diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/Sabnzbd.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/Sabnzbd.cs
index 8beaa97a2..b0a4e2495 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/Sabnzbd.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/Sabnzbd.cs
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Sabnzbd
                     DeleteItemData(item);
                 }
 
-                _proxy.RemoveFrom("history", item.DownloadId, deleteData, Settings);
+                _proxy.RemoveFromHistory(item.DownloadId, deleteData, item.Status == DownloadItemStatus.Failed, Settings);
             }
             else
             {
-                _proxy.RemoveFrom("queue", item.DownloadId, deleteData, Settings);
+                _proxy.RemoveFromQueue(item.DownloadId, deleteData, Settings);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/SabnzbdProxy.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/SabnzbdProxy.cs
index da0f8f2aa..73736fbbc 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/SabnzbdProxy.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Sabnzbd/SabnzbdProxy.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Sabnzbd
     {
         string GetBaseUrl(SabnzbdSettings settings, string relativePath = null);
         SabnzbdAddResponse DownloadNzb(byte[] nzbData, string filename, string category, int priority, SabnzbdSettings settings);
-        void RemoveFrom(string source, string id, bool deleteData, SabnzbdSettings settings);
+        void RemoveFromQueue(string id, bool deleteData, SabnzbdSettings settings);
+        void RemoveFromHistory(string id, bool deleteData, bool deletePermanently, SabnzbdSettings settings);
         string GetVersion(SabnzbdSettings settings);
         SabnzbdConfig GetConfig(SabnzbdSettings settings);
         SabnzbdFullStatus GetFullStatus(SabnzbdSettings settings);
@@ -60,9 +61,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Sabnzbd
             return response;
         }
 
-        public void RemoveFrom(string source, string id, bool deleteData, SabnzbdSettings settings)
+        public void RemoveFromQueue(string id, bool deleteData, SabnzbdSettings settings)
         {
-            var request = BuildRequest(source, settings);
+            var request = BuildRequest("queue", settings);
             request.AddQueryParam("name", "delete");
             request.AddQueryParam("del_files", deleteData ? 1 : 0);
             request.AddQueryParam("value", id);
@@ -70,6 +71,17 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.Sabnzbd
             ProcessRequest(request, settings);
         }
 
+        public void RemoveFromHistory(string id, bool deleteData, bool deletePermanently, SabnzbdSettings settings)
+        {
+            var request = BuildRequest("history", settings);
+            request.AddQueryParam("name", "delete");
+            request.AddQueryParam("del_files", deleteData ? 1 : 0);
+            request.AddQueryParam("value", id);
+            request.AddQueryParam("archive", deletePermanently ? 0 : 1);
+
+            ProcessRequest(request, settings);
+        }
+
         public string GetVersion(SabnzbdSettings settings)
         {
             var request = BuildRequest("version", settings);