diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h.in b/include/xbps_api.h.in
index 0353878d..3258b0e0 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h.in
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h.in
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
  */
 #define XBPS_PKGINDEX_VERSION	"1.6"
 
-#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20130207-1"
+#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20130220"
 
 #ifndef XBPS_VERSION
  #define XBPS_VERSION		"UNSET"
diff --git a/lib/download.c b/lib/download.c
index 090591d7..7429486d 100644
--- a/lib/download.c
+++ b/lib/download.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*-
- * Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Juan Romero Pardines
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Juan Romero Pardines
  * Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Dag-Erling Coïdan Smørgrav
  * All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -273,8 +273,6 @@ xbps_fetch_file(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *uri, const char *flags)
 		rv = -1;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	/* sync and close fd */
-	(void)fsync(fd);
 	(void)close(fd);
 	fd = -1;