diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/utils/telegram_helpers.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/utils/telegram_helpers.cpp
index d95ee87391..111a41af0d 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/utils/telegram_helpers.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/utils/telegram_helpers.cpp
@@ -728,6 +728,9 @@ void processMessageDelete(not_null<HistoryItem*> item) {
 	if (!isMessageSavable(item)) {
 		item->destroy();
 	} else {
+		if (item->ttlDestroyAt() > 0) {
+			item->applyTTL(0);
+		}
 		item->setDeleted();
 		AyuMessages::addDeletedMessage(item);
 	}
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_session.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_session.cpp
index 2498bfc6df..f66fc4a4e3 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_session.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_session.cpp
@@ -2904,9 +2904,6 @@ void Session::checkTTLs() {
 
 		auto itemsToProcess = toBeRemoved | ranges::to_vector;
 		for (const auto &item : itemsToProcess) {
-			// remove message from `_ttlMessages` to avoid calling this method infinitely
-			item->applyTTL(0);
-
 			processMessageDelete(item);
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_item.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_item.cpp
index 2a84434d4e..965b0d41a5 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_item.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_item.cpp
@@ -3914,7 +3914,7 @@ void HistoryItem::applyTTL(TimeId destroyAt) {
 		const auto session = &_history->session();
 		crl::on_main(session, [session, id = fullId()]{
 			if (const auto item = session->data().message(id)) {
-				item->destroy();
+				processMessageDelete(item);
 			}
 		});
 	} else {