diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/action_buttons/delete_local_action_button.widget.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/action_buttons/delete_local_action_button.widget.dart
index 9445daa2ad..3cd939aeb6 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/action_buttons/delete_local_action_button.widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/action_buttons/delete_local_action_button.widget.dart
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/action_buttons/base_action_bu
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/asset_viewer.state.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/infrastructure/action.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/timeline/multiselect.provider.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/asset_grid/delete_dialog.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/common/immich_toast.dart';
 
 /// This delete action has the following behavior:
@@ -23,17 +22,11 @@ class DeleteLocalActionButton extends ConsumerWidget {
       return;
     }
 
-    bool? backedUpOnly = await showDialog<bool>(
-      context: context,
-      builder: (BuildContext context) => DeleteLocalOnlyDialog(onDeleteLocal: (_) {}),
-    );
-
-    if (backedUpOnly == null) {
-      // User cancelled the dialog
+    final result = await ref.read(actionProvider.notifier).deleteLocal(source, context);
+    if (result == null) {
       return;
     }
 
-    final result = await ref.read(actionProvider.notifier).deleteLocal(source, backedUpOnly);
     ref.read(multiSelectProvider.notifier).reset();
 
     if (source == ActionSource.viewer) {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/providers/infrastructure/action.provider.dart b/mobile/lib/providers/infrastructure/action.provider.dart
index 9f38f4b0ec..7542934426 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/providers/infrastructure/action.provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/providers/infrastructure/action.provider.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/services/action.service.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/services/download.service.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/services/timeline.service.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/services/upload.service.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/asset_grid/delete_dialog.dart';
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 
@@ -260,10 +261,23 @@ class ActionNotifier extends Notifier<void> {
     }
   }
 
-  Future<ActionResult> deleteLocal(ActionSource source, bool backedUpOnly) async {
+  Future<ActionResult?> deleteLocal(ActionSource source, BuildContext context) async {
+    // Always perform the operation if there is only one merged asset
+    final assets = _getAssets(source);
+    bool? backedUpOnly = assets.length == 1 && assets.first.storage == AssetState.merged
+        ? true
+        : await showDialog<bool>(
+            context: context,
+            builder: (BuildContext context) => DeleteLocalOnlyDialog(onDeleteLocal: (_) {}),
+          );
+
+    if (backedUpOnly == null) {
+      // User cancelled the dialog
+      return null;
+    }
+
     final List<String> ids;
     if (backedUpOnly) {
-      final assets = _getAssets(source);
       ids = assets.where((asset) => asset.storage == AssetState.merged).map((asset) => asset.localId!).toList();
     } else {
       ids = _getLocalIdsForSource(source);