diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/fileService.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/fileService.ts
index 354bc04da7..e26b24a466 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/fileService.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/fileService.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ import {
     setCollectionLastSyncTime,
 } from "./collectionService";
 
+/**
+ * Fetch all files of the given {@link type}, belonging to the given
+ * {@link collections}, from remote and update our local database.
+ *
+ * In addition to updating the local database, it also calls the provided
+ * {@link setFiles} callback with the latest decrypted files after each batch
+ * the new and/or updated files are received from remote.
+ */
 export const syncFiles = async (
     type: "normal" | "hidden",
     collections: Collection[],
@@ -58,7 +66,6 @@ export const syncFiles = async (
         setCollectionLastSyncTime(collection, collection.updationTime);
     }
     if (didUpdateFiles) exportService.onLocalFilesUpdated();
-    return files;
 };
 
 export const getFiles = async (