diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index f43bdd9d94..f81304ad65 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -4297,7 +4297,6 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase
             @Override
             protected Void onExecute(Context context, Bundle args) {
                 long[] ids = args.getLongArray("ids");
-                boolean swiped = args.getBoolean("swiped");
                 boolean seen = args.getBoolean("seen");
                 boolean threading = args.getBoolean("threading");
 
@@ -4310,9 +4309,6 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase
                         if (message == null)
                             continue;
 
-                        if (swiped)
-                            db.message().setMessageUiBusy(message.id, new Date().getTime());
-
                         List<EntityMessage> messages = db.message().getMessagesByThread(
                                 message.account, message.thread, threading ? null : id, seen ? null : message.folder);
                         for (EntityMessage threaded : messages)