diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ad7c326..e79f8f0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "feather"
-version = "1.1.1"
+version = "1.1.0"
 authors = [ { name = 'Étienne "Reuh" Fildadut' } ]
 description = "file-based RSS reader client"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/src/feather/app.py b/src/feather/app.py
index 22cde0a..3ef5697 100755
--- a/src/feather/app.py
+++ b/src/feather/app.py
@@ -160,26 +160,20 @@ class FeatherApp:
                             article.write()
                             updated_articles += 1
 
-        # Remove or mark-as-read articles that we didn't get from the server but are in the JSON directory
+        # Remove articles that we didn't get from the server but are in the JSON directory
         removed_articles = 0
         article_cutoff_timestamp = (
             datetime.now().timestamp() - config.keep_read_articles_for
         )
         for article in self.iter_articles():
-            if article.id not in grabbed_article_paths:
-                # we only sync unread: articles we didn't get from the server were read or purged
-                if config.only_sync_unread_articles:
-                    if article.last_write < article_cutoff_timestamp:
-                        article.delete()
-                        removed_articles += 1
-                    elif article.unread:
-                        article.unread = False
-                        article.regenerate()
-                        updated_articles += 1
-                # we sync all articles: articles we didn't get from the server were purged
-                else:
-                    article.delete()
-                    removed_articles += 1
+            if (
+                # we sync all articles: remove all articles that aren't on the server
+                not config.only_sync_unread_articles
+                # we only sync unread: only remove articles that are too old
+                or article.last_write < article_cutoff_timestamp
+            ) and article.id not in grabbed_article_paths:
+                article.delete()
+                removed_articles += 1
 
         print(
             f"Synchronization successful ({new_articles} new articles, {updated_articles} updated, {removed_articles} removed)"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 3e036bc..a68fce4 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "feather"
-version = "1.1.1"
+version = "1.1.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "google-reader" },