diff --git a/anki/consts.py b/anki/consts.py
index b0e0a90ea..f77ef872f 100644
--- a/anki/consts.py
+++ b/anki/consts.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ SYNC_ZIP_SIZE = int(2.5*1024*1024)
 SYNC_ZIP_COUNT = 25
 SYNC_BASE = "https://sync.ankiweb.net/"
 SYNC_MEDIA_BASE = "https://sync.ankiweb.net/msync/"
-SYNC_VER = 8
+SYNC_VER = 9
 
 HELP_SITE="http://ankisrs.net/docs/manual.html"
 
diff --git a/anki/sync.py b/anki/sync.py
index 35dfa469b..2f5dfaa34 100644
--- a/anki/sync.py
+++ b/anki/sync.py
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ class Syncer:
         # time
         self.col.save()
 
-        if self.col.schedVer() != 1:
-            self.syncMsg = "Experimental scheduler currently doesn't support syncing."
-            return "serverAbort"
-
         # step 1: login & metadata
         runHook("sync", "login")
         meta = self.server.meta()