diff --git a/Source/Data/Achievement.cs b/Source/Data/Achievement.cs
index 15fa9675..e3f6bc5d 100644
--- a/Source/Data/Achievement.cs
+++ b/Source/Data/Achievement.cs
@@ -110,13 +110,10 @@ public static Achievement FindMergeAchievement(IEnumerable<Achievement> achievem
                     return match;
             }
 
-            // ignore achievements with non-local IDs. they're only eligible for matching by ID.
-            var localAchievements = achievements.Where(a => a.Id == 0 || a.Id >= FirstLocalId);
-
             // second pass - look for title match
             if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(achievement.Title))
             {
-                match = localAchievements.FirstOrDefault(a => String.Compare(a.Title, achievement.Title, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) == 0);
+                match = achievements.FirstOrDefault(a => String.Compare(a.Title, achievement.Title, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) == 0);
                 if (match != null)
                     return match;
             }
@@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ public static Achievement FindMergeAchievement(IEnumerable<Achievement> achievem
             // third pass - look for description match
             if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(achievement.Description))
             {
-                match = localAchievements.FirstOrDefault(a => String.Compare(a.Description, achievement.Description, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) == 0);
+                match = achievements.FirstOrDefault(a => String.Compare(a.Description, achievement.Description, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) == 0);
                 if (match != null)
                     return match;
             }
diff --git a/Source/Data/Leaderboard.cs b/Source/Data/Leaderboard.cs
index 01d3128c..11544a64 100644
--- a/Source/Data/Leaderboard.cs
+++ b/Source/Data/Leaderboard.cs
@@ -200,13 +200,10 @@ public static Leaderboard FindMergeLeaderboard(IEnumerable<Leaderboard> leaderbo
                     return match;
             }
 
-            // ignore leaderboards with non-local IDs. they're only eligible for matching by ID.
-            var localLeaderboards = leaderboards.Where(a => a.Id == 0 || a.Id >= FirstLocalId);
-
             // second pass - look for title match
             if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(leaderboard.Title))
             {
-                match = localLeaderboards.FirstOrDefault(l => String.Compare(l.Title, leaderboard.Title, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) == 0);
+                match = leaderboards.FirstOrDefault(l => String.Compare(l.Title, leaderboard.Title, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) == 0);
                 if (match != null)
                     return match;
             }
@@ -214,7 +211,7 @@ public static Leaderboard FindMergeLeaderboard(IEnumerable<Leaderboard> leaderbo
             // third pass - look for description match
             if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(leaderboard.Description))
             {
-                match = localLeaderboards.FirstOrDefault(l => String.Compare(l.Description, leaderboard.Description, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) == 0);
+                match = leaderboards.FirstOrDefault(l => String.Compare(l.Description, leaderboard.Description, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) == 0);
                 if (match != null)
                     return match;
             }