diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Services.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Services.swift
index f438131c4..9015e4f20 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Services.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Services.swift
@@ -84,13 +84,6 @@ public final class Services {
       Task {
         do {
           let fetchedItemCount = try await services.dataService.fetchLinkedItemsBackgroundTask()
-          EventTracker.track(
-            .backgroundFetch(
-              jobStatus: .success,
-              itemCount: fetchedItemCount,
-              secondsElapsed: Int(startTime.timeIntervalSinceNow)
-            )
-          )
           task.setTaskCompleted(success: true)
         } catch {
           EventTracker.track(
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
index 794d27f20..24eb9c03b 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
           }
         } else {
           Button(
-            action: { viewModel.undeleteItem(dataService: dataService, itemID: item.unwrappedID) },
-            label: { Label("Undelete", systemImage: "trash.slash") }
+            action: { viewModel.recoverItem(dataService: dataService, itemID: item.unwrappedID) },
+            label: { Label("Recover", systemImage: "trash.slash") }
           )
         }
       }
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
             viewModel.removeLink(dataService: dataService, objectID: item.objectID)
           },
           label: {
-            Label("Delete", systemImage: "trash")
+            Label("Remove", systemImage: "trash")
           }
         ).tint(.red))
       case .moveToInbox:
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewMac.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewMac.swift
index 92e269f4a..55cd8b6f9 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewMac.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewMac.swift
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ import Views
                   itemToRemove = item
                   confirmationShown = true
                 },
-                label: { Label("Delete", systemImage: "trash") }
+                label: { Label("Remove", systemImage: "trash") }
               )
               if FeatureFlag.enableSnooze {
                 Button {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
index 613900d6c..9e81ab861 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
@@ -318,22 +318,13 @@ import Views
   }
 
   func removeLink(dataService: DataService, objectID: NSManagedObjectID) {
-    let item = dataService.viewContext.object(with: objectID) as? LinkedItem
-
-    if let item = item {
-      let itemID = item.unwrappedID
-      dataService.removeLink(objectID: objectID)
-
-      Snackbar.show(message: "Link deleted", undoAction: {
-        self.undeleteItem(dataService: dataService, itemID: itemID)
-      })
-    }
+    removeLibraryItemAction(dataService: dataService, objectID: objectID)
   }
 
-  func undeleteItem(dataService: DataService, itemID: String) {
+  func recoverItem(dataService: DataService, itemID: String) {
     Task {
-      if await dataService.undeleteItem(itemID: itemID) {
-        Snackbar.show(message: "Link undeleted")
+      if await dataService.recoverItem(itemID: itemID) {
+        Snackbar.show(message: "Item recovered")
       } else {
         Snackbar.show(message: "Error. Check trash to recover.")
       }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LinkItemDetailView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LinkItemDetailView.swift
index 4237d1e0c..a36363df5 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LinkItemDetailView.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LinkItemDetailView.swift
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ import Views
 
   func handleDeleteAction(dataService: DataService) {
     guard let objectID = item?.objectID ?? pdfItem?.objectID else { return }
-    showInSnackbar("Link removed")
-    dataService.removeLink(objectID: objectID)
+    removeLibraryItemAction(dataService: dataService, objectID: objectID)
   }
 
   func updateItemReadStatus(dataService: DataService) {
@@ -70,43 +69,17 @@ import Views
 struct LinkItemDetailView: View {
   @EnvironmentObject var authenticator: Authenticator
   @EnvironmentObject var dataService: DataService
-  @Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode: Binding<PresentationMode>
 
-  static let navBarHeight = 50.0
   let linkedItemObjectID: NSManagedObjectID
   let isPDF: Bool
 
   @StateObject private var viewModel = LinkItemDetailViewModel()
-  @State private var showFontSizePopover = false
-  @State private var showTitleEdit = false
-  @State private var navBarVisibilityRatio = 1.0
-  @State private var showDeleteConfirmation = false
 
   init(linkedItemObjectID: NSManagedObjectID, isPDF: Bool) {
     self.linkedItemObjectID = linkedItemObjectID
     self.isPDF = isPDF
   }
 
-  var toggleReadStatusToolbarItem: some View {
-    Button(
-      action: {
-        viewModel.updateItemReadStatus(dataService: dataService)
-      },
-      label: {
-        Image(systemName: viewModel.isItemRead ? "line.horizontal.3.decrease.circle" : "checkmark.circle")
-      }
-    )
-  }
-
-  var removeLinkToolbarItem: some View {
-    Button(
-      action: { print("delete item action") },
-      label: {
-        Image(systemName: "trash")
-      }
-    )
-  }
-
   var body: some View {
     ZStack { // Using ZStack so .task can be used on if/else body
       if isPDF {
@@ -123,76 +96,6 @@ struct LinkItemDetailView: View {
     #endif
   }
 
