diff --git a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_bo.inc.php b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_bo.inc.php
index 53eb4caa42..6493f3a2a0 100644
--- a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_bo.inc.php
+++ b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_bo.inc.php
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ class calendar_bo
 		}
 		// do NOT allow users to purge deleted events, if we dont have 'userpurge' enabled
 		if ($access && $needed == EGW_ACL_DELETE && $event['deleted'] &&
-			!$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['admin'] && $user != $this->user &&
+			!$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['admin'] &&
 			$GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['calendar_delete_history'] != 'userpurge')
 		{
 			$access = false;