diff --git a/backend/inbox/models.py b/backend/inbox/models.py
index e65f1eb..ba25ea5 100644
--- a/backend/inbox/models.py
+++ b/backend/inbox/models.py
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
         # (page-1)*top so page 1 of 25 -> 0..24, page 2 -> 25..49. Newest first
         # via created_at.
         statement = cls._apply_filters(
-            select(cls).order_by(cls.created_at.desc()),
+            select(cls).order_by(cls.created_at.desc(),cls.id.desc()),
             search, isread, application_status, assigned, is_duplicate,
             no_suggestions, processing_state,
         )
@@ -1213,22 +1213,7 @@ class Inbox_Messages(SQLModel, table=True):
 
 
 class Inbox_Message_Triage(SQLModel, table=True):
-    """One intake verdict per upstream message id — the gate before inbox_messages.
 
-    Rows land here for BOTH outcomes. Rejections are the point: inbox_messages stays
-    application-only, and a repeated /email/fetch never re-pays for the same
-    classification. Acceptances are recorded too, so a round that classified and then
-    failed to insert does not pay twice either.
-
-    Deliberately no message_body column: the body is what this feature keeps out of the
-    database, and the override route re-reads the mail from upstream by message_id.
-    message_subject is kept (capped in inbox_classifier.decorators.triage_fields)
-    because a review screen without it is unusable — it is stored, never logged.
-
-    server_default is load-bearing on every NOT NULL column: alembic_setup runs with
-    compare_server_default=True, so a model default without a matching server default
-    autogenerates a drift revision on every boot.
-    """
 
     __tablename__ = "inbox_message_triage"
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/Inbox.jsx b/frontend/src/screens/Inbox.jsx
index 270277a..06bffb9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/Inbox.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/Inbox.jsx
@@ -945,24 +945,6 @@ export default function Inbox() {
     markDuplicate.mutate({ id: item.id, isDuplicate: !item.duplicate, kind: item.kind })
   }
 
-  const sync = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: () => inboxApi.syncMailbox(),
-    onSuccess: async (res) => {
-      await qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.mailbox.all() })
-      // /email/fetch reports what the intake gate did with the page. The key is
-      // additive and absent when the gate is disabled, so fall back to the old
-      // message rather than rendering "undefined filtered out".
-      const t = res?.triage
-      toast(
-        t
-          ? `Mailbox synced — ${t.ingested} imported, ${t.skipped} filtered out`
-          : 'Mailbox synced',
-        'success',
-      )
-    },
-    onError: (err) => toast(friendlyAuthError(err, 'Sync failed'), 'error'),
-  })
-
   return (
     <div className="page">
       <PageHeader
@@ -993,18 +975,6 @@ export default function Inbox() {
           {isForms && (
             <span className="integration-status"><span className="pulse" />Google Sheets · Form data</span>
           )}
-          {!isForms && (
-            <button
-              className="btn btn-secondary"
-              disabled={sync.isPending}
-              onClick={() => {
-                toast('Fetching from Outlook…', 'info')
-                sync.mutate()
-              }}
-            >
-              <Icon name="refresh" /> {sync.isPending ? 'Syncing…' : 'Sync'}
-            </button>
-          )}
           <button className="btn btn-primary" onClick={() => navigate('/import')}>
             <Icon name="upload" /> Upload CVs
           </button>