@@ -2579,17 +2579,11 @@
 	   )
       
       (if (and src-db dest-db)
 	  (begin
 	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Attempting to sync data from "src-db" to "dest-db"...")
-	    ;; (if (common:simple-file-lock lockfile)
-	    ;; 	(begin
-	    (if (and (file-exists? src-db)
-		     (not (file-exists? dest-db))) ;; use copy to get going
-		(file-copy src-db dest-db))
 	    (let ((res (dbmod:db-to-db-sync src-db dest-db 0 (dbfile:db-init-proc) keys)))
-	      ;;    (common:simple-file-release-lock lockfile)
 	      (if res
 		  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Synced " res " records from "src-db" to "dest-db)
 		  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "No sync due to permissions or non-existant source db."))))
 	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Skipping sync, there is a sync in progress."))
       (set! *didsomething* #t))