diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/components/Collections/CollectionHeader.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/components/Collections/CollectionHeader.tsx
index 5c722ad985..0b9aa1f2e5 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/components/Collections/CollectionHeader.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/components/Collections/CollectionHeader.tsx
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ const CollectionOptions: React.FC<CollectionHeaderProps> = ({
                 } catch (e) {
                     onGenericError(e);
                 } finally {
-                    void syncWithRemote(false, true);
+                    void syncWithRemote(true);
                     hideLoadingBar();
                 }
             };
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ const CollectionOptions: React.FC<CollectionHeaderProps> = ({
         async (newName: string) => {
             if (activeCollection.name !== newName) {
                 await renameCollection(activeCollection, newName);
-                void syncWithRemote(false, true);
+                void syncWithRemote(true);
             }
         },
         [activeCollection],
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/components/Collections/CollectionShare.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/components/Collections/CollectionShare.tsx
index 623de19983..0a33c0d18d 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/components/Collections/CollectionShare.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/components/Collections/CollectionShare.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export const CollectionShare: React.FC<CollectionShareProps> = ({
                 } catch (e) {
                     onGenericError(e);
                 } finally {
-                    void syncWithRemote(false, true);
+                    void syncWithRemote(true);
                     hideLoadingBar();
                 }
             };
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ const AddParticipant: React.FC<AddParticipantProps> = ({
         }
 
         if (emails.length) {
-            await syncWithRemote(false, true);
+            await syncWithRemote(true);
         }
 
         onClose();
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ const ManageParticipant: React.FC<ManageParticipantProps> = ({
         try {
             await shareCollection(collection, selectedEmail, newRole);
             selectedParticipant.role = newRole;
-            await galleryContext.syncWithRemote(false, true);
+            await galleryContext.syncWithRemote(true);
         } catch (e) {
             log.error(handleSharingErrors(e), e);
         }
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ const EnablePublicShareOptions: React.FC<EnablePublicShareOptionsProps> = ({
                 setPending("");
                 setPublicURL(publicURL);
                 onLinkCreated();
-                void syncWithRemote(false, true);
+                void syncWithRemote(true);
             })
             .catch((e: unknown) => {
                 log.error("Could not create public link", e);
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ const ManagePublicShareOptions: React.FC<ManagePublicShareOptionsProps> = ({
         try {
             galleryContext.setBlockingLoad(true);
             setPublicURL(await updatePublicURL(collection.id, updates));
-            galleryContext.syncWithRemote(false, true);
+            galleryContext.syncWithRemote(true);
         } catch (e) {
             log.error("Could not update public link", e);
             setSharableLinkError(t("generic_error"));
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ const ManagePublicShareOptions: React.FC<ManagePublicShareOptionsProps> = ({
             galleryContext.setBlockingLoad(true);
             await deleteShareURL(collection.id);
             setPublicURL(undefined);
-            galleryContext.syncWithRemote(false, true);
+            galleryContext.syncWithRemote(true);
             onClose();
         } catch (e) {
             log.error("Failed to remove public link", e);
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/components/Upload.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/components/Upload.tsx
index 4336e9076b..cf15dd70ac 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/components/Upload.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/components/Upload.tsx
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ import { PublicCollectionGalleryContext } from "utils/publicCollectionGallery";
 import { UploadProgress } from "./UploadProgress";
 
 interface UploadProps {
-    syncWithRemote: (force?: boolean, silent?: boolean) => Promise<void>;
+    syncWithRemote: (silent?: boolean) => Promise<void>;
     closeUploadTypeSelector: () => void;
     /**
      * Show the collection selector with the given {@link attributes}.
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ export const Upload: React.FC<UploadProps> = ({
     ) => {
         uploadManager.prepareForNewUpload(parsedMetadataJSONMap);
         setUploadProgressView(true);
-        await props.syncWithRemote(true, true);
+        await props.syncWithRemote(true);
     };
 
     function postUploadAction() {
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery.tsx
index 7fdf5e02df..f4bd96da7d 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery.tsx
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ import { getSelectedFiles, handleFileOp, type FileOp } from "utils/file";
  * various actions within the gallery and its descendants.
  */
 interface RemotePullOpts {
-    /** Force a pull to happen (default: no) */
-    force?: boolean;
-    /** Perform the pull without showing a global loading bar (default: no) */
+    /**
+     * Perform the pull without showing a global loading bar
+     *
+     * Default: `false`.
+     */
     silent?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ const Page: React.FC = () => {
                 collectionFiles: await savedCollectionFiles(),
                 trashItems: await savedTrashItems(),
             });
-            await remotePull({ force: true });
+            await remotePull();
             setIsFirstLoad(false);
             setJustSignedUp(false);
             syncIntervalID = setInterval(
@@ -551,7 +553,7 @@ const Page: React.FC = () => {
 
     const remotePull = useCallback(
         async (opts?: RemotePullOpts) => {
-            const { force, silent } = opts ?? {};
+            const { silent } = opts ?? {};
 
             // Pre-flight checks.
             if (!navigator.onLine) return;
@@ -565,15 +567,10 @@ const Page: React.FC = () => {
                 return;
             }
 
-            // Start or enqueue.
-            let isForced = false;
+            // Enqueue if needed.
             if (isPullInProgress.current) {
-                if (force) {
-                    isForced = true;
-                } else {
-                    pendingPullOpts.current = { force, silent };
-                    return;
-                }
+                pendingPullOpts.current = { silent };
+                return;
             }
 
             // The pull itself.
@@ -582,16 +579,7 @@ const Page: React.FC = () => {
                 if (!silent) showLoadingBar();
                 await pullFilesPre();
                 await remoteFilesPull();
-                // remotePull is called with the force flag set to true before
-                // doing an upload. So it is possible, say when resuming a
-                // pending upload, that we get two remote pulls happening in
-                // parallel.
-                //
-                // Do the non-file-related post operations only for one of these
-                // parallel ones.
-                if (!isForced) {
-                    await pullFilesPost();
-                }
+                await pullFilesPost();
             } catch (e) {
                 log.error("Remote pull failed", e);
             } finally {
@@ -913,8 +901,7 @@ const Page: React.FC = () => {
             value={{
                 ...defaultGalleryContext,
                 setActiveCollectionID: handleShowCollectionSummary,
-                syncWithRemote: (force, silent) =>
-                    remotePull({ force, silent }),
+                syncWithRemote: (silent) => remotePull({ silent }),
                 setBlockingLoad,
                 photoListHeader,
                 user,
@@ -1060,9 +1047,7 @@ const Page: React.FC = () => {
 
                 <Upload
                     activeCollection={activeCollection}
-                    syncWithRemote={(force, silent) =>
-                        remotePull({ force, silent })
-                    }
+                    syncWithRemote={(silent) => remotePull({ silent })}
                     closeUploadTypeSelector={setUploadTypeSelectorView.bind(
                         null,
                         false,
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/types/gallery/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/types/gallery/index.ts
index bb23e2f2d3..adb262ba6f 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/types/gallery/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/types/gallery/index.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export interface MergedSourceURL {
 
 export interface GalleryContextType {
     setActiveCollectionID: (collectionID: number) => void;
-    syncWithRemote: (force?: boolean, silent?: boolean) => Promise<void>;
+    syncWithRemote: (silent?: boolean) => Promise<void>;
     setBlockingLoad: (value: boolean) => void;
     photoListHeader: TimeStampListItem;
     user: User;