Index: src/btree.c
==================================================================
--- src/btree.c
+++ src/btree.c
@@ -2617,25 +2617,10 @@
   sqlite3BtreeLeave(p);
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
 #endif
 
-/*
-** Return TRUE if the given btree is set to safety level 1.  In other
-** words, return TRUE if no sync() occurs on the disk files.
-*/
-int sqlite3BtreeSyncDisabled(Btree *p){
-  BtShared *pBt = p->pBt;
-  int rc;
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(p->db->mutex) );  
-  sqlite3BtreeEnter(p);
-  assert( pBt && pBt->pPager );
-  rc = sqlite3PagerNosync(pBt->pPager);
-  sqlite3BtreeLeave(p);
-  return rc;
-}
-
 /*
 ** Change the default pages size and the number of reserved bytes per page.
 ** Or, if the page size has already been fixed, return SQLITE_READONLY 
 ** without changing anything.
 **

Index: src/btree.h
==================================================================
--- src/btree.h
+++ src/btree.h
@@ -66,11 +66,10 @@
 int sqlite3BtreeSetSpillSize(Btree*,int);
 #if SQLITE_MAX_MMAP_SIZE>0
   int sqlite3BtreeSetMmapLimit(Btree*,sqlite3_int64);
 #endif
 int sqlite3BtreeSetPagerFlags(Btree*,unsigned);
-int sqlite3BtreeSyncDisabled(Btree*);
 int sqlite3BtreeSetPageSize(Btree *p, int nPagesize, int nReserve, int eFix);
 int sqlite3BtreeGetPageSize(Btree*);
 int sqlite3BtreeMaxPageCount(Btree*,int);
 u32 sqlite3BtreeLastPage(Btree*);
 int sqlite3BtreeSecureDelete(Btree*,int);

Index: src/pager.c
==================================================================
--- src/pager.c
+++ src/pager.c
@@ -6736,18 +6736,10 @@
 */
 const char *sqlite3PagerJournalname(Pager *pPager){
   return pPager->zJournal;
 }
 
-/*
-** Return true if fsync() calls are disabled for this pager.  Return FALSE
-** if fsync()s are executed normally.
-*/
-int sqlite3PagerNosync(Pager *pPager){
-  return pPager->noSync;
-}
-
 #ifdef SQLITE_HAS_CODEC
 /*
 ** Set or retrieve the codec for this pager
 */
 void sqlite3PagerSetCodec(

Index: src/pager.h
==================================================================
--- src/pager.h
+++ src/pager.h
@@ -189,11 +189,10 @@
 const char *sqlite3PagerFilename(Pager*, int);
 sqlite3_vfs *sqlite3PagerVfs(Pager*);
 sqlite3_file *sqlite3PagerFile(Pager*);
 sqlite3_file *sqlite3PagerJrnlFile(Pager*);
 const char *sqlite3PagerJournalname(Pager*);
-int sqlite3PagerNosync(Pager*);
 void *sqlite3PagerTempSpace(Pager*);
 int sqlite3PagerIsMemdb(Pager*);
 void sqlite3PagerCacheStat(Pager *, int, int, int *);
 void sqlite3PagerClearCache(Pager *);
 int sqlite3SectorSize(sqlite3_file *);

Index: src/vdbeaux.c
==================================================================
--- src/vdbeaux.c
+++ src/vdbeaux.c
@@ -2247,11 +2247,10 @@
   ** committed atomically.
   */
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_DISKIO
   else{
     sqlite3_vfs *pVfs = db->pVfs;
-    int needSync = 0;
     char *zMaster = 0;   /* File-name for the master journal */
     char const *zMainFile = sqlite3BtreeGetFilename(db->aDb[0].pBt);
     sqlite3_file *pMaster = 0;
     i64 offset = 0;
     int res;
@@ -2307,13 +2306,10 @@
         char const *zFile = sqlite3BtreeGetJournalname(pBt);
         if( zFile==0 ){
           continue;  /* Ignore TEMP and :memory: databases */
         }
         assert( zFile[0]!=0 );
-        if( !needSync && !sqlite3BtreeSyncDisabled(pBt) ){
-          needSync = 1;
-        }
         rc = sqlite3OsWrite(pMaster, zFile, sqlite3Strlen30(zFile)+1, offset);
         offset += sqlite3Strlen30(zFile)+1;
         if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ){
           sqlite3OsCloseFree(pMaster);
           sqlite3OsDelete(pVfs, zMaster, 0);
@@ -2324,12 +2320,11 @@
     }
 
     /* Sync the master journal file. If the IOCAP_SEQUENTIAL device
     ** flag is set this is not required.
     */
-    if( needSync 
-     && 0==(sqlite3OsDeviceCharacteristics(pMaster)&SQLITE_IOCAP_SEQUENTIAL)
+    if( 0==(sqlite3OsDeviceCharacteristics(pMaster)&SQLITE_IOCAP_SEQUENTIAL)
      && SQLITE_OK!=(rc = sqlite3OsSync(pMaster, SQLITE_SYNC_NORMAL))
     ){
       sqlite3OsCloseFree(pMaster);
       sqlite3OsDelete(pVfs, zMaster, 0);
       sqlite3DbFree(db, zMaster);
@@ -2361,11 +2356,11 @@
 
     /* Delete the master journal file. This commits the transaction. After
     ** doing this the directory is synced again before any individual
     ** transaction files are deleted.
     */
-    rc = sqlite3OsDelete(pVfs, zMaster, needSync);
+    rc = sqlite3OsDelete(pVfs, zMaster, 1);
     sqlite3DbFree(db, zMaster);
     zMaster = 0;
     if( rc ){
       return rc;
     }