diff --git a/firmware/2lib/2auxfw_sync.c b/firmware/2lib/2auxfw_sync.c
index d44baed..222b121 100644
--- a/firmware/2lib/2auxfw_sync.c
+++ b/firmware/2lib/2auxfw_sync.c
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
 	struct vb2_gbb_header *gbb = vb2_get_gbb(ctx);
 
 	/* Reasons not to do sync at all */
-	if (!(ctx->flags & VB2_CONTEXT_EC_SYNC_SUPPORTED))
-		return 0;
-	if (gbb->flags & VB2_GBB_FLAG_DISABLE_EC_SOFTWARE_SYNC)
-		return 0;
 	if (gbb->flags & VB2_GBB_FLAG_DISABLE_AUXFW_SOFTWARE_SYNC)
 		return 0;
 	if (sd->recovery_reason)
diff --git a/tests/vb2_auxfw_sync_tests.c b/tests/vb2_auxfw_sync_tests.c
index 2ed72dd..48cb206 100644
--- a/tests/vb2_auxfw_sync_tests.c
+++ b/tests/vb2_auxfw_sync_tests.c
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@
 	ResetMocks();
 	gbb.flags |= VB2_GBB_FLAG_DISABLE_EC_SOFTWARE_SYNC;
 	auxfw_mock_severity = VB_AUX_FW_FAST_UPDATE;
-	test_auxsync(VB2_SUCCESS, 0,
+	test_auxsync(VBERROR_EC_REBOOT_TO_RO_REQUIRED, 0,
 		     "VB2_GBB_FLAG_DISABLE_EC_SOFTWARE_SYNC"
-		     " disables auxiliary FW update request");
-	TEST_EQ(auxfw_update_req, 0, "  aux fw update disabled");
-	TEST_EQ(auxfw_protected, 1, "  aux fw protected");
+		     " does not disable auxiliary FW update request");
+	TEST_EQ(auxfw_update_req, 1, "  aux fw update requested");
+	TEST_EQ(auxfw_protected, 0, "  aux fw protected");
 
 	ResetMocks();
 	gbb.flags |= VB2_GBB_FLAG_DISABLE_AUXFW_SOFTWARE_SYNC;