diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/db.py b/python/python/lancedb/db.py
index 0db9003d1..fd6240d48 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/db.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/db.py
@@ -688,11 +688,7 @@ class LanceDBConnection(DBConnection):
         return cls(None, _inner=inner)
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        val = f"{self.__class__.__name__}(uri={self._conn.uri!r}"
-        if self.read_consistency_interval is not None:
-            val += f", read_consistency_interval={repr(self.read_consistency_interval)}"
-        val += ")"
-        return val
+        return f"{self.__class__.__name__}(uri={self._conn.uri!r})"
 
     @override
     def serialize(self) -> str:
diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/table.py b/python/python/lancedb/table.py
index 032c6dce7..56764bfd3 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/table.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/table.py
@@ -2468,13 +2468,7 @@ class LanceTable(Table):
         return LOOP.run(self._table.count_rows(filter))
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        val = f"{self.__class__.__name__}(name={self.name!r}"
-        if self._conn.read_consistency_interval is not None:
-            val += ", read_consistency_interval={!r}".format(
-                self._conn.read_consistency_interval
-            )
-        val += f", _conn={self._conn!r})"
-        return val
+        return f"{self.__class__.__name__}(name={self.name!r}, _conn={self._conn!r})"
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return self.__repr__()
diff --git a/python/python/tests/test_db.py b/python/python/tests/test_db.py
index 2bc4a0611..86b70b75d 100644
--- a/python/python/tests/test_db.py
+++ b/python/python/tests/test_db.py
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ def test_basic(tmp_path):
     assert db.open_table("test").name == db["test"].name
 
 
+def test_sync_repr_does_not_use_background_loop(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    from lancedb.background_loop import LOOP
+
+    db = lancedb.connect(tmp_path)
+    table = db.create_table("test", data=[{"id": 1}])
+
+    def fail_run(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise AssertionError("repr should not use the Python background loop")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(LOOP, "run", fail_run)
+
+    assert repr(db) == f"LanceDBConnection(uri={str(tmp_path)!r})"
+    assert repr(table) == f"LanceTable(name='test', _conn={db!r})"
+
+
 def test_ingest_pd(tmp_path):
     db = lancedb.connect(tmp_path)
 
diff --git a/python/python/tests/test_table.py b/python/python/tests/test_table.py
index b281e74da..2a34084cf 100644
--- a/python/python/tests/test_table.py
+++ b/python/python/tests/test_table.py
@@ -3087,9 +3087,6 @@ def test_consistency(tmp_path, consistency_interval):
 
     db2 = lancedb.connect(tmp_path, read_consistency_interval=consistency_interval)
     table2 = db2.open_table("my_table")
-    if consistency_interval is not None:
-        assert "read_consistency_interval=datetime.timedelta(" in repr(db2)
-        assert "read_consistency_interval=datetime.timedelta(" in repr(table2)
     assert table2.version == table.version
 
     table.add([{"id": 1}])