diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/local/local_sync_util.dart b/mobile/lib/services/local/local_sync_util.dart
index 65b5bf2a80..c37b37e954 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/local/local_sync_util.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/local/local_sync_util.dart
@@ -123,12 +123,10 @@ Future<LocalDiffResult> getDiffWithLocal(
   // current set of assets available on device
   Set<String> existingIDs, // localIDs of files already imported in app
   Map<String, Set<String>> pathToLocalIDs,
-  Set<String> invalidIDs,
 ) async {
   final Map<String, dynamic> args = <String, dynamic>{};
   args['assets'] = assets;
   args['existingIDs'] = existingIDs;
-  args['invalidIDs'] = invalidIDs;
   args['pathToLocalIDs'] = pathToLocalIDs;
   final LocalDiffResult diffResult = await Computer.shared().compute(
     _getLocalAssetsDiff,
@@ -147,7 +145,6 @@ Future<LocalDiffResult> getDiffWithLocal(
 LocalDiffResult _getLocalAssetsDiff(Map<String, dynamic> args) {
   final List<LocalPathAsset> onDeviceLocalPathAsset = args['assets'];
   final Set<String> existingIDs = args['existingIDs'];
-  final Set<String> invalidIDs = args['invalidIDs'];
   final Map<String, Set<String>> pathToLocalIDs = args['pathToLocalIDs'];
   final Map<String, Set<String>> newPathToLocalIDs = <String, Set<String>>{};
   final Map<String, Set<String>> removedPathToLocalIDs =
@@ -179,7 +176,6 @@ LocalDiffResult _getLocalAssetsDiff(Map<String, dynamic> args) {
     // End
 
     localPathAsset.localIDs.removeAll(existingIDs);
-    localPathAsset.localIDs.removeAll(invalidIDs);
     if (localPathAsset.localIDs.isNotEmpty) {
       unsyncedAssets.add(localPathAsset);
     }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/local_sync_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/local_sync_service.dart
index d8237dd92a..e875ae2751 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/local_sync_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/local_sync_service.dart
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ class LocalSyncService {
   static const kHasGrantedPermissionsKey = "has_granted_permissions";
   static const kPermissionStateKey = "permission_state";
 
-  // Adding `_2` as a suffic to pull files that were earlier ignored due to permission errors
-  // See https://github.com/CaiJingLong/flutter_photo_manager/issues/589
-  static const kInvalidFileIDsKey = "invalid_file_ids_2";
-
   LocalSyncService._privateConstructor();
 
   static final LocalSyncService instance =
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ class LocalSyncService {
     }
     _existingSync = Completer<void>();
     final int ownerID = Configuration.instance.getUserID()!;
-    
+
     // We use a lock to prevent synchronisation to occur while it is downloading
     // as this introduces wrong entry in FilesDB due to race condition
     // This is a fix for https://github.com/ente-io/ente/issues/4296
@@ -98,7 +94,8 @@ class LocalSyncService {
         );
       } else {
         // Load from 0 - 01.01.2010
-        Bus.instance.fire(SyncStatusUpdate(SyncStatus.startedFirstGalleryImport));
+        Bus.instance
+            .fire(SyncStatusUpdate(SyncStatus.startedFirstGalleryImport));
         var startTime = 0;
         var toYear = 2010;
         var toTime = DateTime(toYear).microsecondsSinceEpoch;
@@ -170,12 +167,11 @@ class LocalSyncService {
     final existingLocalFileIDs = await _db.getExistingLocalFileIDs(ownerID);
     final Map<String, Set<String>> pathToLocalIDs =
         await _db.getDevicePathIDToLocalIDMap();
-    final invalidIDs = _getInvalidFileIDs().toSet();
+
     final localDiffResult = await getDiffWithLocal(
       localAssets,
       existingLocalFileIDs,
       pathToLocalIDs,
-      invalidIDs,
     );
     bool hasAnyMappingChanged = false;
     if (localDiffResult.newPathToLocalIDs?.isNotEmpty ?? false) {
@@ -237,18 +233,6 @@ class LocalSyncService {
     await IgnoredFilesService.instance.cacheAndInsert([ignored]);
   }
 
-  @Deprecated(
-    "remove usage after few releases as we will switch to ignored files. Keeping it now to clear the invalid file ids from shared prefs",
-  )
-  List<String> _getInvalidFileIDs() {
-    if (_prefs.containsKey(kInvalidFileIDsKey)) {
-      _prefs.remove(kInvalidFileIDsKey);
-      return <String>[];
-    } else {
-      return <String>[];
-    }
-  }
-
   Lock getLock() {
     return _lock;
   }