diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageHelper.java
index 63f90ea5e9..d9fdf93f3a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageHelper.java
@@ -402,11 +402,6 @@ public class MessageHelper {
                 // 1=Delivery receipt
                 // 2=Read+delivery receipt
 
-                // defacto standard
-                if (receipt_type == 1 || receipt_type == 2) // Delivery receipt
-                    imessage.addHeader("Return-Receipt-To", to);
-
-
                 // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3798
                 if (receipt_type == 0 || receipt_type == 2) // Read receipt
                     imessage.addHeader("Disposition-Notification-To", to);