diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/pyramid_wall.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/pyramid_wall.inc.c
index 10d128901..ababf2c00 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/pyramid_wall.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/pyramid_wall.inc.c
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
  * positions.
  */
 void bhv_ssl_moving_pyramid_wall_init(void) {
+    o->areaTimerType = AREA_TIMER_TYPE_LOOP;
+    o->areaTimer = 0;
+    o->areaTimerDuration = 200;
+
     switch (o->oBehParams2ndByte) {
         case PYRAMID_WALL_BP_POSITION_HIGH:
             break;
@@ -25,17 +29,6 @@ void bhv_ssl_moving_pyramid_wall_init(void) {
             o->oAction = PYRAMID_WALL_ACT_MOVING_UP;
             break;
     }
-    
-    if (!sync_object_is_initialized(o->oSyncID)) {
-        struct SyncObject *so = sync_object_init(o, SYNC_DISTANCE_ONLY_EVENTS);
-        if (so) {
-            sync_object_init_field(o, &o->oPrevAction);
-            sync_object_init_field(o, &o->oAction);
-            sync_object_init_field(o, &o->oTimer);
-            sync_object_init_field(o, &o->oVelY);
-            sync_object_init_field(o, &o->oPosY);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -48,16 +41,14 @@ void bhv_ssl_moving_pyramid_wall_loop(void) {
             o->oVelY = -5.12f;
             if (o->oTimer == 100) {
                 o->oAction = PYRAMID_WALL_ACT_MOVING_UP;
-                if (sync_object_is_owned_locally(o->oSyncID)) {
-                    network_send_object(o);
-                }
             }
             break;
 
         case PYRAMID_WALL_ACT_MOVING_UP:
             o->oVelY = 5.12f;
-            if (o->oTimer == 100)
+            if (o->oTimer == 100) {
                 o->oAction = PYRAMID_WALL_ACT_MOVING_DOWN;
+            }
             break;
     }