diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersController.kt
index edb032634a..13b136456f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersController.kt
@@ -404,8 +404,12 @@ class ChaptersController : NucleusController<ChaptersPresenter>(),
         presenter.deleteChapters(chapters)
     }
 
-    fun onChaptersDeleted() {
+    fun onChaptersDeleted(chapters: List<ChapterItem>) {
         dismissDeletingDialog()
+        //this is needed so the downloaded text gets removed from the item
+        chapters.forEach {
+            adapter?.updateItem(it)
+        }
         adapter?.notifyDataSetChanged()
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersPresenter.kt
index b04369c34f..271a58605e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersPresenter.kt
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class ChaptersPresenter(
                 .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                 .subscribeFirst({ view, _ ->
-                    view.onChaptersDeleted()
+                    view.onChaptersDeleted(chapters)
                 }, ChaptersController::onChaptersDeletedError)
     }