diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/sync/index.js b/packages/core/src/api/sync/index.js
index ebc775fe9..81d902090 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/sync/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/sync/index.js
@@ -476,7 +476,13 @@ async function deserializeItem(decryptedItem, version, database) {
   deserialized.synced = true;
 
   if (!deserialized.alg && !deserialized.cipher) {
-    await migrateItem(deserialized, version, deserialized.type, database);
+    await migrateItem(
+      deserialized,
+      version,
+      deserialized.type,
+      database,
+      "sync"
+    );
   }
   return deserialized;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/database/backup.js b/packages/core/src/database/backup.js
index f17f7a2cb..ffa170359 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/database/backup.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/database/backup.js
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export default class Backup {
       // since items in trash can have their own set of migrations,
       // we have to run the migration again to account for that.
       if (item.type === "trash" && item.itemType)
-        await migrateItem(item, version, item.itemType, this._db);
+        await migrateItem(item, version, item.itemType, this._db, "backup");
 
       const collectionKey = itemTypeToCollectionKey[item.itemType || item.type];
       if (collectionKey) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/database/migrator.js b/packages/core/src/database/migrator.js
index 352edd533..a294cfda5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/database/migrator.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/database/migrator.js
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ class Migrator {
         item,
         version,
         item.type || collection.type || collection.dbCollection.type,
-        db
+        db,
+        "local"
       );
 
       if (migrated) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/migrations.js b/packages/core/src/migrations.js
index 9ff807604..e856150c0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/migrations.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/migrations.js
@@ -136,16 +136,24 @@ const migrations = [
   {
     version: 5.8,
     items: {
-      all: (item) => {
-        delete item.remote;
-        return true;
+      all: (item, _db, migrationType) => {
+        if (migrationType === "local") {
+          delete item.remote;
+          return true;
+        }
       }
     }
   },
   { version: 5.9, items: {} }
 ];
 
-export async function migrateItem(item, version, type, database) {
+export async function migrateItem(
+  item,
+  version,
+  type,
+  database,
+  migrationType
+) {
   let migrationStartIndex = migrations.findIndex((m) => m.version === version);
   if (migrationStartIndex <= -1) {
     throw new Error(
@@ -164,7 +172,7 @@ export async function migrateItem(item, version, type, database) {
       ? migration.items[type] || migration.items.all
       : null;
     if (!itemMigrator) continue;
-    if (await itemMigrator(item, database)) count++;
+    if (await itemMigrator(item, database, migrationType)) count++;
   }
 
   return count > 0;