app/models/item/destroy_task.rb
+++ b/app/models/item/destroy_task.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class Item
 
     def self.perform(id)
       Timeout::timeout(TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS) do
-        Item.find(id).flex.sync
         # TODO: it's kinda ugly to reach across classes like this
         CreateTask.expire_newest_items
       end
diff --git a/app/models/item/update_task.rb b/app/models/item/update_task.rb
index 2267b2c0..1e7bc0e4 100644
--- a/app/models/item/update_task.rb
+++ b/app/models/item/update_task.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Item
       Timeout::timeout(TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS) do
         item = Item.find(id)
         expire_cache_for(item)
-        item.flex.sync
       end
     end