diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3e797712..d8c2337e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -54,14 +54,6 @@
         android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
         tools:ignore="UnusedAttribute">
 
-        <receiver
-            android:name=".App$ReinitSettingsReceiver"
-            android:exported="false"
-            android:process=":sync">
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="com.etesync.syncadapter.REINIT_SETTINGS"/>
-            </intent-filter>
-        </receiver>
         <receiver
             android:name=".App$AppUpdatedReceiver"
             android:exported="true">
@@ -96,7 +88,6 @@
         <service
             android:name=".syncadapter.CalendarsSyncAdapterService"
             android:exported="true"
-            android:process=":sync"
             tools:ignore="ExportedService">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.content.SyncAdapter" />
@@ -141,7 +132,6 @@
         <service
             android:name=".syncadapter.AddressBooksSyncAdapterService"
             android:exported="true"
-            android:process=":sync"
             tools:ignore="ExportedService">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.content.SyncAdapter"/>
@@ -155,7 +145,6 @@
         <service
             android:name=".syncadapter.ContactsSyncAdapterService"
             android:exported="true"
-            android:process=":sync"
             tools:ignore="ExportedService">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.content.SyncAdapter"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/App.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/App.kt
index 404d3b8a..62040c42 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/App.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/App.kt
@@ -137,23 +137,6 @@ class App : Application() {
         Logger.initialize(this)
     }
 
-
-    class ReinitSettingsReceiver : BroadcastReceiver() {
-
-        override fun onReceive(context: Context, intent: Intent) {
-            Logger.log.info("Received broadcast: re-initializing settings (logger/cert manager)")
-
-            val app = context.applicationContext as App
-            app.reinitLogger()
-        }
-
-        companion object {
-
-            val ACTION_REINIT_SETTINGS = BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID + ".REINIT_SETTINGS"
-        }
-
-    }
-
     private class MyDatabaseSource internal constructor(context: Context, entityModel: EntityModel, version: Int) : DatabaseSource(context, entityModel, version) {
 
         override fun onUpgrade(db: SQLiteDatabase, oldVersion: Int, newVersion: Int) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/ui/AppSettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/ui/AppSettingsActivity.kt
index 9f8cdfa6..862bb94a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/ui/AppSettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/etesync/syncadapter/ui/AppSettingsActivity.kt
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ class AppSettingsActivity : BaseActivity() {
             // re-initialize certificate manager
             val app = context!!.applicationContext as App
             app.reinitCertManager()
-
-            // reinitialize certificate manager of :sync process
-            context!!.sendBroadcast(Intent(App.ReinitSettingsReceiver.ACTION_REINIT_SETTINGS))
         }
 
         private fun resetCertificates() {