diff --git a/src/app/mailbox/inbox/mail/mail.controller.js b/src/app/mailbox/inbox/mail/mail.controller.js
index 4aff09e..ff123d9 100644
--- a/src/app/mailbox/inbox/mail/mail.controller.js
+++ b/src/app/mailbox/inbox/mail/mail.controller.js
@@ -2,17 +2,8 @@ class MailController {
     /*@ngInject*/
     constructor(mailboxService) {
         this.mailboxService = mailboxService;
-        this.deleted = false;
-        this.displayMode = 'text'
     }
 
-    deleteMail(id) {
-        this.mailboxService.deleteMail(id)
-            .then(()=> {
-                this.deleted = true;
-            });
-    }
- 
 }
 
 export default MailController;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/mailbox/inbox/mail/mail.html b/src/app/mailbox/inbox/mail/mail.html
index 5d6457b..2bb6664 100644
--- a/src/app/mailbox/inbox/mail/mail.html
+++ b/src/app/mailbox/inbox/mail/mail.html
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-<section ng-hide="$ctrl.deleted" class="email">
+<section class="email">
     <div class="row ">
         <div class="col-sm-4 email-summary">{{$ctrl.mail.fromAddress}}</div>
         <div class="col-sm-8 email-summary">{{$ctrl.mail.subject}}</div>
-        <!--<div class="col-sm-2 email-summary">-->
-        <!--&nbsp;-->
-        <!--<button class="btn btn-primary" ng-click="$ctrl.deleteMail($ctrl.mail.id)">Delete</button>-->
-        <!--</div>-->
     </div>
 
     <div class="row">
diff --git a/src/app/mailbox/service/mailbox.service.js b/src/app/mailbox/service/mailbox.service.js
index 3bb6dc8..4c382eb 100644
--- a/src/app/mailbox/service/mailbox.service.js
+++ b/src/app/mailbox/service/mailbox.service.js
@@ -19,17 +19,6 @@ class MailboxService {
         this.$state.go('inbox', {username: username});
     }
 
-    deleteMail(id) {
-        this.$log.info('deleting mails with id ' + id);
-        return this.$http.post(this.config.backend_url, {
-            params: {
-                id: id,
-                username: this.getCurrentUsername(),
-                action: "delete"
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
     loadEmails(username) {
         return this.$http.get(this.config.backend_url, {params: {username: username, action: "get"}})
             .then(response=> {