diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 58d81d31c..7d2c9fbd7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), DirectoryOperationsListener {
                         if (!curMedia.contains(it)) {
                             val path = (it as? Medium)?.path
                             if (path != null) {
-                                mMediumDao.deleteMediumPath(path)
+                                deleteDBPath(mMediumDao, path)
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MediaActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MediaActivity.kt
index c0edd6a93..791cabd78 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MediaActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MediaActivity.kt
@@ -884,8 +884,8 @@ class MediaActivity : SimpleActivity(), MediaOperationsListener {
             Thread {
                 val useRecycleBin = config.useRecycleBin
                 filtered.forEach {
-                    if (!useRecycleBin) {
-                        mMediumDao.deleteMediumPath(it.path)
+                    if (it.path.startsWith(recycleBinPath) || !useRecycleBin) {
+                        deleteDBPath(mMediumDao, it.path)
                     }
                 }
             }.start()
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Activity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Activity.kt
index 2244823a9..21cf823ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Activity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Activity.kt
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ fun BaseSimpleActivity.tryDeleteFileDirItem(fileDirItem: FileDirItem, allowDelet
     deleteFile(fileDirItem, allowDeleteFolder) {
         if (deleteFromDatabase) {
             Thread {
-                galleryDB.MediumDao().deleteMediumPath(fileDirItem.path)
+                deleteDBPath(galleryDB.MediumDao(), fileDirItem.path)
                 runOnUiThread {
                     callback?.invoke(it)
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt
index b4936f781..d7430f161 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fun Context.rescanFolderMediaSync(path: String) {
                     if (!newMedia.contains(it)) {
                         val mediumPath = (it as? Medium)?.path
                         if (mediumPath != null) {
-                            mediumDao.deleteMediumPath(mediumPath)
+                            deleteDBPath(mediumDao, mediumPath)
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ fun Context.getCachedMedia(path: String, getVideosOnly: Boolean = false, getImag
         val mediaToDelete = ArrayList<Medium>()
         media.filter { !getDoesFilePathExist(it.path) }.forEach {
             if (it.path.startsWith(recycleBinPath)) {
-                mediumDao.deleteMediumPath(it.path.removePrefix(recycleBinPath))
+                deleteDBPath(mediumDao, it.path)
             } else {
                 mediaToDelete.add(it)
             }
@@ -478,3 +478,7 @@ fun Context.getUpdatedDeletedMedia(mediumDao: MediumDao): ArrayList<Medium> {
     }
     return media
 }
+
+fun Context.deleteDBPath(mediumDao: MediumDao, path: String) {
+    mediumDao.deleteMediumPath(path.replaceFirst(recycleBinPath, RECYCLE_BIN))
+}