diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Newsletter/Sending/ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository.php b/mailpoet/lib/Newsletter/Sending/ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository.php
index 23f9106a0b..b4a01c0341 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Newsletter/Sending/ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Newsletter/Sending/ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository.php
@@ -126,6 +126,19 @@ class ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository extends Repository {
       ->execute();
   }
 
+  public function deleteByScheduledTaskAndSubscriberIds(ScheduledTaskEntity $scheduledTask, array $subscriberIds): void {
+    $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder()
+      ->delete(ScheduledTaskSubscriberEntity::class, 'sts')
+      ->where('sts.task = :task')
+      ->andWhere('sts.subscriber IN (:subscriberIds)')
+      ->setParameter('task', $scheduledTask)
+      ->setParameter('subscriberIds', $subscriberIds, Connection::PARAM_INT_ARRAY)
+      ->getQuery()
+      ->execute();
+
+    $this->checkCompleted($scheduledTask);
+  }
+
   public function setSubscribers(ScheduledTaskEntity $task, array $subscriberIds): void {
     $this->deleteByScheduledTask($task);
 
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Tasks/Sending.php b/mailpoet/lib/Tasks/Sending.php
index e0adfb09f7..479dde5c85 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Tasks/Sending.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Tasks/Sending.php
@@ -254,8 +254,20 @@ class Sending {
   }
 
   public function removeSubscribers(array $subscriberIds) {
-    $this->taskSubscribers->removeSubscribers($subscriberIds);
-    $this->updateCount();
+    $scheduledTaskEntity = $this->scheduledTasksRepository->findOneById($this->task->id);
+
+    if ($scheduledTaskEntity instanceof ScheduledTaskEntity) {
+      $this->scheduledTaskSubscribersRepository->deleteByScheduledTaskAndSubscriberIds($scheduledTaskEntity, $subscriberIds);
+
+      // we need to update those fields here as the Sending class is in a mixed state using Paris and Doctrine at the same time
+      // this probably won't be necessary anymore once https://mailpoet.atlassian.net/browse/MAILPOET-4375 is finished
+      $this->task->status = $scheduledTaskEntity->getStatus();
+      if (!is_null($scheduledTaskEntity->getProcessedAt())) {
+        $this->task->processedAt = $scheduledTaskEntity->getProcessedAt()->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+      }
+
+      $this->updateCount();
+    }
   }
 
   public function removeAllSubscribers() {
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Tasks/Subscribers.php b/mailpoet/lib/Tasks/Subscribers.php
index a7986a260b..fa18a5a17c 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Tasks/Subscribers.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Tasks/Subscribers.php
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ class Subscribers {
     return ScheduledTaskSubscriber::where('task_id', $this->task->id);
   }
 
-  public function removeSubscribers(array $subscribersToRemove) {
-    $this->getSubscribers()
-      ->whereIn('subscriber_id', $subscribersToRemove)
-      ->deleteMany();
-    $this->checkCompleted();
-  }
-
   public function removeAllSubscribers() {
     $this->getSubscribers()
       ->deleteMany();
diff --git a/mailpoet/tests/integration/Newsletter/Sending/ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepositoryTest.php b/mailpoet/tests/integration/Newsletter/Sending/ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepositoryTest.php
index 5268ec62f2..188ee895e6 100644
--- a/mailpoet/tests/integration/Newsletter/Sending/ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/mailpoet/tests/integration/Newsletter/Sending/ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepositoryTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace integration\Newsletter\Sending;
 
 use MailPoet\Entities\ScheduledTaskEntity;
+use MailPoet\Entities\ScheduledTaskSubscriberEntity;
 use MailPoet\Entities\SubscriberEntity;
 use MailPoet\Newsletter\Sending\ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository;
 use MailPoet\Test\DataFactories\ScheduledTask as ScheduledTaskFactory;
@@ -29,6 +30,21 @@ class ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepositoryTest extends \MailPoetTest {
   /** @var SubscriberEntity */
   private $subscriberProcessed;
 
+  /** @var ScheduledTaskSubscriberEntity */
+  private $taskSubscriber1;
+
+  /** @var ScheduledTaskSubscriberEntity */
+  private $taskSubscriber2;
+
+  /** @var ScheduledTaskSubscriberEntity */
+  private $taskSubscriber3;
+
+  /** @var ScheduledTaskSubscriberEntity */
+  private $taskSubscriber4;
+
+  /** @var ScheduledTaskSubscriberEntity */
+  private $taskSubscriber5;
+
   public function _before() {
     parent::_before();
     $this->repository = $this->diContainer->get(ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository::class);
@@ -44,12 +60,12 @@ class ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepositoryTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     $this->scheduledTask1 = $scheduledTaskFactory->create('sending', ScheduledTaskEntity::STATUS_COMPLETED, Carbon::now()->subDay());
     $this->scheduledTask2 = $scheduledTaskFactory->create('sending', ScheduledTaskEntity::STATUS_COMPLETED, Carbon::now()->subDay());
 
-    $taskSubscriberFactory->createUnprocessed($this->scheduledTask1, $this->subscriberUnprocessed);
-    $taskSubscriberFactory->createProcessed($this->scheduledTask1, $this->subscriberProcessed);
-    $taskSubscriberFactory->createFailed($this->scheduledTask1, $subscriberFailed, 'Error Message');
+    $this->taskSubscriber1 = $taskSubscriberFactory->createUnprocessed($this->scheduledTask1, $this->subscriberUnprocessed);
+    $this->taskSubscriber2 = $taskSubscriberFactory->createProcessed($this->scheduledTask1, $this->subscriberProcessed);
+    $this->taskSubscriber3 = $taskSubscriberFactory->createFailed($this->scheduledTask1, $subscriberFailed, 'Error Message');
 
-    $taskSubscriberFactory->createUnprocessed($this->scheduledTask2, $this->subscriberUnprocessed);
-    $taskSubscriberFactory->createProcessed($this->scheduledTask2, $this->subscriberProcessed);
+    $this->taskSubscriber4 = $taskSubscriberFactory->createUnprocessed($this->scheduledTask2, $this->subscriberUnprocessed);
+    $this->taskSubscriber5 = $taskSubscriberFactory->createProcessed($this->scheduledTask2, $this->subscriberProcessed);
   }
 
   public function testItSetsSubscribers() {
@@ -70,4 +86,14 @@ class ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepositoryTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     $this->assertEquals($this->subscriberUnprocessed->getId(), $task2Subscribers[0]->getSubscriber()->getId());
     $this->assertEquals($this->subscriberProcessed->getId(), $task2Subscribers[1]->getSubscriber()->getId());
   }
+
+  public function testItDeleteByScheduledTaskAndSubscriberIds() {
+    $this->repository->deleteByScheduledTaskAndSubscriberIds($this->scheduledTask1, [$this->taskSubscriber1->getSubscriberId()]);
+    $this->assertSame([$this->taskSubscriber2, $this->taskSubscriber3], $this->repository->findBy(['task' => $this->scheduledTask1]));
+    $this->assertSame([$this->taskSubscriber4, $this->taskSubscriber5], $this->repository->findBy(['task' => $this->scheduledTask2]));
+
+    $this->repository->deleteByScheduledTaskAndSubscriberIds($this->scheduledTask2, [$this->taskSubscriber4->getSubscriberId(), $this->taskSubscriber5->getSubscriberId()]);
+    $this->assertSame([$this->taskSubscriber2, $this->taskSubscriber3], $this->repository->findBy(['task' => $this->scheduledTask1]));
+    $this->assertSame([], $this->repository->findBy(['task' => $this->scheduledTask2]));
+  }
 }