diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsSmsDatabase.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsSmsDatabase.java
index 4f7fc530c0..6436869250 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsSmsDatabase.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MmsSmsDatabase.java
@@ -482,8 +482,7 @@ public class MmsSmsDatabase extends Database {
   public int getMessagePositionInConversation(long threadId, long receivedTimestamp) {
     String order     = MmsSmsColumns.NORMALIZED_DATE_RECEIVED + " DESC";
     String selection = MmsSmsColumns.THREAD_ID + " = " + threadId + " AND " +
-                       MmsSmsColumns.NORMALIZED_DATE_RECEIVED + " > " + receivedTimestamp + " AND " +
-                       MmsSmsColumns.REMOTE_DELETED + " = 0";
+                       MmsSmsColumns.NORMALIZED_DATE_RECEIVED + " > " + receivedTimestamp;
 
     try (Cursor cursor = queryTables(new String[]{ "COUNT(*)" }, selection, order, null)) {
       if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {