diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java
index dcc282b43..74960799a 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ public final class ActFmSyncService {
         }
 
         protected void deleteExtras(Long[] localIds) {
-            taskService.deleteWhere(Criterion.and(TaskCriteria.activeAndVisible(),
+            taskService.deleteWhere(Criterion.and(TaskCriteria.activeVisibleMine(),
                     Task.REMOTE_ID.isNotNull(),
                     Criterion.not(Task.ID.in(localIds))));
         }
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java
index f1369cfdb..37160551a 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.todoroo.andlib.data.TodorooCursor;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.service.Autowired;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.service.DependencyInjectionService;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Criterion;
+import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Field;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Functions;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Query;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.utility.DateUtilities;
@@ -78,6 +79,16 @@ public class TaskDao extends DatabaseDao<Task> {
     	            Task.HIDE_UNTIL.lt(Functions.now()));
     	}
 
+    	/** @return tasks that have not yet been completed or deleted and are assigned to me */
+    	public static Criterion activeVisibleMine() {
+    	    return Criterion.and(Task.COMPLETION_DATE.eq(0),
+    	            Task.DELETION_DATE.eq(0),
+    	            Task.HIDE_UNTIL.lt(Functions.now()),
+    	            Field.field(Task.FLAGS.name + " & " + //$NON-NLS-1$
+    	                    Task.FLAG_IS_READONLY).eq(0),
+    	                    Task.USER_ID.eq(0));
+    	}
+
     	/** @return tasks that have not yet been completed or deleted */
     	public static Criterion isActive() {
     	    return Criterion.and(Task.COMPLETION_DATE.eq(0),