diff --git a/managemon.c b/managemon.c
index 971dcd1..91755f9 100644
--- a/managemon.c
+++ b/managemon.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ static void close_aa(struct active_array *aa)
 	close(aa->action_fd);
 	close(aa->info.state_fd);
 	close(aa->resync_start_fd);
-	close(aa->sync_pos_fd);
 }
 
 static void free_aa(struct active_array *aa)
@@ -265,8 +264,7 @@ static void manage_new(struct mdstat_ent *mdstat,
 	new->action_fd = sysfs_open(new->devnum, NULL, "sync_action");
 	new->info.state_fd = sysfs_open(new->devnum, NULL, "array_state");
 	new->resync_start_fd = sysfs_open(new->devnum, NULL, "resync_start");
-	new->sync_pos_fd = sysfs_open(new->devnum, NULL, "sync_completed");
-	new->sync_pos = 0;
+	new->resync_start = 0;
 
 	sysfs_free(mdi);
 	// finds and compares.
diff --git a/mdmon.h b/mdmon.h
index b84e270..ad1a678 100644
--- a/mdmon.h
+++ b/mdmon.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ struct active_array {
 	struct active_array *next, *replaces;
 
 	int action_fd;
-	int sync_pos_fd;
 	int resync_start_fd;
 
 	enum array_state prev_state, curr_state, next_state;
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ struct active_array {
 
 	int devnum;
 
-	unsigned long long sync_pos;
 	unsigned long long resync_start;
 };
 
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index a7e5308..e14fd38 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -47,22 +47,6 @@ static int read_attr(char *buf, int len, int fd)
 	return n;
 }
 
-static int get_sync_pos(struct active_array *a)
-{
-	char buf[30];
-	int n;
-
-	n = read_attr(buf, 30, a->sync_pos_fd);
-	if (n <= 0)
-		return n;
-
-	if (strncmp(buf, "max", 3) == 0) {
-		a->sync_pos = ~(unsigned long long)0;
-		return 1;
-	}
-	a->sync_pos = strtoull(buf, NULL, 10);
-	return 1;
-}
 
 static int get_resync_start(struct active_array *a)
 {
@@ -248,8 +232,7 @@ static int read_and_act(struct active_array *a)
 	if (a->curr_state <= inactive &&
 	    a->prev_state > inactive) {
 		/* array has been stopped */
-		get_sync_pos(a);
-		a->container->ss->mark_clean(a, a->sync_pos);
+		a->container->ss->mark_clean(a, a->resync_start);
 		a->next_state = clear;
 		deactivate = 1;
 	}
@@ -285,6 +268,7 @@ static int read_and_act(struct active_array *a)
 		 * until the array goes inactive or readonly though.
 		 * Just check if we need to fiddle spares.
 		 */
+		get_resync_start(a);
 		check_degraded = 1;
 	}