diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Devices/OWSDevice.h b/SignalServiceKit/src/Devices/OWSDevice.h
index e642f744d..9804c81ce 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Devices/OWSDevice.h
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Devices/OWSDevice.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern uint32_t const OWSDevicePrimaryDeviceId;
 
 - (BOOL)mayHaveLinkedDevices:(YapDatabaseConnection *)dbConnection;
 - (void)setMayHaveLinkedDevices;
-- (void)clearMayHaveLinkedDevicesIfNotSet;
+- (void)clearMayHaveLinkedDevices;
 
 - (BOOL)hasReceivedSyncMessageInLastSeconds:(NSTimeInterval)intervalSeconds;
 - (void)setHasReceivedSyncMessage;
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Devices/OWSDevice.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Devices/OWSDevice.m
index 4800f4da5..00687cd73 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Devices/OWSDevice.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Devices/OWSDevice.m
@@ -62,17 +62,14 @@ NSString *const kOWSPrimaryStorage_MayHaveLinkedDevices = @"kTSStorageManager_Ma
 // to avoid unnecessary message sends for sync messages until we learn
 // of a linked device (e.g. through the device linking UI or by receiving
 // a sync message, etc.).
-- (void)clearMayHaveLinkedDevicesIfNotSet
+- (void)clearMayHaveLinkedDevices
 {
     // Note that we write async to avoid opening transactions within transactions.
     [OWSPrimaryStorage.sharedManager.newDatabaseConnection
         asyncReadWriteWithBlock:^(YapDatabaseReadWriteTransaction *_Nonnull transaction) {
-            if (![transaction objectForKey:kOWSPrimaryStorage_MayHaveLinkedDevices
-                              inCollection:kOWSPrimaryStorage_OWSDeviceCollection]) {
-                [transaction setObject:@(NO)
-                                forKey:kOWSPrimaryStorage_MayHaveLinkedDevices
-                          inCollection:kOWSPrimaryStorage_OWSDeviceCollection];
-            }
+            [transaction setObject:@(NO)
+                            forKey:kOWSPrimaryStorage_MayHaveLinkedDevices
+                      inCollection:kOWSPrimaryStorage_OWSDeviceCollection];
         }];
 }
 
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m
index 749aa35cd..a3329de08 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ NSString *const OWSMessageSenderRateLimitedException = @"RateLimitedException";
         // to avoid unnecessary message sends for sync messages until we learn
         // of a linked device (e.g. through the device linking UI or by receiving
         // a sync message, etc.).
-        [OWSDeviceManager.sharedManager clearMayHaveLinkedDevicesIfNotSet];
+        [OWSDeviceManager.sharedManager clearMayHaveLinkedDevices];
     }
 
     dispatch_async([OWSDispatch sendingQueue], ^{