diff --git a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
index 1e276ad689..dfcb37d290 100644
--- a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
@@ -1085,14 +1085,6 @@ void ProcessDirectoryJob::processFileAnalyzeLocalInfo(
                 qCWarning(lcDisco) << "Failed to delete a file record from the local DB" << path._original;
             }
             return;
-        } else if (dbEntry._type == ItemTypeVirtualFile && isVfsWithSuffix()) {
-            // If the virtual file is removed, recreate it.
-            // This is a precaution since the suffix files don't look like the real ones
-            // and we don't want users to accidentally delete server data because they
-            // might not expect that deleting the placeholder will have a remote effect.
-            item->_instruction = CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_NEW;
-            item->_direction = SyncFileItem::Down;
-            item->_type = ItemTypeVirtualFile;
         } else if (!serverModified) {
             // Removed locally: also remove on the server.
             if (!dbEntry._serverHasIgnoredFiles) {