diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
index c100807c..52977de6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
@@ -1220,10 +1220,10 @@ class ContactsHelper(val activity: BaseSimpleActivity) {
 
             try {
                 val operations = ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation>()
-                val selection = "${ContactsContract.Data.CONTACT_ID} = ?"
+                val selection = "${ContactsContract.RawContacts._ID} = ?"
                 contacts.filter { it.source != SMT_PRIVATE }.forEach {
-                    ContentProviderOperation.newDelete(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI).apply {
-                        val selectionArgs = arrayOf(it.contactId.toString())
+                    ContentProviderOperation.newDelete(ContactsContract.RawContacts.CONTENT_URI).apply {
+                        val selectionArgs = arrayOf(it.id.toString())
                         withSelection(selection, selectionArgs)
                         operations.add(build())
                     }