-  var navBar: some View {
-    HStack(alignment: .center) {
-      Button(
-        action: { self.presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss() },
-        label: {
-          Image(systemName: "chevron.backward")
-            .font(.appNavbarIcon)
-            .foregroundColor(.appGrayTextContrast)
-            .padding(.horizontal)
-        }
-      )
-      .scaleEffect(navBarVisibilityRatio)
-      Spacer()
-      Button(
-        action: { showFontSizePopover.toggle() },
-        label: {
-          Image(systemName: "textformat.size")
-            .font(.appTitleTwo)
-        }
-      )
-      .padding(.horizontal)
-      .scaleEffect(navBarVisibilityRatio)
-      Menu(
-        content: {
-          Group {
-            Button(
-              action: { showTitleEdit = true },
-              label: { Label("Edit Info", systemImage: "info.circle") }
-            )
-            Button(
-              action: { viewModel.handleArchiveAction(dataService: dataService) },
-              label: {
-                Label(
-                  viewModel.isItemArchived ? "Unarchive" : "Archive",
-                  systemImage: viewModel.isItemArchived ? "tray.and.arrow.down.fill" : "archivebox"
-                )
-              }
-            )
-            Button(
-              action: { showDeleteConfirmation = true },
-              label: { Label("Delete", systemImage: "trash") }
-            )
-          }
-        },
-        label: {
-          Image(systemName: "ellipsis")
-            .padding(.horizontal)
-            .scaleEffect(navBarVisibilityRatio)
-        }
-      )
-    }
-    .frame(height: readerViewNavBarHeight * navBarVisibilityRatio)
-    .opacity(navBarVisibilityRatio)
-    .background(Color.systemBackground)
-    .onTapGesture {
-      showFontSizePopover = false
-    }
-    .alert("Are you sure?", isPresented: $showDeleteConfirmation) {
-      Button("Remove Link", role: .destructive) {
-        viewModel.handleDeleteAction(dataService: dataService)
-      }
-      Button(LocalText.cancelGeneric, role: .cancel, action: {})
-    }
-    .sheet(isPresented: $showTitleEdit) {
-      if let item = viewModel.item {
-        LinkedItemMetadataEditView(item: item)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   @ViewBuilder private var pdfContainerView: some View {
     if let pdfItem = viewModel.pdfItem, let pdfURL = pdfItem.pdfURL {
       #if os(iOS)
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/RemoveLibraryItemAction.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/RemoveLibraryItemAction.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd7441c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/RemoveLibraryItemAction.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+import CoreData
+import Foundation
+import Models
+import Services
+import Views
+
+func removeLibraryItemAction(dataService: DataService, objectID: NSManagedObjectID) {
+  dataService.viewContext.performAndWait {
+    if let item = dataService.viewContext.object(with: objectID) as? LinkedItem {
+      item.state = "DELETED"
+      try? dataService.viewContext.save()
+    }
+  }
+
+  let syncTask = Task.detached(priority: .background) {
+    do {
+      try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 4_000_000_000)
+      let canceled = Task.isCancelled
+      if !canceled {
+        print("syncing link deletion")
+        dataService.removeLink(objectID: objectID, sync: true)
+      }
+    } catch {
+      print("error running task: ", error)
+    }
+    print("checking if task is canceled: ", Task.isCancelled)
+  }
+
+  Snackbar.show(message: "Item removed", undoAction: {
+    print("canceling task", syncTask)
+    syncTask.cancel()
+    dataService.viewContext.performAndWait {
+      if let item = dataService.viewContext.object(with: objectID) as? LinkedItem {
+        item.state = "SUCCEEDED"
+        try? dataService.viewContext.save()
+      }
+    }
+  })
+}
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
index 6583c669c..78dcfd504 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ struct WebReaderContainerView: View {
   @State private var hasPerformedHighlightMutations = false
   @State var showHighlightAnnotationModal = false
   @State private var navBarVisibilityRatio = 1.0
-  @State private var showDeleteConfirmation = false
   @State private var progressViewOpacity = 0.0
   @State var readerSettingsChangedTransactionID: UUID?
   @State var annotationSaveTransactionID: UUID?
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@ struct WebReaderContainerView: View {
       )
       Button(
         action: delete,
-        label: { Label("Delete", systemImage: "trash") }
+        label: { Label("Remove", systemImage: "trash") }
       )
       Button(
         action: {
@@ -346,17 +345,6 @@ struct WebReaderContainerView: View {
     .opacity(navBarVisibilityRatio)
     .foregroundColor(ThemeManager.currentTheme.isDark ? .white : .black)
     .background(ThemeManager.currentBgColor)
-    .alert("Are you sure you want to remove this item? All associated notes and highlights will be deleted.",
-           isPresented: $showDeleteConfirmation) {
-      Button("Remove Item", role: .destructive) {
-        Snackbar.show(message: "Link removed")
-        dataService.removeLink(objectID: item.objectID)
-        #if os(iOS)
-          presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
-        #endif
-      }
-      Button(LocalText.cancelGeneric, role: .cancel, action: {})
-    }
     .sheet(isPresented: $showLabelsModal) {
       ApplyLabelsView(mode: .item(item), isSearchFocused: false, onSave: { labels in
         showLabelsModal = false
@@ -607,7 +595,12 @@ struct WebReaderContainerView: View {
   }
 
