diff --git a/frontend/sync-client/src/file-operations/file-operations.ts b/frontend/sync-client/src/file-operations/file-operations.ts
index 99863593..9977d60b 100644
--- a/frontend/sync-client/src/file-operations/file-operations.ts
+++ b/frontend/sync-client/src/file-operations/file-operations.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ export class FileOperations {
 				await this.fs.rename(newPath, deconflictedPath);
 			} else {
 				await this.database.deleteDocument(newPath);
-				await this.fs.delete(newPath);
 			}
 		} else {
 			await this.createParentDirectories(newPath);
diff --git a/frontend/sync-client/src/file-operations/filesystem-operations.ts b/frontend/sync-client/src/file-operations/filesystem-operations.ts
index b58d3c23..9ea577f7 100644
--- a/frontend/sync-client/src/file-operations/filesystem-operations.ts
+++ b/frontend/sync-client/src/file-operations/filesystem-operations.ts
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@ export interface FileSystemOperations {
 	exists: (path: RelativePath) => Promise<boolean>;
 	createDirectory: (path: RelativePath) => Promise<void>;
 	delete: (path: RelativePath) => Promise<void>;
+
+	// Must be able to handle renaming to a file that already exists
 	rename: (oldPath: RelativePath, newPath: RelativePath) => Promise<void>;
 }