diff --git a/src/services/publicCollectionService.ts b/src/services/publicCollectionService.ts
index 29426b8bc..84c95627f 100644
--- a/src/services/publicCollectionService.ts
+++ b/src/services/publicCollectionService.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ export const removePublicCollectionWithFiles = async (
         )
     );
 
+    await localForage.removeItem(getPublicCollectionSyncTimeUID(collectionUID));
+
     const publicCollectionFiles =
         (await localForage.getItem<LocalSavedPublicCollectionFiles[]>(
             PUBLIC_COLLECTION_FILES_TABLE