diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/entities.js b/packages/core-data/src/entities.js
index 83e1ccd1c79e5f..6632a6a293c61e 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/entities.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/entities.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { getSyncManager } from './sync';
 import {
 	applyPostChangesToCRDTDoc,
 	defaultCollectionSyncConfig,
-	defaultSyncConfig,
 	getPostChangesFromCRDTDoc,
 	POST_META_KEY_FOR_CRDT_DOC_PERSISTENCE,
 } from './utils/crdt';
@@ -475,7 +474,7 @@ async function loadTaxonomyEntities() {
 	} );
 	return Object.entries( taxonomies ?? {} ).map( ( [ name, taxonomy ] ) => {
 		const namespace = taxonomy?.rest_namespace ?? 'wp/v2';
-		const entity = {
+		return {
 			kind: 'taxonomy',
 			baseURL: `/${ namespace }/${ taxonomy.rest_base }`,
 			baseURLParams: { context: 'edit' },
@@ -484,10 +483,6 @@ async function loadTaxonomyEntities() {
 			getTitle: ( record ) => record?.name,
 			supportsPagination: true,
 		};
-
-		entity.syncConfig = defaultSyncConfig;
-
-		return entity;
 	} );
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/test/entities.js b/packages/core-data/src/test/entities.js
index 5f45462655f5eb..0312f04db374cb 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/test/entities.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/test/entities.js
@@ -333,4 +333,22 @@ describe( 'loadTaxonomyEntities', () => {
 
 		expect( entities[ 0 ].supportsPagination ).toBe( true );
 	} );
+
+	it( 'should not enable entity syncing for taxonomy term records', async () => {
+		const mockTaxonomies = {
+			category: {
+				name: 'Categories',
+				rest_base: 'categories',
+			},
+		};
+
+		apiFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce( mockTaxonomies );
+
+		const taxonomyLoader = additionalEntityConfigLoaders.find(
+			( loader ) => loader.kind === 'taxonomy'
+		);
+		const entities = await taxonomyLoader.loadEntities();
+
+		expect( entities[ 0 ].syncConfig ).toBeUndefined();
+	} );
 } );