diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/embedded/EmbeddedTimelineService.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/embedded/EmbeddedTimelineService.java
index e3c1f7f769c9d..72f8e29c9fa8e 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/embedded/EmbeddedTimelineService.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/embedded/EmbeddedTimelineService.java
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ public void startServer() throws IOException {
         .serverPort(writeConfig.getEmbeddedTimelineServerPort())
         .numThreads(writeConfig.getEmbeddedTimelineServerThreads())
         .compress(writeConfig.getEmbeddedTimelineServerCompressOutput())
-        .async(writeConfig.getEmbeddedTimelineServerUseAsync())
-        .refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit(writeConfig.isRefreshTimelineServerBasedOnLatestCommit());
+        .async(writeConfig.getEmbeddedTimelineServerUseAsync());
     // Only passing marker-related write configs to timeline server
     // if timeline-server-based markers are used.
     if (writeConfig.getMarkersType() == MarkerType.TIMELINE_SERVER_BASED) {
diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/config/HoodieWriteConfig.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/config/HoodieWriteConfig.java
index 4d07097c07c88..8b706da65c504 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/config/HoodieWriteConfig.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/config/HoodieWriteConfig.java
@@ -359,11 +359,6 @@ public class HoodieWriteConfig extends HoodieConfig {
       .withDocumentation("Timeline archiving removes older instants from the timeline, after each write operation, to minimize metadata overhead. "
           + "Controls whether or not, the write should be failed as well, if such archiving fails.");
 
-  public static final ConfigProperty<Boolean> REFRESH_TIMELINE_SERVER_BASED_ON_LATEST_COMMIT = ConfigProperty
-      .key("hoodie.refresh.timeline.server.based.on.latest.commit")
-      .defaultValue(true)
-      .withDocumentation("Refresh timeline in timeline server based on latest commit apart from timeline hash difference. By default (true).");
-
   public static final ConfigProperty<Long> INITIAL_CONSISTENCY_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = ConfigProperty
       .key("hoodie.consistency.check.initial_interval_ms")
       .defaultValue(2000L)
@@ -1105,10 +1100,6 @@ public boolean isFailOnTimelineArchivingEnabled() {
     return getBoolean(FAIL_ON_TIMELINE_ARCHIVING_ENABLE);
   }
 
-  public boolean isRefreshTimelineServerBasedOnLatestCommit() {
-    return getBoolean(REFRESH_TIMELINE_SERVER_BASED_ON_LATEST_COMMIT);
-  }
-
   public int getMaxConsistencyChecks() {
     return getInt(MAX_CONSISTENCY_CHECKS);
   }
@@ -2514,11 +2505,6 @@ public Builder withAutoAdjustLockConfigs(boolean autoAdjustLockConfigs) {
       return this;
     }
 
-    public Builder withRefreshTimelineServerBasedOnLatestCommit(boolean refreshTimelineServerBasedOnLatestCommit) {
-      writeConfig.setValue(REFRESH_TIMELINE_SERVER_BASED_ON_LATEST_COMMIT, Boolean.toString(refreshTimelineServerBasedOnLatestCommit));
-      return this;
-    }
-
     protected void setDefaults() {
       writeConfig.setDefaultValue(MARKERS_TYPE, getDefaultMarkersType(engineType));
       // Check for mandatory properties
diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-spark-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/client/TestTableSchemaEvolution.java b/hudi-client/hudi-spark-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/client/TestTableSchemaEvolution.java
index 98bcb11033c5b..1cb7bcbfc4fcb 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-spark-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/client/TestTableSchemaEvolution.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-spark-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/client/TestTableSchemaEvolution.java
@@ -515,13 +515,7 @@ private HoodieWriteConfig.Builder getWriteConfigBuilder(String schema) {
     return getConfigBuilder(schema)
         .withIndexConfig(HoodieIndexConfig.newBuilder().withIndexType(IndexType.INMEMORY).build())
         .withCompactionConfig(HoodieCompactionConfig.newBuilder().withMaxNumDeltaCommitsBeforeCompaction(1).build())
-        .withAvroSchemaValidate(true)
-        // The test has rollback instants on the timeline,
-        // these rollback instants use real time as instant time, whose instant time is always greater than
-        // the normal commits instant time, this breaks the refresh rule introduced in HUDI-2761:
-        // The last client instant is always the rollback instant but not the normal commit.
-        // Always refresh the timeline when client and server have different timeline.
-        .withRefreshTimelineServerBasedOnLatestCommit(false);
+        .withAvroSchemaValidate(true);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.java b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.java
index d51b27d7a14f7..099b79cbba0ab 100644
--- a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.java
+++ b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.java
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ public class RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView implements SyncableFileSystemView,
   public static final String FILEID_PARAM = "fileid";
   public static final String LAST_INSTANT_TS = "lastinstantts";
   public static final String TIMELINE_HASH = "timelinehash";
-  public static final String NUM_INSTANTS = "numinstants";
   public static final String REFRESH_OFF = "refreshoff";
   public static final String INCLUDE_FILES_IN_PENDING_COMPACTION_PARAM = "includependingcompaction";
 
