diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 03dc9a7aa..a0ce4f5b6 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Other fixes:
  - Qt: Manually split filename to avoid overzealous splitting (fixes mgba.io/i/2681)
  - Qt: Expand criteria for tag branch names (fixes mgba.io/i/2679)
  - Qt: Fix scanning specific e-Reader dotcodes (fixes mgba.io/i/2693)
+ - Qt: Don't re-enable sync if GBA link modes aren't the same (fixes mgba.io/i/2044)
  - Res: Fix species name location in Ruby/Sapphire revs 1/2 (fixes mgba.io/i/2685)
  - VFS: Fix minizip write returning 0 on success instead of size
 Misc:
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/MultiplayerController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/MultiplayerController.cpp
index 7f29100bd..417f9cb50 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/MultiplayerController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/MultiplayerController.cpp
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ MultiplayerController::MultiplayerController() {
 		if (!id) {
 			for (int i = 1; i < controller->m_players.count(); ++i) {
 				Player* player = &controller->m_players[i];
-#ifdef M_CORE_GBA
-				if (player->controller->platform() == mPLATFORM_GBA && player->gbaNode->d.p->mode != controller->m_players[0].gbaNode->d.p->mode) {
-					player->controller->setSync(true);
-					continue;
-				}
-#endif
 				player->controller->setSync(false);
 				player->cyclesPosted += cycles;
 				if (player->awake < 1) {