diff --git a/atom b/atom
index 75e113e..5f78de1 100755
--- a/atom
+++ b/atom
@@ -516,6 +516,12 @@ getFiles() {
 	echo
 }
 
+removeObsoleteFiles() {
+	Delete source_files <<-EOWhere
+		last_seen < $scantime
+	EOWhere
+}
+
 getType() {
 	:
 }
@@ -649,6 +655,8 @@ createDestinations
 
 getFiles
 
+removeObsoleteFiles
+
 closeDatabase
 
 # vim:set ts=8 sw=8: