diff --git a/storage/intent_resolver.go b/storage/intent_resolver.go
index 2c672c26a6a4..849f925a6c14 100644
--- a/storage/intent_resolver.go
+++ b/storage/intent_resolver.go
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 package storage
 
 import (
-	"sync"
-
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/base"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/internal/client"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/keys"
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/util/syncutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/util/tracing"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/util/uuid"
-	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
@@ -354,17 +351,21 @@ func (ir *intentResolver) processIntentsAsync(r *Replica, intents []intentsWithA
 	}
 }
 
-// resolveIntents resolves the given intents. For those which are
-// local to the range, we submit directly to the local Raft instance;
-// all non-local intents are resolved asynchronously in a batch. If
-// `wait` is true, all operations are carried out synchronously and an
-// error is returned. Otherwise, the call returns without error as
-// soon as all local resolve commands have been **proposed** (not
-// executed). This ensures that if a waiting client retries
-// immediately after calling this function, it will not hit the same
-// intents again.
+// resolveIntents resolves the given intents. `wait` is currently a
+// no-op; all intents are resolved synchronously.
+//
+// TODO(bdarnell): Restore the wait=false optimization when/if #8360
+// is fixed. `wait=false` requests a semi-synchronous operation,
+// returning when all local commands have been *proposed* but not yet
+// committed or executed. This ensures that if a waiting client
+// retries immediately after calling this function, it will not hit
+// the same intents again (in the absence of #8360, we provide this
+// guarantee by resolving the intents synchronously regardless of the
+// `wait` argument).
 func (ir *intentResolver) resolveIntents(ctx context.Context, r *Replica,
 	intents []roachpb.Intent, wait bool, poison bool) error {
+	// Force synchronous operation; see above TODO.
+	wait = true
 	if len(intents) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -373,13 +374,10 @@ func (ir *intentResolver) resolveIntents(ctx context.Context, r *Replica,
 	defer cleanup()
 	log.Tracef(ctx, "resolving intents [wait=%t]", wait)
 
-	var reqsRemote []roachpb.Request
-	baLocal := roachpb.BatchRequest{}
-	baLocal.Timestamp = ir.store.Clock().Now()
+	var reqs []roachpb.Request
 	for i := range intents {
 		intent := intents[i] // avoids a race in `i, intent := range ...`
 		var resolveArgs roachpb.Request
-		var local bool // whether this intent lives on this Range
 		{
 			if len(intent.EndKey) == 0 {
 				resolveArgs = &roachpb.ResolveIntentRequest{
@@ -388,7 +386,6 @@ func (ir *intentResolver) resolveIntents(ctx context.Context, r *Replica,
 					Status:    intent.Status,
 					Poison:    poison,
 				}
-				local = r.ContainsKey(intent.Key)
 			} else {
 				resolveArgs = &roachpb.ResolveIntentRangeRequest{
 					Span:      intent.Span,
@@ -396,58 +393,16 @@ func (ir *intentResolver) resolveIntents(ctx context.Context, r *Replica,
 					Status:    intent.Status,
 					Poison:    poison,
 				}
-				local = r.ContainsKeyRange(intent.Key, intent.EndKey)
 			}
 		}
 
-		// If the intent isn't (completely) local, we'll need to send an external request.
-		// We'll batch them all up and send at the end.
-		if local {
-			baLocal.Add(resolveArgs)
-		} else {
-			reqsRemote = append(reqsRemote, resolveArgs)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// The local batch goes directly to Raft.
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	if len(baLocal.Requests) > 0 {
-		action := func(ctx context.Context) error {
-			// Always operate with a timeout when resolving intents: this
-			// prevents rare shutdown timeouts in tests.
-			ctxWithTimeout, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, base.NetworkTimeout)
-			defer cancel()
-			_, pErr := r.addWriteCmd(ctxWithTimeout, baLocal, &wg)
-			return pErr.GoError()
-		}
-		wg.Add(1)
-		if wait || r.store.Stopper().RunLimitedAsyncTask(ir.sem, func() {
-			// Trace this under the ID of the intent owner.
-			// Create a new span though, since we do not want to pass a span
-			// between goroutines or we risk use-after-finish.
-			sp := r.store.Tracer().StartSpan("resolve intents")
-			defer sp.Finish()
-			spanCtx := opentracing.ContextWithSpan(ctx, sp)
-
-			if err := action(spanCtx); err != nil {
-				log.Warningf(spanCtx, "unable to resolve local intents; %s", err)
-			}
-		}) != nil {
-			// Still run the task when draining. Our caller already has a task and
-			// going async here again is merely for performance, but some intents
-			// need to be resolved because they might block other tasks. See #1684.
-			// Note that handleSkippedIntents has a TODO in case #1684 comes back.
-			// TODO(tschottdorf): This is ripe for removal.
-			if err := action(ctx); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
+		reqs = append(reqs, resolveArgs)
 	}
 
-	// Resolve all of the intents which aren't local to the Range.
-	if len(reqsRemote) > 0 {
+	// Resolve all of the intents.
+	if len(reqs) > 0 {
 		b := &client.Batch{}
-		b.AddRawRequest(reqsRemote...)
+		b.AddRawRequest(reqs...)
 		action := func() error {
 			// TODO(tschottdorf): no tracing here yet.
 			return r.store.DB().Run(b)
@@ -457,8 +412,8 @@ func (ir *intentResolver) resolveIntents(ctx context.Context, r *Replica,
 				log.Warningf(ctx, "unable to resolve external intents: %s", err)
 			}
 		}) != nil {
-			// As with local intents, try async to not keep the caller waiting, but
-			// when draining just go ahead and do it synchronously. See #1684.
+			// Try async to not keep the caller waiting, but when draining
+			// just go ahead and do it synchronously. See #1684.
 			// TODO(tschottdorf): This is ripe for removal.
 			if err := action(); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -466,8 +421,5 @@ func (ir *intentResolver) resolveIntents(ctx context.Context, r *Replica,
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Wait until the local ResolveIntents batch has been submitted to
-	// raft. No-op if all were non-local.
-	wg.Wait()
 	return nil
 }