diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
index fe9b98f5f..543d23727 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ import Views
 
   func removeLink(dataService: DataService, objectID: NSManagedObjectID) {
     Snackbar.show(message: "Link removed")
-    dataService.removeLink(objectID: objectID, useViewContext: true)
+    dataService.removeLink(objectID: objectID)
   }
 
   func snoozeUntil(dataService: DataService, linkId: String, until: Date, successMessage: String?) async {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
index 377b7e0fe..3624aec4b 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct WebReaderContainerView: View {
     .alert("Are you sure?", isPresented: $showDeleteConfirmation) {
       Button("Remove Link", role: .destructive) {
         Snackbar.show(message: "Link removed")
-        dataService.removeLink(objectID: item.objectID, useViewContext: true)
+        dataService.removeLink(objectID: item.objectID)
         #if os(iOS)
           presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
         #endif
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/DeleteHighlight.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/DeleteHighlight.swift
index ff9a95b87..286e0524b 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/DeleteHighlight.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/DeleteHighlight.swift
@@ -5,20 +5,30 @@ import SwiftGraphQL
 
 public extension DataService {
   func deleteHighlight(highlightID: String) {
-    if let highlight = Highlight.lookup(byID: highlightID, inContext: backgroundContext) {
+    if let highlight = Highlight.lookup(byID: highlightID, inContext: viewContext) {
       deleteHighlight(objectID: highlight.objectID)
     }
   }
 
   private func deleteHighlight(objectID: NSManagedObjectID) {
     // Update CoreData
-    backgroundContext.perform { [weak self] in
-      guard let self = self else { return }
-      guard let highlight = self.backgroundContext.object(with: objectID) as? Highlight else { return }
-      highlight.remove(inContext: self.backgroundContext)
+    viewContext.performAndWait {
+      guard let highlight = viewContext.object(with: objectID) as? Highlight else { return }
+      highlight.serverSyncStatus = Int64(ServerSyncStatus.needsDeletion.rawValue)
 
-      // Send update to server
-      self.syncHighlightDeletion(highlightID: highlight.unwrappedID, objectID: objectID)
+      do {
+        try viewContext.save()
+        logger.debug("Highlight succesfully marked for deletion")
+      } catch {
+        viewContext.rollback()
+        logger.debug("Failed to mark Highlight for deletion: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Send update to server
+    backgroundContext.perform { [weak self] in
+      guard let highlight = self?.backgroundContext.object(with: objectID) as? Highlight else { return }
+      self?.syncHighlightDeletion(highlightID: highlight.unwrappedID, objectID: objectID)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLabelPublisher.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLabelPublisher.swift
index fc7c02c2b..9df043f40 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLabelPublisher.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLabelPublisher.swift
@@ -5,14 +5,21 @@ import SwiftGraphQL
 extension DataService {
   public func removeLabel(labelID: String, name: String) {
     // Update CoreData
-    backgroundContext.perform { [weak self] in
-      guard let self = self else { return }
-      guard let label = LinkedItemLabel.lookup(byID: labelID, inContext: self.backgroundContext) else { return }
-      label.remove(inContext: self.backgroundContext)
+    viewContext.performAndWait {
+      guard let label = LinkedItemLabel.lookup(byID: labelID, inContext: self.viewContext) else { return }
+      label.serverSyncStatus = Int64(ServerSyncStatus.needsDeletion.rawValue)
 
-      // Send update to server
-      self.syncLabelDeletion(labelID: labelID, labelName: name)
+      do {
+        try viewContext.save()
+        logger.debug("Label succesfully marked for deletion")
+      } catch {
+        viewContext.rollback()
+        logger.debug("Failed to mark Label for deletion: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+      }
     }
+
+    // Send update to server
+    syncLabelDeletion(labelID: labelID, labelName: name)
   }
 
   func syncLabelDeletion(labelID: String, labelName _: String) {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLink.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLink.swift
index 2df31817e..5fd1bbfca 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLink.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLink.swift
@@ -4,19 +4,17 @@ import Models
 import SwiftGraphQL
 
 public extension DataService {
-  func removeLink(objectID: NSManagedObjectID, useViewContext: Bool = false) {
-    let context = useViewContext ? viewContext : backgroundContext
-
+  func removeLink(objectID: NSManagedObjectID) {
     // Update CoreData
-    context.performAndWait {
-      guard let linkedItem = context.object(with: objectID) as? LinkedItem else { return }
+    viewContext.performAndWait {
+      guard let linkedItem = viewContext.object(with: objectID) as? LinkedItem else { return }
       linkedItem.serverSyncStatus = Int64(ServerSyncStatus.needsDeletion.rawValue)
 
       do {
-        try context.save()
+        try viewContext.save()
         logger.debug("LinkedItem succesfully marked for deletion")
       } catch {
-        context.rollback()
+        viewContext.rollback()
         logger.debug("Failed to mark LinkedItem for deletion: \(error.localizedDescription)")
       }
     }