diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/de/test/antennapod/storage/DBWriterTest.java b/app/src/androidTest/java/de/test/antennapod/storage/DBWriterTest.java
index b80482c53..9676d8956 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/de/test/antennapod/storage/DBWriterTest.java
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/de/test/antennapod/storage/DBWriterTest.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.test.InstrumentationTestCase;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import org.awaitility.Awaitility;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -24,8 +26,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.UserPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.PodDBAdapter;
-
-import org.awaitility.Awaitility;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.Consumer;
 
 /**
  * Test class for DBWriter
@@ -574,24 +575,11 @@ public class DBWriterTest extends InstrumentationTestCase {
     public void testRemoveQueueItem() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
         final int NUM_ITEMS = 10;
         final Context context = getInstrumentation().getTargetContext();
-        Feed feed = new Feed("url", null, "title");
-        feed.setItems(new ArrayList<>());
-        for (int i = 0; i < NUM_ITEMS; i++) {
-            FeedItem item = new FeedItem(0, "title " + i, "id " + i, "link " + i, new Date(), FeedItem.PLAYED, feed);
-            feed.getItems().add(item);
-        }
+        Feed feed = createTestFeed(NUM_ITEMS);
 
-        PodDBAdapter adapter = PodDBAdapter.getInstance();
-        adapter.open();
-        adapter.setCompleteFeed(feed);
-        adapter.close();
-
-        for (FeedItem item : feed.getItems()) {
-            assertTrue(item.getId() != 0);
-        }
         for (int removeIndex = 0; removeIndex < NUM_ITEMS; removeIndex++) {
             final FeedItem item = feed.getItems().get(removeIndex);
-            adapter = PodDBAdapter.getInstance();
+            PodDBAdapter adapter = PodDBAdapter.getInstance();
             adapter.open();
             adapter.setQueue(feed.getItems());
             adapter.close();
@@ -616,6 +604,43 @@ public class DBWriterTest extends InstrumentationTestCase {
         }
     }
 
+    public void testRemoveQueueItemMultipleItems() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
+        // Setup test data
+        //
+        final int NUM_ITEMS = 5;
+        final int NUM_IN_QUEUE = NUM_ITEMS - 1; // the last one not in queue for boundary condition
+        final Context context = getInstrumentation().getTargetContext();
+        Feed feed = createTestFeed(NUM_ITEMS);
+
+        List<FeedItem> itemsToAdd = feed.getItems().subList(0, NUM_IN_QUEUE);
+        withPodDB(adapter -> adapter.setQueue(itemsToAdd) );
+
+        // Actual tests
+        //
+
+        // Use array rather than List to make codes more succinct
+        Long[] itemIds = toItemIds(feed.getItems()).toArray(new Long[0]);
+
+        DBWriter.removeQueueItem(context, false,
+                itemIds[1], itemIds[3]).get(TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        assertQueueByItemIds("Average case - 2 items removed successfully",
+                itemIds[0], itemIds[2]);
+
+        DBWriter.removeQueueItem(context, false).get(TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        assertQueueByItemIds("Boundary case - no items supplied. queue should see no change",
+                itemIds[0], itemIds[2]);
+
+        DBWriter.removeQueueItem(context, false,
+                itemIds[0], itemIds[4], -1L).get(TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        assertQueueByItemIds("Boundary case - items not in queue ignored",
+                itemIds[2]);
+
+        DBWriter.removeQueueItem(context, false,
+                itemIds[2], -1L).get(TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        assertQueueByItemIds("Boundary case - invalid itemIds ignored"); // the queue is empty
+
+    }
+
     public void testMoveQueueItem() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
         final int NUM_ITEMS = 10;
         Feed feed = new Feed("url", null, "title");
@@ -713,4 +738,53 @@ public class DBWriterTest extends InstrumentationTestCase {
             assertTrue(item.isPlayed());
         }
     }
+
+    private static Feed createTestFeed(int numItems) {
+        Feed feed = new Feed("url", null, "title");
+        feed.setItems(new ArrayList<>());
+        for (int i = 0; i < numItems; i++) {
+            FeedItem item = new FeedItem(0, "title " + i, "id " + i, "link " + i, new Date(), FeedItem.PLAYED, feed);
+            feed.getItems().add(item);
+        }
+
+        withPodDB(adapter -> adapter.setCompleteFeed(feed));
+
+        for (FeedItem item : feed.getItems()) {
+            assertTrue(item.getId() != 0);
+        }
+        return feed;
+    }
+
+    private static void withPodDB(Consumer<PodDBAdapter> action) {
+        PodDBAdapter adapter = PodDBAdapter.getInstance();
+        try {
+            adapter.open();
+            action.accept(adapter);
+        } finally {
+            adapter.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void assertQueueByItemIds(
+            String message,
+            long... itemIdsExpected
+    ) {
+        List<FeedItem> queue = DBReader.getQueue();
+        List<Long> itemIdsActualList = toItemIds(queue);
+        List<Long> itemIdsExpectedList = new ArrayList<Long>(itemIdsExpected.length);
+        for (long id : itemIdsExpected) {
+            itemIdsExpectedList.add(id);
+        }
+
+        assertEquals(message, itemIdsExpectedList, itemIdsActualList);
+    }
+
+    private static List<Long> toItemIds(List<FeedItem> items) {
+        List<Long> itemIds = new ArrayList<Long>(items.size());
+        for(FeedItem item : items) {
+            itemIds.add(item.getId());
+        }
+        return itemIds;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java
index b2f28008a..909b46414 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.util.Log;
-import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import org.shredzone.flattr4j.model.Flattr;
 
@@ -434,6 +433,11 @@ public class DBWriter {
         return dbExec.submit(() -> removeQueueItemSynchronous(context, performAutoDownload, item.getId()));
     }
 
+    public static Future<?> removeQueueItem(final Context context, final boolean performAutoDownload,
+                                            final long... itemIds) {
+        return dbExec.submit(() -> removeQueueItemSynchronous(context, performAutoDownload, itemIds));
+    }
+
     private static void removeQueueItemSynchronous(final Context context,
                                                    final boolean performAutoDownload,
                                                    final long... itemIds) {
@@ -484,12 +488,6 @@ public class DBWriter {
         }
     }
 
-    public static Future<?> removeQueueItem(final Context context, final boolean performAutoDownload,
-                                         final long... itemIds) {
-        Toast.makeText(context, "To implement: remove from queue. ids=" + itemIds, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-        return dbExec.submit(() -> { });
-    }
-
     public static Future<?> addFavoriteItem(final FeedItem item) {
         return dbExec.submit(() -> {
             final PodDBAdapter adapter = PodDBAdapter.getInstance().open();