diff --git a/p2-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/p2maven/transport/RemoteArtifactRepositoryManager.java b/p2-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/p2maven/transport/RemoteArtifactRepositoryManager.java
index c37c3c46c6..0f4ebb9c6e 100644
--- a/p2-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/p2maven/transport/RemoteArtifactRepositoryManager.java
+++ b/p2-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/p2maven/transport/RemoteArtifactRepositoryManager.java
@@ -71,11 +71,7 @@ public IArtifactRequest createMirrorRequest(IArtifactKey key, IArtifactRepositor
     @Override
     public IArtifactRepository createRepository(URI location, String name, String type, Map<String, String> properties)
             throws ProvisionException {
-		synchronized (RemoteArtifactRepositoryManager.class) {
-			// TODO the sync is required unless
-			// https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/p2/pull/415 is fixed
-			return delegate.createRepository(translate(location), name, type, properties);
-		}
+        return delegate.createRepository(translate(location), name, type, properties);
     }
 
     @Override