diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/steps/sync_olt_device.py b/xos/synchronizer/steps/sync_olt_device.py
index b65dfef..81a9288 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/steps/sync_olt_device.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/steps/sync_olt_device.py
@@ -142,8 +142,10 @@
 
         voltha = Helpers.get_voltha_info(model.volt_service)
 
-        if not model.device_id:
-            log.error("OLTDevice %s has no device_id" % model.name)
+        if not model.device_id or model.backend_code == 2:
+            # NOTE if the device was not synchronized, just remove it from the data model
+            log.warning("OLTDevice %s has no device_id, it was never saved in VOLTHA" % model.name)
+            return
         else:
             # Disable the OLT device
             request = requests.post("%s:%d/api/v1/devices/%s/disable" % (voltha['url'], voltha['port'], model.device_id))
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/steps/test_sync_olt_device.py b/xos/synchronizer/steps/test_sync_olt_device.py
index 670c49c..0df502f 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/steps/test_sync_olt_device.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/steps/test_sync_olt_device.py
@@ -292,7 +292,14 @@
 
         self.sync_step().delete_record(self.o)
 
-        # We don't need to assert here if there are no exceptions happening
+        self.assertEqual(m.call_count, 2)
+
+    @requests_mock.Mocker()
+    def test_delete_unsynced_record(self, m):
+        
+        self.sync_step().delete_record(self.o)
+
+        self.assertEqual(m.call_count, 0)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()