diff --git a/src/libsync/propagateremotemove.cpp b/src/libsync/propagateremotemove.cpp
index 6d2c0a229b047..3a16f455d9078 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagateremotemove.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagateremotemove.cpp
@@ -290,12 +290,6 @@ void PropagateRemoteMove::finalize()
         }
     }
 
-    if (!FileSystem::fileExists(targetFile)) {
-        propagator()->_journal->commit("Remote Rename");
-        done(SyncFileItem::Success, {}, ErrorCategory::NoError);
-        return;
-    }
-
     const auto result = propagator()->updateMetadata(newItem);
     if (!result) {
         done(SyncFileItem::FatalError, tr("Error updating metadata: %1").arg(result.error()), ErrorCategory::GenericError);