diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/run/container.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/run/container.sh
index 6b7697316..326802c2a 100755
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/run/container.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/run/container.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,5 @@ _change_pacman_conf "${1}" || exit 1
 _reproducibility "${1}"
 _set_hostname "${1}" || exit 1
 _ssh_keys "${1}" || exit 1
-sync
 echo "Finished container setup in ${1}."
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