diff --git a/commonspace/space.go b/commonspace/space.go
index a52f4d82..7f9936fc 100644
--- a/commonspace/space.go
+++ b/commonspace/space.go
@@ -284,12 +284,7 @@ func (s *space) PutTree(ctx context.Context, payload treestorage.TreeStorageCrea
 		TreeUsage:      &s.treesUsed,
 		SyncStatus:     s.syncStatus,
 	}
-	t, err = synctree.PutSyncTree(ctx, payload, deps)
-	// this can happen only for derived trees, when we've synced same tree already
-	if err == treestorage.ErrTreeExists {
-		return synctree.BuildSyncTreeOrGetRemote(ctx, payload.RootRawChange.Id, deps)
-	}
-	return
+	return synctree.PutSyncTree(ctx, payload, deps)
 }
 
 type BuildTreeOpts struct {