diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/menus/ConversationActionModeCallback.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/menus/ConversationActionModeCallback.kt
index abadc06335..ea265bdbbf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/menus/ConversationActionModeCallback.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/menus/ConversationActionModeCallback.kt
@@ -42,18 +42,6 @@ class ConversationActionModeCallback(private val adapter: ConversationAdapter, p
         val blindedPublicKey = openGroup?.publicKey?.let { SodiumUtilities.blindedKeyPair(it, edKeyPair)?.publicKey?.asBytes }
             ?.let { AccountId(IdPrefix.BLINDED, it) }?.hexString
 
-        // Embedded function
-        fun userCanDeleteSelectedItems(): Boolean {
-            // admin can delete all combinations
-            if(adapter.isAdmin) return true
-
-            val allSentByCurrentUser = selectedItems.all { it.isOutgoing }
-            val allReceivedByCurrentUser = selectedItems.all { !it.isOutgoing }
-            if (openGroup == null) { return allSentByCurrentUser || allReceivedByCurrentUser }
-            if (allSentByCurrentUser) { return true }
-            return OpenGroupManager.isUserModerator(context, openGroup.groupId, userPublicKey, blindedPublicKey)
-        }
-
         // Embedded function
         fun userCanBanSelectedUsers(): Boolean {
             if (openGroup == null) { return false }
@@ -67,7 +55,7 @@ class ConversationActionModeCallback(private val adapter: ConversationAdapter, p
 
 
         // Delete message
-        menu.findItem(R.id.menu_context_delete_message).isVisible = userCanDeleteSelectedItems()
+        menu.findItem(R.id.menu_context_delete_message).isVisible = true // can always delete since delete logic will be handled by the VM
         // Ban user
         menu.findItem(R.id.menu_context_ban_user).isVisible = userCanBanSelectedUsers()
         // Ban and delete all