diff --git a/internal/db/leveldb.go b/internal/db/leveldb.go
index 762da6efe..774bab351 100644
--- a/internal/db/leveldb.go
+++ b/internal/db/leveldb.go
@@ -321,40 +321,6 @@ func ldbReplace(db *leveldb.DB, folder, device []byte, fs []protocol.FileInfo) i
 	})
 }
 
-func ldbReplaceWithDelete(db *leveldb.DB, folder, device []byte, fs []protocol.FileInfo, myID uint64) int64 {
-	mtimeRepo := NewVirtualMtimeRepo(db, string(folder))
-
-	return ldbGenericReplace(db, folder, device, fs, func(db dbReader, batch dbWriter, folder, device, name []byte, dbi iterator.Iterator) int64 {
-		var tf FileInfoTruncated
-		err := tf.UnmarshalXDR(dbi.Value())
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-		if !tf.IsDeleted() {
-			if debugDB {
-				l.Debugf("mark deleted; folder=%q device=%v name=%q", folder, protocol.DeviceIDFromBytes(device), name)
-			}
-			ts := clock(tf.LocalVersion)
-			f := protocol.FileInfo{
-				Name:         tf.Name,
-				Version:      tf.Version.Update(myID),
-				LocalVersion: ts,
-				Flags:        tf.Flags | protocol.FlagDeleted,
-				Modified:     tf.Modified,
-			}
-			bs, _ := f.MarshalXDR()
-			if debugDB {
-				l.Debugf("batch.Put %p %x", batch, dbi.Key())
-			}
-			batch.Put(dbi.Key(), bs)
-			mtimeRepo.DeleteMtime(tf.Name)
-			ldbUpdateGlobal(db, batch, folder, device, f)
-			return ts
-		}
-		return 0
-	})
-}
-
 func ldbUpdate(db *leveldb.DB, folder, device []byte, fs []protocol.FileInfo) int64 {
 	runtime.GC()
 
diff --git a/internal/db/set.go b/internal/db/set.go
index c4cbe246d..a92f41577 100644
--- a/internal/db/set.go
+++ b/internal/db/set.go
@@ -88,22 +88,6 @@ func (s *FileSet) Replace(device protocol.DeviceID, fs []protocol.FileInfo) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *FileSet) ReplaceWithDelete(device protocol.DeviceID, fs []protocol.FileInfo, myID uint64) {
-	if debug {
-		l.Debugf("%s ReplaceWithDelete(%v, [%d])", s.folder, device, len(fs))
-	}
-	normalizeFilenames(fs)
-	s.mutex.Lock()
-	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
-	if lv := ldbReplaceWithDelete(s.db, []byte(s.folder), device[:], fs, myID); lv > s.localVersion[device] {
-		s.localVersion[device] = lv
-	}
-	if device == protocol.LocalDeviceID {
-		s.blockmap.Drop()
-		s.blockmap.Add(fs)
-	}
-}
-
 func (s *FileSet) Update(device protocol.DeviceID, fs []protocol.FileInfo) {
 	if debug {
 		l.Debugf("%s Update(%v, [%d])", s.folder, device, len(fs))
diff --git a/internal/db/set_test.go b/internal/db/set_test.go
index f91666726..3e82bdaac 100644
--- a/internal/db/set_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/set_test.go
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ func TestGlobalSet(t *testing.T) {
 		protocol.FileInfo{Name: "b", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}, Blocks: genBlocks(2)},
 		protocol.FileInfo{Name: "c", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}, Blocks: genBlocks(3)},
 		protocol.FileInfo{Name: "d", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}, Blocks: genBlocks(4)},
+		protocol.FileInfo{Name: "z", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1001}}, Flags: protocol.FlagDeleted},
 	}
 	localTot := fileList{
 		local0[0],
@@ -160,8 +161,8 @@ func TestGlobalSet(t *testing.T) {
 		local0[3],
 	}
 
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local0, myID)
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local1, myID)
+	m.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local0)
+	m.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local1)
 	m.Replace(remoteDevice0, remote0)
 	m.Update(remoteDevice0, remote1)
 
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ func TestNeedWithInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 		protocol.FileInfo{Name: "d", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1003}}, Blocks: genBlocks(7)},
 	}
 
-	s.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, localHave, myID)
+	s.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, localHave)
 	s.Replace(remoteDevice0, remote0Have)
 	s.Replace(remoteDevice1, remote1Have)
 
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ func TestUpdateToInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 		protocol.FileInfo{Name: "d", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1003}}, Blocks: genBlocks(7)},
 	}
 
-	s.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, localHave, myID)
+	s.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, localHave)
 
