diff --git a/app/core/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java b/app/core/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java
index 0d1f491f3..12c3ab728 100644
--- a/app/core/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java
+++ b/app/core/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java
@@ -2028,8 +2028,7 @@ public class MessagingController {
             boolean isSpamFolder = account.hasSpamFolder() && account.getSpamFolderId() == folderId;
             boolean doNotMoveToTrashFolder = skipTrashFolder ||
                 !account.hasTrashFolder() || folderId == trashFolderId ||
-                isSpamFolder ||
-                (backend.getSupportsTrashFolder() && !backend.isDeleteMoveToTrash());
+                isSpamFolder;
 
             LocalFolder localTrashFolder = null;
             if (doNotMoveToTrashFolder) {
diff --git a/backend/api/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/api/Backend.kt b/backend/api/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/api/Backend.kt
index 5d657469a..d30476a44 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/api/Backend.kt
+++ b/backend/api/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/api/Backend.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ interface Backend {
     val supportsTrashFolder: Boolean
     val supportsSearchByDate: Boolean
     val isPushCapable: Boolean
-    val isDeleteMoveToTrash: Boolean
 
     @Throws(MessagingException::class)
     fun refreshFolderList()
diff --git a/backend/demo/src/main/java/app/k9mail/backend/demo/DemoBackend.kt b/backend/demo/src/main/java/app/k9mail/backend/demo/DemoBackend.kt
index cfc686e3c..c8823c450 100644
--- a/backend/demo/src/main/java/app/k9mail/backend/demo/DemoBackend.kt
+++ b/backend/demo/src/main/java/app/k9mail/backend/demo/DemoBackend.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class DemoBackend(private val backendStorage: BackendStorage) : Backend {
     override val supportsTrashFolder: Boolean = true
     override val supportsSearchByDate: Boolean = false
     override val isPushCapable: Boolean = false
-    override val isDeleteMoveToTrash: Boolean = true
 
     override fun refreshFolderList() {
         val localFolderServerIds = backendStorage.getFolderServerIds().toSet()
diff --git a/backend/imap/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/imap/ImapBackend.kt b/backend/imap/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/imap/ImapBackend.kt
index a0bc860c9..46c16cf6e 100644
--- a/backend/imap/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/imap/ImapBackend.kt
+++ b/backend/imap/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/imap/ImapBackend.kt
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class ImapBackend(
     override val supportsTrashFolder = true
     override val supportsSearchByDate = true
     override val isPushCapable = true
-    override val isDeleteMoveToTrash = true
 
     override fun refreshFolderList() {
         commandRefreshFolderList.refreshFolderList()
diff --git a/backend/jmap/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/jmap/JmapBackend.kt b/backend/jmap/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/jmap/JmapBackend.kt
index 92b1ddaa7..70350e0e4 100644
--- a/backend/jmap/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/jmap/JmapBackend.kt
+++ b/backend/jmap/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/jmap/JmapBackend.kt
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class JmapBackend(
     override val supportsTrashFolder = true
     override val supportsSearchByDate = true
     override val isPushCapable = false // FIXME
-    override val isDeleteMoveToTrash = true
 
     override fun refreshFolderList() {
         commandRefreshFolderList.refreshFolderList()
diff --git a/backend/pop3/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/pop3/Pop3Backend.kt b/backend/pop3/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/pop3/Pop3Backend.kt
index 64308ee0d..f3974aebb 100644
--- a/backend/pop3/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/pop3/Pop3Backend.kt
+++ b/backend/pop3/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/pop3/Pop3Backend.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class Pop3Backend(
     override val supportsTrashFolder = false
     override val supportsSearchByDate = false
     override val isPushCapable = false
-    override val isDeleteMoveToTrash = false
 
     override fun refreshFolderList() {
         commandRefreshFolderList.refreshFolderList()
diff --git a/backend/webdav/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/webdav/WebDavBackend.kt b/backend/webdav/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/webdav/WebDavBackend.kt
index 79a9d666f..aeeece231 100644
--- a/backend/webdav/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/webdav/WebDavBackend.kt
+++ b/backend/webdav/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/backend/webdav/WebDavBackend.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ class WebDavBackend(
     override val supportsTrashFolder = true
     override val supportsSearchByDate = false
     override val isPushCapable = false
-    override val isDeleteMoveToTrash = true
 
     override fun refreshFolderList() {
         commandGetFolders.refreshFolderList()