diff --git a/server/controllers/LibraryController.js b/server/controllers/LibraryController.js
index be9d03328..55ef45690 100644
--- a/server/controllers/LibraryController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/LibraryController.js
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class LibraryController {
               }
             }
             Logger.info(`[LibraryController] Removing library item "${libraryItem.id}" from folder "${folder.path}"`)
-            await this.handleDeleteLibraryItem(libraryItem.id, mediaItemIds, req.library.id)
+            await this.handleDeleteLibraryItem(libraryItem.id, mediaItemIds)
           }
 
           if (authorIds.length) {
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ class LibraryController {
         mediaItemIds.push(libraryItem.mediaId)
       }
       Logger.info(`[LibraryController] Removing library item "${libraryItem.id}" from library "${req.library.name}"`)
-      await this.handleDeleteLibraryItem(libraryItem.id, mediaItemIds, req.library.id)
+      await this.handleDeleteLibraryItem(libraryItem.id, mediaItemIds)
     }
 
     // Set PlaybackSessions libraryId to null
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ class LibraryController {
         }
       }
       Logger.info(`[LibraryController] Removing library item "${libraryItem.id}" with issue`)
-      await this.handleDeleteLibraryItem(libraryItem.id, mediaItemIds, req.library.id)
+      await this.handleDeleteLibraryItem(libraryItem.id, mediaItemIds)
     }
 
     if (authorIds.length) {
diff --git a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
index 5f7bd9736..5247dbb06 100644
--- a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class LibraryItemController {
       }
     }
 
-    await this.handleDeleteLibraryItem(req.libraryItem.id, mediaItemIds, req.libraryItem.libraryId)
+    await this.handleDeleteLibraryItem(req.libraryItem.id, mediaItemIds)
     if (hardDelete) {
       Logger.info(`[LibraryItemController] Deleting library item from file system at "${libraryItemPath}"`)
       await fs.remove(libraryItemPath).catch((error) => {
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ class LibraryItemController {
           authorIds.push(...libraryItem.media.authors.map((au) => au.id))
         }
       }
-      await this.handleDeleteLibraryItem(libraryItem.id, mediaItemIds, libraryItem.libraryId)
+      await this.handleDeleteLibraryItem(libraryItem.id, mediaItemIds)
       if (hardDelete) {
         Logger.info(`[LibraryItemController] Deleting library item from file system at "${libraryItemPath}"`)
         await fs.remove(libraryItemPath).catch((error) => {
diff --git a/server/routers/ApiRouter.js b/server/routers/ApiRouter.js
index e89b364f3..db04bf5ec 100644
--- a/server/routers/ApiRouter.js
+++ b/server/routers/ApiRouter.js
@@ -363,9 +363,8 @@ class ApiRouter {
    * Remove library item and associated entities
    * @param {string} libraryItemId
    * @param {string[]} mediaItemIds array of bookId or podcastEpisodeId
-   * @param {string} libraryId
    */
-  async handleDeleteLibraryItem(libraryItemId, mediaItemIds, libraryId) {
+  async handleDeleteLibraryItem(libraryItemId, mediaItemIds) {
     const numProgressRemoved = await Database.mediaProgressModel.destroy({
       where: {
         mediaItemId: mediaItemIds
@@ -396,8 +395,7 @@ class ApiRouter {
     await Database.libraryItemModel.removeById(libraryItemId)
 
     SocketAuthority.emitter('item_removed', {
-      id: libraryItemId,
-      libraryId
+      id: libraryItemId
     })
   }