diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/gtasks/GoogleTaskSynchronizer.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/gtasks/GoogleTaskSynchronizer.kt
index c345f3133..6eb132723 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/gtasks/GoogleTaskSynchronizer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/gtasks/GoogleTaskSynchronizer.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import org.tasks.LocalBroadcastManager
 import org.tasks.R
 import org.tasks.Strings.isNullOrEmpty
 import org.tasks.analytics.Firebase
-import org.tasks.data.*
+import org.tasks.data.createDueDate
 import org.tasks.data.dao.AlarmDao
 import org.tasks.data.dao.CaldavDao
 import org.tasks.data.dao.GoogleTaskDao
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import java.net.HttpRetryException
 import java.net.SocketException
 import java.net.SocketTimeoutException
 import java.net.UnknownHostException
-import java.util.*
+import java.util.Collections
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLException
 import kotlin.math.max
@@ -132,30 +132,29 @@ class GoogleTaskSynchronizer @Inject constructor(
                 continue
             }
             fetchAndApplyRemoteChanges(gtasksInvoker, list)
-            if (!preferences.isPositionHackEnabled) {
-                googleTaskDao.reposition(caldavDao, list.uuid!!)
-            }
-        }
-        if (preferences.isPositionHackEnabled) {
-            for (list in gtaskLists) {
-                val tasks = fetchPositions(gtasksInvoker, list.id)
-                for (task in tasks) {
-                    googleTaskDao.updatePosition(task.id, task.parent, task.position)
-                }
-                googleTaskDao.reposition(caldavDao, list.id)
-            }
+            gtasksInvoker.updatePositions(list.uuid!!)
         }
 //        account.etag = eTag
         account.error = ""
     }
 
     @Throws(IOException::class)
-    private suspend fun fetchPositions(
-            gtasksInvoker: GtasksInvoker, listId: String): List<Task> {
+    private suspend fun GtasksInvoker.updatePositions(list: String) {
+        // Unfortunately this is necessary because Google broke the API
+        // https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/132432317
+        Timber.d("updatePositions(list=${list})")
+        fetchPositions(list).forEach { task ->
+            googleTaskDao.updatePosition(task.id, task.parent, task.position)
+        }
+        googleTaskDao.reposition(caldavDao, list)
+    }
+
+    @Throws(IOException::class)
+    private suspend fun GtasksInvoker.fetchPositions(listId: String): List<Task> {
         val tasks: MutableList<Task> = ArrayList()
         var nextPageToken: String? = null
         do {
-            val taskList = gtasksInvoker.getAllPositions(listId, nextPageToken)
+            val taskList = getAllPositions(listId, nextPageToken)
             taskList?.items?.let {
                 tasks.addAll(it)
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/SyncWork.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/SyncWork.kt
index 4a74e9220..a9029ca64 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/SyncWork.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/SyncWork.kt
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ class SyncWork @AssistedInject constructor(
     private val syncStatus = R.string.p_sync_ongoing
 
     private suspend fun doSync() {
-        if (preferences.isManualSort) {
-            preferences.isPositionHackEnabled = true
-        }
         val hasNetworkConnectivity = context.hasNetworkConnectivity()
         if (hasNetworkConnectivity) {
             googleTaskJobs().plus(caldavJobs()).awaitAll()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
index 019cead4c..cd0896218 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
@@ -467,10 +467,6 @@ class Preferences @JvmOverloads constructor(
     fun <T> getPrefs(c: Class<T>): Map<String, T> =
         prefs.all.filter { (_, value) -> c.isInstance(value) } as Map<String, T>
 
-    var isPositionHackEnabled: Boolean
-        get() = getLong(R.string.p_google_tasks_position_hack, 0) > currentTimeMillis() - ONE_WEEK
-        set(value) { setLong(R.string.p_google_tasks_position_hack, if (value) currentTimeMillis() else 0) }
-
     override var isManualSort: Boolean
         get() = getBoolean(R.string.p_manual_sort, false)
         set(value) { setBoolean(R.string.p_manual_sort, value) }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
index 326d2f050..408179b13 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@
   <string name="p_linkify_task_edit">linkify_task_edit</string>
   <string name="preference_screen">preference_screen</string>
   <string name="p_add_to_top">google_tasks_add_to_top</string>
-  <string name="p_google_tasks_position_hack">google_tasks_position_hack</string>
   <string name="p_wearable_notifications">wearable_notifications</string>
   <string name="p_notified_oauth_error">notified_oauth_error_%1$s_%2$s</string>
   <string name="p_chip_appearance">chip_appearance</string>