diff --git a/lib/model/folder.go b/lib/model/folder.go
index 9d80e1c20..cc197433c 100644
--- a/lib/model/folder.go
+++ b/lib/model/folder.go
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ func (f *folder) scanSubdirs(subDirs []string) error {
 			case !ok:
 			case gf.IsEquivalentOptional(fi, f.modTimeWindow, false, false, protocol.FlagLocalReceiveOnly):
 				// What we have locally is equivalent to the global file.
-				fi.Version = fi.Version.Merge(gf.Version)
+				fi.Version = gf.Version
 				fallthrough
 			case fi.IsDeleted() && (gf.IsReceiveOnlyChanged() || gf.IsDeleted()):
 				// Our item is deleted and the global item is our own
diff --git a/lib/model/folder_sendonly.go b/lib/model/folder_sendonly.go
index b9233ee4a..501e98ad2 100644
--- a/lib/model/folder_sendonly.go
+++ b/lib/model/folder_sendonly.go
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ func (f *sendOnlyFolder) pull() bool {
 			return true
 		}
 
-		file.Version = file.Version.Merge(curFile.Version)
 		batch = append(batch, file)
 		batchSizeBytes += file.ProtoSize()
 		l.Debugln(f, "Merging versions of identical file", file)
diff --git a/lib/model/folder_sendrecv.go b/lib/model/folder_sendrecv.go
index 605ae2079..705c957f3 100644
--- a/lib/model/folder_sendrecv.go
+++ b/lib/model/folder_sendrecv.go
@@ -595,11 +595,9 @@ func (f *sendReceiveFolder) handleDir(file protocol.FileInfo, snap *db.Snapshot,
 		if !curFile.IsSymlink() && f.inConflict(curFile.Version, file.Version) {
 			// The new file has been changed in conflict with the existing one. We
 			// should file it away as a conflict instead of just removing or
-			// archiving. Also merge with the version vector we had, to indicate
-			// we have resolved the conflict.
+			// archiving.
 			// Symlinks aren't checked for conflicts.
 
-			file.Version = file.Version.Merge(curFile.Version)
 			err = f.inWritableDir(func(name string) error {
 				return f.moveForConflict(name, file.ModifiedBy.String(), scanChan)
 			}, curFile.Name)
@@ -773,11 +771,9 @@ func (f *sendReceiveFolder) handleSymlinkCheckExisting(file protocol.FileInfo, s
 	if !curFile.IsDirectory() && !curFile.IsSymlink() && f.inConflict(curFile.Version, file.Version) {
 		// The new file has been changed in conflict with the existing one. We
 		// should file it away as a conflict instead of just removing or
-		// archiving. Also merge with the version vector we had, to indicate
-		// we have resolved the conflict.
+		// archiving.
 		// Directories and symlinks aren't checked for conflicts.
 
-		file.Version = file.Version.Merge(curFile.Version)
 		return f.inWritableDir(func(name string) error {
 			return f.moveForConflict(name, file.ModifiedBy.String(), scanChan)
 		}, curFile.Name)
@@ -1213,10 +1209,6 @@ func (f *sendReceiveFolder) shortcutFile(file, curFile protocol.FileInfo, dbUpda
 
 	f.fs.Chtimes(file.Name, file.ModTime(), file.ModTime()) // never fails
 
-	// This may have been a conflict. We should merge the version vectors so
-	// that our clock doesn't move backwards.
-	file.Version = file.Version.Merge(curFile.Version)
-
 	dbUpdateChan <- dbUpdateJob{file, dbUpdateShortcutFile}
 }
 
@@ -1543,11 +1535,9 @@ func (f *sendReceiveFolder) performFinish(file, curFile protocol.FileInfo, hasCu
 		if !curFile.IsDirectory() && !curFile.IsSymlink() && f.inConflict(curFile.Version, file.Version) {
 			// The new file has been changed in conflict with the existing one. We
 			// should file it away as a conflict instead of just removing or
-			// archiving. Also merge with the version vector we had, to indicate
-			// we have resolved the conflict.
+			// archiving.
 			// Directories and symlinks aren't checked for conflicts.
 
-			file.Version = file.Version.Merge(curFile.Version)
 			err = f.inWritableDir(func(name string) error {
 				return f.moveForConflict(name, file.ModifiedBy.String(), scanChan)
 			}, curFile.Name)