diff --git a/src/rosterstorage.cpp b/src/rosterstorage.cpp
index 8716245b4e069e1632b8a68c8a9149a503790f24..0d04f15875d0aa0c73f9038379a754f4a24f11bb 100644
--- a/src/rosterstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/rosterstorage.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ RosterStorage::~RosterStorage() {
 	m_storageTimer->stop();
 }
 
+void RosterStorage::removeBuddy(Buddy *buddy) {
+	if (buddy->getID() != -1) {
+		m_storageBackend->removeBuddy(buddy->getID());
+	}
+}
+
 void RosterStorage::storeBuddy(Buddy *buddy) {
 	if (!buddy) {
 		return;