diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index f1383196..9c02d514 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -337,12 +337,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
         }
     }
 
-    // One-time fix: sync CRDT stages from pipeline_items DB for stories
-    // that were migrated with stale backlog stages.
-    if let Some(ref db_path) = pipeline_db_path {
-        db::sync_crdt_stages_from_db(db_path).await;
-    }
-
     // (CRDT state layer is initialised above alongside the legacy pipeline.db.)
 
     // Start the CRDT sync rendezvous client if configured in project.toml.