diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 247c5f2..0ecf656 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void receiver_loop() {
   }
 
   if (time_to_send_timesync()) {
-    time_send_timesync(self_short_id); // 60s for first 10 min, then hourly if RTC is present
+    time_send_timesync(self_short_id); // always every 60s (receiver is mains-powered)
   }
 
   mqtt_loop();
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ inline constexpr uint16_t EXPECTED_SENDER_IDS[NUM_SENDERS] = { 0xF19C };
 - Enable/disable with `ENABLE_DS3231` in `include/config.h`.
 - Receiver time sync packets set the RTC.
 - On boot, if no LoRa time sync has arrived yet, the sender uses the RTC time as the initial `ts_utc`.
-- When no RTC is present or enabled, the receiver keeps sending time sync every 60 seconds.
+- Receiver keeps sending time sync every 60 seconds.
 
 ## Build Environments
 - `lilygo-t3-v1-6-1`: production build (debug on)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 754a68b..34c4ac6 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static bool battery_sample_due(uint32_t now_ms) {
 
 static bool sender_timesync_window_due() {
   uint32_t interval_sec = SENDER_TIMESYNC_CHECK_SEC_FAST;
-  if (time_is_synced() && time_rtc_present()) {
+  if (millis() - g_boot_ms >= 60000UL && time_is_synced() && time_rtc_present()) {
     interval_sec = SENDER_TIMESYNC_CHECK_SEC_SLOW;
   }
   if (g_sender_last_timesync_check_ms == 0) {
@@ -1005,9 +1005,6 @@ static void receiver_loop() {
   }
 
   uint32_t interval_sec = TIME_SYNC_INTERVAL_SEC;
-  if (time_rtc_present() && millis() - g_boot_ms >= TIME_SYNC_FAST_WINDOW_MS) {
-    interval_sec = TIME_SYNC_SLOW_INTERVAL_SEC;
-  }
   if (!g_ap_mode && millis() - g_last_timesync_ms > interval_sec * 1000UL) {
     g_last_timesync_ms = millis();
     if (!time_send_timesync(g_short_id)) {