diff --git a/offlineimap/accounts.py b/offlineimap/accounts.py
index 4b02b13..2871be5 100644
--- a/offlineimap/accounts.py
+++ b/offlineimap/accounts.py
@@ -369,13 +369,13 @@ class SyncableAccount(Account):
 
                 if not globals.options.singlethreading:
                     thread = InstanceLimitedThread(
-                        limitNamespace = "%s%s"% (
+                        limitNamespace="%s%s"% (
                             FOLDER_NAMESPACE, self.remoterepos.getname()),
-                        target = syncfolder,
-                        name = "Folder %s [acc: %s]"% (
+                        target=syncfolder,
+                        name="Folder %s [acc: %s]"% (
                             remotefolder.getexplainedname(), self),
-                        args = (self, remotefolder, quick)
-                        )
+                        args=(self, remotefolder, quick)
+                    )
                     thread.start()
                     folderthreads.append(thread)
                 else:
@@ -533,17 +533,8 @@ def syncfolder(account, remotefolder, quick):
         statusfolder = statusrepos.getfolder(remotefolder.getvisiblename().
             replace(remoterepos.getsep(), statusrepos.getsep()))
         statusfolder.openfiles()
-
-        if localfolder.get_uidvalidity() == None:
-            # This is a new folder, so delete the status cache to be
-            # sure we don't have a conflict.
-            # TODO: This does not work. We always return a value, need
-            # to rework this...
-            statusfolder.deletemessagelist()
-
         statusfolder.cachemessagelist()
 
-
         # Load local folder.
         ui.syncingfolder(remoterepos, remotefolder, localrepos, localfolder)
 
diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py
index 9d4075a..3d702b3 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatus.py
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ class LocalStatusFolder(BaseFolder):
     def getfullname(self):
         return self.filename
 
-    def deletemessagelist(self):
-        if not self.isnewfolder():
-            os.unlink(self.filename)
-
     # Interface from BaseFolder
     def msglist_item_initializer(self, uid):
         return {'uid': uid, 'flags': set(), 'labels': set(), 'time': 0, 'mtime': 0}
diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py
index b1246d4..e2478b4 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py
@@ -118,14 +118,6 @@ class LocalStatusSQLiteFolder(BaseFolder):
     def isnewfolder(self):
         return self._newfolder
 
-
-    # Interface from LocalStatusFolder
-    def deletemessagelist(self):
-        """Delete all messages in the db."""
-
-        self.__sql_write('DELETE FROM status')
-
-
     def __sql_write(self, sql, vars=None, executemany=False):
         """Execute some SQL, retrying if the db was locked.