diff --git a/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go b/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go
index c576d5394..21cb60f95 100644
--- a/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go
+++ b/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go
@@ -4120,54 +4120,6 @@ func (s *MessengerCommunitiesSuite) TestCommunityLastOpenedAt() {
 	s.Require().True(lastOpenedAt2 > lastOpenedAt1)
 }
 
-func (s *MessengerCommunitiesSuite) TestSyncCommunityLastOpenedAt() {
-	// Create new device
-	alicesOtherDevice := s.createOtherDevice(s.alice)
-	PairDevices(&s.Suite, alicesOtherDevice, s.alice)
-
-	// Create a community
-	createCommunityReq := &requests.CreateCommunity{
-		Membership:  protobuf.CommunityPermissions_MANUAL_ACCEPT,
-		Name:        "new community",
-		Color:       "#000000",
-		Description: "new community description",
-	}
-
-	mr, err := s.alice.CreateCommunity(createCommunityReq, true)
-	s.Require().NoError(err, "s.alice.CreateCommunity")
-	var newCommunity *communities.Community
-	for _, com := range mr.Communities() {
-		if com.Name() == createCommunityReq.Name {
-			newCommunity = com
-		}
-	}
-	s.Require().NotNil(newCommunity)
-
-	// Mock frontend triggering communityUpdateLastOpenedAt
-	lastOpenedAt, err := s.alice.CommunityUpdateLastOpenedAt(newCommunity.IDString())
-	s.Require().NoError(err)
-
-	// Check lastOpenedAt was updated
-	s.Require().True(lastOpenedAt > 0)
-
-	err = tt.RetryWithBackOff(func() error {
-		_, err = alicesOtherDevice.RetrieveAll()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		// Do we have a new synced community?
-		_, err := alicesOtherDevice.communitiesManager.GetSyncedRawCommunity(newCommunity.ID())
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("community with sync not received %w", err)
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	})
-	otherDeviceCommunity, err := alicesOtherDevice.communitiesManager.GetByID(newCommunity.ID())
-	s.Require().NoError(err)
-	s.Require().True(otherDeviceCommunity.LastOpenedAt() > 0)
-}
-
 func (s *MessengerCommunitiesSuite) TestBanUserAndDeleteAllUserMessages() {
 	community, _ := s.createCommunity()
 
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_communities.go b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
index 0784f7e5d..e5c75b451 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_communities.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
@@ -934,11 +934,7 @@ func (m *Messenger) CommunityUpdateLastOpenedAt(communityID string) (int64, erro
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	currentTime := time.Now().Unix()
-	updatedCommunity, err := m.communitiesManager.CommunityUpdateLastOpenedAt(id, currentTime)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	err = m.syncCommunity(context.Background(), updatedCommunity, m.dispatchMessage)
+	_, err = m.communitiesManager.CommunityUpdateLastOpenedAt(id, currentTime)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}