diff --git a/lib/services/sync/sync_manager.dart b/lib/services/sync/sync_manager.dart
index 1b9fd14..70f1f6a 100644
--- a/lib/services/sync/sync_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/services/sync/sync_manager.dart
@@ -7,26 +7,22 @@ import 'sync_provider.dart';
 
 /// Central provider-agnostic synchronization coordinator.
 ///
-/// Sync work is persisted in [SyncOutbox]. The manager also reconciles on
-/// startup, app resume, and periodically while the app is foregrounded so a
-/// ride recorded offline is automatically retried after connectivity returns.
+/// Sync work is persisted in [SyncOutbox]. The manager reconciles persisted
+/// work on startup and whenever the app returns to the foreground. Network
+/// failures remain queued instead of being discarded.
 class SyncManager extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   final SyncOutbox _outbox;
   final Map<String, SyncProvider> _providers = {};
   String _activeProviderId = 'fake';
   bool _isProcessing = false;
   DateTime? Function() _nowProvider;
-  Timer? _foregroundRetryTimer;
 
   SyncManager(this._outbox, {List<SyncProvider>? initialProviders, String? defaultProviderId, DateTime? Function()? nowProvider}) : _nowProvider = nowProvider ?? (() => DateTime.now()) {
     if (initialProviders != null) {
-      for (final p in initialProviders) {
-        registerProvider(p);
-      }
+      for (final p in initialProviders) registerProvider(p);
     }
     if (defaultProviderId != null) _activeProviderId = defaultProviderId;
     WidgetsBinding.instance.addObserver(this);
-    _foregroundRetryTimer = Timer.periodic(const Duration(seconds: 30), (_) => unawaited(processQueue()));
     unawaited(processQueue());
   }
 
@@ -102,9 +98,7 @@ class SyncManager extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
 
   @override
   void didChangeAppLifecycleState(AppLifecycleState state) {
-    if (state == AppLifecycleState.resumed) {
-      unawaited(processQueue());
-    }
+    if (state == AppLifecycleState.resumed) unawaited(processQueue());
   }
 
   Future<void> processQueue() async {
@@ -170,7 +164,6 @@ class SyncManager extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
-    _foregroundRetryTimer?.cancel();
     WidgetsBinding.instance.removeObserver(this);
     super.dispose();
   }