diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/GroupContactsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/GroupContactsActivity.kt
index 0182f77d..9a3dd388 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/GroupContactsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/GroupContactsActivity.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class GroupContactsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
             SelectContactsDialog(this, allContacts, groupContacts) { addedContacts, removedContacts ->
                 ContactsHelper(this).apply {
                     addContactsToGroup(addedContacts, group.id)
+                    removeContactsFromGroup(removedContacts, group.id)
                 }
                 refreshContacts()
             }
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 0503f562..8a86c144 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
@@ -760,6 +760,19 @@ class ContactsHelper(val activity: BaseSimpleActivity) {
         activity.contentResolver.applyBatch(ContactsContract.AUTHORITY, operations)
     }
 
+    fun removeContactsFromGroup(contacts: ArrayList<Contact>, groupId: Long) {
+        val operations = ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation>()
+        contacts.forEach {
+            ContentProviderOperation.newDelete(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI).apply {
+                val selection = "${ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID} = ? AND ${ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE} = ? AND ${ContactsContract.Data.DATA1} = ?"
+                val selectionArgs = arrayOf(it.id.toString(), CommonDataKinds.GroupMembership.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE, groupId.toString())
+                withSelection(selection, selectionArgs)
+                operations.add(build())
+            }
+        }
+        activity.contentResolver.applyBatch(ContactsContract.AUTHORITY, operations)
+    }
+
     fun insertContact(contact: Contact): Boolean {
         return if (contact.source == SMT_PRIVATE) {
             insertLocalContact(contact)