diff --git a/internal/vaultik/snapshot.go b/internal/vaultik/snapshot.go
index 21904bf..21e796d 100644
--- a/internal/vaultik/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/vaultik/snapshot.go
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ func (v *Vaultik) listRemoteSnapshotIDs() (map[string]bool, error) {
 	return remoteSnapshots, nil
 }
 
-// reconcileLocalWithRemote removes local snapshots not in remote and returns the surviving local map
+// reconcileLocalWithRemote builds a map of local snapshots keyed by ID for cross-referencing with remote
 func (v *Vaultik) reconcileLocalWithRemote(remoteSnapshots map[string]bool) (map[string]*database.Snapshot, error) {
 	localSnapshots, err := v.Repositories.Snapshots.ListRecent(v.ctx, 10000)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -431,19 +431,6 @@ func (v *Vaultik) reconcileLocalWithRemote(remoteSnapshots map[string]bool) (map
 		localSnapshotMap[s.ID.String()] = s
 	}
 
-	for _, snap := range localSnapshots {
-		snapshotIDStr := snap.ID.String()
-		if !remoteSnapshots[snapshotIDStr] {
-			log.Info("Removing local snapshot not found in remote", "snapshot_id", snap.ID)
-			if err := v.deleteSnapshotFromLocalDB(snapshotIDStr); err != nil {
-				log.Error("Failed to delete local snapshot", "snapshot_id", snap.ID, "error", err)
-			} else {
-				log.Info("Deleted local snapshot not found in remote", "snapshot_id", snap.ID)
-				delete(localSnapshotMap, snapshotIDStr)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	return localSnapshotMap, nil
 }
 
@@ -872,7 +859,7 @@ func (v *Vaultik) syncWithRemote() error {
 		snapshotIDStr := snapshot.ID.String()
 		if !remoteSnapshots[snapshotIDStr] {
 			log.Info("Removing local snapshot not found in remote", "snapshot_id", snapshot.ID)
-			if err := v.Repositories.Snapshots.Delete(v.ctx, snapshotIDStr); err != nil {
+			if err := v.deleteSnapshotFromLocalDB(snapshotIDStr); err != nil {
 				log.Error("Failed to delete local snapshot", "snapshot_id", snapshot.ID, "error", err)
 			} else {
 				removedCount++