diff --git a/services/sync/modules/bookmark_validator.js b/services/sync/modules/bookmark_validator.js
index f6af36245484..e72a2ae41f7e 100644
--- a/services/sync/modules/bookmark_validator.js
+++ b/services/sync/modules/bookmark_validator.js
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ this.EXPORTED_SYMBOLS = ["BookmarkValidator", "BookmarkProblemData"];
  * - parentNotFolder (array of ids): list of records that have parents that
  *   aren't folders
  * - rootOnServer (boolean): true if the root came from the server
- * - badClientRoots (array of ids): Contains any client-side root ids where
- *   the root is missing or isn't a (direct) child of the places root.
  *
  * - clientMissing: Array of ids on the server missing from the client
  * - serverMissing: Array of ids on the client missing from the server
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ class BookmarkProblemData {
     this.duplicateChildren = [];
     this.parentNotFolder = [];
 
-    this.badClientRoots = [];
     this.clientMissing = [];
     this.serverMissing = [];
     this.serverDeleted = [];
@@ -125,7 +122,6 @@ class BookmarkProblemData {
       { name: "parentChildMismatches", count: this.parentChildMismatches.length },
       { name: "cycles", count: this.cycles.length },
       { name: "clientCycles", count: this.clientCycles.length },
-      { name: "badClientRoots", count: this.badClientRoots.length },
       { name: "orphans", count: this.orphans.length },
       { name: "missingChildren", count: this.missingChildren.length },
       { name: "deletedChildren", count: this.deletedChildren.length },
@@ -562,24 +558,6 @@ class BookmarkValidator {
     return cycles;
   }
 
-  // Perform client-side sanity checking that doesn't involve server data
-  _validateClient(problemData, clientRecords) {
-    problemData.clientCycles = this._detectCycles(clientRecords);
-    const rootsToCheck = [
-      PlacesUtils.bookmarks.menuGuid,
-      PlacesUtils.bookmarks.toolbarGuid,
-      PlacesUtils.bookmarks.unfiledGuid,
-      PlacesUtils.bookmarks.mobileGuid,
-    ];
-    for (let rootGUID of rootsToCheck) {
-      let record = clientRecords.find(record =>
-        record.guid === rootGUID);
-      if (!record || record.parentid !== "places") {
-        problemData.badClientRoots.push(rootGUID);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Compare the list of server records with the client tree.
    *
@@ -600,7 +578,7 @@ class BookmarkValidator {
     serverRecords = inspectionInfo.records;
     let problemData = inspectionInfo.problemData;
 
-    this._validateClient(problemData, clientRecords);
+    problemData.clientCycles = this._detectCycles(clientRecords);
 
     let matches = [];