diff --git a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java
index 2fe55a6a1..ff5028a83 100644
--- a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java
+++ b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
                             // are currently not inserted to be left
                         }
                         MessagingController.getInstance(getApplication())
-                        .notifyAccountCancel(Accounts.this, realAccount);
+                        .deleteAccount(Accounts.this, realAccount);
                         Preferences.getPreferences(Accounts.this)
                         .deleteAccount(realAccount);
                         K9.setServicesEnabled(Accounts.this);
diff --git a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java
index ece8a2b5b..5cdfac0c9 100644
--- a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java
+++ b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java
@@ -5126,6 +5126,11 @@ public class MessagingController implements Runnable {
         notificationData.remove(account.getAccountNumber());
     }
 
+    public void deleteAccount(Context context, Account account) {
+        notifyAccountCancel(context, account);
+        memorizingListener.removeAccount(account);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Save a draft message.
      * @param account Account we are saving for.
@@ -5464,6 +5469,20 @@ public class MessagingController implements Runnable {
             return memory;
         }
 
+        synchronized void removeAccount(Account account) {
+            Iterator<Entry<String, Memory>> memIt = memories.entrySet().iterator();
+
+            while (memIt.hasNext()) {
+                Entry<String, Memory> memoryEntry = memIt.next();
+
+                String uuidForMemory = memoryEntry.getValue().account.getUuid();
+
+                if (uuidForMemory.equals(account.getUuid())) {
+                    memIt.remove();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         @Override
         public synchronized void synchronizeMailboxStarted(Account account, String folder) {
             Memory memory = getMemory(account, folder);