diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceUI.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceUI.java
index ddb0ae57fa..8c698be15a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceUI.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceUI.java
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ public class ServiceUI extends IntentService {
                 return;
 
             EntityOperation.queue(this, message, EntityOperation.FLAG, true);
-            EntityOperation.queue(this, message, EntityOperation.SEEN, true);
 
             db.setTransactionSuccessful();
         } finally {