diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/auto_sync.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/auto_sync.rb
index 970eec0a..4e375359 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/auto_sync.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/auto_sync.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ module AutoSync
 
   private
     def sync_family
-      Current.family.update!(last_synced_at: Time.current)
       Current.family.sync_later
     end
 
diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 14dd85c6..acd013a8 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def sync_data(sync, start_date: nil)
-    update!(last_synced_at: Time.current)
-
     Rails.logger.info("Processing balances (#{linked? ? 'reverse' : 'forward'})")
     sync_balances
   end
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/syncable.rb b/app/models/concerns/syncable.rb
index 0ae45122..d804b992 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/syncable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/syncable.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ module Syncable
   end
 
   def sync_error
-    latest_sync.error
+    latest_sync&.error
+  end
+
+  def last_synced_at
+    latest_sync&.last_ran_at
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/app/models/family.rb b/app/models/family.rb
index 0136d540..bb88495a 100644
--- a/app/models/family.rb
+++ b/app/models/family.rb
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ class Family < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def sync_data(sync, start_date: nil)
-    update!(last_synced_at: Time.current)
-
     # We don't rely on this value to guard the app, but keep it eventually consistent
     sync_trial_status!
 
@@ -77,16 +75,6 @@ class Family < ApplicationRecord
       account.sync_later(start_date: start_date, parent_sync: sync)
     end
 
-    Rails.logger.info("Syncing plaid items for family #{id}")
-    plaid_items.each do |plaid_item|
-      plaid_item.sync_later(start_date: start_date, parent_sync: sync)
-    end
-
-    Rails.logger.info("Syncing simple_fin items for family #{id}")
-    simple_fin_items.each do |simple_fin_item|
-      simple_fin_item.sync_later(start_date: start_date, parent_sync: sync)
-    end
-
     Rails.logger.info("Applying rules for family #{id}")
     rules.each do |rule|
       rule.apply_later
diff --git a/app/models/plaid_item.rb b/app/models/plaid_item.rb
index a527dc3e..2226f12f 100644
--- a/app/models/plaid_item.rb
+++ b/app/models/plaid_item.rb
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ class PlaidItem < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def sync_data(sync, start_date: nil)
-    update!(last_synced_at: Time.current)
-
     begin
       Rails.logger.info("Fetching and loading Plaid data")
       fetch_and_load_plaid_data(sync)
diff --git a/app/models/sync.rb b/app/models/sync.rb
index 22b61829..4d923f12 100644
--- a/app/models/sync.rb
+++ b/app/models/sync.rb
@@ -21,51 +21,17 @@ class Sync < ApplicationRecord
       begin
         syncable.sync_data(self, start_date: start_date)
 
-        unless has_pending_child_syncs?
-          complete!
-          Rails.logger.info("Sync completed, starting post-sync")
-          syncable.post_sync(self)
-          Rails.logger.info("Post-sync completed")
-        end
-      rescue StandardError => error
-        fail! error
-        raise error if Rails.env.development?
-      ensure
-        notify_parent_of_completion! if has_parent?
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  def handle_child_completion_event
-    Sync.transaction do
-      # We need this to ensure 2 child syncs don't update the parent at the exact same time with different results
-      # and cause the sync to hang in "syncing" status indefinitely
-      self.lock!
-
-      unless has_pending_child_syncs?
         complete!
-
-        # If this sync is both a child and a parent, we need to notify the parent of completion
-        notify_parent_of_completion! if has_parent?
-
+        Rails.logger.info("Sync completed, starting post-sync")
         syncable.post_sync(self)
+        Rails.logger.info("Post-sync completed")
+      rescue StandardError => error
+        fail! error, report_error: true
       end
     end
   end
 
   private
-    def has_pending_child_syncs?
-      children.where(status: [ :pending, :syncing ]).any?
-    end
-
-    def has_parent?
-      parent_id.present?
-    end
-
-    def notify_parent_of_completion!
-      parent.handle_child_completion_event
-    end
-
     def start!
       Rails.logger.info("Starting sync")
       update! status: :syncing
@@ -76,12 +42,14 @@ class Sync < ApplicationRecord
       update! status: :completed, last_ran_at: Time.current
     end
 
-    def fail!(error)
+    def fail!(error, report_error: false)
       Rails.logger.error("Sync failed: #{error.message}")
 
-      Sentry.capture_exception(error) do |scope|
-        scope.set_context("sync", { id: id, syncable_type: syncable_type, syncable_id: syncable_id })
-        scope.set_tags(sync_id: id)
+      if report_error
+        Sentry.capture_exception(error) do |scope|
+          scope.set_context("sync", { id: id, syncable_type: syncable_type, syncable_id: syncable_id })
+          scope.set_tags(sync_id: id)
+        end
       end
 
       update!(
diff --git a/app/views/accounts/index.html.erb b/app/views/accounts/index.html.erb
index 788848c0..c105ef08 100644
--- a/app/views/accounts/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/accounts/index.html.erb
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
   <h1 class="text-xl"><%= t(".accounts") %></h1>
   <div class="flex items-center gap-5">
     <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
-      <%= render ButtonComponent.new(
-        text: "Sync all",
-        href: sync_all_accounts_path,
-        method: :post,
-        variant: "outline",
-        disabled: Current.family.syncing?,
-        icon: "refresh-cw",
-        class: ""
-      ) %>
+      <% if Rails.env.development? %>
+        <%= render ButtonComponent.new(
+          text: "Sync all",
+          href: sync_all_accounts_path,
+          method: :post,
+          variant: "outline",
+          disabled: Current.family.syncing?,
+          icon: "refresh-cw",
+        ) %>
+      <% end %>
 
