diff --git a/src/rostermanager.cpp b/src/rostermanager.cpp
index e2b3d01e1b60696085ade911b640d865552b4f72..0f89cfb12347265cf9057bca640c2f32f8540898 100644
--- a/src/rostermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/rostermanager.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ void RosterManager::removeBuddy(const std::string &name) {
 		sendBuddyUnsubscribePresence(buddy);
 	}
 
+	if (m_rosterStorage)
+		m_rosterStorage->removeBuddy(buddy);
+
 	unsetBuddy(buddy);
 	delete buddy;
 }