diff --git a/server/src/interfaces/asset.interface.ts b/server/src/interfaces/asset.interface.ts
index 79d90dde67..b523f36bfa 100644
--- a/server/src/interfaces/asset.interface.ts
+++ b/server/src/interfaces/asset.interface.ts
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ export interface AssetFullSyncOptions {
   lastCreationDate?: Date;
   lastId?: string;
   updatedUntil: Date;
-  isArchived?: false;
-  withStacked?: true;
   limit: number;
 }
 
diff --git a/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
index 27a74807f8..7cc133b039 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
@@ -1059,8 +1059,4 @@ FROM
 WHERE
   "asset"."isVisible" = true
   AND "asset"."ownerId" IN ($1)
-  AND (
-    "stack"."primaryAssetId" = "asset"."id"
-    OR "asset"."stackId" IS NULL
-  )
   AND "asset"."updatedAt" > $2
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
index f9ed1c468c..59af894785 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
@@ -741,12 +741,11 @@ export class AssetRepository implements IAssetRepository {
     ],
   })
   getAllForUserFullSync(options: AssetFullSyncOptions): Promise<AssetEntity[]> {
-    const { ownerId, isArchived, withStacked, lastCreationDate, lastId, updatedUntil, limit } = options;
+    const { ownerId, lastCreationDate, lastId, updatedUntil, limit } = options;
     const builder = this.getBuilder({
       userIds: [ownerId],
-      exifInfo: true,
-      withStacked,
-      isArchived,
+      exifInfo: true, // also joins stack information
+      withStacked: false, // return all assets individually as expected by the app
     });
 
     if (lastCreationDate !== undefined && lastId !== undefined) {
@@ -767,9 +766,9 @@ export class AssetRepository implements IAssetRepository {
 
   @GenerateSql({ params: [{ userIds: [DummyValue.UUID], updatedAfter: DummyValue.DATE }] })
   getChangedDeltaSync(options: AssetDeltaSyncOptions): Promise<AssetEntity[]> {
-    const builder = this.getBuilder({ userIds: options.userIds, exifInfo: true, withStacked: true })
+    const builder = this.getBuilder({ userIds: options.userIds, exifInfo: true, withStacked: false })
       .andWhere({ updatedAt: MoreThan(options.updatedAfter) })
-      .take(options.limit)
+      .limit(options.limit)
       .withDeleted();
 
     return builder.getMany();
diff --git a/server/src/services/sync.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/sync.service.spec.ts
index 9a7dbbc152..a0ded6dba3 100644
--- a/server/src/services/sync.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/sync.service.spec.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ describe(SyncService.name, () => {
         mapAsset(assetStub.hasEncodedVideo, mapAssetOpts),
       ]);
       expect(assetMock.getAllForUserFullSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        withStacked: true,
         ownerId: authStub.user1.user.id,
         updatedUntil: untilDate,
         limit: 2,
diff --git a/server/src/services/sync.service.ts b/server/src/services/sync.service.ts
index 88a4e172a6..c0ac362d89 100644
--- a/server/src/services/sync.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/sync.service.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ export class SyncService {
     await this.access.requirePermission(auth, Permission.TIMELINE_READ, userId);
     const assets = await this.assetRepository.getAllForUserFullSync({
       ownerId: userId,
-      // no archived assets for partner user
-      isArchived: userId === auth.user.id ? undefined : false,
-      // no stack for partner user
-      withStacked: userId === auth.user.id ? true : undefined,
       lastCreationDate: dto.lastCreationDate,
       updatedUntil: dto.updatedUntil,
       lastId: dto.lastId,