diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/asset.service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/asset.service.dart
index 17508cba51..c4f258e259 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/asset.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/asset.service.dart
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/asset.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/etag.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/exif_info.entity.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/store.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/user.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/models/backup/backup_candidate.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/api.provider.dart';
@@ -309,18 +308,6 @@ class AssetService {
         useTimeFilter: false,
       );
 
-      final duplicates = await _apiService.assetsApi.checkExistingAssets(
-        CheckExistingAssetsDto(
-          deviceAssetIds: candidates.map((c) => c.asset.id).toList(),
-          deviceId: Store.get(StoreKey.deviceId),
-        ),
-      );
-
-      if (duplicates != null) {
-        candidates
-            .removeWhere((c) => !duplicates.existingIds.contains(c.asset.id));
-      }
-
       await refreshRemoteAssets();
       final remoteAssets = await _db.assets
           .where()
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/backup.service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/backup.service.dart
index 12edd14d60..858499443e 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/backup.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/backup.service.dart
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ class BackupService {
             ),
           );
 
-          if (shouldSyncAlbums && !isDuplicate) {
+          if (shouldSyncAlbums) {
             await _albumService.syncUploadAlbums(
               candidate.albumNames,
               [responseBody['id'] as String],
diff --git a/mobile/pubspec.lock b/mobile/pubspec.lock
index 14b487ce4d..c9493f6490 100644
--- a/mobile/pubspec.lock
+++ b/mobile/pubspec.lock
@@ -1737,10 +1737,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: vm_service
-      sha256: f652077d0bdf60abe4c1f6377448e8655008eef28f128bc023f7b5e8dfeb48fc
+      sha256: "5c5f338a667b4c644744b661f309fb8080bb94b18a7e91ef1dbd343bed00ed6d"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "14.2.4"
+    version: "14.2.5"
   wakelock_plus:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description: