diff --git a/src/core/Database.cpp b/src/core/Database.cpp
index f567b4047..91dd0ade6 100644
--- a/src/core/Database.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Database.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ void Database::addDeletedObject(const DeletedObject& delObj)
     m_deletedObjects.append(delObj);
 }
 
+void Database::addDeletedObject(const Uuid& uuid)
+{
+    DeletedObject delObj;
+    delObj.deletionTime = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
+    delObj.uuid = uuid;
+
+    addDeletedObject(delObj);
+}
+
 Uuid Database::cipher() const
 {
     return m_cipher;
diff --git a/src/core/Database.h b/src/core/Database.h
index 6475626a0..ecbbc9c88 100644
--- a/src/core/Database.h
+++ b/src/core/Database.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
     Group* resolveGroup(const Uuid& uuid);
     QList<DeletedObject> deletedObjects();
     void addDeletedObject(const DeletedObject& delObj);
+    void addDeletedObject(const Uuid& uuid);
 
     Uuid cipher() const;
     Database::CompressionAlgorithm compressionAlgo() const;
diff --git a/src/core/Entry.cpp b/src/core/Entry.cpp
index b86910ced..1e63d4fb0 100644
--- a/src/core/Entry.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Entry.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@ Entry::~Entry()
     if (m_group) {
         m_group->removeEntry(this);
 
-        DeletedObject delEntry;
-        delEntry.deletionTime = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
-        delEntry.uuid = m_uuid;
-        m_group->addDeletedObject(delEntry);
+        if (m_group->database()) {
+            m_group->database()->addDeletedObject(m_uuid);
+        }
     }
 
     qDeleteAll(m_history);
@@ -362,10 +361,7 @@ void Entry::setGroup(Group* group)
     if (m_group) {
         m_group->removeEntry(this);
         if (m_group->database() != group->database()) {
-            DeletedObject delEntry;
-            delEntry.deletionTime = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
-            delEntry.uuid = m_uuid;
-            m_group->addDeletedObject(delEntry);
+            m_group->database()->addDeletedObject(m_uuid);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/Group.cpp b/src/core/Group.cpp
index 267670dd4..4c330e4cb 100644
--- a/src/core/Group.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Group.cpp
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ void Group::setParent(Database* db)
     QObject::setParent(db);
 }
 
+Database* Group::database()
+{
+    return m_db;
+}
+
 const Database* Group::database() const
 {
     return m_db;
@@ -418,16 +423,10 @@ void Group::cleanupParent()
 void Group::recCreateDelObjects()
 {
     if (m_db) {
-        DeletedObject delGroup;
-        delGroup.deletionTime = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
-        delGroup.uuid = m_uuid;
-        m_db->addDeletedObject(delGroup);
+        m_db->addDeletedObject(m_uuid);
 
         Q_FOREACH (Entry* entry, m_entries) {
-            DeletedObject delEntry;
-            delEntry.deletionTime = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
-            delEntry.uuid = entry->uuid();
-            m_db->addDeletedObject(delEntry);
+            m_db->addDeletedObject(entry->uuid());
         }
 
         Q_FOREACH (Group* group, m_children) {
@@ -435,10 +434,3 @@ void Group::recCreateDelObjects()
         }
     }
 }
-
-void Group::addDeletedObject(const DeletedObject& delObj)
-{
-    if (m_db) {
-        m_db->addDeletedObject(delObj);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/core/Group.h b/src/core/Group.h
index b3f2b6887..77290bc96 100644
--- a/src/core/Group.h
+++ b/src/core/Group.h
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ public:
     const Group* parentGroup() const;
     void setParent(Group* parent, int index = -1);
 
+    Database* database();
     const Database* database() const;
     QList<Group*> children();
     const QList<Group*>& children() const;
     QList<Entry*> entries();
     const QList<Entry*>& entries() const;
     QList<Entry*> entriesRecursive(bool includeHistoryItems = false);
-    void addDeletedObject(const DeletedObject& delObj);
 
 
 Q_SIGNALS: