diff --git a/Andromida/App/State/RitualStore.swift b/Andromida/App/State/RitualStore.swift
index b9cfa2b..619b6a4 100644
--- a/Andromida/App/State/RitualStore.swift
+++ b/Andromida/App/State/RitualStore.swift
@@ -173,13 +173,6 @@ final class RitualStore: RitualStoreProviding {
         refresh()
     }
 
-    /// Forces a refresh path intended for external sync probes (for example,
-    /// runtimes where remote change callbacks may be delayed while foregrounded).
-    func refreshFromExternalSyncProbe() {
-        modelContext = ModelContext(modelContainer)
-        refresh()
-    }
-
     func ritualProgress(for ritual: Ritual) -> Double {
         let habits = ritual.habits
         guard !habits.isEmpty else { return 0 }
diff --git a/Andromida/App/Views/RootView.swift b/Andromida/App/Views/RootView.swift
index e39aae8..ac1cb07 100644
--- a/Andromida/App/Views/RootView.swift
+++ b/Andromida/App/Views/RootView.swift
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ struct RootView: View {
     @State private var analyticsPrewarmTask: Task<Void, Never>?
     @State private var cloudKitFallbackRefreshTask: Task<Void, Never>?
     @State private var aggressiveCloudKitRefreshTasks: [Task<Void, Never>] = []
-    @State private var macSyncSafetyNetTask: Task<Void, Never>?
     @State private var isForegroundRefreshing = false
     @State private var isResumingFromBackground = false
     private let foregroundRefreshMinimumSeconds: TimeInterval = 0.15
@@ -137,14 +136,12 @@ struct RootView: View {
                 )
                 scheduleAggressiveCloudKitRefreshes()
                 scheduleCloudKitFallbackRefresh()
-                startMacSyncSafetyNetIfNeeded()
             } else if newPhase == .background {
                 // Prepare for next resume
                 isResumingFromBackground = true
                 cloudKitFallbackRefreshTask?.cancel()
                 aggressiveCloudKitRefreshTasks.forEach { $0.cancel() }
                 aggressiveCloudKitRefreshTasks.removeAll()
-                macSyncSafetyNetTask?.cancel()
             }
         }
         .onChange(of: selectedTab) { _, _ in
@@ -159,12 +156,7 @@ struct RootView: View {
         .onOpenURL { url in
             handleURL(url)
         }
-        .onAppear {
-            startMacSyncSafetyNetIfNeeded()
-        }
         .onDisappear {
-            macSyncSafetyNetTask?.cancel()
-            macSyncSafetyNetTask = nil
             aggressiveCloudKitRefreshTasks.forEach { $0.cancel() }
             aggressiveCloudKitRefreshTasks.removeAll()
         }
@@ -250,23 +242,6 @@ struct RootView: View {
         }
     }
 
-    /// iOS-on-Mac can miss immediate remote push delivery while foregrounded.
-    /// Keep a lightweight active-phase polling safety net for CloudKit merges.
-    private func startMacSyncSafetyNetIfNeeded() {
-        let isMacRuntime = ProcessInfo.processInfo.isiOSAppOnMac || UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .mac
-        guard isMacRuntime else { return }
-        guard scenePhase == .active else { return }
-        guard macSyncSafetyNetTask == nil else { return }
-
-        macSyncSafetyNetTask = Task { @MainActor in
-            while !Task.isCancelled {
-                try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(3))
-                guard !Task.isCancelled else { return }
-                guard scenePhase == .active else { continue }
-                store.refreshFromExternalSyncProbe()
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 #Preview {