 	have := fileList(haveList(s, protocol.LocalDeviceID))
 	sort.Sort(have)
@@ -370,81 +371,6 @@ func TestInvalidAvailability(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Incorrect availability for 'none':", av)
 	}
 }
-
-func TestLocalDeleted(t *testing.T) {
-	ldb, err := leveldb.Open(storage.NewMemStorage(), nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	m := db.NewFileSet("test", ldb)
-
-	local1 := []protocol.FileInfo{
-		{Name: "a", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}},
-		{Name: "b", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}},
-		{Name: "c", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}},
-		{Name: "d", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}},
-		{Name: "z", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}, Flags: protocol.FlagDirectory},
-	}
-
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local1, myID)
-
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, []protocol.FileInfo{
-		local1[0],
-		// [1] removed
-		local1[2],
-		local1[3],
-		local1[4],
-	}, myID)
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, []protocol.FileInfo{
-		local1[0],
-		local1[2],
-		// [3] removed
-		local1[4],
-	}, myID)
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, []protocol.FileInfo{
-		local1[0],
-		local1[2],
-		// [4] removed
-	}, myID)
-
-	expectedGlobal1 := []protocol.FileInfo{
-		local1[0],
-		{Name: "b", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1001}}, Flags: protocol.FlagDeleted},
-		local1[2],
-		{Name: "d", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1001}}, Flags: protocol.FlagDeleted},
-		{Name: "z", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1001}}, Flags: protocol.FlagDeleted | protocol.FlagDirectory},
-	}
-
-	g := globalList(m)
-	sort.Sort(fileList(g))
-	sort.Sort(fileList(expectedGlobal1))
-
-	if fmt.Sprint(g) != fmt.Sprint(expectedGlobal1) {
-		t.Errorf("Global incorrect;\n A: %v !=\n E: %v", g, expectedGlobal1)
-	}
-
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, []protocol.FileInfo{
-		local1[0],
-		// [2] removed
-	}, myID)
-
-	expectedGlobal2 := []protocol.FileInfo{
-		local1[0],
-		{Name: "b", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1001}}, Flags: protocol.FlagDeleted},
-		{Name: "c", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1001}}, Flags: protocol.FlagDeleted},
-		{Name: "d", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1001}}, Flags: protocol.FlagDeleted},
-		{Name: "z", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1001}}, Flags: protocol.FlagDeleted | protocol.FlagDirectory},
-	}
-
-	g = globalList(m)
-	sort.Sort(fileList(g))
-	sort.Sort(fileList(expectedGlobal2))
-
-	if fmt.Sprint(g) != fmt.Sprint(expectedGlobal2) {
-		t.Errorf("Global incorrect;\n A: %v !=\n E: %v", g, expectedGlobal2)
-	}
-}
-
 func Benchmark10kReplace(b *testing.B) {
 	ldb, err := leveldb.Open(storage.NewMemStorage(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -459,7 +385,7 @@ func Benchmark10kReplace(b *testing.B) {
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		m := db.NewFileSet("test", ldb)
-		m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local, myID)
+		m.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -482,7 +408,7 @@ func Benchmark10kUpdateChg(b *testing.B) {
 		local = append(local, protocol.FileInfo{Name: fmt.Sprintf("file%d", i), Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}})
 	}
 
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local, myID)
+	m.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local)
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
@@ -513,7 +439,7 @@ func Benchmark10kUpdateSme(b *testing.B) {
 		local = append(local, protocol.FileInfo{Name: fmt.Sprintf("file%d", i), Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}})
 	}
 
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local, myID)
+	m.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local)
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
@@ -543,7 +469,7 @@ func Benchmark10kNeed2k(b *testing.B) {
 		local = append(local, protocol.FileInfo{Name: fmt.Sprintf("file%d", i), Version: protocol.Vector{{1, 980}}})
 	}
 
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local, myID)
+	m.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local)
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
@@ -576,7 +502,7 @@ func Benchmark10kHaveFullList(b *testing.B) {
 		local = append(local, protocol.FileInfo{Name: fmt.Sprintf("file%d", i), Version: protocol.Vector{{1, 980}}})
 	}
 
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local, myID)
+	m.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local)
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
@@ -609,7 +535,7 @@ func Benchmark10kGlobal(b *testing.B) {
 		local = append(local, protocol.FileInfo{Name: fmt.Sprintf("file%d", i), Version: protocol.Vector{{1, 980}}})
 	}
 
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local, myID)
+	m.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local)
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
@@ -642,7 +568,7 @@ func TestGlobalReset(t *testing.T) {
 		{Name: "e", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}},
 	}
 
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local, myID)
+	m.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local)
 	g := globalList(m)
 	sort.Sort(fileList(g))
 
@@ -689,7 +615,7 @@ func TestNeed(t *testing.T) {
 		{Name: "e", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}},
 	}
 
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local, myID)
+	m.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local)
 	m.Replace(remoteDevice0, remote)
 
 	need := needList(m, protocol.LocalDeviceID)
@@ -725,20 +651,14 @@ func TestLocalVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		{Name: "e", Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}},
 	}
 
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local1, myID)
+	m.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local1)
 	c0 := m.LocalVersion(protocol.LocalDeviceID)
 
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local2, myID)
+	m.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local2)
 	c1 := m.LocalVersion(protocol.LocalDeviceID)
 	if !(c1 > c0) {
 		t.Fatal("Local version number should have incremented")
 	}
-
-	m.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local2, myID)
-	c2 := m.LocalVersion(protocol.LocalDeviceID)
-	if c2 != c1 {
-		t.Fatal("Local version number should be unchanged")
-	}
 }
 
 func TestListDropFolder(t *testing.T) {
@@ -850,7 +770,7 @@ func TestLongPath(t *testing.T) {
 		{Name: string(name), Version: protocol.Vector{{ID: myID, Value: 1000}}},
 	}
 
-	s.ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local, myID)
+	s.Replace(protocol.LocalDeviceID, local)
 
 	gf := globalList(s)
 	if l := len(gf); l != 1 {
diff --git a/internal/model/model.go b/internal/model/model.go
index ca3374b30..af1a0e988 100644
--- a/internal/model/model.go
+++ b/internal/model/model.go
@@ -826,13 +826,6 @@ func (m *Model) Request(deviceID protocol.DeviceID, folder, name string, offset
 	return buf, nil
 }
 
-// ReplaceLocal replaces the local folder index with the given list of files.
-func (m *Model) ReplaceLocal(folder string, fs []protocol.FileInfo) {
-	m.fmut.RLock()
-	m.folderFiles[folder].ReplaceWithDelete(protocol.LocalDeviceID, fs, m.shortID)
-	m.fmut.RUnlock()
-}
-
 func (m *Model) CurrentFolderFile(folder string, file string) (protocol.FileInfo, bool) {
 	m.fmut.RLock()
 	fs, ok := m.folderFiles[folder]