diff --git a/chia/full_node/full_node.py b/chia/full_node/full_node.py
index cc6661bddb..7724831676 100644
--- a/chia/full_node/full_node.py
+++ b/chia/full_node/full_node.py
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ class FullNode:
             return None
 
         async with self.blockchain.priority_mutex.acquire(priority=BlockchainMutexPriority.high):
-            await self.sync_store.clear_sync_info()
+            self.sync_store.clear_sync_info()
 
             peak: Optional[BlockRecord] = self.blockchain.get_peak()
             peak_fb: Optional[FullBlock] = await self.blockchain.get_full_peak()
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ class FullNode:
         self.full_node_store.clear_candidate_blocks_below(clear_height)
         self.full_node_store.clear_unfinished_blocks_below(clear_height)
         if peak.height % 1000 == 0 and not self.sync_store.get_sync_mode():
-            await self.sync_store.clear_sync_info()  # Occasionally clear sync peer info
+            self.sync_store.clear_sync_info()  # Occasionally clear sync peer info
 
         state_changed_data: Dict[str, Any] = {
             "transaction_block": False,
diff --git a/chia/full_node/sync_store.py b/chia/full_node/sync_store.py
index 16beeefa6e..0e5f241b74 100644
--- a/chia/full_node/sync_store.py
+++ b/chia/full_node/sync_store.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class SyncStore:
         assert heaviest_peak is not None
         return heaviest_peak
 
-    async def clear_sync_info(self) -> None:
+    def clear_sync_info(self) -> None:
         """
         Clears the peak_to_peer info which can get quite large.
         """
diff --git a/tests/core/full_node/stores/test_sync_store.py b/tests/core/full_node/stores/test_sync_store.py
index 2095a3dee1..65f0b951ac 100644
--- a/tests/core/full_node/stores/test_sync_store.py
+++ b/tests/core/full_node/stores/test_sync_store.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ async def test_basic_store():
         assert sync_mode == store.get_sync_mode()
 
     # clear sync info
-    await store.clear_sync_info()
+    store.clear_sync_info()
 
     peer_ids = [std_hash(bytes([a])) for a in range(3)]