diff --git a/src/core/deletejob.cpp b/src/core/deletejob.cpp
--- a/src/core/deletejob.cpp
+++ b/src/core/deletejob.cpp
@@ -293,28 +293,17 @@
                 it = symlinks.begin(); // Pick up a symlink to delete
                 isLink = true;
             }
-            // Normal deletion
-            // If local file, try do it directly
-            if ((*it).isLocalFile() && QFile::remove((*it).toLocalFile())) {
-                //kdDebug(7007) << "DeleteJob deleted" << (*it).toLocalFile();
-                job = nullptr;
-                m_processedFiles++;
-                if (m_processedFiles % 300 == 1 || m_totalFilesDirs < 300) {  // update progress info every 300 files
-                    m_currentURL = *it;
-                    slotReport();
-                }
+            
+            // qDebug() << "calling file_delete on" << *it;
+            if (isHttpProtocol(it->scheme())) {
+                job = KIO::http_delete(*it, KIO::HideProgressInfo);
             } else {
-                // if remote - or if unlink() failed (we'll use the job's error handling in that case)
-                //qDebug() << "calling file_delete on" << *it;
-                if (isHttpProtocol(it->scheme())) {
-                    job = KIO::http_delete(*it, KIO::HideProgressInfo);
-                } else {
-                    job = KIO::file_delete(*it, KIO::HideProgressInfo);
-                    job->setParentJob(q);
-                }
-                Scheduler::setJobPriority(job, 1);
-                m_currentURL = (*it);
+                job = KIO::file_delete(*it, KIO::HideProgressInfo);
+                job->setParentJob(q);
             }
+            Scheduler::setJobPriority(job, 1);
+            m_currentURL = (*it);
+            
             if (isLink) {
                 symlinks.erase(it);
             } else {