diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/directives/views/accountMenu.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/directives/views/accountMenu.ts
index 21ed1a884..8f1e0b757 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/directives/views/accountMenu.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/directives/views/accountMenu.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ type AccountMenuState = {
   errorReportingEnabled: boolean;
   syncInProgress: boolean;
   syncError: string;
-  syncPercentage: string;
   showSessions: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ class AccountMenuCtrl extends PureViewCtrl<{}, AccountMenuState> {
       this.setState({
         syncInProgress: sync.inProgress,
         syncError: sync.errorMessage,
-        syncPercentage: sync.humanReadablePercentage,
       });
     })
     this.removeBetaWarningListener = autorun(() => {
@@ -636,7 +634,7 @@ class AccountMenuCtrl extends PureViewCtrl<{}, AccountMenuState> {
     } else {
       storage.set(StorageKey.DisableErrorReporting, false);
     }
-    if (!this.application.getSyncStatus().syncInProgress) {
+    if (!this.state.syncInProgress) {
       window.location.reload();
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/directives/account-menu.pug b/app/assets/templates/directives/account-menu.pug
index 6c3572309..d891f114a 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/directives/account-menu.pug
+++ b/app/assets/templates/directives/account-menu.pug
@@ -150,16 +150,6 @@
             .sk-panel-column
               .sk-h1.sk-bold.wrap {{self.state.user.email}}
               .sk-subtitle.subtle.normal {{self.state.server}}
-          .sk-horizontal-group(
-            delay='1000',
-            delay-hide='true',
-            show='self.state.syncInProgress'
-            )
-            .sk-spinner.small.info
-            .sk-sublabel
-              | Syncing
-              span(ng-if='self.state.syncPercentage')
-                |  ({{self.state.syncPercentage}})
           .sk-panel-row
           a.sk-a.info.sk-panel-row.condensed(
             ng-click="self.openPasswordWizard()"