diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index ede01d2e4..8d7893475 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ func buildTableOptions(db *DB) table.Options {
 	dk, err := db.registry.LatestDataKey()
 	y.Check(err)
 	return table.Options{
-		SyncWrites:           opt.SyncWrites,
 		ReadOnly:             opt.ReadOnly,
 		TableSize:            uint64(opt.BaseTableSize),
 		BlockSize:            opt.BlockSize,
diff --git a/table/table.go b/table/table.go
index f596d6da5..22d3f7187 100644
--- a/table/table.go
+++ b/table/table.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ const intSize = int(unsafe.Sizeof(int(0)))
 type Options struct {
 	// Options for Opening/Building Table.
 
-	SyncWrites bool
 	// Open tables in read only mode.
 	ReadOnly bool
 
@@ -269,10 +268,8 @@ func CreateTable(fname string, builder *Builder) (*Table, error) {
 
 	written := bd.Copy(mf.Data)
 	y.AssertTrue(written == len(mf.Data))
-	if builder.opts.SyncWrites {
-		if err := z.Msync(mf.Data); err != nil {
-			return nil, y.Wrapf(err, "while calling msync on %s", fname)
-		}
+	if err := z.Msync(mf.Data); err != nil {
+		return nil, y.Wrapf(err, "while calling msync on %s", fname)
 	}
 	return OpenTable(mf, *builder.opts)
 }