@@ -163,7 +162,6 @@ private <T> T executeRequest(String requestPath, Map<String, String> queryParame
     // Adding mandatory parameters - Last instants affecting file-slice
     timeline.lastInstant().ifPresent(instant -> builder.addParameter(LAST_INSTANT_TS, instant.getTimestamp()));
     builder.addParameter(TIMELINE_HASH, timeline.getTimelineHash());
-    builder.addParameter(NUM_INSTANTS, timeline.countInstants() + "");
 
     String url = builder.toString();
     LOG.info("Sending request : (" + url + ")");
diff --git a/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java b/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java
index 08dadae74d252..909e4c51404ef 100644
--- a/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java
+++ b/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/RequestHandler.java
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ private boolean isLocalViewBehind(Context ctx) {
     String lastKnownInstantFromClient =
         ctx.queryParam(RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.LAST_INSTANT_TS, HoodieTimeline.INVALID_INSTANT_TS);
     String timelineHashFromClient = ctx.queryParam(RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.TIMELINE_HASH, "");
-    String numInstantsFromClient = ctx.queryParam(RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView.NUM_INSTANTS, "-1");
     HoodieTimeline localTimeline =
         viewManager.getFileSystemView(basePath).getTimeline().filterCompletedAndCompactionInstants();
     if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -135,10 +134,8 @@ private boolean isLocalViewBehind(Context ctx) {
     }
 
     String localTimelineHash = localTimeline.getTimelineHash();
-    // refresh if timeline hash mismatches and if local's last known instant < client's last known instant (if config is enabled)
-    if (!localTimelineHash.equals(timelineHashFromClient)
-        && (!timelineServiceConfig.refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit
-            || localTimelineBehind(localTimeline, lastKnownInstantFromClient, numInstantsFromClient))) {
+    // refresh if timeline hash mismatches
+    if (!localTimelineHash.equals(timelineHashFromClient)) {
       return true;
     }
 
@@ -146,22 +143,6 @@ private boolean isLocalViewBehind(Context ctx) {
     return !localTimeline.containsOrBeforeTimelineStarts(lastKnownInstantFromClient);
   }
 
-  private static boolean localTimelineBehind(HoodieTimeline localTimeline, String lastKnownInstantFromClient, String numInstantsFromClient) {
-    String localLastKnownInstant = localTimeline.lastInstant().isPresent() ? localTimeline.lastInstant().get().getTimestamp()
-        : HoodieTimeline.INVALID_INSTANT_TS;
-    // Why comparing the num commits ?
-    // Assumes there are 4 commits on the timeline:
-    // timestamp(action): ts_0(commit), ts_1(commit), ts_2(clean), ts_3(commit)
-    // when ts_1 is in INFLIGHT state, ts_2 clean action is already finished,
-    // after ts_1 triggers #sync, the local timeline is refreshed as [ts_0, ts_2],
-    // when ts_1 switches state from INFLIGHT to COMPLETED, no #sync triggers.
-    // at ts_3, when the fs view snapshot is requested, the ts_3 client timeline should be [ts_0, ts_1, ts_2],
-    // if we only compare the latest commit, the local timeline is NOT behind, but the fs view is not complete
-    // because ts_1 is lost.
-    return HoodieTimeline.compareTimestamps(localLastKnownInstant, HoodieTimeline.LESSER_THAN, lastKnownInstantFromClient)
-        || localTimeline.countInstants() < Integer.parseInt(numInstantsFromClient);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Syncs data-set view if local view is behind.
    */
diff --git a/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/TimelineService.java b/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/TimelineService.java
index 2ff21682213c2..7b8257705146e 100644
--- a/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/TimelineService.java
+++ b/hudi-timeline-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/timeline/service/TimelineService.java
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ public static class Config implements Serializable {
     @Parameter(names = {"--marker-parallelism", "-mdp"}, description = "Parallelism to use for reading and deleting marker files")
     public int markerParallelism = 100;
 
-    @Parameter(names = {"--refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit"}, description = "Refresh local timeline based on latest commit in addition to timeline hash value")
-    public boolean refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit = true;
-
     @Parameter(names = {"--help", "-h"})
     public Boolean help = false;
 
@@ -150,7 +147,6 @@ public static class Builder {
       private int markerBatchNumThreads = 20;
       private long markerBatchIntervalMs = 50L;
       private int markerParallelism = 100;
-      private boolean refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit = true;
 
       public Builder() {
       }
@@ -200,11 +196,6 @@ public Builder compress(boolean compress) {
         return this;
       }
 
-      public Builder refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit(boolean refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit) {
-        this.refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit = refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit;
-        return this;
-      }
-
       public Builder enableMarkerRequests(boolean enableMarkerRequests) {
         this.enableMarkerRequests = enableMarkerRequests;
         return this;
@@ -240,7 +231,6 @@ public Config build() {
         config.markerBatchNumThreads = this.markerBatchNumThreads;
         config.markerBatchIntervalMs = this.markerBatchIntervalMs;
         config.markerParallelism = this.markerParallelism;
-        config.refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit = this.refreshTimelineBasedOnLatestCommit;
         return config;
       }
     }