diff --git a/src/gui/messagesview.cpp b/src/gui/messagesview.cpp
index a0ad8f2f1..ede758bc3 100755
--- a/src/gui/messagesview.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/messagesview.cpp
@@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ void MessagesView::openSelectedMessagesInternally() {
 
   if (!messages.isEmpty()) {
     emit openMessagesInNewspaperView(m_sourceModel->loadedItem(), messages);
-
-    // Finally, mark opened messages as read.
-    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(markSelectedMessagesRead()));
   }
 }