diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index 3b4e99c163..a3031b31b5 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -172,10 +172,13 @@ const addNewStatuses = (state, { statuses, showImmediately = false, timeline, us
       updateMaxId(favorite)
       favoriteStatus(favorite)
     },
-    'deletion': ({uri}) => {
-      remove(allStatuses, { tag: uri })
-      remove(timelineObject.statuses, { tag: uri })
-      remove(timelineObject.visibleStatuses, { tag: uri })
+    'deletion': (deletion) => {
+      const uri = deletion.uri
+      updateMaxId(deletion)
+
+      remove(allStatuses, { uri })
+      remove(timelineObject.statuses, { uri })
+      remove(timelineObject.visibleStatuses, { uri })
     },
     'default': (unknown) => {
       console.log(unknown)
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
index 871de491b1..574e4f74ff 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
   it('removes statuses by tag on deletion', () => {
     const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
     const status = makeMockStatus({id: 1})
-    status.tag = 'xxx'
+    status.uri = 'xxx'
     const deletion = makeMockStatus({id: 2, is_post_verb: false})
     deletion.text = 'Dolus deleted notice {{tag:gs.smuglo.li,2016-11-18:noticeId=1038007:objectType=note}}.'
-    deletion.uri = 'xxx'
+    deletion.uri= 'xxx'
 
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [status], showImmediately: true, timeline: 'public' })
     mutations.addNewStatuses(state, { statuses: [deletion], showImmediately: true, timeline: 'public' })
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
     expect(state.allStatuses).to.eql([])
     expect(state.timelines.public.statuses).to.eql([])
     expect(state.timelines.public.visibleStatuses).to.eql([])
+    expect(state.timelines.public.maxId).to.eql(2)
   })
 
   it('keeps a descending by id order in timeline.visibleStatuses and timeline.statuses', () => {