diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 914a039..f7b5546 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ChimeraCoder/anaconda"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -110,6 +111,15 @@ func handleTweetRefresh(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	tweet, err := twitter.GetTweet(req.ID, url.Values{})
 	if err != nil {
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "No status found with that ID.") {
+			log.WithField("id", req.ID).Info("Removing no longer existing tweet")
+			if err = tweetStore.DeleteTweetByID(uint64(req.ID)); err != nil {
+				log.WithError(err).Error("Unable to delete tweet")
+				http.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			}
+			return
+		}
+
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Unable to fetch tweet")
 		http.Error(w, "Something went wrong", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
diff --git a/storage.go b/storage.go
index c573f14..3ed1bb5 100644
--- a/storage.go
+++ b/storage.go
@@ -31,32 +31,29 @@ func newStore(location string) (*store, error) {
 	return s, s.load()
 }
 
-func (s *store) StoreTweets(tweets []tweet) error {
+func (s *store) DeleteTweetByID(id uint64) error {
 	s.lock.Lock()
 	defer s.lock.Unlock()
 
-	tmp := s.s
+	var (
+		tmp       = []tweet{}
+		needsSave bool
+	)
 
-	for _, t := range tweets {
-		var stored bool
-
-		for i := 0; i < len(tmp); i++ {
-			if tmp[i].ID == t.ID {
-				tmp[i] = t
-				stored = true
-				break
-			}
+	for _, t := range s.s {
+		if t.ID == id {
+			needsSave = true
+			continue
 		}
 
-		if !stored {
-			tmp = append(tmp, t)
-		}
+		tmp = append(tmp, t)
 	}
 
-	sort.Slice(tmp, func(j, i int) bool { return tmp[i].ID < tmp[j].ID })
+	if !needsSave {
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	s.s = tmp
-
 	return s.save()
 }
 
@@ -106,6 +103,35 @@ func (s *store) GetTweetsSince(since uint64) ([]tweet, error) {
 	return s.s[:i], nil
 }
 
+func (s *store) StoreTweets(tweets []tweet) error {
+	s.lock.Lock()
+	defer s.lock.Unlock()
+
+	tmp := s.s
+
+	for _, t := range tweets {
+		var stored bool
+
+		for i := 0; i < len(tmp); i++ {
+			if tmp[i].ID == t.ID {
+				tmp[i] = t
+				stored = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if !stored {
+			tmp = append(tmp, t)
+		}
+	}
+
+	sort.Slice(tmp, func(j, i int) bool { return tmp[i].ID < tmp[j].ID })
+
+	s.s = tmp
+
+	return s.save()
+}
+
 func (s *store) load() error {
 	s.lock.Lock()
 	defer s.lock.Unlock()