       <%= render LinkComponent.new(
         text: "New account",
diff --git a/app/views/accounts/show/_header.html.erb b/app/views/accounts/show/_header.html.erb
index de7dd316..4d6bd38a 100644
--- a/app/views/accounts/show/_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/accounts/show/_header.html.erb
@@ -28,13 +28,12 @@
     <% end %>
 
     <div class="flex items-center gap-1 ml-auto">
-      <% if account.plaid_account_id.present? %>
-        <% if Rails.env.development? %>
-          <%= icon(
+      <% if Rails.env.development? %>
+        <%= icon(
             "refresh-cw",
             as_button: true,
             size: "sm",
-            href: sync_plaid_item_path(account.plaid_account.plaid_item),
+            href: account.linked? ? sync_plaid_item_path(account.plaid_account.plaid_item) : sync_account_path(account),
             disabled: account.syncing?,
             frame: :_top,
             title: "Refresh all SimpleFIN accounts"
diff --git a/app/views/plaid_items/_plaid_item.html.erb b/app/views/plaid_items/_plaid_item.html.erb
index 7c3dc8b2..61dea7dc 100644
--- a/app/views/plaid_items/_plaid_item.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/plaid_items/_plaid_item.html.erb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
               </div>
             </div>
           <% end %>
-        <% else %>
+        <% elsif Rails.env.development? %>
           <%= icon(
             "refresh-cw",
             as_button: true,
diff --git a/db/migrate/20250509182903_dynamic_last_synced.rb b/db/migrate/20250509182903_dynamic_last_synced.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ade36eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20250509182903_dynamic_last_synced.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class DynamicLastSynced < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.2]
+  def change
+    remove_column :plaid_items, :last_synced_at, :datetime
+    remove_column :accounts, :last_synced_at, :datetime
+    remove_column :families, :last_synced_at, :datetime
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 2914efb7..b4f87232 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.2].define(version: 2025_05_09_134646) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.2].define(version: 2025_05_09_182903) do
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "pgcrypto"
   enable_extension "plpgsql"
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.2].define(version: 2025_05_09_134646) do
     t.uuid "import_id"
     t.uuid "plaid_account_id"
     t.boolean "scheduled_for_deletion", default: false
-    t.datetime "last_synced_at"
     t.decimal "cash_balance", precision: 19, scale: 4, default: "0.0"
     t.jsonb "locked_attributes", default: {}
     t.bigint "simple_fin_account_id"
@@ -230,7 +229,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.2].define(version: 2025_05_09_134646) do
     t.string "stripe_customer_id"
     t.string "date_format", default: "%m-%d-%Y"
     t.string "country", default: "US"
-    t.datetime "last_synced_at"
     t.string "timezone"
     t.boolean "data_enrichment_enabled", default: false
     t.boolean "early_access", default: false
@@ -453,7 +451,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.2].define(version: 2025_05_09_134646) do
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
     t.string "available_products", default: [], array: true
     t.string "billed_products", default: [], array: true
-    t.datetime "last_synced_at"
     t.string "plaid_region", default: "us", null: false
     t.string "institution_url"
     t.string "institution_id"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/families.yml b/test/fixtures/families.yml
index 9c6790b9..10d5bd18 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/families.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/families.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 empty:
   name: Family
-  last_synced_at: <%= Time.now %>
 
 dylan_family:
   name: The Dylan Family
-  last_synced_at: <%= Time.now %>
-
diff --git a/test/models/family_test.rb b/test/models/family_test.rb
index 7223e64b..24876a77 100644
--- a/test/models/family_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/family_test.rb
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ class FamilyTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       .with(start_date: nil, parent_sync: family_sync)
       .times(manual_accounts_count)
 
-    PlaidItem.any_instance.expects(:sync_later)
-      .with(start_date: nil, parent_sync: family_sync)
-      .times(items_count)
-
     @syncable.sync_data(family_sync, start_date: family_sync.start_date)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/models/sync_test.rb b/test/models/sync_test.rb
index 6b246a1f..99019146 100644
--- a/test/models/sync_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/sync_test.rb
@@ -31,44 +31,4 @@ class SyncTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal "failed", @sync.status
     assert_equal "test sync error", @sync.error
   end
-
-  # Order is important here.  Parent syncs must implement sync_data so that their own work
-  # is 100% complete *prior* to queueing up child syncs.
-  test "runs sync with child syncs" do
-    family = families(:dylan_family)
-
-    parent = Sync.create!(syncable: family)
-    child1 = Sync.create!(syncable: family.accounts.first, parent: parent)
-    child2 = Sync.create!(syncable: family.accounts.second, parent: parent)
-    grandchild = Sync.create!(syncable: family.accounts.last, parent: child2)
-
-    parent.syncable.expects(:sync_data).returns([]).once
-    child1.syncable.expects(:sync_data).returns([]).once
-    child2.syncable.expects(:sync_data).returns([]).once
-    grandchild.syncable.expects(:sync_data).returns([]).once
-
-    assert_equal "pending", parent.status
-    assert_equal "pending", child1.status
-    assert_equal "pending", child2.status
-    assert_equal "pending", grandchild.status
-
-    parent.perform
-    assert_equal "syncing", parent.reload.status
-
-    child1.perform
-    assert_equal "completed", child1.reload.status
-    assert_equal "syncing", parent.reload.status
-
-    child2.perform
-    assert_equal "syncing", child2.reload.status
-    assert_equal "completed", child1.reload.status
-    assert_equal "syncing", parent.reload.status
-
-    # Will complete the parent and grandparent syncs
-    grandchild.perform
-    assert_equal "completed", grandchild.reload.status
-    assert_equal "completed", child1.reload.status
-    assert_equal "completed", child2.reload.status
-    assert_equal "completed", parent.reload.status
-  end
 end