diff --git a/app/screens/post_options/post_options.js b/app/screens/post_options/post_options.js
index 375943758..ce2a9ec77 100644
--- a/app/screens/post_options/post_options.js
+++ b/app/screens/post_options/post_options.js
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ export default class PostOptions extends PureComponent {
 
     handlePostDelete = () => {
         const {formatMessage} = this.context.intl;
-        const {actions, isMyPost, post} = this.props;
+        const {actions, post} = this.props;
 
         Alert.alert(
             formatMessage({id: 'mobile.post.delete_title', defaultMessage: 'Delete Post'}),
@@ -379,9 +379,7 @@ export default class PostOptions extends PureComponent {
                 style: 'destructive',
                 onPress: () => {
                     actions.deletePost(post);
-                    if (isMyPost) {
-                        actions.removePost(post);
-                    }
+                    actions.removePost(post);
                     this.closeWithAnimation();
                 },
             }]
diff --git a/app/screens/post_options/post_options.test.js b/app/screens/post_options/post_options.test.js
index 2cad038d2..b46989bfd 100644
--- a/app/screens/post_options/post_options.test.js
+++ b/app/screens/post_options/post_options.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
 import React from 'react';
+import {Alert} from 'react-native';
 import {shallow} from 'enzyme';
 
 import Preferences from 'mattermost-redux/constants/preferences';
@@ -10,6 +11,12 @@ import PostOptions from './post_options';
 
 jest.mock('react-intl');
 
+jest.mock('Alert', () => {
+    return {
+        alert: jest.fn(),
+    };
+});
+
 describe('PostOptions', () => {
     const navigator = {
         showModal: jest.fn(),
@@ -99,4 +106,17 @@ describe('PostOptions', () => {
 
         expect(wrapper.findWhere((node) => node.key() === 'reply')).toMatchObject({});
     });
+
+    test('should remove post after delete', () => {
+        const wrapper = getWrapper();
+
+        wrapper.findWhere((node) => node.key() === 'delete').simulate('press');
+        expect(Alert.alert).toBeCalled();
+
+        // Trigger on press of Delete in the Alert
+        Alert.alert.mock.calls[0][2][1].onPress();
+
+        expect(actions.deletePost).toBeCalled();
+        expect(actions.removePost).toBeCalled();
+    });
 });