--- /dev/null
+diff --git a/silo/ticker.h b/silo/ticker.h
+index 8277fd1..8096a71 100644
+--- a/silo/ticker.h
++++ b/silo/ticker.h
+@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
+ inline uint64_t
+ global_current_tick() const
+ {
+- return current_tick_.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
++ return current_tick_.load();
+ }
+
+ inline uint64_t