   func delete() {
-    showDeleteConfirmation = true
+    removeLibraryItemAction(dataService: dataService, objectID: item.objectID)
+    #if os(iOS)
+      DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + .milliseconds(100)) {
+        presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
+      }
+    #endif
   }
 
   func editLabels() {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/LinkedItemFilter.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/LinkedItemFilter.swift
index 2348d0720..eb9975b47 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/LinkedItemFilter.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/LinkedItemFilter.swift
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ public extension LinkedItemFilter {
 
   var predicate: NSPredicate {
     let undeletedPredicate = NSPredicate(
-      format: "%K != %i", #keyPath(LinkedItem.serverSyncStatus), Int64(ServerSyncStatus.needsDeletion.rawValue)
+      format: "%K != %i AND %K != \"DELETED\"",
+      #keyPath(LinkedItem.serverSyncStatus), Int64(ServerSyncStatus.needsDeletion.rawValue),
+      #keyPath(LinkedItem.state)
     )
     let notInArchivePredicate = NSPredicate(
       format: "%K == %@", #keyPath(LinkedItem.isArchived), Int(truncating: false) as NSNumber
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLink.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLink.swift
index 778940295..36e7aa173 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLink.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/RemoveLink.swift
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Models
 import SwiftGraphQL
 
 public extension DataService {
-  func removeLink(objectID: NSManagedObjectID) {
+  func removeLink(objectID: NSManagedObjectID, sync: Bool = true) {
     // First try to get the item synchronously, this is used later to delete files
     // Then we can async update core data and make the API call to sync the deletion
 
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ public extension DataService {
         logger.debug("Failed to mark LinkedItem for deletion: \(error.localizedDescription)")
       }
 
-      // Send update to server
-      self.syncLinkDeletion(itemID: linkedItem.unwrappedID)
+      if sync {
+        self.syncLinkDeletion(itemID: linkedItem.unwrappedID)
+      }
     }
 
     if let linkedItemID = linkedItemID {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/UndeleteItem.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/UndeleteItem.swift
index 74dfa797c..50920d45f 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/UndeleteItem.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/UndeleteItem.swift
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Models
 import SwiftGraphQL
 
 public extension DataService {
-  func undeleteItem(itemID: String) async -> Bool {
+  func recoverItem(itemID: String) async -> Bool {
     var itemUpdatedLocal = false
     // If the item is still available locally, update its state
     backgroundContext.performAndWait {
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ public extension DataService {
       }
     }
 
-    // If we undeleted locally, but failed to sync the undelete, that is OK, because
+    // If we recovered locally, but failed to sync the undelete, that is OK, because
     // the item shouldn't be deleted server side.
-    return await syncServerUndeleteItem(itemID: itemID) || itemUpdatedLocal
+    return await syncServerRecoverItem(itemID: itemID) || itemUpdatedLocal
   }
 
-  func syncServerUndeleteItem(itemID: String) async -> Bool {
+  func syncServerRecoverItem(itemID: String) async -> Bool {
     enum MutationResult {
       case saved(title: String)
       case error(errorMessage: String)
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/SnackBar.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/SnackBar.swift
index 4e5cf9272..e7abe4b19 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/SnackBar.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Views/SnackBar.swift
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ public struct Snackbar: View {
                 .foregroundColor(self.colorScheme == .light ? .white : .appTextDefault)
               Spacer()
               if let undoAction = operation.undoAction {
-                Button("Undo", action: undoAction)
+                Button("Undo", action: {
+                  isShowing = false
+                  undoAction()
+                })
                   .font(.system(size: 16, weight: .bold))
               }
             }