diff --git a/include/metall/kernel/manager_kernel_impl.ipp b/include/metall/kernel/manager_kernel_impl.ipp
index 6ce2ef2a..698db23c 100644
--- a/include/metall/kernel/manager_kernel_impl.ipp
+++ b/include/metall/kernel/manager_kernel_impl.ipp
@@ -1121,7 +1121,6 @@ bool manager_kernel<st, sst, cn, cs>::priv_snapshot(
     const path_type &destination_base_path, const bool clone,
     const int num_max_copy_threads) {
   priv_sanity_check();
-  m_segment_storage.sync(true);
   priv_serialize_management_data();
 
   if (!priv_create_datastore_directory(destination_base_path)) {