diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/steps/sync_images.py b/xos/synchronizer/steps/sync_images.py
index d4ef430..61e8f18 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/steps/sync_images.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/steps/sync_images.py
@@ -1,52 +1,15 @@
 import os
 import base64
-from django.db.models import F, Q
 from xos.config import Config
 from synchronizers.openstack.openstacksyncstep import OpenStackSyncStep
-from core.models.image import Image
 from xos.logger import observer_logger as logger
+from synchronizers.new_base.modelaccessor import *
 
 class SyncImages(OpenStackSyncStep):
     provides=[Image]
     requested_interval=0
-    observes=Image
+    observes=[Image]
 
-    def fetch_pending(self, deleted):
-        # Images come from the back end
-        # You can't delete them
-        if (deleted):
-            logger.info("SyncImages: returning because deleted=True")
-            return []
-
-        # get list of images on disk
-        images_path = Config().observer_images_directory
-
-        logger.info("SyncImages: deleted=False, images_path=%s" % images_path)
-
-        available_images = {}
-        if os.path.exists(images_path):
-            for f in os.listdir(images_path):
-                filename = os.path.join(images_path, f)
-                if os.path.isfile(filename) and filename.endswith(".img"):
-                    available_images[f] = filename
-
-        logger.info("SyncImages: available_images = %s" % str(available_images))
-
-        images = Image.objects.all()
-        image_names = [image.name for image in images]
-
-        for image_name in available_images:
-            #remove file extension
-            clean_name = ".".join(image_name.split('.')[:-1])
-            if clean_name not in image_names:
-                logger.info("SyncImages: adding %s" % clean_name)
-                image = Image(name=clean_name,
-                              disk_format='raw',
-                              container_format='bare', 
-                              path = available_images[image_name])
-                image.save()
-
-        return Image.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None)) 
-
-    def sync_record(self, image):
-        image.save()
+    def sync_record(self, role):
+        # do nothing
+        pass