diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
index 858fd52e4..107d77808 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class MediaActivity : SimpleActivity(), MediaAdapter.MediaOperationsListener {
     }
 
     override fun deleteFiles(files: ArrayList<File>) {
-        if (needsStupidWritePermissions(files[0].path) && isShowingPermDialog(files[0])) {
+        if (isShowingPermDialog(files[0])) {
             return
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
index e65ee5bec..e0a00ca84 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
 
     private fun deleteFile() {
         val file = File(mMedia[mPos].path)
-        if (needsStupidWritePermissions(file.path) && isShowingPermDialog(file)) {
+        if (isShowingPermDialog(file)) {
             return
         }