diff --git a/src/reader/sync.rs b/src/reader/sync.rs
index 95fbca1..bed19dc 100644
--- a/src/reader/sync.rs
+++ b/src/reader/sync.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
 };
 use actix_web::{web, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Responder};
-use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Local, NaiveDateTime};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Local, NaiveDateTime};
 use dateparser::parse;
 use diesel::prelude::*;
 use rss::Item;
@@ -127,28 +127,9 @@ fn create_feed_item(item: Item, feed: &Feed, connection: &mut PgConnection) {
     }
 }
 
-// Only read items are purged, and only once they're old — unread items are
-// kept regardless of age so infrequently-updated feeds (or infrequent syncs)
-// don't lose articles the user hasn't seen yet. Items without a `created_ts`
-// (e.g. ones inserted before this column existed, or whose feed didn't
-// provide a publish date) are left alone — `lt` never matches NULL.
-fn delete_old_feed_items(connection: &mut PgConnection) {
-    let cutoff = Local::now().naive_local() - Duration::days(14);
-    let result = diesel::delete(
-        feed_item::table
-            .filter(feed_item::read.eq(true))
-            .filter(feed_item::created_ts.lt(cutoff)),
-    )
-    .execute(connection);
-
-    log::info!("Deleted old read feed items (older than 2 weeks): {:?}", result);
-}
-
 pub async fn sync(_req: HttpRequest, data: web::Json<JsonUser>) -> impl Responder {
     let mut connection: diesel::PgConnection = establish_connection();
 
-    delete_old_feed_items(&mut connection);
-
     let req_user_id: i32 = data.user_id;
 
     let feeds: Vec<Feed> = feed::table
@@ -183,6 +164,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::models::user::rss_user::User;
     use crate::schema::users;
     use crate::test_helpers::unique_suffix;
+    use chrono::Duration;
 
     use super::*;
 
@@ -270,109 +252,6 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[actix_web::test]
-    async fn delete_old_feed_items_removes_only_old_read_items() {
-        let mut connection = establish_connection();
-        let suffix = unique_suffix();
-
-        let new_user = NewUser::new(
-            format!("cleanup_test_{suffix}"),
-            format!("cleanup_{suffix}@example.test"),
-            "secret".to_string(),
-        );
-        let user: User = diesel::insert_into(users::table)
-            .values(&new_user)
-            .get_result(&mut connection)
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let new_feed = NewFeed::new(
-            format!("Cleanup test feed {suffix}"),
-            format!("https://example.test/feed/{suffix}"),
-            user.id,
-        );
-        let feed: Feed = diesel::insert_into(feed::table)
-            .values(&new_feed)
-            .get_result(&mut connection)
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let now = Local::now().naive_local();
-        let old_read_item = NewFeedItem::new(
-            feed.id,
-            "old read content".to_string(),
-            format!("Old read article {suffix}"),
-            format!("https://example.test/article/old-read-{suffix}"),
-            Some(now - Duration::days(20)),
-        );
-        let old_unread_item = NewFeedItem::new(
-            feed.id,
-            "old unread content".to_string(),
-            format!("Old unread article {suffix}"),
-            format!("https://example.test/article/old-unread-{suffix}"),
-            Some(now - Duration::days(20)),
-        );
-        let recent_read_item = NewFeedItem::new(
-            feed.id,
-            "recent content".to_string(),
-            format!("Recent article {suffix}"),
-            format!("https://example.test/article/recent-{suffix}"),
-            Some(now - Duration::days(1)),
-        );
-
-        let old_read: FeedItem = diesel::insert_into(feed_item::table)
-            .values(&old_read_item)
-            .get_result(&mut connection)
-            .unwrap();
-        diesel::update(&old_read)
-            .set(feed_item::read.eq(true))
-            .execute(&mut connection)
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let old_unread: FeedItem = diesel::insert_into(feed_item::table)
-            .values(&old_unread_item)
-            .get_result(&mut connection)
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let recent: FeedItem = diesel::insert_into(feed_item::table)
-            .values(&recent_read_item)
-            .get_result(&mut connection)
-            .unwrap();
-        diesel::update(&recent)
-            .set(feed_item::read.eq(true))
-            .execute(&mut connection)
-            .unwrap();
-
-        delete_old_feed_items(&mut connection);
-
-        let remaining: Vec<FeedItem> = feed_item::table
-            .filter(feed_id.eq(feed.id))
-            .load(&mut connection)
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let remaining_ids: Vec<i32> = remaining.iter().map(|item| item.id).collect();
-        assert!(
-            !remaining_ids.contains(&old_read.id),
-            "old read item should have been deleted"
-        );
-        assert!(
-            remaining_ids.contains(&old_unread.id),
-            "old unread item should be kept"
-        );
-        assert!(
-            remaining_ids.contains(&recent.id),
-            "recent item should be kept"
-        );
-
-        diesel::delete(feed_item::table.filter(feed_id.eq(feed.id)))
-            .execute(&mut connection)
-            .ok();
-        diesel::delete(feed::table.filter(feed::id.eq(feed.id)))
-            .execute(&mut connection)
-            .ok();
-        diesel::delete(users::table.filter(users::id.eq(user.id)))
-            .execute(&mut connection)
-            .ok();
-    }
-
     #[actix_web::test]
     async fn create_feed_item_inserts_articles_older_than_two_weeks() {
         let mut connection = establish_connection();
diff --git a/vue/src/composables/__tests__/useFeeds.spec.js b/vue/src/composables/__tests__/useFeeds.spec.js
index ded94fe..a4fab61 100644
--- a/vue/src/composables/__tests__/useFeeds.spec.js
+++ b/vue/src/composables/__tests__/useFeeds.spec.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class FakeIntersectionObserver {
 vi.stubGlobal('IntersectionObserver', FakeIntersectionObserver)
 
