diff --git a/lib/src/Event.dart b/lib/src/Event.dart
index 089603df..c5fb1ab6 100644
--- a/lib/src/Event.dart
+++ b/lib/src/Event.dart
@@ -171,10 +171,11 @@ class Event {
 
   /// Removes this event if the status is < 1. This event will just be removed
   /// from the database and the timelines. Returns false if not removed.
-  bool remove() {
+  Future<bool> remove() async {
     if (status < 1) {
       if (room.client.store != null)
-        room.client.store.db.rawDelete("DELETE FROM Events WHERE id=?", [id]);
+        await room.client.store.db
+            .rawDelete("DELETE FROM Events WHERE id=?", [id]);
 
       room.client.connection.onEvent.add(EventUpdate(
           roomID: room.id,
diff --git a/test/Event_test.dart b/test/Event_test.dart
index 35270cb9..a6356591 100644
--- a/test/Event_test.dart
+++ b/test/Event_test.dart
@@ -164,9 +164,11 @@ void main() {
     test("remove", () async {
       Event event = Event.fromJson(
           jsonObj, Room(id: "1234", client: Client("testclient", debug: true)));
-      expect(event.remove(), false);
+      final bool removed1 = await event.remove();
       event.status = 0;
-      expect(event.remove(), true);
+      final bool removed2 = await event.remove();
+      expect(removed1, false);
+      expect(removed2, true);
     });
 
     test("sendAgain", () async {