diff --git a/domain-server/src/AssetsBackupHandler.cpp b/domain-server/src/AssetsBackupHandler.cpp
index c9447351eb..c50bf5e05d 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/AssetsBackupHandler.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/AssetsBackupHandler.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void AssetsBackupHandler::deleteBackup(const QString& backupName) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const auto it = find_if(begin(_backups), end(_backups), [&](const AssetServerBackup& backup) {
+    const auto it = remove_if(begin(_backups), end(_backups), [&](const AssetServerBackup& backup) {
         return backup.name == backupName;
     });
     if (it == end(_backups)) {
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ void AssetsBackupHandler::deleteBackup(const QString& backupName) {
         return;
     }
 
+    _backups.erase(it, end(_backups));
+
     refreshAssetsInBackups();
     checkForAssetsToDelete();
     qDebug() << "Deleted asset backup:" << backupName;