diff --git a/src/ChangeSet.php b/src/ChangeSet.php
index feeaef67..c405b5be 100644
--- a/src/ChangeSet.php
+++ b/src/ChangeSet.php
@@ -298,11 +298,6 @@ protected function calculateImplicit()
      */
     public function sync()
     {
-        // Only sync open changesets
-        if ($this->State !== static::STATE_OPEN) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         // Start a transaction (if we can)
         DB::get_conn()->withTransaction(function () {
 
diff --git a/tests/php/ChangeSetTest.php b/tests/php/ChangeSetTest.php
index 768e70b9..5ed3b1b5 100644
--- a/tests/php/ChangeSetTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/ChangeSetTest.php
@@ -735,4 +735,32 @@ public function testIsSyncedCanBeSkipped()
 
         $this->assertFalse($changeset->isSyncCalled, 'isSynced is skipped when providing truthy argument to publish');
     }
+
+    public function testRemoveObject()
+    {
+        $this->publishAllFixtures();
+
+        $mid1 = $this->objFromFixture(ChangeSetTest\MidObject::class, 'mid1');
+        $mid2 = $this->objFromFixture(ChangeSetTest\MidObject::class, 'mid2');
+
+        $changeset = new ChangeSet();
+        $changeset->write();
+        $changeset->addObject($mid1);
+        $changeset->addObject($mid2);
+        $changeset->publish();
+
+        $changeset->removeObject($mid1);
+
+        $this->assertChangeSetLooksLike(
+            $changeset,
+            [
+                ChangeSetTest\MidObject::class . '.mid2' => ChangeSetItem::EXPLICITLY,
+                ChangeSetTest\EndObject::class . '.end2' => ChangeSetItem::IMPLICITLY,
+            ]
+        );
+
+        $changeset->removeObject($mid2);
+
+        $this->assertChangeSetLooksLike($changeset, []);
+    }
 }