diff --git a/lib/tasks/events_sync.rake b/lib/tasks/events_sync.rake
index 7b8ce166b..3088e047d 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/events_sync.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/events_sync.rake
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ namespace :sync do
   desc "sync events"
   task :events, [:path] => :environment do |t, args|
     args.with_defaults(path: nil)
-    force = ENV.fetch("FORCE_SYNC", false)
-    SyncService::Events.call(events_url: args[:path], force:)
+    SyncService::Events.call(events_url: args[:path], force: true)
   end
 end