@@ -355,11 +355,11 @@
        (if (common:legacy-sync-recommended)
 	   (let loop ()
 	     ;; sync for filesystem local db writes
 	     ;;
              (let ((start-time   (current-seconds)))
-               (if legacy-sync (common:sync-to-megatest.db #f))
+               ;; disabling for now (if legacy-sync (common:sync-to-megatest.db #f))
 	       (if (and debug-mode
 			(> (- start-time last-time) 60))
 		   (begin
 		     (set! last-time start-time)
 		     (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "timestamp -> " (seconds->time-string (current-seconds)) ", time since start -> " (seconds->hr-min-sec (- (current-seconds) *time-zero*))))))