diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/app-preferences/index.ts b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/app-preferences/index.ts
index 2d9d075f4..229bf656f 100644
--- a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/app-preferences/index.ts
+++ b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/app-preferences/index.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export class AppPreferences {
    * @return {Promise<any>} Returns a promise
    */
   @Cordova({
-    sync: true,
     callbackOrder: 'reverse'
   })
   fetch(dict: string, key?: string): Promise<any> { return; }