diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
index 3624aec4b..fdf356573 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
@@ -185,9 +185,16 @@ struct WebReaderContainerView: View {
     .alert("Are you sure?", isPresented: $showDeleteConfirmation) {
       Button("Remove Link", role: .destructive) {
         Snackbar.show(message: "Link removed")
-        dataService.removeLink(objectID: item.objectID)
+
         #if os(iOS)
+          let itemID = item.unwrappedID
+          dataService.viewContext.performAndWait {
+            item.remove(inContext: dataService.viewContext)
+          }
+          dataService.syncLinkDeletion(itemID: itemID, objectID: nil)
           presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
+        #else
+          dataService.removeLink(objectID: item.objectID)
         #endif
       }
       Button("Cancel", role: .cancel, action: {})
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLink.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLink.swift
index d6a3e3894..ee8184b4a 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLink.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLink.swift
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import Foundation
 import Models
 import SwiftGraphQL
 
-extension DataService {
-  public func removeLink(objectID: NSManagedObjectID) {
+public extension DataService {
+  func removeLink(objectID: NSManagedObjectID) {
     // Update CoreData
     backgroundContext.perform { [weak self] in
       guard let self = self else { return }
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ extension DataService {
     }
   }
 
-  func syncLinkDeletion(itemID: String, objectID: NSManagedObjectID) {
+  // TODO: this doesn't really work since we usually delete from core data first
+  // and then sync the deletion with the server. So we have no way to recored a failed
+  // delete call to the server as it is now...
+  func syncLinkDeletion(itemID: String, objectID: NSManagedObjectID?) {
     enum MutationResult {
       case success(linkId: String)
       case error(errorCode: Enums.SetBookmarkArticleErrorCode)
@@ -53,21 +56,23 @@ extension DataService {
       let data = try? result.get()
       let isSyncSuccess = data != nil
 
-      context.perform {
-        guard let linkedItem = context.object(with: objectID) as? LinkedItem else { return }
+      if let objectID = objectID {
+        context.perform {
+          guard let linkedItem = context.object(with: objectID) as? LinkedItem else { return }
 
-        if isSyncSuccess {
-          linkedItem.remove(inContext: context)
-        } else {
-          linkedItem.serverSyncStatus = Int64(ServerSyncStatus.needsDeletion.rawValue)
-        }
+          if isSyncSuccess {
+            linkedItem.remove(inContext: context)
+          } else {
+            linkedItem.serverSyncStatus = Int64(ServerSyncStatus.needsDeletion.rawValue)
+          }
 
-        do {
-          try context.save()
-          logger.debug("LinkedItem deleted succesfully")
-        } catch {
-          context.rollback()
-          logger.debug("Failed to delete LinkedItem: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+          do {
+            try context.save()
+            logger.debug("LinkedItem deleted succesfully")
+          } catch {
+            context.rollback()
+            logger.debug("Failed to delete LinkedItem: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+          }
         }
       }
     }