diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
index a2787f895..e5d2d7fc7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class MediaActivity : SimpleActivity(), MediaAdapter.MediaOperationsListener {
     private fun deleteDirectoryIfEmpty() {
         val file = File(mPath)
         if (config.deleteEmptyFolders && !file.isDownloadsFolder() && file.isDirectory && file.listFiles()?.isEmpty() == true) {
-            file.delete()
+            deleteFile(file, true) {}
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
index a7c435468..648f28abd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
     private fun deleteDirectoryIfEmpty() {
         val file = File(mDirectory)
         if (config.deleteEmptyFolders && !file.isDownloadsFolder() && file.isDirectory && file.listFiles()?.isEmpty() == true) {
-            file.delete()
+            deleteFile(file, true) {}
         }
 
         scanPath(mDirectory) {}