diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index e880a293f0..5c55f15923 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -2530,15 +2530,9 @@ class Core {
 
             // Reduce list of local uids
             Flags flags = ifolder.getPermanentFlags();
-            SearchTerm searchTerm;
-            if (sync_time == 0 && flags.contains(Flags.Flag.SEEN))
-                searchTerm = new OrTerm(
-                        new FlagTerm(new Flags(Flags.Flag.SEEN), false),
-                        new FlagTerm(new Flags(Flags.Flag.SEEN), true));
-            else
-                searchTerm = account.use_date
-                        ? new SentDateTerm(ComparisonTerm.GE, new Date(sync_time))
-                        : new ReceivedDateTerm(ComparisonTerm.GE, new Date(sync_time));
+            SearchTerm searchTerm = account.use_date
+                    ? new SentDateTerm(ComparisonTerm.GE, new Date(sync_time))
+                    : new ReceivedDateTerm(ComparisonTerm.GE, new Date(sync_time));
             if (sync_nodate)
                 searchTerm = new OrTerm(searchTerm, new ReceivedDateTerm(ComparisonTerm.LT, new Date(365 * 24 * 3600 * 1000L)));
             if (sync_unseen && flags.contains(Flags.Flag.SEEN))