diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Services/Invoices/InvoiceRepository.cs b/BTCPayServer/Services/Invoices/InvoiceRepository.cs
index 25c91526d..43acf5305 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Services/Invoices/InvoiceRepository.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Services/Invoices/InvoiceRepository.cs
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Services.Invoices
                 ctx.PendingInvoices.Remove(new PendingInvoiceData() { Id = invoiceId });
                 try
                 {
-                    if (await ctx.SaveChangesAsync() == 0)
-                        return false;
+                    await ctx.SaveChangesAsync();
                     return true;
                 }
                 catch (DbUpdateException) { return false; }
@@ -509,13 +508,6 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Services.Invoices
 
                 try
                 {
-                    if (context.Database.ProviderName == "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite")
-                    {
-                        if (await context.Payments.AnyAsync(p => p.Id == paymentData.GetPaymentId()))
-                        {
-                            return null;
-                        }
-                    }
                     if (await context.SaveChangesAsync().ConfigureAwait(false) == 0)
                         return null;
                 }