diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/autosaveandbackup/AutosaveManager.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/autosaveandbackup/AutosaveManager.java
index 8a14f7fc533..90824d45e06 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/autosaveandbackup/AutosaveManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/autosaveandbackup/AutosaveManager.java
@@ -41,18 +41,14 @@ private AutosaveManager(BibDatabaseContext bibDatabaseContext) {
     }
 
     @Subscribe
-    public synchronized void listen(@SuppressWarnings("unused") BibDatabaseContextChangedEvent event) {
+    public void listen(@SuppressWarnings("unused") BibDatabaseContextChangedEvent event) {
         if (!event.isFilteredOut()) {
-            startAutosaveTask();
+            throttler.schedule(() -> {
+                eventBus.post(new AutosaveEvent());
+            });
         }
     }
 
-    private void startAutosaveTask() {
-        throttler.schedule(() -> {
-            eventBus.post(new AutosaveEvent());
-        });
-    }
-
     private void shutdown() {
         changeFilter.unregisterListener(this);
         changeFilter.shutdown();