diff --git a/backend/onyx/background/celery/tasks/doc_permission_syncing/tasks.py b/backend/onyx/background/celery/tasks/doc_permission_syncing/tasks.py
index a4608762bd6..a17be42dc08 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/background/celery/tasks/doc_permission_syncing/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/background/celery/tasks/doc_permission_syncing/tasks.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 from onyx.redis.redis_connector_doc_perm_sync import RedisConnectorPermissionSync
 from onyx.redis.redis_connector_doc_perm_sync import RedisConnectorPermissionSyncPayload
 from onyx.redis.redis_pool import get_redis_client
+from onyx.redis.redis_pool import get_redis_replica_client
 from onyx.redis.redis_pool import redis_lock_dump
 from onyx.server.utils import make_short_id
 from onyx.utils.logger import doc_permission_sync_ctx
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ def check_for_doc_permissions_sync(self: Task, *, tenant_id: str | None) -> bool
     # we need to use celery's redis client to access its redis data
     # (which lives on a different db number)
     r = get_redis_client(tenant_id=tenant_id)
+    r_replica = get_redis_replica_client(tenant_id=tenant_id)
     r_celery: Redis = self.app.broker_connection().channel().client  # type: ignore
 
     lock_beat: RedisLock = r.lock(
@@ -164,7 +166,9 @@ def check_for_doc_permissions_sync(self: Task, *, tenant_id: str | None) -> bool
             # tasks can be in the queue in redis, in reserved tasks (prefetched by the worker),
             # or be currently executing
             try:
-                validate_permission_sync_fences(tenant_id, r, r_celery, lock_beat)
+                validate_permission_sync_fences(
+                    tenant_id, r, r_replica, r_celery, lock_beat
+                )
             except Exception:
                 task_logger.exception(
                     "Exception while validating permission sync fences"
@@ -487,6 +491,7 @@ def update_external_document_permissions_task(
 def validate_permission_sync_fences(
     tenant_id: str | None,
     r: Redis,
+    r_replica: Redis,
     r_celery: Redis,
     lock_beat: RedisLock,
 ) -> None:
@@ -509,7 +514,7 @@ def validate_permission_sync_fences(
 
     # validate all existing permission sync jobs
     lock_beat.reacquire()
-    keys = cast(set[Any], r.smembers(OnyxRedisConstants.ACTIVE_FENCES))
+    keys = cast(set[Any], r_replica.smembers(OnyxRedisConstants.ACTIVE_FENCES))
     for key in keys:
         key_bytes = cast(bytes, key)
         key_str = key_bytes.decode("utf-8")
diff --git a/backend/onyx/background/celery/tasks/vespa/tasks.py b/backend/onyx/background/celery/tasks/vespa/tasks.py
index e50c0fdfc65..af2d2aad7a8 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/background/celery/tasks/vespa/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/background/celery/tasks/vespa/tasks.py
@@ -1025,15 +1025,6 @@ def vespa_metadata_sync_task(
             # the sync might repeat again later
             mark_document_as_synced(document_id, db_session)
 
-            # this code checks for and removes a per document sync key that is
-            # used to block out the same doc from continualy resyncing
-            # a quick hack that is only needed for production issues
-            # redis_syncing_key = RedisConnectorCredentialPair.make_redis_syncing_key(
-            #     document_id
-            # )
-            # r = get_redis_client(tenant_id=tenant_id)
-            # r.delete(redis_syncing_key)
-
             elapsed = time.monotonic() - start
             task_logger.info(
                 f"doc={document_id} "
diff --git a/backend/onyx/redis/redis_connector_credential_pair.py b/backend/onyx/redis/redis_connector_credential_pair.py
index 52beefa5b08..db8d526c0dc 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/redis/redis_connector_credential_pair.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/redis/redis_connector_credential_pair.py
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ class RedisConnectorCredentialPair(RedisObjectHelper):
     PREFIX = "connectorsync"
     TASKSET_PREFIX = PREFIX + "_taskset"
 
-    # SYNCING_PREFIX = PREFIX + ":vespa_syncing"
-
     def __init__(self, tenant_id: str | None, id: int) -> None:
         super().__init__(tenant_id, str(id))
 
@@ -56,11 +54,6 @@ def set_skip_docs(self, skip_docs: set[str]) -> None:
         # the list on the fly
         self.skip_docs = skip_docs
 
-    # @staticmethod
-    # def make_redis_syncing_key(doc_id: str) -> str:
-    #     """used to create a key in redis to block a doc from syncing"""
-    #     return f"{RedisConnectorCredentialPair.SYNCING_PREFIX}:{doc_id}"
-
     def generate_tasks(
         self,
         max_tasks: int,
@@ -108,15 +101,6 @@ def generate_tasks(
             if doc.id in self.skip_docs:
                 continue
 
-            # an arbitrary number in seconds to prevent the same doc from syncing repeatedly
-            # SYNC_EXPIRATION = 24 * 60 * 60
-
-            # a quick hack that can be uncommented to prevent a doc from resyncing over and over
-            # redis_syncing_key = self.make_redis_syncing_key(doc.id)
-            # if redis_client.exists(redis_syncing_key):
-            #     continue
-            # redis_client.set(redis_syncing_key, custom_task_id, ex=SYNC_EXPIRATION)
-
             # celery's default task id format is "dd32ded3-00aa-4884-8b21-42f8332e7fac"
             # the key for the result is "celery-task-meta-dd32ded3-00aa-4884-8b21-42f8332e7fac"
             # we prefix the task id so it's easier to keep track of who created the task