diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/logout.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/logout.ts
index 604cdaed20..b4856ec5b3 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/logout.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/logout.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { accountLogout } from "@/accounts/services/logout";
 import log from "@/base/log";
 import DownloadManager from "@/new/photos/services/download";
-import { logoutSettings } from "@/new/photos/services/remote-store";
 import { logoutML, terminateMLWorker } from "@/new/photos/services/ml";
 import { logoutSearch } from "@/new/photos/services/search";
+import { logoutSettings } from "@/new/photos/services/settings";
 import exportService from "./export";
 
 /**
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/sync.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/sync.ts
index 830d043cad..9a3d71b35f 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/sync.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/sync.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { isMLSupported, mlStatusSync, mlSync } from "@/new/photos/services/ml";
-import { triggerRemoteFlagsFetchIfNeeded } from "@/new/photos/services/remote-store";
+import { triggerSettingsSyncIfNeeded } from "@/new/photos/services/settings";
 import { searchDataSync } from "@/new/photos/services/search";
 import { syncMapEnabled } from "services/userService";
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { syncMapEnabled } from "services/userService";
  * Part 1 of {@link sync}. See TODO below for why this is split.
  */
 export const preFileInfoSync = async () => {
-    triggerRemoteFlagsFetchIfNeeded();
+    triggerSettingsSyncIfNeeded();
     await Promise.all([isMLSupported && mlStatusSync()]);
 };
 
diff --git a/web/packages/new/photos/services/settings.ts b/web/packages/new/photos/services/settings.ts
index b06d99278c..45aefb9248 100644
--- a/web/packages/new/photos/services/settings.ts
+++ b/web/packages/new/photos/services/settings.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * @file Storage (in-memory, local, remote) and update of various settings.
+ */
+
 import { authenticatedRequestHeaders, ensureOk } from "@/base/http";
 import { localUser } from "@/base/local-user";
 import log from "@/base/log";
@@ -31,8 +35,8 @@ class SettingsState {
      *     {@link initSettings}.
      *
      * -   It gets updated when we sync with remote (once per app start in
-     *     {@link triggerRemoteFlagsFetchIfNeeded}, and whenever the user opens
-     *     the preferences panel).
+     *     {@link triggerSettingsSyncIfNeeded}, and whenever the user opens the
+     *     preferences panel).
      *
      * -   It gets updated when the user toggles the corresponding setting on
      *     this device.
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ let _state = new SettingsState();
  *    the default. Otherwise the now fetched result is saved to local storage
  *    and the corresponding value returned.
  */
-export const triggerRemoteFlagsFetchIfNeeded = () => {
+export const triggerSettingsSyncIfNeeded = () => {
     if (!_state.haveFetched) void fetchAndSaveRemoteFlags();
 };