diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index 41a297e5a0..b8e9d86178 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import android.text.TextUtils;
 
 import com.sun.mail.iap.ConnectionException;
 import com.sun.mail.iap.Response;
-import com.sun.mail.imap.AppendUID;
 import com.sun.mail.imap.IMAPFolder;
 import com.sun.mail.imap.IMAPMessage;
 import com.sun.mail.imap.IMAPStore;
@@ -680,32 +679,25 @@ class Core {
     }
 
     private static long append(IMAPStore istore, IMAPFolder ifolder, MimeMessage imessage) throws MessagingException {
-        if (istore.hasCapability("UIDPLUS")) {
-            AppendUID[] uids = ifolder.appendUIDMessages(new Message[]{imessage});
-            if (uids == null || uids.length == 0)
-                throw new MessageRemovedException("Message not appended");
-            return uids[0].uid;
-        } else {
-            ifolder.appendMessages(new Message[]{imessage});
+        ifolder.appendMessages(new Message[]{imessage});
 
-            long uid = -1;
-            String msgid = imessage.getMessageID();
-            Log.i("Searching for appended msgid=" + msgid);
-            Message[] messages = ifolder.search(new MessageIDTerm(msgid));
-            if (messages != null)
-                for (Message iappended : messages) {
-                    long muid = ifolder.getUID(iappended);
-                    Log.i("Found appended uid=" + muid);
-                    // RFC3501: Unique identifiers are assigned in a strictly ascending fashion
-                    if (muid > uid)
-                        uid = muid;
-                }
+        long uid = -1;
+        String msgid = imessage.getMessageID();
+        Log.i("Searching for appended msgid=" + msgid);
+        Message[] messages = ifolder.search(new MessageIDTerm(msgid));
+        if (messages != null)
+            for (Message iappended : messages) {
+                long muid = ifolder.getUID(iappended);
+                Log.i("Found appended uid=" + muid);
+                // RFC3501: Unique identifiers are assigned in a strictly ascending fashion
+                if (muid > uid)
+                    uid = muid;
+            }
 
-            if (uid < 0)
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("uid not found");
+        if (uid < 0)
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("uid not found");
 
-            return uid;
-        }
+        return uid;
     }
 
     static void onSynchronizeFolders(Context context, EntityAccount account, Store istore, State state) throws MessagingException {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccount.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccount.java
index e3970a08ec..843251f0e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccount.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccount.java
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
     private ContentLoadingProgressBar pbCheck;
     private TextView tvIdle;
     private TextView tvMove;
-    private TextView tvUidPlus;
     private TextView tvUtf8;
 
     private ArrayAdapter<EntityFolder> adapter;
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
 
         tvIdle = view.findViewById(R.id.tvIdle);
         tvMove = view.findViewById(R.id.tvMove);
-        tvUidPlus = view.findViewById(R.id.tvUidPlus);
         tvUtf8 = view.findViewById(R.id.tvUtf8);
 
         spDrafts = view.findViewById(R.id.spDrafts);
@@ -238,7 +236,6 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
                 btnCheck.setVisibility(position > 0 ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
                 tvIdle.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 tvMove.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-                tvUidPlus.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 tvUtf8.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
                 Object tag = adapterView.getTag();
@@ -444,7 +441,6 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
 
         tvIdle.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         tvMove.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-        tvUidPlus.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         tvUtf8.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
         btnCheck.setVisibility(View.GONE);
@@ -523,7 +519,6 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
                 pbCheck.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                 tvIdle.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 tvMove.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-                tvUidPlus.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 tvUtf8.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 grpFolders.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 tvError.setVisibility(View.GONE);
@@ -584,7 +579,6 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
 
                     result.idle = ((IMAPStore) istore).hasCapability("IDLE");
                     result.move = ((IMAPStore) istore).hasCapability("MOVE");
-                    result.uidplus = ((IMAPStore) istore).hasCapability("UIDPLUS");
 
                     boolean inbox = false;
                     boolean archive = false;
@@ -685,7 +679,6 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
             protected void onExecuted(Bundle args, CheckResult result) {
                 tvIdle.setVisibility(result.idle ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
                 tvMove.setVisibility(result.move ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
-                tvUidPlus.setVisibility(result.uidplus ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
                 tvUtf8.setVisibility(result.utf8 == null || result.utf8 ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
 
                 setFolders(result.folders, result.account);
@@ -1455,7 +1448,6 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
         List<EntityFolder> folders;
         boolean idle;
         boolean move;
-        boolean uidplus;
         Boolean utf8;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index 504847ed20..9bc313dde8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -604,8 +604,7 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends LifecycleService {
                     }
 
                     final boolean capIdle = ((IMAPStore) istore).hasCapability("IDLE");
-                    final boolean capUidPlus = ((IMAPStore) istore).hasCapability("UIDPLUS");
-                    Log.i(account.name + " idle=" + capIdle + " uidplus=" + capUidPlus);
+                    Log.i(account.name + " idle=" + capIdle);
 
                     db.account().setAccountState(account.id, "connected");
                     EntityLog.log(this, account.name + " connected");
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_account.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_account.xml
index 9f930d748e..7c4a0ec518 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_account.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_account.xml
@@ -466,17 +466,6 @@
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/tvIdle" />
 
-        <TextView
-            android:id="@+id/tvUidPlus"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
-            android:text="@string/title_no_uidplus"
-            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
-            android:textStyle="italic"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/tvMove" />
-
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/tvUtf8"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -486,7 +475,7 @@
             android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
             android:textStyle="italic"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/tvUidPlus" />
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/tvMove" />
 
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/tvDrafts"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 97d3c020dd..14decac042 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@
     <string name="title_no_primary_drafts">No primary account or no drafts folder</string>
     <string name="title_no_idle">This provider does not support push messages. This will delay reception of new messages and increase battery usage.</string>
     <string name="title_no_move">This provider does not support MOVE</string>
-    <string name="title_no_uidplus">This provider does not support UIDPLUS</string>
     <string name="title_no_utf8">This provider does not support UTF-8</string>
     <string name="title_no_sync">Synchronization errors since %1$s</string>
     <string name="title_sync_errors">Synchronizing some folders failed</string>