diff --git a/ThisAddIn.cs b/ThisAddIn.cs
index 0c602748cee04fd73b0c25aac4ce597feca01b40..b79b358ae0d248f2757fd876df5cf7589d929883 100644
--- a/ThisAddIn.cs
+++ b/ThisAddIn.cs
@@ -717,9 +717,6 @@ namespace pEp
                 {
                     Log.Warning("RegisterMyself: Engine returned exception, " + ex.ToString());
                 }
-
-                // Enable Sync if necessary
-                acctSettings.SignalSyncSettingsToEngine();
             }
             else
             {
@@ -2243,9 +2240,6 @@ namespace pEp
             Log.Info("ThisAddIn_Startup: Connect Events");
             Globals.ConnectEvents(true);
 
-            // Disable Sync for all identities (will be enabled later per account)
-            AdapterExtensions.ExecuteAndLogError(ThisAddIn.PEPEngine.DisableAllSyncChannels);
-
             /* Sync accounts list. This must be done before RegisterMyself()
              * to be able to set the not for sync flag if necessary.
              */