diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/store/CompositeDirectory.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/store/CompositeDirectory.java
index 51aec1c7045e3..dfbe40e3a47db 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/store/CompositeDirectory.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/store/CompositeDirectory.java
@@ -251,18 +251,7 @@ public IndexOutput createOutput(String name, IOContext context) throws IOExcepti
      */
     @Override
     public void sync(Collection<String> names) throws IOException {
-        ensureOpen();
-        logger.trace("Composite Directory[{}]: sync() called {}", this::toString, () -> names);
-        Set<String> remoteFiles = Set.of(getRemoteFiles());
-        Set<String> localFilesHavingBlocks = Arrays.stream(listLocalFiles())
-            .filter(FileTypeUtils::isBlockFile)
-            .map(file -> file.substring(0, file.indexOf(BLOCK_FILE_IDENTIFIER)))
-            .collect(Collectors.toSet());
-        Collection<String> fullFilesToSync = names.stream()
-            .filter(name -> (remoteFiles.contains(name) == false) && (localFilesHavingBlocks.contains(name) == false))
-            .collect(Collectors.toList());
-        logger.trace("Composite Directory[{}]: Synced files : {}", this::toString, () -> fullFilesToSync);
-        localDirectory.sync(fullFilesToSync);
+        logger.trace("Composite Directory[{}]: sync() called {}; Skipping sync", this::toString, () -> names);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/store/CompositeDirectoryTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/store/CompositeDirectoryTests.java
index 9cbc2fdd12c97..276d2097df7d3 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/store/CompositeDirectoryTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/store/CompositeDirectoryTests.java
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.List;
 
 @ThreadLeakFilters(filters = CleanerDaemonThreadLeakFilter.class)
 public class CompositeDirectoryTests extends BaseRemoteSegmentStoreDirectoryTests {
@@ -126,21 +124,6 @@ public void testCreateOutput() throws IOException {
         assertNotNull(fileCache.get(localDirectory.getDirectory().resolve(NEW_FILE)));
     }
 
-    public void testSync() throws IOException {
-        // All the files in the below list are present either locally or on remote, so sync should work as expected
-        Collection<String> names = List.of("_0.cfe", "_0.cfs", "_0.si", "_1.cfe", "_2.cfe", "segments_1");
-        compositeDirectory.sync(names);
-        // Deleting file _1.cfe and then adding its blocks locally so that full file is not present but block files are present in local
-        // State of _1.cfe file after these operations - not present in remote, full file not present locally but blocks present in local
-        compositeDirectory.deleteFile("_1.cfe");
-        addFilesToDirectory(new String[] { "_1.cfe_block_0", "_1.cfe_block_2" });
-        // Sync should work as expected since blocks are present in local
-        compositeDirectory.sync(List.of("_1.cfe"));
-        // Below list contains a non-existent file, hence will throw an error
-        Collection<String> names1 = List.of("_0.cfe", "_0.cfs", "_0.si", "_1.cfe", "_2.cfe", "segments_1", "non_existent_file");
-        assertThrows(NoSuchFileException.class, () -> compositeDirectory.sync(names1));
-    }
-
     public void testRename() throws IOException {
         // Rename should work as expected for file present in directory
         assertTrue(existsInCompositeDirectory(FILE_PRESENT_LOCALLY));