 describe('useFeeds', () => {
-  const { feeds, showMessage, message, showModal, fetchData, sync, getReadable } = useFeeds()
+  const { feeds, showMessage, message, showModal, fetchData, sync, getReadable, setInitialLoad, handleIntersection } = useFeeds()
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     localStorage.setItem('user-token', 'test-token')
@@ -91,6 +91,31 @@ describe('useFeeds', () => {
     expect(axios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/v1/article/get/7', expect.anything())
   })
 
+  it('marks the correct articles read when several scroll out of view in one batch', async () => {
+    feeds.value = [
+      { id: 101, title: 'First' },
+      { id: 102, title: 'Second' },
+      { id: 103, title: 'Third' },
+    ]
+    setInitialLoad(true)
+    axios.put.mockResolvedValue({ status: 200 })
+
+    // Both the first and second articles scrolled above the viewport in the
+    // same IntersectionObserver callback — their `target.id` reflects their
+    // original render-time indices (0 and 1).
+    await handleIntersection([
+      { isIntersecting: false, boundingClientRect: { y: -10 }, target: { id: '0' } },
+      { isIntersecting: false, boundingClientRect: { y: -5 }, target: { id: '1' } },
+    ])
+
+    expect(axios.put).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/v1/article/read/101', null, expect.anything())
+    expect(axios.put).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/v1/article/read/102', null, expect.anything())
+    expect(axios.put).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/v1/article/read/103', null, expect.anything())
+    expect(feeds.value).toEqual([{ id: 103, title: 'Third' }])
+
+    setInitialLoad(false)
+  })
+
   it('resolves Deutsche-Welle-style templated image URLs from data-format/data-url', async () => {
     feeds.value = [{
       id: 1,
diff --git a/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js b/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js
index f662d07..36824f5 100644
--- a/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js
+++ b/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ref, unref, nextTick } from 'vue';
+import { ref, nextTick } from 'vue';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import { Readability } from '@mozilla/readability';
 
@@ -155,21 +155,25 @@ function setupIntersectionObserver() {
 }
 
 async function handleIntersection(entries) {
-  // The callback function for when the target element enters or exits the viewport
-  for (const entry of entries) {
-    // An article that has scrolled above the viewport (not intersecting,
-    // bounding box above the top edge) has been read — mark it and remove it.
-    if (initialLoad === true && !entry.isIntersecting && entry.boundingClientRect.y < 0) {
-      await markRead(feeds.value[entry.target.id].id)
-      removeFeed(entry.target.id)
-      document.getElementById(0)?.scrollIntoView()
-    }
-  }
-}
+  // An article that has scrolled above the viewport (not intersecting,
+  // bounding box above the top edge) has been read. Resolve all affected
+  // feeds up front, before any removal — splicing `feeds` while iterating
+  // would shift the array indices that later entries' `target.id` refer to,
+  // causing the wrong item to be marked read and removed.
+  const readFeeds = entries
+    .filter(entry => initialLoad === true && !entry.isIntersecting && entry.boundingClientRect.y < 0)
+    .map(entry => feeds.value[entry.target.id])
+    .filter(Boolean)
 
-function removeFeed(index) {
-  const array = unref(feeds);
-  array.splice(index, 1);
+  if (readFeeds.length === 0) return
+
+  for (const feed of readFeeds) {
+    await markRead(feed.id)
+  }
+
+  const readIds = new Set(readFeeds.map(feed => feed.id))
+  feeds.value = feeds.value.filter(feed => !readIds.has(feed.id))
+  document.getElementById(0)?.scrollIntoView()
 }
 
 function setInitialLoad(value) {
@@ -263,7 +267,7 @@ export function useFeeds() {
     markAllRead,
     showMessageForXSeconds,
     setupIntersectionObserver,
-    removeFeed,
     setInitialLoad,
+    handleIntersection,
   }
 }