diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
index cc3bde953..91d11445d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ class DirectoryAdapter(activity: BaseSimpleActivity, var dirs: MutableList<Direc
     }
 
     private fun deleteFiles() {
+        if (selectedPositions.isEmpty()) {
+            return
+        }
+
         val folders = ArrayList<File>(selectedPositions.size)
         val removeFolders = ArrayList<Directory>(selectedPositions.size)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
index 7c599a9b0..4a7c2a5c2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ class MediaAdapter(activity: BaseSimpleActivity, var media: MutableList<Medium>,
     private fun getCurrentPath() = media[selectedPositions.first()].path
 
     private fun deleteFiles() {
+        if (selectedPositions.isEmpty()) {
+            return
+        }
+
         val fileDirItems = ArrayList<FileDirItem>(selectedPositions.size)
         val removeMedia = ArrayList<Medium>(selectedPositions.size)