diff --git a/pkg/autosync/autosync.go b/pkg/autosync/autosync.go
index 36095c8e..ec827a5d 100644
--- a/pkg/autosync/autosync.go
+++ b/pkg/autosync/autosync.go
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@ import (
 // in case where user specific values that are defined in granted.yml's `templateValues` are not available.
 // this is done so that users are aware of required keys when granted's credential-process is used through the AWS CLI.
 func Run(ctx context.Context, interactive bool) {
-	if registry.IsOutdatedConfig() {
-		clio.Warn("Outdated Profile Registry Configuration. Use `granted registry migrate` to update your configuration.")
-
-		clio.Warn("Skipping Profile Registry sync.")
-
-		return
-	}
 
 	registries, err := registry.GetProfileRegistries(interactive)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -26,6 +19,12 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, interactive bool) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if len(registries) > 0 {
+		clio.Warn("Outdated Profile Registry Configuration. Use `granted registry migrate` to update your configuration.")
+		clio.Warn("Skipping Profile Registry sync.")
+		return
+	}
+
 	// check if registry has been configured or not.
 	// should skip registry sync if no profile registry.
 	if len(registries) == 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/autosync/registry.go b/pkg/autosync/registry.go
index 357fdbdb..2d14b177 100644
--- a/pkg/autosync/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/autosync/registry.go
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/common-fate/granted/pkg/granted/registry"
 )
 
-type RegistrySyncError struct {
-	err error
-}
-
-func (e *RegistrySyncError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("error syncing profile registry with err: %s", e.err.Error())
-}
-
 func runSync(ctx context.Context, rc RegistrySyncConfig, interactive bool) error {
 	clio.Info("Syncing Profile Registries")
 	err := registry.SyncProfileRegistries(ctx, interactive)
diff --git a/pkg/granted/awsmerge/merge_from_registry.go b/pkg/granted/awsmerge/merge_from_registry.go
index bd0f08b3..d6b06faf 100644
--- a/pkg/granted/awsmerge/merge_from_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/granted/awsmerge/merge_from_registry.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func autoGeneratedMsg() string {
 //	[granted_registry_start test]
 //	// ... <generated profiles>
 //	[granted_registry_end test]
-func (m Merger) WithRegistry(src *ini.File, dst *ini.File, opts RegistryOpts) (*ini.File, error) {
+func WithRegistry(src *ini.File, dst *ini.File, opts RegistryOpts) (*ini.File, error) {
 	namespace := opts.Name
 
 	// create a temporary ini structure, so that we leave 'dst' untouched if we run into
diff --git a/pkg/granted/awsmerge/merge_from_registry_test.go b/pkg/granted/awsmerge/merge_from_registry_test.go
index aa68a2e6..781a20d9 100644
--- a/pkg/granted/awsmerge/merge_from_registry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/granted/awsmerge/merge_from_registry_test.go
@@ -307,8 +307,7 @@ key1    = value2
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
-			m := Merger{}
-			out, err := m.WithRegistry(src, dst, tt.args.opts)
+			out, err := WithRegistry(src, dst, tt.args.opts)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Fatalf("Merger.WithRegistry() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/granted/awsmerge/merger.go b/pkg/granted/awsmerge/merger.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d8842c34..00000000
--- a/pkg/granted/awsmerge/merger.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// Package awsmerge contains logic to merge multiple AWS config files
-// together. In Granted this is used to power the Profile Registry feature.
-package awsmerge
-
-type Merger struct {
-}
diff --git a/pkg/granted/awsmerge/remove_registry.go b/pkg/granted/awsmerge/remove_registry.go
index 762f1a08..5727ce5f 100644
--- a/pkg/granted/awsmerge/remove_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/granted/awsmerge/remove_registry.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 //	[granted_registry_start test]
 //	// ... <generated profiles>
 //	[granted_registry_end test]
-func (m Merger) RemoveRegistry(src *ini.File, name string) {
+func RemoveRegistry(src *ini.File, name string) {
 	// replace any existing generated profiles which match the name of the registry
 	existing := getGrantedGeneratedSections(src, name)
 	for _, p := range existing {
diff --git a/pkg/granted/registry/add.go b/pkg/granted/registry/add.go
index 6e55ece2..759026ef 100644
--- a/pkg/granted/registry/add.go
+++ b/pkg/granted/registry/add.go
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@ var AddCommand = cli.Command{
 				return err
 			}
 
-			m := awsmerge.Merger{}
-
-			merged, err := m.WithRegistry(src, dst, awsmerge.RegistryOpts{
+			merged, err := awsmerge.WithRegistry(src, dst, awsmerge.RegistryOpts{
 				Name:                    name,
 				PrefixAllProfiles:       prefixAllProfiles,
 				PrefixDuplicateProfiles: prefixDuplicateProfiles,
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ var AddCommand = cli.Command{
 				registryConfig.PrefixDuplicateProfiles = true
 
 				// try and merge again
-				merged, err = m.WithRegistry(src, dst, awsmerge.RegistryOpts{
+				merged, err = awsmerge.WithRegistry(src, dst, awsmerge.RegistryOpts{
 					Name:                    name,
 					PrefixAllProfiles:       prefixAllProfiles,
 					PrefixDuplicateProfiles: true,
@@ -184,9 +182,7 @@ var AddCommand = cli.Command{
 				return err
 			}
 
-			m := awsmerge.Merger{}
-
-			merged, err := m.WithRegistry(src, dst, awsmerge.RegistryOpts{
+			merged, err := awsmerge.WithRegistry(src, dst, awsmerge.RegistryOpts{
 				Name:                    name,
 				PrefixAllProfiles:       prefixAllProfiles,
 				PrefixDuplicateProfiles: prefixDuplicateProfiles,
@@ -216,7 +212,7 @@ var AddCommand = cli.Command{
 				registryConfig.PrefixDuplicateProfiles = true
 
 				// try and merge again
-				merged, err = m.WithRegistry(src, dst, awsmerge.RegistryOpts{
+				merged, err = awsmerge.WithRegistry(src, dst, awsmerge.RegistryOpts{
 					Name:                    name,
 					PrefixAllProfiles:       prefixAllProfiles,
 					PrefixDuplicateProfiles: true,
diff --git a/pkg/granted/registry/migrate.go b/pkg/granted/registry/migrate.go
index 63110c9b..2638c88e 100644
--- a/pkg/granted/registry/migrate.go
+++ b/pkg/granted/registry/migrate.go
@@ -65,17 +65,3 @@ var MigrateCommand = cli.Command{
 		return nil
 	},
 }
-
-func IsOutdatedConfig() bool {
-	gConf, err := grantedConfig.Load()
-	if err != nil {
-		clio.Debug(err.Error())
-		return true
-	}
-
-	if len(gConf.ProfileRegistryURLS) > 0 {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
diff --git a/pkg/granted/registry/remove.go b/pkg/granted/registry/remove.go
index 59e604fa..9642b325 100644
--- a/pkg/granted/registry/remove.go
+++ b/pkg/granted/registry/remove.go
@@ -57,14 +57,12 @@ var RemoveCommand = cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		m := awsmerge.Merger{}
-
 		configFile, awsConfigPath, err := loadAWSConfigFile()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		m.RemoveRegistry(configFile, selectedRegistry.Name)
+		awsmerge.RemoveRegistry(configFile, selectedRegistry.Name)
 
 		err = configFile.SaveTo(awsConfigPath)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/granted/registry/sync.go b/pkg/granted/registry/sync.go
index aab61f99..993b51d3 100644
--- a/pkg/granted/registry/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/granted/registry/sync.go
@@ -55,15 +55,13 @@ func SyncProfileRegistries(ctx context.Context, interactive bool) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	m := awsmerge.Merger{}
-
 	for _, r := range registries {
 		src, err := r.Registry.AWSProfiles(ctx, interactive)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error retrieving AWS profiles for registry %s: %w", r.Config.Name, err)
 		}
 
-		merged, err := m.WithRegistry(src, configFile, awsmerge.RegistryOpts{
+		merged, err := awsmerge.WithRegistry(src, configFile, awsmerge.RegistryOpts{
 			Name:                    r.Config.Name,
 			PrefixAllProfiles:       r.Config.PrefixAllProfiles,
 			PrefixDuplicateProfiles: r.Config.PrefixDuplicateProfiles,
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ func SyncProfileRegistries(ctx context.Context, interactive bool) error {
 			}
 
 			// try and merge again
-			merged, err = m.WithRegistry(src, configFile, awsmerge.RegistryOpts{
+			merged, err = awsmerge.WithRegistry(src, configFile, awsmerge.RegistryOpts{
 				Name:                    r.Config.Name,
 				PrefixAllProfiles:       r.Config.PrefixAllProfiles,
 				PrefixDuplicateProfiles: true,