diff --git a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_boupdate.inc.php b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_boupdate.inc.php
index 1dc9269283..5415212487 100644
--- a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_boupdate.inc.php
+++ b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_boupdate.inc.php
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ class calendar_boupdate extends calendar_bo
 		if (!$recur_date || $event['recur_type'] == MCAL_RECUR_NONE)
 		{
 			$config = Api\Config::read('phpgwapi');
-			if(!$config['calendar_delete_history'] || $event['deleted'])
+			if ($event['deleted'])
 			{
 				$this->so->delete($cal_id);
 
diff --git a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_groupdav.inc.php b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_groupdav.inc.php
index e20f164b14..d627d0fe7d 100644
--- a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_groupdav.inc.php
+++ b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_groupdav.inc.php
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ class calendar_groupdav extends Api\CalDAV\Handler
 		);
 		// rfc 6578 sync-collection report for everything but outbox
 		// only if "delete-prevention" is switched on (deleted entries get marked deleted but not actualy deleted
-		if (strpos($path, '/outbox/') === false && $GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['calendar_delete_history'])
+		if (strpos($path, '/outbox/') === false)
 		{
 			$props['supported-report-set']['sync-collection'] = Api\CalDAV::mkprop('supported-report',array(
 				Api\CalDAV::mkprop('report',array(
diff --git a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_ui.inc.php b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_ui.inc.php
index a545d8a247..5446573d60 100644
--- a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_ui.inc.php
+++ b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_ui.inc.php
@@ -583,10 +583,7 @@ class calendar_ui
 			array('value' => 'no-enum-groups', 'label' => lang('only group-events'),'title' => lang('Do not include events of group members')),
 			array('value' => 'not-unknown', 'label' => lang('No meeting requests'),'title' => lang('Show all status, but unknown')),
 		);
-		if($GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['calendar_delete_history'])
-		{
-			$sel_options['status_filter'][] = array('value' => 'deleted', 'label' => lang('Deleted'), 'title' => lang('Show events that have been deleted'));
-		}
+		$sel_options['status_filter'][] = array('value' => 'deleted', 'label' => lang('Deleted'), 'title' => lang('Show events that have been deleted'));
 
 		// Merge print
 		try {
diff --git a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_uiforms.inc.php b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_uiforms.inc.php
index 4e790c7e74..f7297a382b 100644
--- a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_uiforms.inc.php
+++ b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_uiforms.inc.php
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ class calendar_uiforms extends calendar_ui
 		}
 
 		// Allow admins to restore deleted events
-		if($GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['calendar_delete_history'] && $event['deleted'] )
+		if ($event['deleted'])
 		{
 			$content['deleted'] = $preserved['deleted'] = null;
 			$etpl->set_cell_attribute('button[save]', 'label', 'Recover');
diff --git a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_uilist.inc.php b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_uilist.inc.php
index 6e014f2bfa..f154ed6753 100644
--- a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_uilist.inc.php
+++ b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_uilist.inc.php
@@ -1123,18 +1123,15 @@ class calendar_uilist extends calendar_ui
 			'confirm' => lang('Delete this entry')
 		);
 		// Add in deleted for admins
-		if($GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['calendar_delete_history'])
-		{
-			$actions['undelete'] = array(
-				'caption' => 'Un-delete',
-				'onExecute' => 'javaScript:app.calendar.cal_delete',
-				'icon' => 'revert',
-				'hint' => 'Recover this event',
-				'group' => $group,
-				'enableClass' => 'rowDeleted',
-				'hideOnDisabled' => true,
-			);
-		}
+		$actions['undelete'] = array(
+			'caption' => 'Un-delete',
+			'onExecute' => 'javaScript:app.calendar.cal_delete',
+			'icon' => 'revert',
+			'hint' => 'Recover this event',
+			'group' => $group,
+			'enableClass' => 'rowDeleted',
+			'hideOnDisabled' => true,
+		);
 
 		//_debug_array($actions);
 		return $actions;
diff --git a/calendar/templates/default/config.xet b/calendar/templates/default/config.xet
index 18249cabe6..9e3917cdea 100644
--- a/calendar/templates/default/config.xet
+++ b/calendar/templates/default/config.xet
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@
 				<row>
 					<description value="Prevent deleting of entries"/>
 					<select id="newsettings[calendar_delete_history]">
-						<option value="">No</option>
-						<option value="history">Yes, only admins can purge deleted items</option>
+						<option value="">Yes, only admins can purge deleted items</option>
 						<option value="userpurge">Yes, users can purge their deleted items</option>
 					</select>
 				</row>