diff --git a/src/etc/inc/config.lib.inc b/src/etc/inc/config.lib.inc
index a390c92c8..a2b2481da 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/config.lib.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/config.lib.inc
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ function write_config($desc = 'Unknown', $backup = true)
 	}
 
 	/* sync carp entries to other firewalls */
-	carp_sync_client();
+	if ( isset($config['hasync']['synchronizetoip']) && trim($config['hasync']['synchronizetoip']) != "") {
+	    configd_run('filter sync load');
+	}
 
 	/* cleanup backups */
 	cleanup_backups();
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/util.inc b/src/etc/inc/util.inc
index 3abb916bb..0102129c8 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/util.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/util.inc
@@ -1461,12 +1461,6 @@ function is_interface_mismatch()
 	return $do_assign;
 }
 
-/* sync carp entries to other firewalls */
-function carp_sync_client()
-{
-	configd_run('filter sync load');
-}
-
 /****f* util/isAjax
  * NAME
  *   isAjax - reports if the request is driven from prototype