diff --git a/app/src/lib/backend/sync.ts b/app/src/lib/backend/sync.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2606c28b3..000000000
--- a/app/src/lib/backend/sync.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import { invoke } from './ipc';
-
-export async function syncToCloud(projectId: string | undefined) {
-	try {
-		if (projectId) await invoke<void>('project_flush_and_push', { id: projectId });
-	} catch (err: any) {
-		console.error(err);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/app/src/lib/components/SyncButton.svelte b/app/src/lib/components/SyncButton.svelte
index 20ecc9f08..9806943d9 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/components/SyncButton.svelte
+++ b/app/src/lib/components/SyncButton.svelte
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { Project } from '$lib/backend/projects';
-	import { syncToCloud } from '$lib/backend/sync';
 	import Tag from '$lib/components/Tag.svelte';
 	import TimeAgo from '$lib/components/TimeAgo.svelte';
 	import { GitHubService } from '$lib/github/service';
 	import { getContext } from '$lib/utils/context';
 	import { BaseBranchService } from '$lib/vbranches/baseBranch';
 
-	const project = getContext(Project);
 	const githubService = getContext(GitHubService);
 	const baseBranchService = getContext(BaseBranchService);
 	const baseBranch = baseBranchService.base;
 
 	$: baseServiceBusy$ = baseBranchService.busy$;
-	$: cloudEnabled = project.api?.sync || false;
 </script>
 
 <Tag
@@ -27,7 +23,6 @@
 	on:mousedown={async (e) => {
 		e.preventDefault();
 		e.stopPropagation();
-		if (cloudEnabled) syncToCloud(project.id); // don't wait for this
 		await baseBranchService.fetchFromTarget('modal');
 		if (githubService.isEnabled) {
 			await githubService.reload();
diff --git a/app/src/routes/[projectId]/+layout.svelte b/app/src/routes/[projectId]/+layout.svelte
index 5b909a2c4..c75194a7d 100644
--- a/app/src/routes/[projectId]/+layout.svelte
+++ b/app/src/routes/[projectId]/+layout.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { Project } from '$lib/backend/projects';
-	import { syncToCloud } from '$lib/backend/sync';
 	import { BranchService } from '$lib/branches/service';
 	import History from '$lib/components/History.svelte';
 	import Navigation from '$lib/components/Navigation.svelte';
@@ -10,13 +9,11 @@
 	import ProjectSettingsMenuAction from '$lib/components/ProjectSettingsMenuAction.svelte';
 	import { SETTINGS, type Settings } from '$lib/settings/userSettings';
 	import { getContextStoreBySymbol } from '$lib/utils/context';
-	import * as hotkeys from '$lib/utils/hotkeys';
-	import { unsubscribe } from '$lib/utils/unsubscribe';
 	import { BaseBranchService, NoDefaultTarget } from '$lib/vbranches/baseBranch';
 	import { BranchController } from '$lib/vbranches/branchController';
 	import { BaseBranch } from '$lib/vbranches/types';
 	import { VirtualBranchService } from '$lib/vbranches/virtualBranch';
-	import { onDestroy, onMount, setContext } from 'svelte';
+	import { onDestroy, setContext } from 'svelte';
 	import type { LayoutData } from './$types';
 
 	export let data: LayoutData;
@@ -61,15 +58,6 @@
 		if (intervalId) clearInterval(intervalId);
 	}
 
-	onMount(() => {
-		const cloudSyncSubscription = hotkeys.on(
-			'Meta+Shift+S',
-			async () => await syncToCloud(projectId)
-		);
-
-		return unsubscribe(cloudSyncSubscription);
-	});
-
 	onDestroy(() => clearFetchInterval());
 </script>
 
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/commands.rs b/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/commands.rs
index 214e03581..af2492b0a 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/commands.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/commands.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
-use anyhow::Context;
-use gitbutler_core::{
-    gb_repository, git, project_repository,
-    projects::{self, ProjectId},
-    users,
-};
+use gitbutler_core::{git, projects::ProjectId};
 use tauri::Manager;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
+use crate::app;
 use crate::error::Error;
-use crate::{app, watcher};
 
 #[tauri::command(async)]
 #[instrument(skip(handle), err(Debug))]
@@ -117,35 +112,3 @@ pub async fn git_get_global_config(
     let result = app::App::git_get_global_config(key)?;
     Ok(result)
 }
-
-#[tauri::command(async)]
-#[instrument(skip(handle), err(Debug))]
-pub async fn project_flush_and_push(handle: tauri::AppHandle, id: ProjectId) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let users = handle.state::<users::Controller>().inner().clone();
-    let projects = handle.state::<projects::Controller>().inner().clone();
-    let local_data_dir = handle
-        .path_resolver()
-        .app_data_dir()
-        .context("failed to get app data dir")?;
-
-    let project = projects.get(&id).context("failed to get project")?;
-    let user = users.get_user()?;
-    let project_repository =
-        project_repository::Repository::open(&project).map_err(Error::from_error_with_context)?;
-    let gb_repo =
-        gb_repository::Repository::open(&local_data_dir, &project_repository, user.as_ref())
-            .context("failed to open repository")?;
-
-    if let Some(current_session) = gb_repo
-        .get_current_session()
-        .context("failed to get current session")?
-    {
-        let watcher = handle.state::<watcher::Watchers>();
-        watcher
-            .post(gitbutler_watcher::Action::Flush(id, current_session))
-            .await
-            .context("failed to post flush event")?;
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/main.rs b/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/main.rs
index 408241d49..b126e91ea 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ fn main() {
                     commands::mark_resolved,
                     commands::git_set_global_config,
                     commands::git_get_global_config,
-                    commands::project_flush_and_push,
                     commands::git_test_push,
                     commands::git_test_fetch,
                     commands::git_index_size,