diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/db/Database.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/db/Database.kt
index f42a882e..6313bce4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/db/Database.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/db/Database.kt
@@ -484,9 +484,6 @@ interface NotificationDao {
     @Query("UPDATE notification SET deleted = 1 WHERE subscriptionId = :subscriptionId AND sequence_id = :sequenceId")
     fun markAsDeletedBySequenceId(subscriptionId: Long, sequenceId: String)
 
-    @Query("DELETE FROM notification WHERE subscriptionId = :subscriptionId AND sequence_id = :sequenceId")
-    fun deleteBySequenceId(subscriptionId: Long, sequenceId: String)
-
     @Query("UPDATE notification SET deleted = 1 WHERE subscriptionId = :subscriptionId")
     fun markAllAsDeleted(subscriptionId: Long)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/db/Repository.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/db/Repository.kt
index 7e958242..2c158fb1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/db/Repository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/db/Repository.kt
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ class Repository(private val sharedPrefs: SharedPreferences, database: Database)
         if (maybeExistingNotification != null) {
             return false
         }
-        // Delete old notifications with the same sequence ID (this is an update to an existing sequence)
+        // Mark old notifications with the same sequence ID as deleted (this is an update to an existing sequence)
         if (notification.sequenceId.isNotEmpty()) {
-            notificationDao.deleteBySequenceId(notification.subscriptionId, notification.sequenceId)
+            notificationDao.markAsDeletedBySequenceId(notification.subscriptionId, notification.sequenceId)
         }
         // If this is a delete notification, don't add it to the database
         if (notification.deleted) {
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ class Repository(private val sharedPrefs: SharedPreferences, database: Database)
         notificationDao.markAsDeleted(notificationId)
     }
 
-    fun deleteBySequenceId(subscriptionId: Long, sequenceId: String) {
-        notificationDao.deleteBySequenceId(subscriptionId, sequenceId)
+    fun markAsDeletedBySequenceId(subscriptionId: Long, sequenceId: String) {
+        notificationDao.markAsDeletedBySequenceId(subscriptionId, sequenceId)
     }
 
     fun markAllAsDeleted(subscriptionId: Long) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/msg/Poller.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/msg/Poller.kt
index c92a6e6b..102b685c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/msg/Poller.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/msg/Poller.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Poller(
         latestBySequenceId.filter { it.deleted }.forEach { notification ->
             val sequenceId = notification.sequenceId.ifEmpty { notification.id }
             Log.d(TAG, "Deleting notifications with sequenceId $sequenceId")
-            repository.deleteBySequenceId(subscriptionId, sequenceId)
+            repository.markAsDeletedBySequenceId(subscriptionId, sequenceId)
         }
 
         // Add only non-deleted latest notifications
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/service/SubscriberService.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/service/SubscriberService.kt
index 36464e3a..83e889c8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/service/SubscriberService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/heckel/ntfy/service/SubscriberService.kt
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class SubscriberService : Service() {
 
             // Delete existing notification with same sequenceId, if any
             if (notification.sequenceId.isNotEmpty()) {
-                repository.deleteBySequenceId(subscription.id, notification.sequenceId)
+                repository.markAsDeletedBySequenceId(subscription.id, notification.sequenceId)
             }
             // Add notification to database and dispatch to be displayed/canceled
             val added = repository.addNotification(notification)
diff --git a/app/src/play/java/io/heckel/ntfy/firebase/FirebaseService.kt b/app/src/play/java/io/heckel/ntfy/firebase/FirebaseService.kt
index 89a78c98..3fb09032 100644
--- a/app/src/play/java/io/heckel/ntfy/firebase/FirebaseService.kt
+++ b/app/src/play/java/io/heckel/ntfy/firebase/FirebaseService.kt
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class FirebaseService : FirebaseMessagingService() {
 
             // Delete existing notification with same sequenceId, if any
             if (notification.sequenceId.isNotEmpty()) {
-                repository.deleteBySequenceId(subscription.id, notification.sequenceId)
+                repository.markAsDeletedBySequenceId(subscription.id, notification.sequenceId)
             }
             // Add notification to database and dispatch to be displayed/canceled
             val added = repository.addNotification(notification)