diff --git a/store/position.go b/store/position.go
index 9b677db8..f8337929 100644
--- a/store/position.go
+++ b/store/position.go
@@ -253,33 +253,6 @@ func (s *PositionStore) ClosePositionFully(id int64, exitPrice float64, exitOrde
 	}).Error
 }
 
-// GetSyntheticClosedPosition gets an existing synthetic CLOSED position (close_reason='sync_partial')
-// Used when merging multiple close trades that have no matching open position
-func (s *PositionStore) GetSyntheticClosedPosition(traderID, symbol, side string) (*TraderPosition, error) {
-	var pos TraderPosition
-	err := s.db.Where("trader_id = ? AND symbol = ? AND side = ? AND status = ? AND close_reason = ?",
-		traderID, symbol, side, "CLOSED", "sync_partial").
-		Order("exit_time DESC").
-		First(&pos).Error
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return &pos, nil
-}
-
-// UpdateSyntheticPosition updates a synthetic CLOSED position with additional close trade data
-func (s *PositionStore) UpdateSyntheticPosition(id int64, entryQty, exitPrice, realizedPnL, fee float64, exitTimeMs int64) error {
-	nowMs := time.Now().UTC().UnixMilli()
-	return s.db.Model(&TraderPosition{}).Where("id = ?", id).Updates(map[string]interface{}{
-		"entry_quantity": entryQty,
-		"exit_price":     exitPrice,
-		"realized_pnl":   realizedPnL,
-		"fee":            fee,
-		"exit_time":      exitTimeMs,
-		"updated_at":     nowMs,
-	}).Error
-}
-
 // DeleteAllOpenPositions deletes all OPEN positions for a trader
 func (s *PositionStore) DeleteAllOpenPositions(traderID string) error {
 	return s.db.Where("trader_id = ? AND status = ?", traderID, "OPEN").Delete(&TraderPosition{}).Error
diff --git a/store/position_builder.go b/store/position_builder.go
index 784f2f78..d4b4a06e 100644
--- a/store/position_builder.go
+++ b/store/position_builder.go
@@ -107,58 +107,9 @@ func (pb *PositionBuilder) handleClose(
 	}
 
 	if position == nil {
-		// No OPEN position found - check for existing synthetic CLOSED position to merge into
-		// This can happen when the position was opened before the sync window (>24h ago)
-		// but closed during the sync window. Multiple close trades should merge together.
-		existingSynthetic, _ := pb.positionStore.GetSyntheticClosedPosition(traderID, symbol, side)
-
-		nowMs := time.Now().UTC().UnixMilli()
-		if existingSynthetic != nil {
-			// Merge into existing synthetic position
-			newEntryQty := existingSynthetic.EntryQuantity + quantity
-			// Calculate weighted average exit price
-			newExitPrice := (existingSynthetic.ExitPrice*existingSynthetic.EntryQuantity + price*quantity) / newEntryQty
-			newExitPrice = math.Round(newExitPrice*100) / 100
-			newPnL := existingSynthetic.RealizedPnL + realizedPnL
-			newFee := existingSynthetic.Fee + fee
-
-			logger.Infof("  📊 Merging into synthetic position: %s %s +%.4f @ %.2f (total: %.4f @ %.2f, pnl: %.2f)",
-				symbol, side, quantity, price, newEntryQty, newExitPrice, newPnL)
-
-			return pb.positionStore.UpdateSyntheticPosition(existingSynthetic.ID, newEntryQty, newExitPrice, newPnL, newFee, tradeTimeMs)
-		}
-
-		// Create new synthetic CLOSED position
-		logger.Infof("  ⚠️  No matching open position for %s %s, creating synthetic CLOSED position", symbol, side)
-		syntheticPosition := &TraderPosition{
-			TraderID:           traderID,
-			ExchangeID:         exchangeID,
-			ExchangeType:       exchangeType,
-			ExchangePositionID: fmt.Sprintf("sync_closed_%s_%s_%d", symbol, side, tradeTimeMs),
-			Symbol:             symbol,
-			Side:               side,
-			Quantity:           0, // Already closed
-			EntryQuantity:      quantity,
-			EntryPrice:         0,        // Unknown - opened before sync window
-			EntryOrderID:       "",       // Unknown
-			EntryTime:          0,        // Unknown
-			ExitPrice:          price,    // We know the exit price
-			ExitOrderID:        orderID,
-			ExitTime:           tradeTimeMs,
-			RealizedPnL:        realizedPnL,
-			Fee:                fee,
-			Leverage:           1,
-			Status:             "CLOSED",
-			CloseReason:        "sync_partial", // Mark as partial data
-			Source:             "sync",
-			CreatedAt:          nowMs,
-			UpdatedAt:          nowMs,
-		}
-		if err := pb.positionStore.Create(syntheticPosition); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create synthetic closed position: %w", err)
-		}
-		logger.Infof("  ✅ Created synthetic CLOSED position: %s %s qty=%.4f exit=%.2f pnl=%.2f",
-			symbol, side, quantity, price, realizedPnL)
+		// No open position found - just skip
+		// This can happen if trades are processed out of order or database was cleared
+		logger.Infof("  ⚠️  No matching open position for %s %s (orderID: %s), skipping", symbol, side, orderID)
 		return nil
 	}