diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/mail/store/ImapResponseParser.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/mail/store/ImapResponseParser.java
index b38f779cf..e0853522e 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/mail/store/ImapResponseParser.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/mail/store/ImapResponseParser.java
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ public class ImapResponseParser {
             while ((token = readToken(response)) != null) {
                 if (!(token instanceof ImapList)) {
                     response.add(token);
-                    if (isSizeOrExpungeResponse((String) token)) {
-                        break;
-                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -546,12 +543,6 @@ public class ImapResponseParser {
                symbol.equalsIgnoreCase("BYE");
     }
 
-    public boolean isSizeOrExpungeResponse(String symbol) {
-        return symbol.equalsIgnoreCase("EXISTS") ||
-               symbol.equalsIgnoreCase("RECENT") ||
-               symbol.equalsIgnoreCase("EXPUNGE");
-    }
-
     public static boolean equalsIgnoreCase(Object o1, Object o2) {
         if (o1 != null && o2 != null && o1 instanceof String && o2 instanceof String) {
             String s1 = (String)o1;