diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-locked-modal/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-locked-modal/index.js
index 65225a96508ac1..6ae4d39a1a430c 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-locked-modal/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-locked-modal/index.js
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ function PostLockedModal() {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	// Potentially refactor this into the above shortcircuit (!isLocked).
+	if ( window.__experimentalEnableSync ) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	const userDisplayName = user.name;
 	const userAvatar = user.avatar;