diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index a9bb2faca9..ab2b551cce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -1205,10 +1205,8 @@ class Core {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("account missing");
 
         try {
-            if (removed) {
-                db.message().deleteMessage(folder.id, uid);
+            if (removed)
                 throw new MessageRemovedException("removed uid=" + uid);
-            }
 
             MimeMessage imessage = (MimeMessage) ifolder.getMessageByUID(uid);
             if (imessage == null)